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AMD logo Radeon HD 7970
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AMD logo Radeon HD 5850

AMD Radeon HD 7970 logo AMD Radeon HD 5850 logo
General information Radeon HD 7970 Radeon HD 5850
Launched Q3 2012 Q3 2012
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory AMD AMD
Motherboard Bus PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
Memory 3072 MB 0 % 2048 MB 33.3 %
Core Clock 1000 MHz 0 % 765 MHz 23.5 %
Effective Clock 6600 MHz 0 % 1125 MHz 83 %
DirectX DirectX 12 DirectX 11
OpenGL OpenGL 4.4 OpenGL 4.4
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 250 W 0 % 151 W 39.6 %
Length 320 mm 0 % 264 mm 17.5 %
Cooling Fans 3 0 % 2 33.3 %
Case Slots 3 0 % 2 33.3 %
SLI 4-way 0 % 2-way 50 %
Performance Radeon HD 7970 Radeon HD 5850
Overall Score 36823 0 % 22613 38.6 %
Future Proof 21 % 0 % 21 % 0 %
Benchmark Score 13560 0 % 5113 62.3 %
2D Benchmark Score 733.7 0 % 400 45.5 %
Average DirectX performance 39.2 FPS 0 % 18.5 FPS 52.7 %
DirectX 9 performance 57.1 FPS 0 % 47.1 FPS 17.5 %
DirectX 10 performance 31.3 FPS 0 % 14 FPS 55.3 %
DirectX 11 performance 48.7 FPS 0 % 13 FPS 73.3 %
DirectX 12 performance 19.7 FPS 0 % 0 FPS 100 %
Graphic card computing 3304.1 operations/s 0 % 941.7 operations/s 71.5 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Radeon HD 7970, Radeon HD 5850.

Average frames per second Radeon HD 7970 Radeon HD 5850
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 78.2 FPS 41.3 FPS
High settings 140.7 FPS 74.4 FPS
Medium settings 168.9 FPS 89.3 FPS
Low settings 236.4 FPS 125.0 FPS
Difference 0 % 47.1 %

Grand Theft Auto V Frames per second

Comparison of FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) in game Grand Theft Auto V for Radeon HD 7970, Radeon HD 5850.

Grand Theft Auto V Radeon HD 7970 Radeon HD 5850
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 61.0 FPS 36.5 FPS
High settings 109.8 FPS 65.6 FPS
Medium settings 131.8 FPS 78.8 FPS
Low settings 184.5 FPS 110.3 FPS
Difference 0 % 40.2 %
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