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$179.99
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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $399
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$349.99
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$479
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Same as Founder's Edition
AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $549
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MSRP in USD: $549
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 RX Vega 56
- Performs up to 3500% better in Forza Horizon 5 than Radeon HD 7970 - 36 vs 1 FPS
- Up to 97% better value when playing Forza Horizon 5 than Radeon HD 7970 - $4.5 vs $157.66 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
Advantages of AMD Radeon HD 7970
- Up to 3% cheaper than Radeon RX Vega 56 - $175.0 vs $179.99
Forza Horizon 5
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Radeon RX Vega 56
Desktop • Aug 14th, 2017
FPS
36
100%
Value, $/FPS
$4.5/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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Radeon HD 7970
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
FPS
1
2.7777777777777777%
Value, $/FPS
$157.66/FPS
2.854243308385133%
Price, $
$175
100%
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
Max
Radeon RX Vega 56
Desktop • Aug 14th, 2017
Radeon HD 7970
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
Theoretical Performance
Radeon RX Vega 56
Desktop • Aug 14th, 2017
Pixel Fillrate
94.14 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
329.5 GTexel/s
100%
Radeon HD 7970
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
Pixel Fillrate
29.6 GPixel/s
31.442532398555343%
Texel Fillrate
118.4 GTexel/s
35.93323216995448%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 | vs | AMD Radeon HD 7970 |
|---|---|---|
Aug 14th, 2017 | Release Date | Dec 22nd, 2011 |
| Vega | Generation | Southern Islands |
$399 | MSRP | $549 |
| 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort |
| 2x 8-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 GB | Memory | 3 GB |
| HBM2 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 2048-bit | Bus | 384-bit |
409.6 GB/s | Bandwidth | 264 GB/s |
1156 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 925 MHz |
| 1471 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
| 800 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1375 MHz |
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