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Key Differences
In short — Radeon RX 470 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 RX 470 is 1687 days newer than Radeon HD 7970.
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 470
- Performs up to 18% better in Dead Island 2 than Radeon HD 7970 - 71 vs 60 FPS
- Consumes up to 52% less energy than AMD Radeon HD 7970 - 120 vs 250 Watts
- Up to 33% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon HD 7970 - 4 vs 3 GB
Dead Island 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Radeon HD 7970
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
FPS
60
84%
Value, $/FPS
$2.92/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 RX 470
Desktop • Aug 4th, 2016
Radeon HD 7970
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
Theoretical Performance
Radeon RX 470
Desktop • Aug 4th, 2016
Pixel Fillrate
38.59 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
154.4 GTexel/s
100%
Radeon HD 7970
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
Pixel Fillrate
29.6 GPixel/s
76%
Texel Fillrate
118.4 GTexel/s
76%
AMD Radeon RX 470 | vs | AMD Radeon HD 7970 |
|---|---|---|
Aug 4th, 2016 | Release Date | Dec 22nd, 2011 |
| Arctic Islands | Generation | Southern Islands |
$179 | MSRP | $549 |
| 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort |
| 1x 6-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 GB | Memory | 3 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 256-bit | Bus | 384-bit |
| 211.2 GB/s | Bandwidth | 264 GB/s |
926 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 925 MHz |
| 1206 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
1650 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1375 MHz |
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