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$175
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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $549
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MSRP in USD: $549
AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $399
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MSRP in USD: $399
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$179.99
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$349.99
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$479
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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Radeon RX Vega 56 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 Vega 56 is 2062 days newer than the cheaper Radeon HD 7970.
Advantages of AMD Radeon HD 7970
- Up to 3% cheaper than Radeon RX Vega 56 - $175.0 vs $179.99
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX Vega 56
- Performs up to 38% better in Saints Row than Radeon HD 7970 - 66 vs 48 FPS
- Up to 25% better value when playing Saints Row than Radeon HD 7970 - $2.73 vs $3.65 per FPS
- Consumes up to 16% less energy than AMD Radeon HD 7970 - 210 vs 250 Watts
- Up to 167% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon HD 7970 - 8 vs 3 GB
Saints Row
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
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 Vega 56
Desktop • Aug 14th, 2017
FPS
66
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.73/FPS
100%
Price, $
$179.99
97%
FPS and Value Winner
XFX Radeon Rx Vega 56 8GB 3xDP HDMI Graphic Cards RX-VEGMLBFX6
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Radeon HD 7970
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
Radeon RX Vega 56
Desktop • Aug 14th, 2017
Theoretical Performance
Radeon HD 7970
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
Pixel Fillrate
29.6 GPixel/s
31%
Texel Fillrate
118.4 GTexel/s
35%
Radeon RX Vega 56
Desktop • Aug 14th, 2017
Pixel Fillrate
94.14 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
329.5 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon HD 7970 | vs | AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 22nd, 2011 | Release Date | Aug 14th, 2017 |
| Southern Islands | Generation | Vega |
| $549 | MSRP | $399 |
| 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort |
| 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | 2x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 3 GB | Memory | 8 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | HBM2 |
| 384-bit | Bus | 2048-bit |
| 264 GB/s | Bandwidth | 409.6 GB/s |
| 925 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1156 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | 1471 MHz |
1375 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 800 MHz |
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