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AMD logo Radeon HD 7970
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AMD logo Radeon HD 7850

AMD Radeon HD 7970 logo AMD Radeon HD 7850 logo
General information Radeon HD 7970 Radeon HD 7850
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 0 % 860 MHz 14 %
Effective Clock 6600 MHz 0 % 5000 MHz 24.2 %
DirectX DirectX 12 DirectX 11.2
OpenGL OpenGL 4.4 OpenGL 4.4
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 250 W 0 % 130 W 48 %
Length 320 mm 0 % 296 mm 7.5 %
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 7850
Overall Score 36822 0 % 31563 14.3 %
Future Proof 21 % 0 % 20 % 4.8 %
Benchmark Score 13559 0 % 9962 26.5 %
2D Benchmark Score 726.4 0 % 555 23.6 %
Average DirectX performance 39.2 FPS 0 % 32.6 FPS 16.9 %
DirectX 9 performance 56.5 FPS 22 % 72.4 FPS 0 %
DirectX 10 performance 31.6 FPS 0 % 17 FPS 46.3 %
DirectX 11 performance 48.8 FPS 0 % 22.9 FPS 53.2 %
DirectX 12 performance 19.7 FPS 0 % 18 FPS 9 %
Graphic card computing 3266.5 operations/s 0 % 1647.4 operations/s 49.6 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Radeon HD 7970, Radeon HD 7850.

Average frames per second Radeon HD 7970 Radeon HD 7850
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 78.2 FPS 64.4 FPS
High settings 140.7 FPS 115.9 FPS
Medium settings 168.8 FPS 139.1 FPS
Low settings 236.4 FPS 194.8 FPS
Difference 0 % 17.6 %

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 7850.

Grand Theft Auto V Radeon HD 7970 Radeon HD 7850
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 60.9 FPS 51.9 FPS
High settings 109.6 FPS 93.4 FPS
Medium settings 131.5 FPS 112.1 FPS
Low settings 184.1 FPS 156.9 FPS
Difference 0 % 14.8 %
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