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Same as Founder's Edition
AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $549
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MSRP in USD: $549
AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $69
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MSRP in USD: $69
Key Differences
In short — Radeon HD 7970 outperforms the cheaper Radeon R7 240 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Radeon HD 7970 is 656 days older than the cheaper Radeon R7 240.
Advantages of AMD Radeon HD 7970
- Performs up to 26% better in World of Tanks than Radeon R7 240 - 129 vs 102 FPS
- Up to 50% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R7 240 - 3 vs 2 GB
Advantages of AMD Radeon R7 240
- Up to 57% cheaper than Radeon HD 7970 - $59.95 vs $138.95
- Consumes up to 88% less energy than AMD Radeon HD 7970 - 30 vs 250 Watts
World of Tanks
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Sapphire Radeon HD 7970 OC with Boost 3GB DDR5 DL-DVI-I/SL-DVI-D/HDMI/DP PCI-Express Graphics Card 11197-03-40G
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VisionTek Radeon R7 240 SFF 2GB DDR3 (DIV-D, HDMI, VGA*) Graphics Card - 900701
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Radeon HD 7970
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
Radeon R7 240
Desktop • Oct 8th, 2013
Theoretical Performance
Radeon HD 7970
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
Pixel Fillrate
29.6 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
118.4 GTexel/s
100%
Radeon R7 240
Desktop • Oct 8th, 2013
Pixel Fillrate
5.6 GPixel/s
18.918918918918916%
Texel Fillrate
14 GTexel/s
11.824324324324325%
AMD Radeon HD 7970 | vs | AMD Radeon R7 240 |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 22nd, 2011 | Release Date | Oct 8th, 2013 |
| Southern Islands | Generation | Volcanic Islands |
| $549 | MSRP | $69 |
| 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA |
| 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | None |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
3 GB | Memory | 2 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 384-bit | Bus | 128-bit |
264 GB/s | Bandwidth | 73.6 GB/s |
925 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 650 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | 700 MHz |
1375 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1150 MHz |
Builds Using Radeon HD 7970 or Radeon R7 240
World of Tanks, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
15 FPS
$33.27/FPS
Radeon R7 240
FX-6300
8 GB, 1 TB HDD
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