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AMD logo Radeon HD 7970
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AMD logo FirePro W8000

AMD Radeon HD 7970 logo AMD FirePro W8000 logo
General information Radeon HD 7970 FirePro W8000
Launched Q3 2012 Q1 2013
Used in Desktop Workstation
Factory AMD AMD
Motherboard Bus PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Memory 3072 MB 25 % 4096 MB 0 %
Core Clock 1000 MHz 0 % 900 MHz 10 %
Effective Clock 6600 MHz 0 % 5500 MHz 16.7 %
DirectX DirectX 12 DirectX 11.1
OpenGL OpenGL 4.4 OpenGL 4.2
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 250 W 0 % 189 W 24.4 %
Length 320 mm 0 % 279 mm 12.8 %
Cooling Fans 3 0 % 1 66.7 %
Case Slots 3 0 % 2 33.3 %
Performance Radeon HD 7970 FirePro W8000
Overall Score 36823 0 % 32531 11.7 %
Future Proof 21 % 16 % 25 % 0 %
Benchmark Score 13559 0 % 10583 21.9 %
2D Benchmark Score 726.4 0 % 463.1 36.2 %
Average DirectX performance 39.2 FPS 0 % 36 FPS 8.1 %
DirectX 9 performance 56.6 FPS 16.7 % 67.9 FPS 0 %
DirectX 10 performance 31.5 FPS 0 % 24.2 FPS 23.4 %
DirectX 11 performance 48.6 FPS 0 % 31.2 FPS 35.9 %
DirectX 12 performance 20 FPS 4 % 20.8 FPS 0 %
Graphic card computing 3274.8 operations/s 0 % 2039.9 operations/s 37.7 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Radeon HD 7970, FirePro W8000.

Average frames per second Radeon HD 7970 FirePro W8000
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 78.2 FPS 66.9 FPS
High settings 140.7 FPS 120.5 FPS
Medium settings 168.9 FPS 144.6 FPS
Low settings 236.4 FPS 202.4 FPS
Difference 0 % 14.4 %

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, FirePro W8000.

Grand Theft Auto V Radeon HD 7970 FirePro W8000
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 61.0 FPS 53.6 FPS
High settings 109.8 FPS 96.5 FPS
Medium settings 131.8 FPS 115.8 FPS
Low settings 184.5 FPS 162.1 FPS
Difference 0 % 12.1 %
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