Key Differences
In short — Radeon R9 295X2 outperforms Radeon HD 7970M on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Radeon R9 295X2 is 735 days newer than Radeon HD 7970M.
Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 295X2
- Performs up to 10% better in Minecraft than Radeon HD 7970M - 574 vs 522 FPS
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon HD 7970M - 4 vs 2 GB
Advantages of AMD Radeon HD 7970M
- Consumes up to 80% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 295X2 - 100 vs 500 Watts
Minecraft
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Radeon R9 295X2
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2014
Radeon HD 7970M
Mobile • Apr 24th, 2012
Theoretical Performance
Radeon R9 295X2
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2014
Pixel Fillrate
65.15 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
179.2 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon R9 295X2 | vs | AMD Radeon HD 7970M |
|---|---|---|
Apr 29th, 2014 | Release Date | Apr 24th, 2012 |
| Volcanic Islands | Generation | London |
| $1499 | MSRP | Not Available |
| 1x DVI, 4x mini-DisplayPort | Outputs | None |
| 3x 8-pin | Power Connectors | None |
Desktop | Segment | Mobile |
4 GB | Memory | 2 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 512-bit | Bus | 256-bit |
320 GB/s | Bandwidth | 153.6 GB/s |
1018 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 850 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
1250 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1200 MHz |
