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Key Differences
In short — Radeon RX 7900 XT outperforms Radeon HD 7970 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both GPUs to compare value. The better performing Radeon RX 7900 XT is 3969 days newer than Radeon HD 7970.
Advantages of Radeon HD 7970
- Consumes up to 17% less energy than AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT - 250 vs 300 Watts
Advantages of Radeon RX 7900 XT
- Performs up to 248% better in Halo Infinite than Radeon HD 7970 - 146 vs 42 FPS
- Up to 567% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon HD 7970 - 20 vs 3 GB
Halo Infinite
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Radeon RX 7900 XT
Desktop • Nov 3rd, 2022
FPS
146
100%
Value, $/FPS
$4.52/FPS
100%
Price, $
$659.99
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Sapphire 11323-02-20G Pulse AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT Gaming Graphics Card with 20GB GDDR6, AMD RDNA 3
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Radeon HD 7970
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
Radeon RX 7900 XT
Desktop • Nov 3rd, 2022
Theoretical Performance
Radeon RX 7900 XT
Desktop • Nov 3rd, 2022
Pixel Fillrate
459.6 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
804.4 GTexel/s
100%
Radeon HD 7970 | vs | Radeon RX 7900 XT |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 22nd, 2011 | Release Date | Nov 3rd, 2022 |
| Southern Islands | Generation | Navi III |
$549 | MSRP | $899 |
| 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x HDMI 2.1a, 2x DisplayPort 2.1, 1x USB Type-C |
| 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | 2x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 3 GB | Memory | 20 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR6 |
| 384-bit | Bus | 320-bit |
| 264 GB/s | Bandwidth | 800 GB/s |
| 925 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1500 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | 2394 MHz |
| 1375 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 2500 MHz |
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