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$175
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Same as Founder's Edition
AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $549
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MSRP in USD: $549
AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $79
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MSRP in USD: $79
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$91.99
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Same as Founder's Edition
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$89.99
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Boost Clock
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$219.99
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Key Differences
In short — Radeon HD 7970 outperforms the cheaper Radeon RX 550 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Radeon RX 550 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Radeon HD 7970 is 1946 days older than the cheaper Radeon RX 550.
Advantages of AMD Radeon HD 7970
- Performs up to 26% better in Hogwarts Legacy than Radeon RX 550 - 24 vs 19 FPS
- Up to 50% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon RX 550 - 3 vs 2 GB
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 550
- Up to 47% cheaper than Radeon HD 7970 - $91.99 vs $175.0
- Up to 34% better value when playing Hogwarts Legacy than Radeon HD 7970 - $4.84 vs $7.29 per FPS
- Consumes up to 80% less energy than AMD Radeon HD 7970 - 50 vs 250 Watts
Hogwarts Legacy
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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Radeon RX 550
Desktop • Apr 20th, 2017
FPS
19
79%
Value, $/FPS
$4.84/FPS
100%
Price, $
$91.99
100%
Value Winner
maxsun AMD Radeon RX 550 4GB GDDR5 ITX Computer PC Gaming Video Graphics Card GPU 128-Bit DirectX 12 PCI Express X16 3.0 DVI-D Dual Link, HDMI, DisplayPort
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Radeon HD 7970
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
Radeon RX 550
Desktop • Apr 20th, 2017
Theoretical Performance
Radeon HD 7970
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
Pixel Fillrate
29.6 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
118.4 GTexel/s
100%
Radeon RX 550
Desktop • Apr 20th, 2017
Pixel Fillrate
18.93 GPixel/s
63%
Texel Fillrate
37.86 GTexel/s
31%
AMD Radeon HD 7970 | vs | AMD Radeon RX 550 |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 22nd, 2011 | Release Date | Apr 20th, 2017 |
| Southern Islands | Generation | Polaris |
$549 | MSRP | $79 |
| 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort |
| 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 | 112 GB/s |
| 925 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1100 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | 1183 MHz |
| 1375 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1750 MHz |
Builds Using Radeon HD 7970 or Radeon RX 550
Hogwarts Legacy, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
7 FPS
$114.14/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Ryzen 3 3100
8 GB, 240 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$799
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8 FPS
$123.74/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Ryzen 5 3600
8 GB, 240 GB SSD
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$989.9
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9 FPS
$155.44/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Ryzen 7 3700X
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$1,399
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8 FPS
$136/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Ryzen 5 4500
8 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$1,088
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14 FPS
$65.86/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Core i7-12700
32 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$922
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11 FPS
$69.45/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Ryzen 5 5600G
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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13 FPS
$90.69/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Core i5-12400F
64 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,179
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9 FPS
$85.47/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Ryzen 3 5300G
8 GB, 512 GB SSD
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11 FPS
$78.18/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Ryzen 5 5600G
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$859.99
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7 FPS
$147.71/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Ryzen 3 3100
8 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,034
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