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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $549
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MSRP in USD: $549
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MSRP in USD: $199
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$189.99
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Base Clock
Boost Clock
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$139.99
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Boost Clock
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Key Differences
In short — Radeon RX 6500 XT outperforms the cheaper 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 6500 XT is 3681 days newer than the cheaper Radeon HD 7970.
Advantages of AMD Radeon HD 7970
- Up to 27% cheaper than Radeon RX 6500 XT - $138.95 vs $189.99
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT
- Performs up to 11% better in World of Warcraft than Radeon HD 7970 - 157 vs 141 FPS
- Consumes up to 57% less energy than AMD Radeon HD 7970 - 107 vs 250 Watts
- Up to 33% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon HD 7970 - 4 vs 3 GB
World of Warcraft
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
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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MSI Gaming AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT 64-bit 4GB GDDR6 DP/HDMI PCIe 4 Torx Twin Fans FreeSync DirectX 12 VR Ready OC Graphics Card (RX 6500 XT MECH 2X 4G OC)
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Radeon HD 7970
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Desktop • Jan 19th, 2022
Theoretical Performance
Radeon HD 7970
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
Pixel Fillrate
29.6 GPixel/s
32.85968028419183%
Texel Fillrate
118.4 GTexel/s
65.70477247502775%
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Desktop • Jan 19th, 2022
Pixel Fillrate
90.08 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
180.2 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon HD 7970 | vs | AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 22nd, 2011 | Release Date | Jan 19th, 2022 |
| Southern Islands | Generation | Navi II |
| $549 | MSRP | $199 |
| 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x HDMI 2.1, 1x DisplayPort 1.4a |
| 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 3 GB | Memory | 4 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR6 |
| 384-bit | Bus | 64-bit |
264 GB/s | Bandwidth | 143.9 GB/s |
| 925 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 2310 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | 2815 MHz |
| 1375 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 2248 MHz |
Builds Using Radeon HD 7970 or Radeon RX 6500 XT
World of Warcraft, 1920 x 1080, Maximum
122 FPS
$10.63/FPS
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Core i5-11400F
8 GB, N/A Storage
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106 FPS
$12.87/FPS
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Core i3-10105F
8 GB, 480 GB SSD
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$1,364
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107 FPS
$7.94/FPS
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Ryzen 3 3100
8 GB, 480 GB SSD
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126 FPS
$7.86/FPS
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Ryzen 5 5600
16 GB, N/A Storage
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122 FPS
$7.29/FPS
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Core i5-11400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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