The Radeon HD 7970 is at least 2x slower gaming GPU than the Radeon RX Vega 64. We cannot compare value as at least one GPU is out of stock.
Advantages of the Radeon HD 7970
- Consumes up to 15% less energy – 250 vs 295 Watts
Advantages of the Radeon RX Vega 64
- At least 2x faster GPU for gaming
- Up to 167% more VRAM memory – 8 vs 3 GB
Radeon HD 7970 vs Radeon RX Vega 64 for Gaming
The GPU's performance in selected game and settings
Radeon HD 7970
Dec 22nd, 2011
Average FPS
55
61%
Min 1% FPS
25
51%
Price, $
Out of Stock
Value, $/FPS
Not Available
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Radeon RX Vega 64
Aug 7th, 2017
Average FPS
90
100%
Min 1% FPS
49
100%
Price, $
$472.95
100%
Value, $/FPS
$5.25/FPS
100%
Radeon HD 7970 vs Radeon RX Vega 64 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 Radeon RX Vega 64 in synthetic GPU benchmarks
Performance Specifications
The Radeon HD 7970 vs Radeon RX Vega 64 in core GPU performance specifications
Radeon HD 7970
Dec 22nd, 2011
Memory
3 GB
38%
Memory Bandwidth
264 GB/s
55%
Pixel Fillrate
29.6 GPixel/s
30%
Texture Fillrate
118.4 GTexel/s
30%
FP32
3.789 TFLOPS
30%
Radeon RX Vega 64
Aug 7th, 2017
Memory
8 GB
100%
Memory Bandwidth
483.8 GB/s
100%
Pixel Fillrate
98.94 GPixel/s
100%
Texture Fillrate
395.8 GTexel/s
100%
FP32
12.66 TFLOPS
100%
Specifications
Comparison of all specifications
Radeon HD 7970 | SpecificationsComparison of all specifications | Radeon RX Vega 64 |
|---|---|---|
| General | ||
| Dec 22nd, 2011 | Release Date | Aug 7th, 2017 |
| $549.00 | MSRP | $499.00 |
| Southern Islands | Generation | Vega |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
250 W | Power Consumption | 295 W |
| Memory | ||
| 3 GB | Memory Size | 8 GB |
| GDDR5 | Memory Type | HBM2 |
| 384-bit | Memory Bus | 2048-bit |
| 264 GB/s | Bandwidth | 483.8 GB/s |
| Theoretical Performance | ||
| 29.6 GPixel/s | Pixel Fillrate | 98.94 GPixel/s |
| 118.4 GTexel/s | Texture Fillrate | 395.8 GTexel/s |
| 3.789 TFLOPS | FP32 | 12.66 TFLOPS |
