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MSRP in USD: $139
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MSRP in USD: $549
Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Radeon HD 7970 outperforms the more expensive Radeon R7 260X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Radeon HD 7970 is 656 days older than the more expensive Radeon R7 260X.
Advantages of AMD Radeon R7 260X
- Consumes up to 54% less energy than AMD Radeon HD 7970 - 115 vs 250 Watts
Advantages of AMD Radeon HD 7970
- Performs up to 4% better in World of Warcraft than Radeon R7 260X - 141 vs 135 FPS
- Up to 29% cheaper than Radeon R7 260X - $175.0 vs $246.31
- Up to 32% better value when playing World of Warcraft than Radeon R7 260X - $1.24 vs $1.82 per FPS
- Up to 50% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R7 260X - 3 vs 2 GB
World of Warcraft
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
XFX Radeon R7 260X Double Dissipation Core Edition
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Radeon HD 7970
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
FPS
141
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.24/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
Maximum
Radeon R7 260X
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 260X | vs | AMD Radeon HD 7970 |
|---|---|---|
Oct 8th, 2013 | Release Date | Dec 22nd, 2011 |
| Volcanic Islands | Generation | Southern Islands |
$139 | MSRP | $549 |
| 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort |
| 1x 6-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 GB | Memory | 3 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 128-bit | Bus | 384-bit |
| 104 GB/s | Bandwidth | 264 GB/s |
1100 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 925 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
1625 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1375 MHz |
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