Key Differences
In short — Radeon RX 580 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 RX 580 is 1944 days newer than Radeon HD 7970.
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 580
- Performs up to 16% better in Far Cry 6 than Radeon HD 7970 - 86 vs 74 FPS
- Consumes up to 26% less energy than AMD Radeon HD 7970 - 185 vs 250 Watts
- Up to 167% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon HD 7970 - 8 vs 3 GB
Far Cry 6
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Apr 18th, 2017
FPS
86
100%
Value, €/FPS
€1.74/FPS
100%
Price, €
€149.9
100%
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Apr 18th, 2017
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
Theoretical Performance
Desktop • Apr 18th, 2017
Pixel Fillrate
42.88 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
193 GTexel/s
100%
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
Pixel Fillrate
29.6 GPixel/s
69%
Texel Fillrate
118.4 GTexel/s
61%
AMD Radeon RX 580 | vs | AMD Radeon HD 7970 |
---|---|---|
Apr 18th, 2017 | Release Date | Dec 22nd, 2011 |
Polaris | Generation | Southern Islands |
$229 | MSRP | $549 |
1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort |
1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 GB | Memory | 3 GB |
GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
256-bit | Bus | 384-bit |
256 GB/s | Bandwidth | 264 GB/s |
1257 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 925 MHz |
1340 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
2000 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1375 MHz |