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Key Differences
In short — Radeon RX 590 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 590 is 2520 days newer than Radeon HD 7970.
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 590
- Performs up to 36% better in Diablo IV than Radeon HD 7970 - 91 vs 67 FPS
- Consumes up to 30% less energy than AMD Radeon HD 7970 - 175 vs 250 Watts
- Up to 167% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon HD 7970 - 8 vs 3 GB
Diablo IV
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Radeon RX 590
Desktop • Nov 15th, 2018
FPS
91
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.32/FPS
100%
Price, $
$119.99
100%
FPS and Value Winner
51RISC Radeon RX 590 GME Graphics Card, 2304SP 8GB GDDR5 256bit PCIe 3.0 ×16 1340MHz Base Clock Gaming Video Card (Radeon RX 590 GME)
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Radeon HD 7970
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
Radeon RX 590
Desktop • Nov 15th, 2018
Theoretical Performance
Radeon HD 7970
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
Pixel Fillrate
29.6 GPixel/s
59.87055016181231%
Texel Fillrate
118.4 GTexel/s
53.21348314606742%
Radeon RX 590
Desktop • Nov 15th, 2018
Pixel Fillrate
49.44 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
222.5 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon HD 7970 | vs | AMD Radeon RX 590 |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 22nd, 2011 | Release Date | Nov 15th, 2018 |
| Southern Islands | Generation | Polaris |
| $549 | MSRP | $279 |
| 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort |
| 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 3 GB | Memory | 8 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 384-bit | Bus | 256-bit |
264 GB/s | Bandwidth | 256 GB/s |
| 925 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1469 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | 1545 MHz |
| 1375 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 2000 MHz |
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