Key Differences
In short — Radeon HD 7970 outperforms Radeon R7 250X on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Radeon HD 7970 is 784 days older than Radeon R7 250X.
Advantages of AMD Radeon HD 7970
- Performs up to 11% better in Grand Theft Auto V than Radeon R7 250X - 81 vs 73 FPS
- Up to 200% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R7 250X - 3 vs 1 GB
Advantages of AMD Radeon R7 250X
- Consumes up to 68% less energy than AMD Radeon HD 7970 - 80 vs 250 Watts
Grand Theft Auto V
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Radeon HD 7970
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
Radeon R7 250X
Desktop • Feb 13th, 2014
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 HD 7970 | vs | AMD Radeon R7 250X |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 22nd, 2011 | Release Date | Feb 13th, 2014 |
| Southern Islands | Generation | Volcanic Islands |
$549 | MSRP | $99 |
| 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort |
| 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
3 GB | Memory | 1 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 384-bit | Bus | 128-bit |
264 GB/s | Bandwidth | 72 GB/s |
| 925 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 950 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
1375 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1125 MHz |
