The Radeon HD 7970 is at least 2x slower gaming GPU than the Radeon RX 5700 XT. We cannot compare value as at least one GPU is out of stock.
Advantages of the Radeon HD 7970
The Radeon RX 5700 XT is better in every way
Advantages of the Radeon RX 5700 XT
- At least 2x faster GPU for gaming
- Consumes up to 10% less energy – 225 vs 250 Watts
- Up to 167% more VRAM memory – 8 vs 3 GB
Radeon HD 7970 vs Radeon RX 5700 XT for Gaming
The GPU's performance in selected game and settings
Radeon HD 7970
Dec 22nd, 2011
Average FPS
55
53%
Min 1% FPS
25
43%
Price, $
Out of Stock
Value, $/FPS
Not Available
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Radeon RX 5700 XT
Jul 7th, 2019
Average FPS
104
100%
Min 1% FPS
58
100%
Price, $
$239
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.29/FPS
100%
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$239.00
In Stock
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$529.00
In Stock
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N/A
Out of Stock
Radeon HD 7970 vs Radeon RX 5700 XT in My Games
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Synthetic Benchmarks
The Radeon HD 7970 vs Radeon RX 5700 XT in synthetic GPU benchmarks
Performance Specifications
The Radeon HD 7970 vs Radeon RX 5700 XT in core GPU performance specifications
Radeon HD 7970
Dec 22nd, 2011
Memory
3 GB
38%
Memory Bandwidth
264 GB/s
59%
Pixel Fillrate
29.6 GPixel/s
24%
Texture Fillrate
118.4 GTexel/s
39%
FP32
3.789 TFLOPS
39%
Radeon RX 5700 XT
Jul 7th, 2019
Memory
8 GB
100%
Memory Bandwidth
448 GB/s
100%
Pixel Fillrate
121.9 GPixel/s
100%
Texture Fillrate
304.8 GTexel/s
100%
FP32
9.754 TFLOPS
100%
Specifications
Comparison of all specifications
Radeon HD 7970 | SpecificationsComparison of all specifications | Radeon RX 5700 XT |
|---|---|---|
| General | ||
| Dec 22nd, 2011 | Release Date | Jul 7th, 2019 |
| $549.00 | MSRP | $399.00 |
| Southern Islands | Generation | Navi |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 250 W | Power Consumption | 225 W |
| Memory | ||
| 3 GB | Memory Size | 8 GB |
| GDDR5 | Memory Type | GDDR6 |
| 384-bit | Memory Bus | 256-bit |
| 264 GB/s | Bandwidth | 448 GB/s |
| Theoretical Performance | ||
| 29.6 GPixel/s | Pixel Fillrate | 121.9 GPixel/s |
| 118.4 GTexel/s | Texture Fillrate | 304.8 GTexel/s |
| 3.789 TFLOPS | FP32 | 9.754 TFLOPS |
