Key Differences
In short — Radeon R9 285 outperforms Radeon HD 7970 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Radeon R9 285 is 985 days newer than Radeon HD 7970.
Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 285
- Performs up to 5% better in Battlefield 1 than Radeon HD 7970 - 82 vs 78 FPS
- Consumes up to 24% less energy than AMD Radeon HD 7970 - 190 vs 250 Watts
Advantages of AMD Radeon HD 7970
- Up to 50% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R9 285 - 3 vs 2 GB
Battlefield 1
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Radeon R9 285
Desktop • Sep 2nd, 2014
Radeon HD 7970
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
Theoretical Performance
Radeon HD 7970
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
Pixel Fillrate
29.6 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
118.4 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon R9 285 | vs | AMD Radeon HD 7970 |
|---|---|---|
Sep 2nd, 2014 | Release Date | Dec 22nd, 2011 |
| Volcanic Islands | Generation | Southern Islands |
$249 | MSRP | $549 |
| 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort |
| 2x 6-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 GB | Memory | 3 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 256-bit | Bus | 384-bit |
| 176 GB/s | Bandwidth | 264 GB/s |
| 918 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 925 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
| 1375 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1375 MHz |
