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MSRP in USD: $549
Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Radeon RX 5700 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 5700 XT is 2754 days newer than the cheaper Radeon HD 7970.
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT
- Performs up to 5500% better in Forza Horizon 5 than Radeon HD 7970 - 56 vs 1 FPS
- Up to 96% better value when playing Forza Horizon 5 than Radeon HD 7970 - $7.14 vs $175.0 per FPS
- Consumes up to 10% less energy than AMD Radeon HD 7970 - 225 vs 250 Watts
- Up to 167% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon HD 7970 - 8 vs 3 GB
Advantages of AMD Radeon HD 7970
- Up to 56% cheaper than Radeon RX 5700 XT - $175.0 vs $399.99
Forza Horizon 5
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Radeon RX 5700 XT
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
FPS
56
100%
Value, $/FPS
$7.14/FPS
100%
Price, $
$399.99
43%
FPS and Value Winner
Gigabyte Gv-R57XTGAMING OC-8GD Radeon Rx 5700 Xt Gaming OC 8G Graphics Card, PCIe 4.0, 8GB 256-Bit GDDR6, Video Card
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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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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Radeon RX 5700 XT
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Radeon HD 7970
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
Theoretical Performance
Radeon RX 5700 XT
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Pixel Fillrate
121.9 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
304.8 GTexel/s
100%
Radeon HD 7970
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
Pixel Fillrate
29.6 GPixel/s
24%
Texel Fillrate
118.4 GTexel/s
38%
AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT | vs | AMD Radeon HD 7970 |
|---|---|---|
Jul 7th, 2019 | Release Date | Dec 22nd, 2011 |
| Navi | Generation | Southern Islands |
$399 | MSRP | $549 |
| 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a | Outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort |
| 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 GB | Memory | 3 GB |
| GDDR6 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 256-bit | Bus | 384-bit |
448 GB/s | Bandwidth | 264 GB/s |
1605 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 925 MHz |
| 1905 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
1750 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1375 MHz |
Builds Using Radeon RX 5700 XT or Radeon HD 7970
Forza Horizon 5, 1920 x 1080, Max
43 FPS
$53.44/FPS
Radeon RX 5700 XT
Ryzen 7 3800X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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