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Key Differences
In short — Radeon R9 Nano 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 Nano is 1344 days newer than Radeon HD 7970.
Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 Nano
- Performs up to 38% better in Sons Of The Forest than Radeon HD 7970 - 44 vs 32 FPS
- Consumes up to 30% less energy than AMD Radeon HD 7970 - 175 vs 250 Watts
- Up to 33% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon HD 7970 - 4 vs 3 GB
Sons Of The Forest
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Radeon HD 7970
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
FPS
32
72%
Value, $/FPS
$5.47/FPS
100%
Price, $
$175
100%
Value Winner
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Radeon R9 Nano
Desktop • Aug 27th, 2015
Radeon HD 7970
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
Theoretical Performance
Radeon HD 7970
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
Pixel Fillrate
29.6 GPixel/s
46%
Texel Fillrate
118.4 GTexel/s
46%
AMD Radeon R9 Nano | vs | AMD Radeon HD 7970 |
|---|---|---|
Aug 27th, 2015 | Release Date | Dec 22nd, 2011 |
| Pirate Islands | Generation | Southern Islands |
| $649 | MSRP | $549 |
| 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort |
| 1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 GB | Memory | 3 GB |
| HBM | Type | GDDR5 |
| 4096-bit | Bus | 384-bit |
512 GB/s | Bandwidth | 264 GB/s |
1000 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 925 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
| 500 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1375 MHz |
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