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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Radeon RX 5500 XT outperforms the cheaper Radeon HD 7970 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Radeon RX 5500 XT is 2912 days newer than the cheaper Radeon HD 7970.
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT
- Performs up to 86% better in ARK: Survival Evolved than Radeon HD 7970 - 39 vs 21 FPS
- Up to 29% better value when playing ARK: Survival Evolved than Radeon HD 7970 - $5.9 vs $8.33 per FPS
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than AMD Radeon HD 7970 - 130 vs 250 Watts
- Up to 33% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon HD 7970 - 4 vs 3 GB
Advantages of AMD Radeon HD 7970
- Up to 24% cheaper than Radeon RX 5500 XT - $175.0 vs $229.99
ARK: Survival Evolved
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Radeon RX 5500 XT
Desktop • Dec 12th, 2019
FPS
39
100%
Value, $/FPS
$5.9/FPS
100%
Price, $
$229.99
76%
FPS and Value Winner
MSI Gaming Radeon RX 5500 XT Boost Clock: 1845 MHz 128-bit 8GB GDDR6 DP/HDMI Dual Torx 3.0 Fans Crossfire Freesync VR Ready Graphics Card (RX 5500 XT MECH 8G OC), Model:
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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
Epic
Radeon RX 5500 XT
Desktop • Dec 12th, 2019
Radeon HD 7970
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
Theoretical Performance
Radeon RX 5500 XT
Desktop • Dec 12th, 2019
Pixel Fillrate
59.04 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
162.4 GTexel/s
100%
Radeon HD 7970
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
Pixel Fillrate
29.6 GPixel/s
50%
Texel Fillrate
118.4 GTexel/s
72%
AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT | vs | AMD Radeon HD 7970 |
|---|---|---|
Dec 12th, 2019 | Release Date | Dec 22nd, 2011 |
| Navi | Generation | Southern Islands |
$169 | MSRP | $549 |
| 1x HDMI 2.0b, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a | 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 |
| GDDR6 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 128-bit | Bus | 384-bit |
| 224 GB/s | Bandwidth | 264 GB/s |
1607 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 925 MHz |
| 1845 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
1750 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1375 MHz |
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