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Key Differences
In short — Radeon HD 7970 outperforms Radeon RX 550 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both GPUs to compare value. The better performing Radeon HD 7970 is 1946 days older than Radeon RX 550.
Advantages of Radeon HD 7970
- Performs up to 25% better in Hogwarts Legacy than Radeon RX 550 - 25 vs 20 FPS
- Up to 50% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon RX 550 - 3 vs 2 GB
Advantages of Radeon RX 550
- Consumes up to 80% less energy than AMD Radeon HD 7970 - 50 vs 250 Watts
Hogwarts Legacy
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Radeon RX 550
Desktop • Apr 20th, 2017
FPS
20
80%
Value, $/FPS
$4.2/FPS
100%
Price, $
$83.99
100%
Value Winner
maxsun AMD Radeon RX 550 4GB GDDR5 ITX Computer PC Gaming Video Graphics Card GPU 128-Bit DirectX 12 PCI Express X16 3.0 DVI-D Dual Link, HDMI, DisplayPort
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Radeon HD 7970
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
Radeon RX 550
Desktop • Apr 20th, 2017
Theoretical Performance
Radeon HD 7970
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
Pixel Fillrate
29.6 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
118.4 GTexel/s
100%
Radeon RX 550
Desktop • Apr 20th, 2017
Pixel Fillrate
18.93 GPixel/s
64%
Texel Fillrate
37.86 GTexel/s
32%
Radeon HD 7970 | vs | Radeon RX 550 |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 22nd, 2011 | Release Date | Apr 20th, 2017 |
| Southern Islands | Generation | Polaris |
| $549 | MSRP | $79 |
| 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort |
| 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | None |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
3 GB | Memory | 2 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 384-bit | Bus | 128-bit |
264 GB/s | Bandwidth | 112 GB/s |
| 925 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1100 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | 1183 MHz |
| 1375 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1750 MHz |
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