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$175
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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $549
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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $229
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MSRP in USD: $229
Key Differences
In short — Radeon RX 480 outperforms the cheaper Radeon HD 7970 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Radeon HD 7970 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Radeon RX 480 is 1651 days newer than the cheaper Radeon HD 7970.
Advantages of AMD Radeon HD 7970
- Up to 41% cheaper than Radeon RX 480 - $175.0 vs $299.0
- Up to 37% better value when playing Dota 2 than Radeon RX 480 - $1.11 vs $1.76 per FPS
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 480
- Performs up to 8% better in Dota 2 than Radeon HD 7970 - 170 vs 157 FPS
- Consumes up to 40% less energy than AMD Radeon HD 7970 - 150 vs 250 Watts
- Up to 167% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon HD 7970 - 8 vs 3 GB
Dota 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Best Looking
Radeon HD 7970
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
FPS
157
92.3529411764706%
Value, $/FPS
$1.11/FPS
100%
Price, $
$175
100%
Value 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 RX 480
Desktop • Jun 29th, 2016
FPS
170
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.76/FPS
63.06818181818182%
Price, $
$299
58%
FPS Winner
Sapphire Radeon Nitro Rx 480 8GB GDDR5 Dual HDMI/DVI-D/Dual DP OC w/Back Plate (UEFI) PCI-E Graphics Card Graphic Cards 11260-20-20G
Buy for $299 on Amazon
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Updated 311748 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Best Looking
Radeon HD 7970
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
Radeon RX 480
Desktop • Jun 29th, 2016
Theoretical Performance
Radeon HD 7970
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
Pixel Fillrate
29.6 GPixel/s
73.0683781782276%
Texel Fillrate
118.4 GTexel/s
64.94788809654416%
Radeon RX 480
Desktop • Jun 29th, 2016
Pixel Fillrate
40.51 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
182.3 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon HD 7970 | vs | AMD Radeon RX 480 |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 22nd, 2011 | Release Date | Jun 29th, 2016 |
| Southern Islands | Generation | Arctic Islands |
| $549 | MSRP | $229 |
| 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort |
| 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 3 GB | Memory | 8 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 384-bit | Bus | 256-bit |
264 GB/s | Bandwidth | 256 GB/s |
| 925 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1120 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | 1266 MHz |
| 1375 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 2000 MHz |
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