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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $549
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Key Differences
In short — Radeon RX 7900 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 7900 XT is 3969 days newer than the cheaper Radeon HD 7970.
Advantages of AMD Radeon HD 7970
- Up to 75% cheaper than Radeon RX 7900 XT - $175.0 vs $699.99
- Up to 35% better value when playing Star Wars Jedi: Survivor than Radeon RX 7900 XT - $3.37 vs $5.19 per FPS
- Consumes up to 17% less energy than AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT - 250 vs 300 Watts
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT
- Performs up to 160% better in Star Wars Jedi: Survivor than Radeon HD 7970 - 135 vs 52 FPS
- Up to 567% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon HD 7970 - 20 vs 3 GB
Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Radeon HD 7970
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
FPS
52
38.51851851851852%
Value, $/FPS
$3.37/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 7900 XT
Desktop • Nov 3rd, 2022
FPS
135
100%
Value, $/FPS
$5.19/FPS
64.93256262042388%
Price, $
$699.99
25%
FPS Winner
Sapphire 11323-02-20G Pulse AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT Gaming Graphics Card with 20GB GDDR6, AMD RDNA 3
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Radeon HD 7970
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
Radeon RX 7900 XT
Desktop • Nov 3rd, 2022
Theoretical Performance
Radeon HD 7970
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
Pixel Fillrate
29.6 GPixel/s
6.440382941688425%
Texel Fillrate
118.4 GTexel/s
14.719045251118848%
Radeon RX 7900 XT
Desktop • Nov 3rd, 2022
Pixel Fillrate
459.6 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
804.4 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon HD 7970 | vs | AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 22nd, 2011 | Release Date | Nov 3rd, 2022 |
| Southern Islands | Generation | Navi III |
$549 | MSRP | $899 |
| 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 | 20 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR6 |
| 384-bit | Bus | 320-bit |
| 264 GB/s | Bandwidth | 800 GB/s |
| 925 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1500 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | 2394 MHz |
| 1375 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 2500 MHz |
Builds Using Radeon HD 7970 or Radeon RX 7900 XT
Star Wars Jedi: Survivor, 1920 x 1080, Epic
116 FPS
$19.46/FPS
Radeon RX 7900 XT
Ryzen 9 5900X
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Radeon RX 7900 XT
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Radeon RX 7900 XT
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$23.28/FPS
Radeon RX 7900 XT
Ryzen 9 7900X3D
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$17.29/FPS
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Ryzen 7 7700X
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$15.19/FPS
Radeon RX 7900 XT
Ryzen 7 7700X
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$22.56/FPS
Radeon RX 7900 XT
Ryzen 9 7950X3D
32 GB, N/A Storage
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127 FPS
$20.47/FPS
Radeon RX 7900 XT
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32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 6 TB HDD
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