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AMD logo Radeon HD 7970
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AMD logo Radeon HD 7770

AMD Radeon HD 7970 logo AMD Radeon HD 7770 logo
General information Radeon HD 7970 Radeon HD 7770
Launched Q3 2012 Q2 2012
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory AMD AMD
Motherboard Bus PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Memory 3072 MB 0 % 2048 MB 33.3 %
Core Clock 1000 MHz 2 % 1020 MHz 0 %
Effective Clock 6600 MHz 0 % 5000 MHz 24.2 %
DirectX DirectX 12 DirectX 11.2
OpenGL OpenGL 4.4 OpenGL 4.2
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 250 W 0 % 80 W 68 %
Length 320 mm 0 % 236 mm 26.3 %
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 7770
Overall Score 36822 0 % 23667 35.7 %
Future Proof 21 % 0 % 20 % 4.8 %
Benchmark Score 13559 0 % 5601 58.7 %
2D Benchmark Score 726.4 0 % 464.7 36 %
Average DirectX performance 39.2 FPS 0 % 18.3 FPS 53.2 %
DirectX 9 performance 56.5 FPS 0 % 41.2 FPS 27 %
DirectX 10 performance 31.6 FPS 0 % 7 FPS 77.7 %
DirectX 11 performance 48.8 FPS 0 % 13 FPS 73.4 %
DirectX 12 performance 19.7 FPS 0 % 12.1 FPS 38.9 %
Graphic card computing 3266.5 operations/s 0 % 1153 operations/s 64.7 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Radeon HD 7970, Radeon HD 7770.

Average frames per second Radeon HD 7970 Radeon HD 7770
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 78.2 FPS 44.1 FPS
High settings 140.7 FPS 79.3 FPS
Medium settings 168.8 FPS 95.2 FPS
Low settings 236.4 FPS 133.2 FPS
Difference 0 % 43.6 %

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 7770.

Grand Theft Auto V Radeon HD 7970 Radeon HD 7770
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 60.9 FPS 38.4 FPS
High settings 109.6 FPS 69.0 FPS
Medium settings 131.5 FPS 82.8 FPS
Low settings 184.1 FPS 116.0 FPS
Difference 0 % 37 %
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