AMD Radeon RX 460 1024SP vs AMD Radeon HD 7970 X2

Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon RX 460 1024SP and AMD Radeon HD 7970 X2 videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: Geekbench - OpenCL, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s).

AMD Radeon RX 460 1024SP

AMD Radeon HD 7970 X2

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon RX 460 1024SP

Videocard is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 4 month(s) later
Around 18% higher core clock speed: 1090 MHz vs 925 MHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 14 nm vs 28 nm
6.7x lower typical power consumption: 75 Watt vs 500 Watt
Around 27% higher memory clock speed: 7000 MHz vs 5500 MHz

Launch date	17 January 2017 vs 31 August 2012
Core clock speed	1090 MHz vs 925 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 28 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	75 Watt vs 500 Watt
Memory clock speed	7000 MHz vs 5500 MHz

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon HD 7970 X2

27.6x more texture fill rate: 2x 118.4 GTexel / s billion / sec vs 76.8 GTexel / s
4x more pipelines: 2x 2048 vs 1024
3.1x better floating-point performance: 2x 3,789 gflops vs 2,458 gflops
3x more maximum memory size: 2x 3 GB vs 2 GB

Texture fill rate	2x 118.4 GTexel / s billion / sec vs 76.8 GTexel / s
Pipelines	2x 2048 vs 1024
Floating-point performance	2x 3,789 gflops vs 2,458 gflops
Maximum memory size	2x 3 GB vs 2 GB

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD Radeon RX 460 1024SP
GPU 2: AMD Radeon HD 7970 X2

Name	AMD Radeon RX 460 1024SP	AMD Radeon HD 7970 X2
Geekbench - OpenCL	65257
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		17.707

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Radeon RX 460 1024SP	AMD Radeon HD 7970 X2
Essentials
Architecture	GCN 4.0	GCN 1.0
Code name	Baffin	New Zealand
Launch date	17 January 2017	31 August 2012
Place in performance rating	315	311
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$899
Technical info
Boost clock speed	1200 MHz
Core clock speed	1090 MHz	925 MHz
Floating-point performance	2,458 gflops	2x 3,789 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	28 nm
Pipelines	1024	2x 2048
Texture fill rate	76.8 GTexel / s	2x 118.4 GTexel / s billion / sec
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	75 Watt	500 Watt
Transistor count	3,000 million	4,313 million
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort	1x DVI, 4x mini-DisplayPort
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x8	PCIe 3.0 x16
Length	170 mm	292 mm
Supplementary power connectors	None	3x 8-pin
API support
DirectX	12.0 (12_0)	12.0 (11_1)
OpenGL	4.5	4.5
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	2x 3 GB
Memory bandwidth	112.0 GB / s	2x 264.0 GB / s
Memory bus width	128 Bit	2x 384 Bit
Memory clock speed	7000 MHz	5500 MHz
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5