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AMD logo Radeon HD 7970
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AMD logo Radeon HD 3870 X2

AMD Radeon HD 7970 logo AMD Radeon HD 3870 X2 logo
General information Radeon HD 7970 Radeon HD 3870 X2
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 % 512 MB 83.3 %
DirectX DirectX 12 DirectX 10.1
OpenGL OpenGL 4.4 OpenGL 3.3
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 250 W 0 % 165 W 34 %
Performance Radeon HD 7970 Radeon HD 3870 X2
Overall Score 36822 0 % 13534 63.2 %
Future Proof 21 % 0 % 16 % 23.8 %
Benchmark Score 13559 0 % 1832 86.5 %
2D Benchmark Score 730 0 % 222.7 69.5 %
Average DirectX performance 39.1 FPS 0 % 5.5 FPS 85.9 %
DirectX 9 performance 57.2 FPS 0 % 20.1 FPS 64.9 %
DirectX 10 performance 31 FPS 0 % 2 FPS 93.6 %
DirectX 11 performance 48.3 FPS 0 % 0 FPS 100 %
DirectX 12 performance 19.8 FPS 0 % 0 FPS 100 %
Graphic card computing 3245.9 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 3870 X2.

Average frames per second Radeon HD 7970 Radeon HD 3870 X2
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 78.2 FPS 19.8 FPS
High settings 140.8 FPS 35.6 FPS
Medium settings 169.0 FPS 42.7 FPS
Low settings 236.6 FPS 59.8 FPS
Difference 0 % 74.7 %

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 3870 X2.

Grand Theft Auto V Radeon HD 7970 Radeon HD 3870 X2
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 61.1 FPS 20.8 FPS
High settings 110.0 FPS 37.5 FPS
Medium settings 132.0 FPS 45.0 FPS
Low settings 184.7 FPS 63.0 FPS
Difference 0 % 65.9 %
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