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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $549
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MSRP in USD: $549
Key Differences
In short — Radeon HD 7970 outperforms the cheaper Radeon R7 250 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Radeon R7 250 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Radeon HD 7970 is 656 days older than the cheaper Radeon R7 250.
Advantages of AMD Radeon R7 250
- Up to 83% cheaper than Radeon HD 7970 - $29.99 vs $175.0
- Up to 82% better value when playing Counter-Strike 2 than Radeon HD 7970 - $0.09 vs $0.51 per FPS
- Consumes up to 78% less energy than AMD Radeon HD 7970 - 55 vs 250 Watts
Advantages of AMD Radeon HD 7970
- Performs up to 5% better in Counter-Strike 2 than Radeon R7 250 - 340 vs 324 FPS
- Up to 200% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R7 250 - 3 vs 1 GB
Counter-Strike 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Radeon R7 250
Desktop • Oct 8th, 2013
FPS
324
95%
Value, $/FPS
$0.09/FPS
100%
Price, $
$29.99
100%
Value Winner
AMD Radeon R7 250
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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
Very High
Radeon R7 250
Desktop • Oct 8th, 2013
Radeon HD 7970
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
Theoretical Performance
Radeon HD 7970
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
Pixel Fillrate
29.6 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
118.4 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon R7 250 | vs | AMD Radeon HD 7970 |
|---|---|---|
Oct 8th, 2013 | Release Date | Dec 22nd, 2011 |
| Volcanic Islands | Generation | Southern Islands |
| Not Available | MSRP | $549 |
| 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort |
| None | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 1 GB | Memory | 3 GB |
| DDR3 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 128-bit | Bus | 384-bit |
| 28.8 GB/s | Bandwidth | 264 GB/s |
| 925 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 925 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
| 900 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1375 MHz |
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