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$449
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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $549
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MSRP in USD: $399
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$479
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Same as Founder's Edition
Buy on Amazon
$479
In Stock
Same as Founder's Edition
Key Differences
In short — Radeon RX Vega 56 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 Vega 56 is 2062 days newer than Radeon HD 7970.
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX Vega 56
- Performs up to 9% better in War Thunder than Radeon HD 7970 - 236 vs 217 FPS
- Consumes up to 16% less energy than AMD Radeon HD 7970 - 210 vs 250 Watts
- Up to 167% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon HD 7970 - 8 vs 3 GB
War Thunder
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Movie
Radeon RX Vega 56
Desktop • Aug 14th, 2017
FPS
236
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.9/FPS
100%
Price, $
$449
100%
FPS and Value Winner
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Movie
Radeon HD 7970
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
Radeon RX Vega 56
Desktop • Aug 14th, 2017
Theoretical Performance
Radeon HD 7970
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
Pixel Fillrate
29.6 GPixel/s
31%
Texel Fillrate
118.4 GTexel/s
35%
Radeon RX Vega 56
Desktop • Aug 14th, 2017
Pixel Fillrate
94.14 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
329.5 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon HD 7970 | vs | AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 22nd, 2011 | Release Date | Aug 14th, 2017 |
| Southern Islands | Generation | Vega |
| $549 | MSRP | $399 |
| 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort |
| 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | 2x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 3 GB | Memory | 8 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | HBM2 |
| 384-bit | Bus | 2048-bit |
| 264 GB/s | Bandwidth | 409.6 GB/s |
| 925 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1156 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | 1471 MHz |
1375 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 800 MHz |
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