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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: $399
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MSRP in USD: $399
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$399.99
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$239.99
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Key Differences
In short — Radeon RX 5700 XT outperforms the cheaper Radeon HD 7970 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Radeon HD 7970 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Radeon RX 5700 XT is 2754 days newer than the cheaper Radeon HD 7970.
Advantages of AMD Radeon HD 7970
- Up to 56% cheaper than Radeon RX 5700 XT - $175.0 vs $399.99
- Up to 43% better value when playing Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 than Radeon RX 5700 XT - $2.82 vs $4.94 per FPS
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT
- Performs up to 31% better in Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 than Radeon HD 7970 - 81 vs 62 FPS
- Consumes up to 10% less energy than AMD Radeon HD 7970 - 225 vs 250 Watts
- Up to 167% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon HD 7970 - 8 vs 3 GB
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Radeon HD 7970
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
FPS
62
76%
Value, $/FPS
$2.82/FPS
100%
Price, $
$175
100%
Value Winner
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 5700 XT
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
FPS
81
100%
Value, $/FPS
$4.94/FPS
57%
Price, $
$399.99
43%
FPS Winner
Gigabyte Gv-R57XTGAMING OC-8GD Radeon Rx 5700 Xt Gaming OC 8G Graphics Card, PCIe 4.0, 8GB 256-Bit GDDR6, Video Card
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Radeon HD 7970
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
Radeon RX 5700 XT
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Theoretical Performance
Radeon HD 7970
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
Pixel Fillrate
29.6 GPixel/s
24%
Texel Fillrate
118.4 GTexel/s
38%
Radeon RX 5700 XT
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Pixel Fillrate
121.9 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
304.8 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon HD 7970 | vs | AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 22nd, 2011 | Release Date | Jul 7th, 2019 |
| Southern Islands | Generation | Navi |
| $549 | MSRP | $399 |
| 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a |
| 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 3 GB | Memory | 8 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR6 |
| 384-bit | Bus | 256-bit |
| 264 GB/s | Bandwidth | 448 GB/s |
| 925 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1605 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | 1905 MHz |
| 1375 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1750 MHz |
Builds Using Radeon HD 7970 or Radeon RX 5700 XT
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
57 FPS
$40.32/FPS
Radeon RX 5700 XT
Ryzen 7 3800X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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