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Key Differences
In short — Radeon R9 295X2 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 R9 295X2 is 859 days newer than Radeon HD 7970.
Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 295X2
- Performs up to 7% better in Far Cry 5 than Radeon HD 7970 - 111 vs 104 FPS
- Up to 33% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon HD 7970 - 4 vs 3 GB
Advantages of AMD Radeon HD 7970
- Consumes up to 50% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 295X2 - 250 vs 500 Watts
Far Cry 5
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Radeon HD 7970
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
FPS
104
93%
Value, $/FPS
$1.68/FPS
100%
Price, $
$175
100%
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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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Radeon R9 295X2
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2014
Radeon HD 7970
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
Theoretical Performance
Radeon R9 295X2
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2014
Pixel Fillrate
65.15 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
179.2 GTexel/s
100%
Radeon HD 7970
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
Pixel Fillrate
29.6 GPixel/s
45%
Texel Fillrate
118.4 GTexel/s
66%
AMD Radeon R9 295X2 | vs | AMD Radeon HD 7970 |
|---|---|---|
Apr 29th, 2014 | Release Date | Dec 22nd, 2011 |
| Volcanic Islands | Generation | Southern Islands |
$1499 | MSRP | $549 |
| 1x DVI, 4x mini-DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort |
| 3x 8-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 GB | Memory | 3 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 512-bit | Bus | 384-bit |
320 GB/s | Bandwidth | 264 GB/s |
1018 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 925 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
| 1250 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1375 MHz |
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