AMD Radeon HD 7970 videocard review
Radeon HD 7970 videocard released by AMD; release date: 22 December 2011. At the time of release, the videocard cost $549. The videocard is designed for desktop-computers and based on GCN 1.0 microarchitecture codenamed Tahiti.
Boost clock speed - 925 MHz. Texture fill rate - 118.4 GTexel / s. Pipelines - 2048. Floating-point performance - 3,789 gflops. Manufacturing process technology - 28 nm. Transistors count - 4,313 million. Power consumption (TDP) - 300 Watt.
Memory type: GDDR5. Maximum RAM amount - 3 GB. Memory bus width - 384 Bit. Memory clock speed - 1375 MHz. Memory bandwidth - 264 GB/s. Shared memory - 0.
Benchmarks
Geekbench OpenCL |
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CompuBench 1.5 Desktop Face Detection |
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CompuBench 1.5 Desktop Ocean Surface Simulation |
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CompuBench 1.5 Desktop T-Rex |
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CompuBench 1.5 Desktop Video Composition |
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CompuBench 1.5 Desktop Bitcoin Mining |
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GFXBench 4.0 Car Chase Offscreen |
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GFXBench 4.0 Manhattan |
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GFXBench 4.0 T-Rex |
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GFXBench 4.0 Car Chase Offscreen |
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GFXBench 4.0 Manhattan |
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GFXBench 4.0 T-Rex |
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3DMark Fire Strike Graphics Score |
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Name | Value |
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Geekbench - OpenCL | 34541 |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection | 84.413 mPixels/s |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation | 1390.592 Frames/s |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex | 7.336 Frames/s |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition | 101.929 Frames/s |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining | 481.760 mHash/s |
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen | 9448 Frames |
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan | 3704 Frames |
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex | 3350 Frames |
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen | 9448.000 Fps |
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan | 3704.000 Fps |
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex | 3350.000 Fps |
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score | 2276 |
Games performance
1. Counter-Strike: GO (2012)
2. Total War: Rome II (2013)
3. Company of Heroes 2 (2013)
4. Metro: Last Light (2013)
5. BioShock Infinite (2013)
6. StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm (2013)
7. SimCity (2013)
8. Tomb Raider (2013)
9. Crysis 3 (2013)
10. Hitman: Absolution (2012)
2. Total War: Rome II (2013)
3. Company of Heroes 2 (2013)
4. Metro: Last Light (2013)
5. BioShock Infinite (2013)
6. StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm (2013)
7. SimCity (2013)
8. Tomb Raider (2013)
9. Crysis 3 (2013)
10. Hitman: Absolution (2012)
11. Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 (2012)
12. World of Tanks v8 (2012)
13. Borderlands 2 (2012)
14. Dirt Showdown (2012)
15. Diablo III (2012)
16. Mass Effect 3 (2012)
17. The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (2011)
18. Battlefield 3 (2011)
19. Deus Ex Human Revolution (2011)
20. StarCraft 2 (2010)
21. Metro 2033 (2010)
12. World of Tanks v8 (2012)
13. Borderlands 2 (2012)
14. Dirt Showdown (2012)
15. Diablo III (2012)
16. Mass Effect 3 (2012)
17. The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (2011)
18. Battlefield 3 (2011)
19. Deus Ex Human Revolution (2011)
20. StarCraft 2 (2010)
21. Metro 2033 (2010)
Counter-Strike: GO (2012)
Low, 1024x768 | 251.10 |
Medium, 1366x768 | 233.80 |
High, 1366x768 | 212.60 |
Total War: Rome II (2013)
Low, 1024x768 | 201.10 |
Medium, 1366x768 | 155.20 |
High, 1366x768 | 111.30 |
Ultra, 1920x1080 | 36.00 |
Company of Heroes 2 (2013)
Ultra, 1920x1080 | 31.90 |
Metro: Last Light (2013)
Low, 1024x768 | 115.10 |
Medium, 1366x768 | 110.00 |
High, 1366x768 | 77.40 |
Ultra, 1920x1080 | 46.60 |
BioShock Infinite (2013)
Low, 1280x720 | 199.20 |
Medium, 1366x768 | 170.10 |
High, 1366x768 | 150.90 |
Ultra, 1920x1080 | 64.30 |
StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm (2013)
Ultra, 1920x1080 | 62.20 |
SimCity (2013)
Low, 1024x768 | 136.20 |
Medium, 1366x768 | 100.60 |
High, 1366x768 | 77.20 |
Ultra, 1920x1080 | 57.80 |
Tomb Raider (2013)
High, 1366x768 | 161.00 |
Ultra, 1920x1080 | 72.50 |
Crysis 3 (2013)
Low, 1024x768 | 96.20 |
Medium, 1366x768 | 84.50 |
High, 1366x768 | 59.80 |
Ultra, 1920x1080 | 28.30 |
Hitman: Absolution (2012)
Low, 1024x768 | 65.20 |
Medium, 1366x768 | 61.80 |
High, 1366x768 | 56.20 |
Ultra, 1920x1080 | 43.90 |
Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 (2012)
Low, 1024x768 | 238.20 |
Medium, 1366x768 | 223.10 |
High, 1366x768 | 146.30 |
Ultra, 1920x1080 | 104.90 |
World of Tanks v8 (2012)
Low, 1024x768 | 116.60 |
Medium, 1366x768 | 74.80 |
High, 1366x768 | 68.60 |
Ultra, 1920x1080 | 57.80 |
Borderlands 2 (2012)
Low, 1024x768 | 131.60 |
Medium, 1366x768 | 119.50 |
High, 1366x768 | 112.70 |
Ultra, 1920x1080 | 93.50 |
Dirt Showdown (2012)
Low, 1024x768 | 87.30 |
Medium, 1366x768 | 73.10 |
High, 1366x768 | 69.20 |
Ultra, 1920x1080 | 61.20 |
Diablo III (2012)
Low, 1024x768 | 213.00 |
Medium, 1366x768 | 190.80 |
High, 1366x768 | 188.90 |
Ultra, 1920x1080 | 191.40 |
Mass Effect 3 (2012)
Low, 1280x720 | 60.00 |
High, 1366x768 | 59.80 |
Ultra, 1920x1080 | 59.70 |
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (2011)
Medium, 1366x768 | 100.40 |
High, 1366x768 | 80.30 |
Ultra, 1920x1080 | 62.30 |
Battlefield 3 (2011)
Low, 1024x768 | 137.50 |
Medium, 1366x768 | 106.70 |
High, 1366x768 | 86.50 |
Ultra, 1920x1080 | 47.90 |
Deus Ex Human Revolution (2011)
Low, 1024x768 | 258.00 |
High, 1366x768 | 234.70 |
Ultra, 1920x1080 | 123.00 |
StarCraft 2 (2010)
Low, 1024x768 | 320.50 |
Medium, 1360x768 | 117.80 |
High, 1360x768 | 117.20 |
Ultra, 1920x1080 | 108.60 |
Metro 2033 (2010)
Low, 800x600 | 134.80 |
Medium, 1360x768 | 133.70 |
High, 1600x900 | 105.20 |
Ultra, 1920x1080 | 46.70 |
Specifications (specs)
Essentials |
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Architecture | GCN 1.0 |
Code name | Tahiti |
Design | AMD Radeon HD 7000 Series |
Launch date | 22 December 2011 |
Launch price (MSRP) | $549 |
Place in performance rating | 500 |
Type | Desktop |
Technical info |
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Boost clock speed | 925 MHz |
Floating-point performance | 3,789 gflops |
Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm |
Pipelines | 2048 |
Stream Processors | 2048 |
Texture fill rate | 118.4 GTexel / s |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 300 Watt |
Transistor count | 4,313 million |
Video outputs and ports |
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Display Connectors | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort |
DisplayPort support | |
Dual-link DVI support | |
Eyefinity | |
HDMI | |
VGA | |
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements |
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Bus support | PCIe 2.1 x16 |
Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
Length | 274 mm |
Supplementary power connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
API support |
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DirectX | 11 |
OpenGL | 4.5 |
Memory |
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Maximum RAM amount | 3 GB |
Memory bandwidth | 264 GB/s |
Memory bus width | 384 Bit |
Memory clock speed | 1375 MHz |
Memory type | GDDR5 |
Shared memory | 0 |
Technologies |
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AMD Eyefinity | |
CrossFire | |
FreeSync |