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Key Differences
In short — Radeon RX 7700 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 7700 XT is 4264 days newer than the cheaper Radeon HD 7970.
Advantages of AMD Radeon HD 7970
- Up to 60% cheaper than Radeon RX 7700 XT - $138.95 vs $349.99
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT
- Performs up to 229% better in Cities: Skylines II than Radeon HD 7970 - 46 vs 14 FPS
- Consumes up to 2% less energy than AMD Radeon HD 7970 - 245 vs 250 Watts
- Up to 300% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon HD 7970 - 12 vs 3 GB
Cities: Skylines II
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
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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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Radeon HD 7970
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
Radeon RX 7700 XT
Desktop • Aug 25th, 2023
Theoretical Performance
Radeon HD 7970
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
Pixel Fillrate
29.6 GPixel/s
12.121212121212123%
Texel Fillrate
118.4 GTexel/s
21.546860782529574%
Radeon RX 7700 XT
Desktop • Aug 25th, 2023
Pixel Fillrate
244.2 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
549.5 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon HD 7970 | vs | AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 22nd, 2011 | Release Date | Aug 25th, 2023 |
| Southern Islands | Generation | Navi III |
| $549 | MSRP | $449 |
| 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x HDMI 2.1a, 2x DisplayPort 2.1, 1x USB Type-C |
| 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | 2x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 3 GB | Memory | 12 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR6 |
| 384-bit | Bus | 192-bit |
| 264 GB/s | Bandwidth | 432 GB/s |
| 925 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1700 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | 2544 MHz |
| 1375 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 2250 MHz |
Builds Using Radeon HD 7970 or Radeon RX 7700 XT
Cities: Skylines II, 1920 x 1080, High
37 FPS
$31.05/FPS
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Ryzen 5 7600
16 GB, N/A Storage
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