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AMD logo Radeon HD 7970
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AMD logo Radeon HD 6990

AMD Radeon HD 7970 logo AMD Radeon HD 6990 logo
General information Radeon HD 7970 Radeon HD 6990
Launched Q3 2012 Q1 2011
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 % 830 MHz 17 %
Effective Clock 6600 MHz 0 % 1250 MHz 81.1 %
DirectX DirectX 12 DirectX 11
OpenGL OpenGL 4.4 OpenGL 4.4
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 250 W 33.3 % 375 W 0 %
Length 320 mm 0 % 317 mm 0.9 %
Cooling Fans 3 0 % 1 66.7 %
Case Slots 3 0 % 2 33.3 %
SLI 4-way 0 % 2-way 50 %
Performance Radeon HD 7970 Radeon HD 6990
Overall Score 36822 0 % 27900 24.2 %
Future Proof 21 % 0 % 11 % 47.6 %
Benchmark Score 13558 0 % 7784 42.6 %
2D Benchmark Score 731.5 0 % 634.4 13.3 %
Average DirectX performance 39 FPS 2.6 % 40.1 FPS 0 %
DirectX 9 performance 56.3 FPS 53.3 % 120.6 FPS 0 %
DirectX 10 performance 31.2 FPS 0 % 18.9 FPS 39.4 %
DirectX 11 performance 48.8 FPS 0 % 20.8 FPS 57.4 %
DirectX 12 performance 19.7 FPS 0 % 0 FPS 100 %
Graphic card computing 3246.8 operations/s 0 % 1152.4 operations/s 64.5 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Radeon HD 7970, Radeon HD 6990.

Average frames per second Radeon HD 7970 Radeon HD 6990
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 78.2 FPS 54.7 FPS
High settings 140.7 FPS 98.4 FPS
Medium settings 168.8 FPS 118.1 FPS
Low settings 236.4 FPS 165.3 FPS
Difference 0 % 30.1 %

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 6990.

Grand Theft Auto V Radeon HD 7970 Radeon HD 6990
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 60.9 FPS 45.5 FPS
High settings 109.6 FPS 81.9 FPS
Medium settings 131.5 FPS 98.2 FPS
Low settings 184.1 FPS 137.5 FPS
Difference 0 % 25.3 %
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