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AMD logo Radeon HD 7950
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AMD logo Radeon HD 6970

AMD Radeon HD 7950 logo AMD Radeon HD 6970 logo
General information Radeon HD 7950 Radeon HD 6970
Launched Q2 2012 Q3 2012
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory AMD AMD
Motherboard Bus PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
Memory 3072 MB 0 % 2048 MB 33.3 %
Core Clock 850 MHz 3.4 % 880 MHz 0 %
Effective Clock 6000 MHz 0 % 1425 MHz 76.3 %
DirectX DirectX 12 DirectX 11
OpenGL OpenGL 4.4 OpenGL 4.4
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 200 W 20 % 250 W 0 %
Length 320 mm 0 % 297 mm 7.2 %
Cooling Fans 3 0 % 3 0 %
Case Slots 3 0 % 3 0 %
SLI 4-way 0 % 4-way 0 %
Performance Radeon HD 7950 Radeon HD 6970
Overall Score 35087 0 % 27068 22.9 %
Future Proof 20 % 4.8 % 21 % 0 %
Benchmark Score 12311 0 % 7327 40.5 %
2D Benchmark Score 690.3 0 % 432.9 37.3 %
Average DirectX performance 35.5 FPS 0 % 27.3 FPS 22.9 %
DirectX 9 performance 51.1 FPS 25.2 % 68.3 FPS 0 %
DirectX 10 performance 28.5 FPS 0 % 20.1 FPS 29.6 %
DirectX 11 performance 44.3 FPS 0 % 20.9 FPS 52.7 %
DirectX 12 performance 17.9 FPS 0 % 0 FPS 100 %
Graphic card computing 2986.7 operations/s 0 % 1487.5 operations/s 50.2 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Radeon HD 7950, Radeon HD 6970.

Average frames per second Radeon HD 7950 Radeon HD 6970
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 73.6 FPS 52.8 FPS
High settings 132.5 FPS 95.0 FPS
Medium settings 159.0 FPS 114.0 FPS
Low settings 222.5 FPS 159.5 FPS
Difference 0 % 28.3 %

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 7950, Radeon HD 6970.

Grand Theft Auto V Radeon HD 7950 Radeon HD 6970
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 57.9 FPS 44.2 FPS
High settings 104.3 FPS 79.5 FPS
Medium settings 125.2 FPS 95.4 FPS
Low settings 175.2 FPS 133.6 FPS
Difference 0 % 23.7 %
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