Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Radeon HD 7970 outperforms the more expensive Radeon R7 260X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Radeon HD 7970 is 656 days older than the more expensive Radeon R7 260X.
Advantages of AMD Radeon HD 7970
- Performs up to 10% better in World of Tanks than Radeon R7 260X - 129 vs 117 FPS
- Up to 29% cheaper than Radeon R7 260X - $175.0 vs $246.31
- Up to 36% better value when playing World of Tanks than Radeon R7 260X - $1.36 vs $2.11 per FPS
- Up to 50% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R7 260X - 3 vs 2 GB
Advantages of AMD Radeon R7 260X
- Consumes up to 54% less energy than AMD Radeon HD 7970 - 115 vs 250 Watts
World of Tanks
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
FPS
129
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.36/FPS
100%
Price, $
$175
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Buy for $175 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 319315 minutes ago
Desktop • Oct 8th, 2013
FPS
117
90.69767441860465%
Value, $/FPS
$2.11/FPS
64.45497630331755%
Price, $
$246.31
71%
Buy for $246.31 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 319315 minutes ago
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
Desktop • Oct 8th, 2013
Theoretical Performance
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
Pixel Fillrate
29.6 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
118.4 GTexel/s
100%
Desktop • Oct 8th, 2013
Pixel Fillrate
17.6 GPixel/s
59.45945945945946%
Texel Fillrate
61.6 GTexel/s
52.02702702702703%
AMD Radeon HD 7970 | vs | AMD Radeon R7 260X |
---|---|---|
Dec 22nd, 2011 | Release Date | Oct 8th, 2013 |
Southern Islands | Generation | Volcanic Islands |
$549 | MSRP | $139 |
1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort | Outputs | 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort |
1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
3 GB | Memory | 2 GB |
GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
384-bit | Bus | 128-bit |
264 GB/s | Bandwidth | 104 GB/s |
925 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1100 MHz |
Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
1375 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1625 MHz |