Graphics card comparison
Radeon HD 7970 vs Radeon HD 7970 GHz Edition
AMD
Radeon HD 7970
3072 Mb GDDR5
Released 22 Dec 2011
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VS
AMD
Radeon HD 7970 GHz Edition
3072 Mb GDDR5
Released 22 Jun 2012
DESKTOP
Summary
Synthetic performance index
- Radeon HD 7970100%
- Radeon HD 7970 GHz Edition100%
Relative performance
Gaming performance index
- Radeon HD 7970100%
- Radeon HD 7970 GHz Edition110%
Relative performance
Reasons to consider the Radeon HD 7970
- 50 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 .
- 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- Based on an outdated architecture (AMD GCN), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications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 HD 7970 GHz Edition
- 10% higher gaming performance.
- 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- Based on an outdated architecture (AMD GCN), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications
Our verdict
HWSpot recommends the Radeon HD 7970 GHz Edition
The Radeon HD 7970 GHz Edition is the better performing card based on the game benchmark suite used (63 combinations of games and resolutions).
Specifications
Core configuration
| Radeon HD 7970 | Radeon HD 7970 GHz Edition |
|---|
| GPU Name | Tahiti (Tahiti XT) | Tahiti (Tahiti XT2) |
| Fab Process | 28 nm | 28 nm |
| Die Size | 352 mm² | 352 mm² |
| Transistors | 4,313 million | 4,313 million |
| Shaders | 2048 | 2048 |
| Compute Units | 32 | 32 |
| Core clock | 925 MHz | 1000 MHz |
| ROPs | 32 | 32 |
| TMUs | 128 | 128 |
Memory configuration
| Radeon HD 7970 | Radeon HD 7970 GHz Edition |
|---|
| Memory Type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Bus Width | 384 bit | 384 bit |
| Memory Speed | 1375 MHz
5500 MHz effective | 1500 MHz
6000 MHz effective |
| Memory Size | 3072 Mb | 3072 Mb |
Additional details
| Radeon HD 7970 | Radeon HD 7970 GHz Edition |
|---|
| TDP | 250 watts | 300 watts |
| Release Date | 22 Dec 2011 | 22 Jun 2012 |
Raw performance comparison
Pixel Rate
- Radeon HD 797029.60 GP/s
- Radeon HD 7970 GHz Edition32.00 GP/s
GigaPixels - higher is better
Texel Rate
- Radeon HD 7970118.00 GT/s
- Radeon HD 7970 GHz Edition128.00 GT/s
GigaTexels - higher is better
Memory bandwidth
- Radeon HD 7970264.00 GB/s
- Radeon HD 7970 GHz Edition288.00 GB/s
GB/s - higher is better
Single precision performance
- Radeon HD 79703789.00 GFLOPs
- Radeon HD 7970 GHz Edition4096.00 GFLOPs
GFLOPs - higher is better
Synthetic benchmarks
3DMark 11
- Radeon HD 797010760
- Radeon HD 7970 GHz Edition10830
Points (higher is better)
Game benchmarks
Alan Wake
- Radeon HD 797083.2
- Radeon HD 7970 GHz Edition91.4
FPS (higher is better)
Batman: Arkham City
- Radeon HD 797092.4
- Radeon HD 7970 GHz Edition100.6
FPS (higher is better)
Battlefield 3
- Radeon HD 797071.8
- Radeon HD 7970 GHz Edition78.9
FPS (higher is better)
Battlefield 4
DX11, Ultra Quality,2x MSAA,16x AF, HBAO
- Radeon HD 797067
- Radeon HD 7970 GHz Edition71
FPS (higher is better)
Bioshock Infinite
DX11, Ultra Quality,DDOD, FX AA
- Radeon HD 797062
- Radeon HD 7970 GHz Edition68
FPS (higher is better)
Borderlands 2
- Radeon HD 797074.8
- Radeon HD 7970 GHz Edition101.4
FPS (higher is better)
Crysis
- Radeon HD 797055.1
- Radeon HD 7970 GHz Edition60.5
FPS (higher is better)
Crysis 2
- Radeon HD 797064.6
- Radeon HD 7970 GHz Edition70.3
FPS (higher is better)
Crysis 3
DX11,Very High Quality, FXAA
- Radeon HD 797040
- Radeon HD 7970 GHz Edition44
FPS (higher is better)
Diablo III
- Radeon HD 7970153.8
- Radeon HD 7970 GHz Edition168.1
FPS (higher is better)
Dragon Age II
- Radeon HD 797060.3
- Radeon HD 7970 GHz Edition65.9
FPS (higher is better)
F1 2012
- Radeon HD 797099.9
- Radeon HD 7970 GHz Edition110.2
FPS (higher is better)
Max Payne 3
- Radeon HD 797071.7
- Radeon HD 7970 GHz Edition79.2
FPS (higher is better)
Medal Of Honor Warfighter
DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xMSAA
- Radeon HD 797060
- Radeon HD 7970 GHz Edition65
FPS (higher is better)
Metro 2033
- Radeon HD 797034.6
- Radeon HD 7970 GHz Edition36.2
FPS (higher is better)
Metro Last Light
DX11, AAA standard, 16xAF, Motion Blur normal, Tesselation normal
- Radeon HD 797043
- Radeon HD 7970 GHz Edition47
FPS (higher is better)
Sleeping Dogs
- Radeon HD 797077.7
- Radeon HD 7970 GHz Edition83.9
FPS (higher is better)
Sniper Elite V2
- Radeon HD 797079.5
- Radeon HD 7970 GHz Edition87.7
FPS (higher is better)
STALKER: Call of Pripyat
- Radeon HD 797094
- Radeon HD 7970 GHz Edition103.7
FPS (higher is better)
StarCraft II
- Radeon HD 7970168.7
- Radeon HD 7970 GHz Edition187.3
FPS (higher is better)
The Elder Scrolls: Skyrim
- Radeon HD 797079.4
- Radeon HD 7970 GHz Edition78.5
FPS (higher is better)
Total War: Shogun 2
- Radeon HD 797053.5
- Radeon HD 7970 GHz Edition58.8
FPS (higher is better)
Unigine Heaven 2.0
- Radeon HD 797068.7
- Radeon HD 7970 GHz Edition76.3
FPS (higher is better)
World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria
- Radeon HD 797094.3
- Radeon HD 7970 GHz Edition102.9
FPS (higher is better)
Alan Wake
- Radeon HD 797059.4
- Radeon HD 7970 GHz Edition59.4
FPS (higher is better)
Batman: Arkham City
- Radeon HD 797059.5
- Radeon HD 7970 GHz Edition64.1
FPS (higher is better)
Battlefield 3
- Radeon HD 797045.3
- Radeon HD 7970 GHz Edition49.9
FPS (higher is better)
Borderlands 2
- Radeon HD 797066.3
- Radeon HD 7970 GHz Edition71.9
FPS (higher is better)
Crysis
- Radeon HD 797034.9
- Radeon HD 7970 GHz Edition38.3
FPS (higher is better)
Crysis 2
- Radeon HD 797040.9
- Radeon HD 7970 GHz Edition44.3
FPS (higher is better)
Diablo III
- Radeon HD 7970111.9
- Radeon HD 7970 GHz Edition123.9
FPS (higher is better)
Dragon Age II
- Radeon HD 797042.6
- Radeon HD 7970 GHz Edition47.2
FPS (higher is better)
F1 2012
- Radeon HD 797074.8
- Radeon HD 7970 GHz Edition129.9
FPS (higher is better)
Max Payne 3
- Radeon HD 797049.5
- Radeon HD 7970 GHz Edition55.2
FPS (higher is better)
Metro 2033
- Radeon HD 797023.5
- Radeon HD 7970 GHz Edition24.3
FPS (higher is better)
Sleeping Dogs
- Radeon HD 797048.9
- Radeon HD 7970 GHz Edition53.8
FPS (higher is better)
Sniper Elite V2
- Radeon HD 797053.2
- Radeon HD 7970 GHz Edition58.9
FPS (higher is better)
STALKER: Call of Pripyat
- Radeon HD 797060.9
- Radeon HD 7970 GHz Edition67.5
FPS (higher is better)
StarCraft II
- Radeon HD 7970136.9
- Radeon HD 7970 GHz Edition152
FPS (higher is better)
The Elder Scrolls: Skyrim
- Radeon HD 797069.6
- Radeon HD 7970 GHz Edition73.2
FPS (higher is better)
Total War: Shogun 2
- Radeon HD 797032.8
- Radeon HD 7970 GHz Edition35.7
FPS (higher is better)
Unigine Heaven 2.0
- Radeon HD 797048.7
- Radeon HD 7970 GHz Edition53.8
FPS (higher is better)
World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria
- Radeon HD 797067
- Radeon HD 7970 GHz Edition73.6
FPS (higher is better)
Alan Wake
- Radeon HD 797036.1
- Radeon HD 7970 GHz Edition39.7
FPS (higher is better)
Batman: Arkham City
- Radeon HD 797038.3
- Radeon HD 7970 GHz Edition42.2
FPS (higher is better)
Battlefield 3
- Radeon HD 797032.2
- Radeon HD 7970 GHz Edition35.5
FPS (higher is better)
Borderlands 2
- Radeon HD 797046.1
- Radeon HD 7970 GHz Edition50.7
FPS (higher is better)
Crysis
- Radeon HD 797022
- Radeon HD 7970 GHz Edition24
FPS (higher is better)
Crysis 2
- Radeon HD 797026.2
- Radeon HD 7970 GHz Edition28.1
FPS (higher is better)
Dragon Age II
- Radeon HD 797034.6
- Radeon HD 7970 GHz Edition38.2
FPS (higher is better)
F1 2012
- Radeon HD 797058.5
- Radeon HD 7970 GHz Edition64
FPS (higher is better)
Max Payne 3
- Radeon HD 797038
- Radeon HD 7970 GHz Edition42
FPS (higher is better)
Metro 2033
- Radeon HD 797017.8
- Radeon HD 7970 GHz Edition18.7
FPS (higher is better)
Sleeping Dogs
- Radeon HD 797085.1
- Radeon HD 7970 GHz Edition92.5
FPS (higher is better)
Sniper Elite V2
- Radeon HD 797035.3
- Radeon HD 7970 GHz Edition39
FPS (higher is better)
STALKER: Call of Pripyat
- Radeon HD 797038.6
- Radeon HD 7970 GHz Edition42.9
FPS (higher is better)
The Elder Scrolls: Skyrim
- Radeon HD 797049.7
- Radeon HD 7970 GHz Edition50.2
FPS (higher is better)
Total War: Shogun 2
- Radeon HD 797019.2
- Radeon HD 7970 GHz Edition20.9
FPS (higher is better)
Unigine Heaven 2.0
- Radeon HD 797031.2
- Radeon HD 7970 GHz Edition34.2
FPS (higher is better)
World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria
- Radeon HD 797043.9
- Radeon HD 7970 GHz Edition48.2
FPS (higher is better)
Bioshock Infinite
DX11, Ultra, DDOD, FXAA
- Radeon HD 797039
- Radeon HD 7970 GHz Edition45
FPS (higher is better)
Grand Theft Auto V
DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF, 2xMSAA
- Radeon HD 797039
- Radeon HD 7970 GHz Edition46
FPS (higher is better)
Grand Theft Auto V
DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF, 2xMSAA
- Radeon HD 797054
- Radeon HD 7970 GHz Edition64
FPS (higher is better)