The Radeon HD 7970 is at least 2x slower gaming GPU than the GeForce RTX 5090. We cannot compare value as at least one GPU is out of stock.
Advantages of the Radeon HD 7970
- Consumes up to 57% less energy – 250 vs 575 Watts
Advantages of the GeForce RTX 5090
- At least 2x faster GPU for gaming
- Up to 967% more VRAM memory – 32 vs 3 GB
Radeon HD 7970 vs GeForce RTX 5090
The GPU's performance in selected game and settings
Radeon HD 7970
Jan 9th, 2012
Average FPS
58
24%
Min 1% FPS
25
15%
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GeForce RTX 5090
Jan 30th, 2025
Average FPS
244
100%
Min 1% FPS
165
100%
Price, $
$2899.99
100%
Value, $/FPS
$11.88/FPS
100%
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Radeon HD 7970 vs GeForce RTX 5090 in My Games
The FPS you'll get in saved games, click on a game to change it
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Synthetic Benchmarks
The Radeon HD 7970 vs GeForce RTX 5090 in synthetic GPU benchmarks
Performance Specifications
The Radeon HD 7970 vs GeForce RTX 5090 in core GPU performance specifications
Radeon HD 7970
Jan 9th, 2012
Memory
3 GB
9%
Memory Bandwidth
264 GB/s
15%
Pixel Fillrate
29.6 GPixel/s
7%
Texture Fillrate
118.4 GTexel/s
7%
FP32
3.789 TFLOPS
4%
GeForce RTX 5090
Jan 30th, 2025
Memory
32 GB
100%
Memory Bandwidth
1790 GB/s
100%
Pixel Fillrate
423.6 GPixel/s
100%
Texture Fillrate
1636.8 GTexel/s
100%
FP32
104.8 TFLOPS
100%
Specifications
Comparison of all specifications
Radeon HD 7970 | SpecificationsComparison of all specifications | GeForce RTX 5090 |
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General | ||
Jan 9th, 2012 | Release Date | Jan 30th, 2025 |
$549.00 | MSRP | $1,999.00 |
Southern Islands (HD 7900) | Generation | GeForce 50 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
250 W | Power Consumption | 575 W |
Memory | ||
3 GB | Memory Size | 32 GB |
GDDR5 | Memory Type | GDDR7 |
384-bit | Memory Bus | 512-bit |
264 GB/s | Bandwidth | 1790 GB/s |
Theoretical Performance | ||
29.6 GPixel/s | Pixel Fillrate | 423.6 GPixel/s |
118.4 GTexel/s | Texture Fillrate | 1636.8 GTexel/s |
3.789 TFLOPS | FP32 | 104.8 TFLOPS |