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$138.95
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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $549
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MSRP in USD: $549
AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $269
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MSRP in USD: $269
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$249.99
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Same as Founder's Edition
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$254.99
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Boost Clock
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$259.99
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Same as Founder's Edition
Key Differences
In short — Radeon RX 7600 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 7600 is 4171 days newer than the cheaper Radeon HD 7970.
Advantages of AMD Radeon HD 7970
- Up to 44% cheaper than Radeon RX 7600 - $138.95 vs $249.99
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 7600
- Performs up to 170% better in Dishonored 2 than Radeon HD 7970 - 119 vs 44 FPS
- Consumes up to 34% less energy than AMD Radeon HD 7970 - 165 vs 250 Watts
- Up to 167% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon HD 7970 - 8 vs 3 GB
Dishonored 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
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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XFX Speedster SWFT210 Radeon RX 7600 Graphics Card with 8GB GDDR6 HDMI 3xDP, AMD RDNA 3 RX-76PSWFTFY
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Radeon HD 7970
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
Radeon RX 7600
Desktop • May 24th, 2023
Theoretical Performance
Radeon HD 7970
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
Pixel Fillrate
29.6 GPixel/s
17.42201294879341%
Texel Fillrate
118.4 GTexel/s
34.84402589758682%
Radeon RX 7600
Desktop • May 24th, 2023
Pixel Fillrate
169.9 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
339.8 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon HD 7970 | vs | AMD Radeon RX 7600 |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 22nd, 2011 | Release Date | May 24th, 2023 |
| Southern Islands | Generation | Navi III |
| $549 | MSRP | $269 |
| 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x HDMI 2.1a, 3x DisplayPort 2.1 |
| 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 3 GB | Memory | 8 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR6 |
| 384-bit | Bus | 128-bit |
| 264 GB/s | Bandwidth | 288 GB/s |
| 925 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1720 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | 2655 MHz |
| 1375 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 2250 MHz |
Builds Using Radeon HD 7970 or Radeon RX 7600
Dishonored 2, 1920 x 1080, Very High
118 FPS
$9.32/FPS
Radeon RX 7600
Ryzen 5 7600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,099.99
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118 FPS
$9.35/FPS
Radeon RX 7600
Ryzen 5 7600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,103.64
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118 FPS
$11.86/FPS
Radeon RX 7600
Ryzen 7 7700X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,399.9
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118 FPS
$10.16/FPS
Radeon RX 7600
Ryzen 7 7700
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,198.99
In Stock
113 FPS
$7.87/FPS
Radeon RX 7600
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$889
In Stock
118 FPS
$15/FPS
Radeon RX 7600
Ryzen 7 7700X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 4 TB HDD
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$1,769.99
In Stock
115 FPS
$8.52/FPS
Radeon RX 7600
Ryzen 7 5800X
32 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$979.99
In Stock
118 FPS
$11.96/FPS
Radeon RX 7600
Ryzen 7 7700
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$1,410.77
In Stock
114 FPS
$10.88/FPS
Radeon RX 7600
Ryzen 7 5700X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,239.99
In Stock
118 FPS
$10.16/FPS
Radeon RX 7600
Ryzen 5 7600
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,198.98
In Stock
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