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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $549
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Key Differences
In short — Radeon HD 7970 outperforms the cheaper Radeon RX 560 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Radeon RX 560 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Radeon HD 7970 is 1944 days older than the cheaper Radeon RX 560.
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 560
- Up to 14% cheaper than Radeon HD 7970 - $150.0 vs $175.0
- Up to 6% better value when playing Hogwarts Legacy than Radeon HD 7970 - $6.82 vs $7.29 per FPS
- Consumes up to 70% less energy than AMD Radeon HD 7970 - 75 vs 250 Watts
- Up to 33% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon HD 7970 - 4 vs 3 GB
Advantages of AMD Radeon HD 7970
- Performs up to 9% better in Hogwarts Legacy than Radeon RX 560 - 24 vs 22 FPS
Hogwarts Legacy
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
VisionTek AMD Radeon RX 560 Graphic Card - 2 GB GDDR5
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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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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Radeon RX 560
Desktop • Apr 18th, 2017
Radeon HD 7970
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
Theoretical Performance
Radeon HD 7970
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
Pixel Fillrate
29.6 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
118.4 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon RX 560 | vs | AMD Radeon HD 7970 |
|---|---|---|
Apr 18th, 2017 | Release Date | Dec 22nd, 2011 |
| Polaris | Generation | Southern Islands |
| $99 | MSRP | $549 |
| 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort |
| None | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 GB | Memory | 3 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 128-bit | Bus | 384-bit |
| 112 GB/s | Bandwidth | 264 GB/s |
1175 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 925 MHz |
| 1275 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
1750 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1375 MHz |
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