Graphics card comparison
Radeon HD 7970 GHz Edition vs Radeon R9 380X
AMD
Radeon HD 7970 GHz Edition
3072 Mb GDDR5
Released 22 Jun 2012
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VS
AMD
Radeon R9 380X
4096 Mb GDDR5
Released 19 Nov 2015
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Summary
Synthetic performance index
- Radeon HD 7970 GHz Edition100%
- Radeon R9 380X123%
Relative performance
Gaming performance index
- Radeon HD 7970 GHz Edition100%
- Radeon R9 380X105%
Relative performance
Reasons to consider the Radeon HD 7970 GHz Edition
- Supports Direct3D 12 Async Compute
- Supports ReLive (allows game streaming/recording with minimum performance penalty)
- Supports Mantle
- Based on an outdated architecture (AMD GCN), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications
Reasons to consider the Radeon R9 380X
- 5% higher gaming performance.
- 110 watts lower power draw. This might be a strong point if your current power supply is not enough to handle the Radeon HD 7970 GHz Edition .
- This is a much newer product, it might have better long term support.
- Supports Direct3D 12 Async Compute
- Supports FreeSync
- Supports ReLive (allows game streaming/recording with minimum performance penalty)
- Supports TrueAudio
- Based on an outdated architecture (AMD GCN), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications
Our verdict
HWSpot recommends the Radeon R9 380X
The Radeon R9 380X is the better performing card based on the game benchmark suite used (8 combinations of games and resolutions).
Specifications
Core configuration
| Radeon HD 7970 GHz Edition | Radeon R9 380X |
|---|
| GPU Name | Tahiti (Tahiti XT2) | Antigua (Antigua XT) |
| Fab Process | 28 nm | 28 nm |
| Die Size | 352 mm² | 366 mm² |
| Transistors | 4,313 million | 5,000 million |
| Shaders | 2048 | 2048 |
| Compute Units | 32 | 32 |
| Core clock | 1000 MHz | 970 MHz |
| ROPs | 32 | 32 |
| TMUs | 128 | 128 |
Memory configuration
| Radeon HD 7970 GHz Edition | Radeon R9 380X |
|---|
| Memory Type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Bus Width | 384 bit | 256 bit |
| Memory Speed | 1500 MHz
6000 MHz effective | 1425 MHz
5700 MHz effective |
| Memory Size | 3072 Mb | 4096 Mb |
Additional details
| Radeon HD 7970 GHz Edition | Radeon R9 380X |
|---|
| TDP | 300 watts | 190 watts |
| Release Date | 22 Jun 2012 | 19 Nov 2015 |
Raw performance comparison
Pixel Rate
- Radeon HD 7970 GHz Edition32.00 GP/s
- Radeon R9 380X31.04 GP/s
GigaPixels - higher is better
Texel Rate
- Radeon HD 7970 GHz Edition128.00 GT/s
- Radeon R9 380X124.20 GT/s
GigaTexels - higher is better
Memory bandwidth
- Radeon HD 7970 GHz Edition288.00 GB/s
- Radeon R9 380X182.40 GB/s
GB/s - higher is better
Single precision performance
- Radeon HD 7970 GHz Edition4096.00 GFLOPs
- Radeon R9 380X3973.00 GFLOPs
GFLOPs - higher is better
Synthetic benchmarks
3DMark 11
- Radeon HD 7970 GHz Edition10830
- Radeon R9 380X13410
Points (higher is better)
Game benchmarks
Battlefield Hardline
DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xMSAA,EP3 Gator Bait
- Radeon HD 7970 GHz Edition40
- Radeon R9 380X43
FPS (higher is better)
Grand Theft Auto V
DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF, 2xMSAA
- Radeon HD 7970 GHz Edition64
- Radeon R9 380X60
FPS (higher is better)
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA
- Radeon HD 7970 GHz Edition32
- Radeon R9 380X39
FPS (higher is better)
Battlefield Hardline
DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xMSAA,EP3 Gator Bait
- Radeon HD 7970 GHz Edition33
- Radeon R9 380X30
FPS (higher is better)
Bioshock Infinite
DX11, Ultra, DDOD, FXAA
- Radeon HD 7970 GHz Edition45
- Radeon R9 380X56
FPS (higher is better)
Grand Theft Auto V
DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF, 2xMSAA
- Radeon HD 7970 GHz Edition46
- Radeon R9 380X42
FPS (higher is better)
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA
- Radeon HD 7970 GHz Edition26
- Radeon R9 380X29
FPS (higher is better)
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA
- Radeon HD 7970 GHz Edition16
- Radeon R9 380X17
FPS (higher is better)