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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: $479
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MSRP in USD: $479
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$311.95
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Same as Founder's Edition
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$599.99
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Base Clock
Boost Clock
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$549.99
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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Radeon RX 6700 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 6700 XT is 3359 days newer than the cheaper Radeon HD 7970.
Advantages of AMD Radeon HD 7970
- Up to 44% cheaper than Radeon RX 6700 XT - $175.0 vs $311.95
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT
- Performs up to 536% better in Metro Exodus than Radeon HD 7970 - 70 vs 11 FPS
- Up to 72% better value when playing Metro Exodus than Radeon HD 7970 - $4.46 vs $15.91 per FPS
- Consumes up to 8% less energy than AMD Radeon HD 7970 - 230 vs 250 Watts
- Up to 300% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon HD 7970 - 12 vs 3 GB
Metro Exodus
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Radeon HD 7970
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
FPS
11
15.714285714285714%
Value, $/FPS
$15.91/FPS
28.032683846637337%
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 6700 XT
Desktop • Mar 3rd, 2021
FPS
70
100%
Value, $/FPS
$4.46/FPS
100%
Price, $
$311.95
56%
FPS and Value Winner
PowerColor Fighter AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT Gaming Graphics Card with 12GB GDDR6 Memory, Powered by AMD RDNA 2, Raytracing, PCI Express 4.0, HDMI 2.1, AMD Infinity Cache
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Radeon HD 7970
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
Radeon RX 6700 XT
Desktop • Mar 3rd, 2021
Theoretical Performance
Radeon HD 7970
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
Pixel Fillrate
29.6 GPixel/s
17.91767554479419%
Texel Fillrate
118.4 GTexel/s
28.668280871670703%
Radeon RX 6700 XT
Desktop • Mar 3rd, 2021
Pixel Fillrate
165.2 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
413 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon HD 7970 | vs | AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 22nd, 2011 | Release Date | Mar 3rd, 2021 |
| Southern Islands | Generation | Navi II |
| $549 | MSRP | $479 |
| 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 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 3 GB | Memory | 12 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR6 |
| 384-bit | Bus | 192-bit |
| 264 GB/s | Bandwidth | 384 GB/s |
| 925 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 2321 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | 2581 MHz |
| 1375 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 2000 MHz |
Builds Using Radeon HD 7970 or Radeon RX 6700 XT
Metro Exodus, 1920 x 1080, Extreme
60 FPS
$16.67/FPS
Radeon RX 6700 XT
Ryzen 7 3700X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$30.47/FPS
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$27.82/FPS
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Core i7-13700
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$39.06/FPS
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$41.99/FPS
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64 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$27.66/FPS
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