AMD Radeon HD 7970 videocard review

AMD Radeon HD 7970

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
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
344816
34541
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop
Face Detection
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
939.363 mPixels/s
84.413 mPixels/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop
Ocean Surface Simulation
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
14101.507 Frames/s
1390.592 Frames/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop
T-Rex
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
95.851 Frames/s
7.336 Frames/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop
Video Composition
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
530.303 Frames/s
101.929 Frames/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop
Bitcoin Mining
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
4429.590 mHash/s
481.760 mHash/s
GFXBench 4.0
Car Chase Offscreen
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
34770 Frames
9448 Frames
GFXBench 4.0
Manhattan
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
27823 Frames
3704 Frames
GFXBench 4.0
T-Rex
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
69225 Frames
3350 Frames
GFXBench 4.0
Car Chase Offscreen
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
34770.000 Fps
9448.000 Fps
GFXBench 4.0
Manhattan
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
27823.000 Fps
3704.000 Fps
GFXBench 4.0
T-Rex
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
69225.000 Fps
3350.000 Fps
3DMark Fire Strike
Graphics Score
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
36466
2276
Name Value
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

Counter-Strike: GO (2012)

Low, 1024x768251.10
Medium, 1366x768233.80
High, 1366x768212.60

Total War: Rome II (2013)

Low, 1024x768201.10
Medium, 1366x768155.20
High, 1366x768111.30
Ultra, 1920x108036.00

Company of Heroes 2 (2013)

Ultra, 1920x108031.90

Metro: Last Light (2013)

Low, 1024x768115.10
Medium, 1366x768110.00
High, 1366x76877.40
Ultra, 1920x108046.60

BioShock Infinite (2013)

Low, 1280x720199.20
Medium, 1366x768170.10
High, 1366x768150.90
Ultra, 1920x108064.30

StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm (2013)

Ultra, 1920x108062.20

SimCity (2013)

Low, 1024x768136.20
Medium, 1366x768100.60
High, 1366x76877.20
Ultra, 1920x108057.80

Tomb Raider (2013)

High, 1366x768161.00
Ultra, 1920x108072.50

Crysis 3 (2013)

Low, 1024x76896.20
Medium, 1366x76884.50
High, 1366x76859.80
Ultra, 1920x108028.30

Hitman: Absolution (2012)

Low, 1024x76865.20
Medium, 1366x76861.80
High, 1366x76856.20
Ultra, 1920x108043.90

Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 (2012)

Low, 1024x768238.20
Medium, 1366x768223.10
High, 1366x768146.30
Ultra, 1920x1080104.90

World of Tanks v8 (2012)

Low, 1024x768116.60
Medium, 1366x76874.80
High, 1366x76868.60
Ultra, 1920x108057.80

Borderlands 2 (2012)

Low, 1024x768131.60
Medium, 1366x768119.50
High, 1366x768112.70
Ultra, 1920x108093.50

Dirt Showdown (2012)

Low, 1024x76887.30
Medium, 1366x76873.10
High, 1366x76869.20
Ultra, 1920x108061.20

Diablo III (2012)

Low, 1024x768213.00
Medium, 1366x768190.80
High, 1366x768188.90
Ultra, 1920x1080191.40

Mass Effect 3 (2012)

Low, 1280x72060.00
High, 1366x76859.80
Ultra, 1920x108059.70

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (2011)

Medium, 1366x768100.40
High, 1366x76880.30
Ultra, 1920x108062.30

Battlefield 3 (2011)

Low, 1024x768137.50
Medium, 1366x768106.70
High, 1366x76886.50
Ultra, 1920x108047.90

Deus Ex Human Revolution (2011)

Low, 1024x768258.00
High, 1366x768234.70
Ultra, 1920x1080123.00

StarCraft 2 (2010)

Low, 1024x768320.50
Medium, 1360x768117.80
High, 1360x768117.20
Ultra, 1920x1080108.60

Metro 2033 (2010)

Low, 800x600134.80
Medium, 1360x768133.70
High, 1600x900105.20
Ultra, 1920x108046.70

Specifications (specs)

Essentials

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 501
Type Desktop

Technical info

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

Display Connectors 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
DisplayPort support
Dual-link DVI support
Eyefinity
HDMI
VGA

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

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

DirectX 11
OpenGL 4.5

Memory

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

AMD Eyefinity
CrossFire
FreeSync