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AMD logo Radeon HD 7970
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AMD logo Radeon HD 6950

AMD Radeon HD 7970 logo AMD Radeon HD 6950 logo
General information Radeon HD 7970 Radeon HD 6950
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 % 1024 MB 66.7 %
Core Clock 1000 MHz 0 % 800 MHz 20 %
Effective Clock 6600 MHz 0 % 5000 MHz 24.2 %
DirectX DirectX 12 DirectX 11
OpenGL OpenGL 4.4 OpenGL 4.4
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 250 W 0 % 200 W 20 %
Length 320 mm 0 % 297 mm 7.2 %
Cooling Fans 3 0 % 3 0 %
Case Slots 3 0 % 3 0 %
SLI 4-way 0 % 4-way 0 %
Performance Radeon HD 7970 Radeon HD 6950
Overall Score 36808 0 % 25972 29.4 %
Future Proof 21 % 0 % 21 % 0 %
Benchmark Score 13548 0 % 6746 50.2 %
2D Benchmark Score 728.5 0 % 438.7 39.8 %
Average DirectX performance 39.5 FPS 0 % 25.9 FPS 34.5 %
DirectX 9 performance 58.7 FPS 10.3 % 65.4 FPS 0 %
DirectX 10 performance 31.9 FPS 0 % 17.9 FPS 43.9 %
DirectX 11 performance 48.6 FPS 0 % 20.2 FPS 58.5 %
DirectX 12 performance 18.8 FPS 0 % 0 FPS 100 %
Graphic card computing 3231.1 operations/s 0 % 961.8 operations/s 70.2 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Radeon HD 7970, Radeon HD 6950.

Average frames per second Radeon HD 7970 Radeon HD 6950
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 78.9 FPS 50.4 FPS
High settings 142.0 FPS 90.7 FPS
Medium settings 170.3 FPS 108.9 FPS
Low settings 238.5 FPS 152.5 FPS
Difference 0 % 36.1 %

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 6950.

Grand Theft Auto V Radeon HD 7970 Radeon HD 6950
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 61.3 FPS 42.6 FPS
High settings 110.3 FPS 76.7 FPS
Medium settings 132.4 FPS 92.1 FPS
Low settings 185.4 FPS 128.9 FPS
Difference 0 % 30.5 %
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