Radeon HD 7970 vs Radeon HD 7870 XT
Radeon HD 7970
Radeon HD 7870 XT
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2048 Shaders
3GB GDDR5
925MHz
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1536 Shaders
2GB GDDR5
975MHz
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FP32
3.79 TFLOPS
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FP32
3 TFLOPS
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Form Factor
PCIe Card
2.0-Slots
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Form Factor
PCIe Card
2.0-Slots
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TDP
250W
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TDP
185W
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Power Connectors
1x 6-Pin
1x 8-Pin
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Power Connectors
2x 6-Pin
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GB5 OpenCL - N/A
0%
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GB5 OpenCL - N/A
0%
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GB5 CUDA - N/A
0%
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GB5 CUDA - N/A
0%
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GB5 Metal - N/A
0%
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GB5 Metal - N/A
0%
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GB5 Vulkan - N/A
0%
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GB5 Vulkan - N/A
0%
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OCT 2020.1 - N/A
0%
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OCT 2020.1 - N/A
0%
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OCT Metal - N/A
0%
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OCT Metal - N/A
0%
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Manufacturer
AMD
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Manufacturer
AMD
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Chip Designer
AMD
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Chip Designer
AMD
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Architecture
GCN 1
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Architecture
GCN 1
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Family
Radeon HD 7000
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Family
Radeon HD 7000
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Codename
Tahiti
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Variant
Tahiti XT
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Codename
Tahiti
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Variant
Tahiti LE
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Market Segment
Desktop
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Market Segment
Desktop
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Release Date
12/22/2011
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Release Date
11/19/2012
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Foundry
TSMC
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Foundry
TSMC
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Fabrication Node
28nm
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Fabrication Node
28nm
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Die Size
352 mm²
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Die Size
352 mm²
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Transistor Count
4.3 Billion
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Transistor Count
4.3 Billion
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Transistor Density
12.25M/mm²
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Transistor Density
12.25M/mm²
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Form
PCIe Card
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Form
PCIe Card
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Shading Units
2048 Shaders
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Shading Units
1536 Shaders
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Texture Mapping Units
128 TMUs
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Texture Mapping Units
96 TMUs
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Render Output Units
32 ROPs
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Render Output Units
32 ROPs
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Compute Units
32 CUs
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Compute Units
24 CUs
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925MHz
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925MHz Base
975MHz
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FP32
3.79 TFLOPS
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FP32
3 TFLOPS
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FP64
0.95 TFLOPS
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FP64
0.75 TFLOPS
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Pixel Fillrate
29.6 GPixel/s
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Pixel Fillrate
31.2 GPixel/s
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Texture Fillrate
118.4 GTexel/s
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Texture Fillrate
93.6 GTexel/s
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L1
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16KB/CU
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L1
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16KB/CU
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L2
768KB Shared
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L2
768KB Shared
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3GB
GDDR5
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2GB
GDDR5
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Bus Width
384Bit
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Bus Width
256Bit
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Clock
1375MHz
Transfer Rate
5.5GT/s
Bandwidth
264GB/s
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Clock
1500MHz
Transfer Rate
6GT/s
Bandwidth
192GB/s
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TDP
250W
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TDP
185W
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1x DVI-I Dual-Link
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2x mini-DisplayPort 1.2
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1x HDMI 1.4
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1x DVI-I Dual-Link
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2x mini-DisplayPort 1.2
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1x HDMI 1.4
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Max Resolution
4096x2160
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Max Resolution
4096x2160
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Max Resolution Refresh Rate
60Hz
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Max Resolution Refresh Rate
60Hz
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Variable Refresh Rate
-
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Variable Refresh Rate
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Display Stream Compression (DSC)
Not Supported
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Display Stream Compression (DSC)
Not Supported
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Multi Monitor Support
3
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Multi Monitor Support
3
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Model
VCE 1.0
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Model
VCE 1.0
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Codec
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AVC (H.264)
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Codec
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AVC (H.264)
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Model
UVD 3.2
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Model
UVD 4.0
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Codec
MPEG-1
MPEG-2
MPEG-4
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VC-1
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AVC (H.264)
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Codec
MPEG-1
MPEG-2
MPEG-4
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VC-1
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AVC (H.264)
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Direct X
12
Direct 3D
11_1
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Direct X
12
Direct 3D
11_1
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OpenGL
4.6
OpenCL
2.1
Vulkan
1.2
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OpenGL
4.6
OpenCL
2.1
Vulkan
1.2
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Shader Model
6.5
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GFX
6
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Shader Model
6.5
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GFX
6
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1x Fan
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1x Fan
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Power Connectors
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1x 6-Pin
1x 8-Pin
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Power Connectors
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2x 6-Pin
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Slots Required
2.0
PCIe Version
3.0
PCIe Lanes
16
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Slots Required
2.0
PCIe Version
3.0
PCIe Lanes
16
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Multi GPU Support
Supported
Type
4-way CrossFireX
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Multi GPU Support
Supported
Type
2-way CrossFireX
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Height
111 mm (4.37 in)
Width
275 mm (10.83 in)
Depth
38 mm (1.5 in)
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Height
111 mm (4.37 in)
Width
241 mm (9.49 in)
Depth
37 mm (1.46 in)
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