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Key Differences
In short — Radeon RX 590 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 590 is 2520 days newer than Radeon HD 7970.
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 590
- Performs up to 9% better in Minecraft than Radeon HD 7970 - 591 vs 541 FPS
- Consumes up to 30% less energy than AMD Radeon HD 7970 - 175 vs 250 Watts
- Up to 167% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon HD 7970 - 8 vs 3 GB
Minecraft
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
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
High
Radeon RX 590
Desktop • Nov 15th, 2018
Radeon HD 7970
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
Theoretical Performance
Radeon RX 590
Desktop • Nov 15th, 2018
Pixel Fillrate
49.44 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
222.5 GTexel/s
100%
Radeon HD 7970
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
Pixel Fillrate
29.6 GPixel/s
59.87055016181231%
Texel Fillrate
118.4 GTexel/s
53.21348314606742%
AMD Radeon RX 590 | vs | AMD Radeon HD 7970 |
|---|---|---|
Nov 15th, 2018 | Release Date | Dec 22nd, 2011 |
| Polaris | Generation | Southern Islands |
$279 | 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 |
8 GB | Memory | 3 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 256-bit | Bus | 384-bit |
| 256 GB/s | Bandwidth | 264 GB/s |
1469 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 925 MHz |
| 1545 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
2000 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1375 MHz |
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