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Radeon RX 5600 XT vs Radeon HD 7970

Radeon RX 5600 XT vs Radeon HD 7970: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

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AMD Radeon HD 7970

3 GB GDDR5 | 384-bit

AMD Radeon HD 7970 Logo
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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In Stock

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AMD Radeon HD 7970

3 GB GDDR5 | 384-bit

AMD Radeon HD 7970 Logo
Sapphire Radeon HD 7970 OC with Boost 3GB DDR5 DL-DVI-I/SL-DVI-D/HDMI/DP PCI-Express Graphics Card 11197-03-40G

Buy for $175 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 3523 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Radeon RX 5600 XT 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 5600 XT is 2952 days newer than Radeon HD 7970.

Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT

  • Performs up to 367% better in Overwatch 2 than Radeon HD 7970 - 154 vs 33 FPS
  • Consumes up to 40% less energy than AMD Radeon HD 7970 - 150 vs 250 Watts
  • Up to 100% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon HD 7970 - 6 vs 3 GB
This is a free version of Overwatch 2.
Overwatch 2

Overwatch 2

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Epic

AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT Logo
Radeon RX 5600 XT

Desktop • Jan 21st, 2020


FPS

154

100%

Value, $/FPS

Price, $

FPS Winner

AMD Radeon HD 7970 Logo
Radeon HD 7970

Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011


FPS

33

21%

Value, $/FPS

$5.3/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

Buy for $175 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 3523 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Epic

AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT Logo
Radeon RX 5600 XT

Desktop • Jan 21st, 2020

AMD Radeon HD 7970 Logo
Radeon HD 7970

Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011

Theoretical Performance

AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT Logo
Radeon RX 5600 XT

Desktop • Jan 21st, 2020


Pixel Fillrate

99.84 GPixel/s

100%

Texel Fillrate

224.6 GTexel/s

100%

AMD Radeon HD 7970 Logo
Radeon HD 7970

Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011


Pixel Fillrate

29.6 GPixel/s

29%

Texel Fillrate

118.4 GTexel/s

52%

AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT Logo

AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT

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AMD Radeon HD 7970 Logo

AMD Radeon HD 7970

Jan 21st, 2020
Release DateDec 22nd, 2011
NaviGenerationSouthern Islands
$279
MSRP$549
1x HDMI 2.0b, 3x DisplayPort 1.4aOutputs1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
1x 8-pinPower Connectors1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
6 GB
Memory3 GB
GDDR6TypeGDDR5
192-bitBus384-bit
288 GB/s
Bandwidth264 GB/s
1130 MHz
Base Clock Speed925 MHz
1560 MHzBoost Clock SpeedNot Available
1500 MHz
Memory Clock Speed1375 MHz

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