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AMD logo Radeon HD 7970
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AMD logo Radeon HD 3850

AMD Radeon HD 7970 logo AMD Radeon HD 3850 logo
General information Radeon HD 7970 Radeon HD 3850
Launched Q3 2012 Q4 2011
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 % 668 MHz 33.2 %
DirectX DirectX 12 DirectX 10.1
OpenGL OpenGL 4.4 OpenGL 3.3
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 250 W 0 % 75 W 70 %
Performance Radeon HD 7970 Radeon HD 3850
Overall Score 36822 0 % 10076 72.6 %
Future Proof 21 % 0 % 16 % 23.8 %
Benchmark Score 13559 0 % 1015 92.5 %
2D Benchmark Score 726.4 0 % 30 95.9 %
Average DirectX performance 39.2 FPS 0 % 4.5 FPS 88.5 %
DirectX 9 performance 56.5 FPS 0 % 16 FPS 71.6 %
DirectX 10 performance 31.6 FPS 0 % 2 FPS 93.7 %
DirectX 11 performance 48.8 FPS 0 % 0 FPS 100 %
DirectX 12 performance 19.7 FPS 0 % 0 FPS 100 %
Graphic card computing 3266.5 operations/s 0 % 0 operations/s 100 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Radeon HD 7970, Radeon HD 3850.

Average frames per second Radeon HD 7970 Radeon HD 3850
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 78.2 FPS 13.2 FPS
High settings 140.7 FPS 23.7 FPS
Medium settings 168.8 FPS 28.5 FPS
Low settings 236.4 FPS 39.8 FPS
Difference 0 % 83.1 %

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 3850.

Grand Theft Auto V Radeon HD 7970 Radeon HD 3850
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 60.9 FPS 15.1 FPS
High settings 109.6 FPS 27.1 FPS
Medium settings 131.5 FPS 32.6 FPS
Low settings 184.1 FPS 45.6 FPS
Difference 0 % 75.2 %
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