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AMD logo Radeon HD 7970
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AMD logo Radeon R7 250

AMD Radeon HD 7970 logo AMD Radeon R7 250 logo
General information Radeon HD 7970 Radeon R7 250
Launched Q3 2012 Q4 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 % 1000 MHz 0 %
Boost Clock 975 MHz 15.2 % 1150 MHz 0 %
Effective Clock 6600 MHz 17.5 % 8000 MHz 0 %
DirectX DirectX 12 DirectX 12
OpenGL OpenGL 4.4 OpenGL 4.4
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 250 W 0 % 75 W 70 %
Length 320 mm 0 % 210 mm 34.4 %
Cooling Fans 3 0 % 1 66.7 %
Case Slots 3 0 % 2 33.3 %
SLI 4-way 0 % 2-way 50 %
Performance Radeon HD 7970 Radeon R7 250
Overall Score 36848 0 % 16623 54.9 %
Future Proof 21 % 30 % 30 % 0 %
Benchmark Score 13578 0 % 2763 79.7 %
2D Benchmark Score 722.7 0 % 285.9 60.4 %
Average DirectX performance 38.9 FPS 0 % 9.5 FPS 75.6 %
DirectX 9 performance 56.7 FPS 0 % 20 FPS 64.8 %
DirectX 10 performance 30.8 FPS 0 % 3 FPS 90.3 %
DirectX 11 performance 48 FPS 0 % 7.9 FPS 83.5 %
DirectX 12 performance 20 FPS 0 % 7 FPS 64.9 %
Graphic card computing 3285.6 operations/s 0 % 599.8 operations/s 81.7 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Radeon HD 7970, Radeon R7 250.

Average frames per second Radeon HD 7970 Radeon R7 250
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 78.6 FPS 26.7 FPS
High settings 141.4 FPS 48.1 FPS
Medium settings 169.7 FPS 57.7 FPS
Low settings 237.6 FPS 80.8 FPS
Difference 0 % 66 %

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 R7 250.

Grand Theft Auto V Radeon HD 7970 Radeon R7 250
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 61.4 FPS 26.1 FPS
High settings 110.6 FPS 47.0 FPS
Medium settings 132.7 FPS 56.5 FPS
Low settings 185.7 FPS 79.0 FPS
Difference 0 % 57.5 %
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