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$175
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Same as Founder's Edition
AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $549
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MSRP in USD: $549
AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $69
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MSRP in USD: $69
Key Differences
In short — Radeon HD 7970 outperforms the cheaper Radeon R7 240 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Radeon R7 240 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Radeon HD 7970 is 656 days older than the cheaper Radeon R7 240.
Advantages of AMD Radeon HD 7970
- Performs up to 320% better in ARK: Survival Evolved than Radeon R7 240 - 21 vs 5 FPS
- Up to 50% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R7 240 - 3 vs 2 GB
Advantages of AMD Radeon R7 240
- Up to 83% cheaper than Radeon HD 7970 - $29.99 vs $175.0
- Up to 28% better value when playing ARK: Survival Evolved than Radeon HD 7970 - $6.0 vs $8.33 per FPS
- Consumes up to 88% less energy than AMD Radeon HD 7970 - 30 vs 250 Watts
ARK: Survival Evolved
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Radeon HD 7970
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
FPS
21
100%
Value, $/FPS
$8.33/FPS
72.02881152460985%
Price, $
$175
17%
FPS Winner
Sapphire Radeon HD 7970 OC with Boost 3GB DDR5 DL-DVI-I/SL-DVI-D/HDMI/DP PCI-Express Graphics Card 11197-03-40G
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Radeon R7 240
Desktop • Oct 8th, 2013
FPS
5
23.809523809523807%
Value, $/FPS
$6/FPS
100%
Price, $
$29.99
100%
Value Winner
PowerColor AMD Radeon R7 240 2GB 64-bit GDDR5 Graphics Card
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Updated 312395 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Radeon HD 7970
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
Radeon R7 240
Desktop • Oct 8th, 2013
Theoretical Performance
Radeon HD 7970
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
Pixel Fillrate
29.6 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
118.4 GTexel/s
100%
Radeon R7 240
Desktop • Oct 8th, 2013
Pixel Fillrate
5.6 GPixel/s
18.918918918918916%
Texel Fillrate
14 GTexel/s
11.824324324324325%
AMD Radeon HD 7970 | vs | AMD Radeon R7 240 |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 22nd, 2011 | Release Date | Oct 8th, 2013 |
| Southern Islands | Generation | Volcanic Islands |
| $549 | MSRP | $69 |
| 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA |
| 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 | 73.6 GB/s |
925 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 650 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | 700 MHz |
1375 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1150 MHz |
Builds Using Radeon HD 7970 or Radeon R7 240
ARK: Survival Evolved, 1920 x 1080, Epic
1 FPS
$1199.99/FPS
Radeon R7 240
FX-6300
8 GB, 1 TB HDD
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$1,199.99
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