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$175
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Same as Founder's Edition
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$719
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$799
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Key Differences
In short — Radeon RX 6950 XT 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 6950 XT is 3792 days newer than the cheaper Radeon HD 7970.
Advantages of AMD Radeon HD 7970
- Up to 76% cheaper than Radeon RX 6950 XT - $175.0 vs $719.0
- Up to 24% better value when playing Assassin's Creed Valhalla than Radeon RX 6950 XT - $3.89 vs $5.14 per FPS
- Consumes up to 25% less energy than AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT - 250 vs 335 Watts
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT
- Performs up to 211% better in Assassin's Creed Valhalla than Radeon HD 7970 - 140 vs 45 FPS
- Up to 433% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon HD 7970 - 16 vs 3 GB
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Radeon HD 7970
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
FPS
45
32.142857142857146%
Value, $/FPS
$3.89/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 6950 XT
Desktop • May 10th, 2022
FPS
140
100%
Value, $/FPS
$5.14/FPS
75.68093385214009%
Price, $
$719
24%
FPS Winner
AMD Radeon™ RX 6950 XT gddr6 Graphics Card
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In Stock
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Radeon HD 7970
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
Radeon RX 6950 XT
Desktop • May 10th, 2022
Theoretical Performance
Radeon HD 7970
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
Pixel Fillrate
29.6 GPixel/s
10.010145417653026%
Texel Fillrate
118.4 GTexel/s
16.017316017316016%
Radeon RX 6950 XT
Desktop • May 10th, 2022
Pixel Fillrate
295.7 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
739.2 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon HD 7970 | vs | AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 22nd, 2011 | Release Date | May 10th, 2022 |
| Southern Islands | Generation | Navi II |
$549 | MSRP | $1099 |
| 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x HDMI 2.1, 2x DisplayPort 1.4a |
| 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | 2x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 3 GB | Memory | 16 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR6 |
| 384-bit | Bus | 256-bit |
| 264 GB/s | Bandwidth | 576 GB/s |
| 925 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1860 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | 2310 MHz |
| 1375 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 2250 MHz |
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