The Radeon HD 7970 is at least 2x slower gaming GPU than the Radeon VII. 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 VII
- At least 2x faster GPU for gaming
- Up to 433% more VRAM memory – 16 vs 3 GB
Radeon HD 7970 vs Radeon VII for Gaming
The GPU's performance in selected game and settings
Radeon HD 7970
Jan 9th, 2012
Average FPS
88
73%
Min 1% FPS
66
80%
Price, $
Out of Stock
Value, $/FPS
Not Available
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Radeon VII
Feb 7th, 2019
Average FPS
121
100%
Min 1% FPS
83
100%
Price, $
$1399
100%
Value, $/FPS
$11.56/FPS
100%
Buy on Amazon
$1,399.00
In Stock
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$1,399.00
In Stock
Buy on Amazon
$945.00
In Stock
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$945.00
In Stock
Radeon HD 7970 vs Radeon VII 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 VII in synthetic GPU benchmarks
Performance Specifications
The Radeon HD 7970 vs Radeon VII in core GPU performance specifications
Radeon HD 7970
Jan 9th, 2012
Memory
3 GB
19%
Memory Bandwidth
264 GB/s
26%
Pixel Fillrate
29.6 GPixel/s
26%
Texture Fillrate
118.4 GTexel/s
28%
FP32
3.789 TFLOPS
28%
Radeon VII
Feb 7th, 2019
Memory
16 GB
100%
Memory Bandwidth
1020 GB/s
100%
Pixel Fillrate
112 GPixel/s
100%
Texture Fillrate
420 GTexel/s
100%
FP32
13.44 TFLOPS
100%
Specifications
Comparison of all specifications
Radeon HD 7970 | SpecificationsComparison of all specifications | Radeon VII |
|---|---|---|
| General | ||
| Jan 9th, 2012 | Release Date | Feb 7th, 2019 |
$549.00 | MSRP | $699.00 |
| Southern Islands (HD 7900) | Generation | Vega II (Radeon VII) |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
250 W | Power Consumption | 295 W |
| Memory | ||
| 3 GB | Memory Size | 16 GB |
| GDDR5 | Memory Type | HBM2 |
| 384-bit | Memory Bus | 4096-bit |
| 264 GB/s | Bandwidth | 1020 GB/s |
| Theoretical Performance | ||
| 29.6 GPixel/s | Pixel Fillrate | 112 GPixel/s |
| 118.4 GTexel/s | Texture Fillrate | 420 GTexel/s |
| 3.789 TFLOPS | FP32 | 13.44 TFLOPS |
