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AMD logo Radeon HD 7970
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AMD logo Radeon Vega 8

AMD Radeon HD 7970 logo AMD Radeon Vega 8 logo
General information Radeon HD 7970 Radeon Vega 8
Launched Q3 2012 Q1 2023
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory AMD AMD
Motherboard Bus PCIe 3.0 x16 Integrated
Memory 3072 MB 0 %
Core Clock 1000 MHz 9.1 % 1100 MHz 0 %
DirectX DirectX 12 DirectX 12.1
OpenGL OpenGL 4.4 OpenGL 4.6
Performance Radeon HD 7970 Radeon Vega 8
Overall Score 36808 0 % 21188 42.4 %
Future Proof 21 % 76.9 % 91 % 0 %
Benchmark Score 13548 0 % 4489 66.9 %
2D Benchmark Score 728.5 0 % 356.8 51 %
Average DirectX performance 39.5 FPS 0 % 14.5 FPS 63.3 %
DirectX 9 performance 58.7 FPS 0 % 31.1 FPS 47 %
DirectX 10 performance 31.9 FPS 0 % 6.9 FPS 78.2 %
DirectX 11 performance 48.6 FPS 0 % 11.9 FPS 75.4 %
DirectX 12 performance 18.8 FPS 0 % 8 FPS 57.6 %
Graphic card computing 3231.1 operations/s 0 % 975.1 operations/s 69.8 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Radeon HD 7970, Radeon Vega 8.

Average frames per second Radeon HD 7970 Radeon Vega 8
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 78.9 FPS 38.2 FPS
High settings 142.0 FPS 68.7 FPS
Medium settings 170.3 FPS 82.5 FPS
Low settings 238.5 FPS 115.4 FPS
Difference 0 % 51.6 %

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 Vega 8.

Grand Theft Auto V Radeon HD 7970 Radeon Vega 8
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 61.3 FPS 34.4 FPS
High settings 110.3 FPS 61.8 FPS
Medium settings 132.4 FPS 74.2 FPS
Low settings 185.4 FPS 103.9 FPS
Difference 0 % 43.9 %
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