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$175
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Same as Founder's Edition
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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $449
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MSRP in USD: $449
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$399.99
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Boost Clock
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$419
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Base Clock
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$500.83
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Boost Clock
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$549
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Same as Founder's Edition
Key Differences
In short — Radeon RX 7700 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 7700 XT is 4264 days newer than the cheaper Radeon HD 7970.
Advantages of AMD Radeon HD 7970
- Up to 56% cheaper than Radeon RX 7700 XT - $175.0 vs $399.99
- Up to 22% better value when playing Grand Theft Auto V than Radeon RX 7700 XT - $2.16 vs $2.78 per FPS
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT
- Performs up to 78% better in Grand Theft Auto V than Radeon HD 7970 - 144 vs 81 FPS
- Consumes up to 2% less energy than AMD Radeon HD 7970 - 245 vs 250 Watts
- Up to 300% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon HD 7970 - 12 vs 3 GB
Grand Theft Auto V
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Radeon HD 7970
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
FPS
81
56.25%
Value, $/FPS
$2.16/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 7700 XT
Desktop • Aug 25th, 2023
FPS
144
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.78/FPS
77.6978417266187%
Price, $
$399.99
43%
FPS Winner
PowerColor Hellhound AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT 12GB GDDR6 Graphics Card
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Radeon HD 7970
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
Radeon RX 7700 XT
Desktop • Aug 25th, 2023
Theoretical Performance
Radeon HD 7970
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
Pixel Fillrate
29.6 GPixel/s
12.121212121212123%
Texel Fillrate
118.4 GTexel/s
21.546860782529574%
Radeon RX 7700 XT
Desktop • Aug 25th, 2023
Pixel Fillrate
244.2 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
549.5 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon HD 7970 | vs | AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 22nd, 2011 | Release Date | Aug 25th, 2023 |
| Southern Islands | Generation | Navi III |
| $549 | MSRP | $449 |
| 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x HDMI 2.1a, 2x DisplayPort 2.1, 1x USB Type-C |
| 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | 2x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 3 GB | Memory | 12 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR6 |
| 384-bit | Bus | 192-bit |
| 264 GB/s | Bandwidth | 432 GB/s |
| 925 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1700 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | 2544 MHz |
| 1375 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 2250 MHz |
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