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Key Differences
In short — Radeon HD 7970 outperforms Radeon HD 7990 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Radeon HD 7970 is 489 days older than Radeon HD 7990.
Advantages of AMD Radeon HD 7970
- Performs up to 0% better in War Thunder than Radeon HD 7990 - 217 vs 216 FPS
- Consumes up to 33% less energy than AMD Radeon HD 7990 - 250 vs 375 Watts
War Thunder
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Movie
Radeon HD 7970
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
FPS
217
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.81/FPS
100%
Price, $
$175
100%
FPS and Value Winner
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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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Movie
Radeon HD 7990
Desktop • Apr 24th, 2013
Radeon HD 7970
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
Theoretical Performance
Radeon HD 7970
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
Pixel Fillrate
29.6 GPixel/s
92%
Texel Fillrate
118.4 GTexel/s
92%
AMD Radeon HD 7990 | vs | AMD Radeon HD 7970 |
|---|---|---|
Apr 24th, 2013 | Release Date | Dec 22nd, 2011 |
| Southern Islands | Generation | Southern Islands |
| $999 | MSRP | $549 |
| 1x DVI, 4x mini-DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort |
| 2x 8-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 3 GB | Memory | 3 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 384-bit | Bus | 384-bit |
288 GB/s | Bandwidth | 264 GB/s |
950 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 925 MHz |
| 1000 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
1500 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1375 MHz |
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