Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Radeon RX 570 outperforms the more expensive Radeon HD 7970 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Radeon RX 570 is 1944 days newer than the more expensive Radeon HD 7970.
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 570
- Performs up to 115% better in Overwatch 2 than Radeon HD 7970 - 71 vs 33 FPS
- Up to 20% cheaper than Radeon HD 7970 - $139.9 vs $175.0
- Up to 63% better value when playing Overwatch 2 than Radeon HD 7970 - $1.97 vs $5.3 per FPS
- Consumes up to 40% less energy than AMD Radeon HD 7970 - 150 vs 250 Watts
- Up to 33% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon HD 7970 - 4 vs 3 GB
Overwatch 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
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Desktop • Apr 18th, 2017
FPS
71
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.97/FPS
100%
Price, $
$139.9
100%
FPS and Value Winner
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
Desktop • Apr 18th, 2017
Theoretical Performance
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
Pixel Fillrate
29.6 GPixel/s
74%
Texel Fillrate
118.4 GTexel/s
74%
Desktop • Apr 18th, 2017
Pixel Fillrate
39.81 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
159.2 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon HD 7970 | vs | AMD Radeon RX 570 |
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Dec 22nd, 2011 | Release Date | Apr 18th, 2017 |
Southern Islands | Generation | Polaris |
$549 | MSRP | $169 |
1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort |
1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
3 GB | Memory | 4 GB |
GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
384-bit | Bus | 256-bit |
264 GB/s | Bandwidth | 224 GB/s |
925 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1168 MHz |
Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | 1244 MHz |
1375 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1750 MHz |