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$175
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Same as Founder's Edition
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MSRP in USD: $549
AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $399
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MSRP in USD: $399
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$249.99
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Same as Founder's Edition
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$272.32
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Base Clock
Boost Clock
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$520
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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Radeon RX 6650 XT outperforms the cheaper Radeon HD 7970 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Radeon RX 6650 XT is 3792 days newer than the cheaper Radeon HD 7970.
Advantages of AMD Radeon HD 7970
- Up to 30% cheaper than Radeon RX 6650 XT - $175.0 vs $249.99
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 6650 XT
- Performs up to 67% better in Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered than Radeon HD 7970 - 130 vs 78 FPS
- Up to 14% better value when playing Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered than Radeon HD 7970 - $1.92 vs $2.24 per FPS
- Consumes up to 30% less energy than AMD Radeon HD 7970 - 176 vs 250 Watts
- Up to 167% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon HD 7970 - 8 vs 3 GB
Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Radeon HD 7970
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
FPS
78
60%
Value, $/FPS
$2.24/FPS
85.7142857142857%
Price, $
$175
100%
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 6650 XT
Desktop • May 10th, 2022
FPS
130
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.92/FPS
100%
Price, $
$249.99
70%
FPS and Value Winner
PowerColor Fighter AMD Radeon RX 6650 XT Graphics Card with 8GB GDDR6 Memory
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Radeon HD 7970
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
Radeon RX 6650 XT
Desktop • May 10th, 2022
Theoretical Performance
Radeon HD 7970
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
Pixel Fillrate
29.6 GPixel/s
17.55634638196916%
Texel Fillrate
118.4 GTexel/s
35.10228283427217%
Radeon RX 6650 XT
Desktop • May 10th, 2022
Pixel Fillrate
168.6 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
337.3 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon HD 7970 | vs | AMD Radeon RX 6650 XT |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 22nd, 2011 | Release Date | May 10th, 2022 |
| Southern Islands | Generation | Navi II |
| $549 | MSRP | $399 |
| 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a |
| 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 3 GB | Memory | 8 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR6 |
| 384-bit | Bus | 128-bit |
| 264 GB/s | Bandwidth | 280.3 GB/s |
| 925 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 2055 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | 2635 MHz |
| 1375 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 2190 MHz |
Builds Using Radeon HD 7970 or Radeon RX 6650 XT
Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered, 1920 x 1080, Very High
66 FPS
$15.45/FPS
Radeon RX 6650 XT
Ryzen 7 5700X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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64 FPS
$17.03/FPS
Radeon RX 6650 XT
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16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,089.99
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