General information | Radeon HD 7970 | Radeon HD 7870 XT |
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Launched | Q3 2012 | Q2 2013 |
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 % | 925 MHz 7.5 % |
Effective Clock | 6600 MHz 0 % | 6000 MHz 9.1 % |
DirectX | DirectX 12 | DirectX 11.2 |
OpenGL | OpenGL 4.4 | OpenGL 4.4 |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 250 W 0 % | 185 W 26 % |
Length | 320 mm 0 % | 275 mm 14.1 % |
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 7870 XT |
Overall Score | 36822 0 % | 33983 7.7 % |
Future Proof | 21 % 19.2 % | 26 % 0 % |
Benchmark Score | 13559 0 % | 11549 14.8 % |
2D Benchmark Score | 726.4 0 % | 666.9 8.2 % |
Average DirectX performance | 39.2 FPS 0 % | 33 FPS 15.7 % |
DirectX 9 performance | 56.5 FPS 0 % | 48 FPS 15.1 % |
DirectX 10 performance | 31.6 FPS 0 % | 26.6 FPS 15.8 % |
DirectX 11 performance | 48.8 FPS 0 % | 40.8 FPS 16.4 % |
DirectX 12 performance | 19.7 FPS 0 % | 16.7 FPS 15.3 % |
Graphic card computing | 3266.5 operations/s 0 % | 2807.4 operations/s 14.1 % |
Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Radeon HD 7970, Radeon HD 7870 XT.
Average frames per second | Radeon HD 7970 | Radeon HD 7870 XT |
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Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels Change | ||
Ultra settings | 78.2 FPS | 70.7 FPS |
High settings | 140.7 FPS | 127.3 FPS |
Medium settings | 168.8 FPS | 152.8 FPS |
Low settings | 236.4 FPS | 213.9 FPS |
Difference | 0 % | 9.5 % |
Comparison of FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) in game Grand Theft Auto V for Radeon HD 7970, Radeon HD 7870 XT.
Grand Theft Auto V | Radeon HD 7970 | Radeon HD 7870 XT |
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Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels Change | ||
Ultra settings | 60.9 FPS | 56.0 FPS |
High settings | 109.6 FPS | 100.9 FPS |
Medium settings | 131.5 FPS | 121.0 FPS |
Low settings | 184.1 FPS | 169.5 FPS |
Difference | 0 % | 8 % |