AMD Radeon HD 7970
The AMD Radeon HD 7970 is a high-end graphics card for desktop PCs It is based on the Tahiti core. It was the first GPU that was produced in 28nm and supports DirectX 11.1. The 7970 offers 2048 shader cores (1D) of the GCN architecture (first generation) and 128 texture units.
The performance of the AMD Radeon HD 7970 is clearly better than the mobile Radeon HD 7970M (which is based on the Pitcairn with only 1280 shaders). Compared to the GeFore GTX 680, the 7970 is about 8% slower. Therefore, AMD later introduced a 7970 GHz Edition that was clocked at 1000 MHz and performed on the same level as the GeForce GTX 680.
Thanks to Eyefinity up to 6 monitors can be connected to the 7970. The integrated UVD Video-Decoder is able to decode H.264, VC-1 MPEG-2, MVC, MPEG-4 Part 2 (DivX/Xvid) and Adobe Flash videos.
The AMD Radeon HD 7970 is rated with a TDP of 250 Watt.
| Manufacturer | AMD |
| Codename | Tahiti XT |
| Architecture | GCN |
| Pipelines | 2048 - unified |
| Core Speed | 925 MHz |
| Memory Speed | 5500 MHz |
| Memory Bus Width | 384 Bit |
| Memory Type | GDDR5 |
| Max. Amount of Memory | 3072 MB |
| Shared Memory | no |
| DirectX | DirectX 11.1, Shader 5.1 |
| Transistor Count | 4310 Million |
| technology | 28 nm |
| Features | Eyefinity, HD3D, CrossFire |
| Date of Announcement | 22.12.2011 |
| Link to Manufacturer Page | http://www.amd.com/us/products/desktop/g... |
Benchmarks
Performance Rating - 3DMark 11 + Fire Strike + Time Spy
28.6 pt (29%)
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3DMark - Cloud Gate Standard Score 1280x720
14233 Points (36%)
| Desktop-PC (HD 7970) | 2400 | 8192 MB | 925 / 1375 MHz | 3072MB GDDR5 | 14233 |
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3DMark - Cloud Gate Standard Graphics 1280x720
43795 Points (51%)
| Desktop-PC (HD 7970) | 2400 | 8192 MB | 925 / 1375 MHz | 3072MB GDDR5 | 43795 |
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3DMark - Fire Strike Score 1920x1080
5880 Points (49%)
| Desktop-PC (HD 7970) | 2400 | 8192 MB | 925 / 1375 MHz | 3072MB GDDR5 | 5880 |
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3DMark - Fire Strike Graphics 1920x1080
6862 Points (50%)
| Desktop-PC (HD 7970) | 2400 | 8192 MB | 925 / 1375 MHz | 3072MB GDDR5 | 6862 |
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3DMark - Ice Storm Standard Graphics 1280x720
234474 Points (31%)
| Desktop-PC (HD 7970) | 2400 | 8192 MB | 925 / 1375 MHz | 3072MB GDDR5 | 234474 |
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3DMark 11 - Performance 1280x720
7323 points (42%)
| Desktop-PC (HD 7970) | 2400 | 8192 MB | 925 / 1375 MHz | 3072MB GDDR5 | 7323 |
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3DMark 11 - Performance GPU 1280x720
7770 points (41%)
| Desktop-PC (HD 7970) | 2400 | 8192 MB | 925 / 1375 MHz | 3072MB GDDR5 | 7770 |
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3DMark Vantage
P Result 1280x1024 +3DMark Vantage - P Result 1280x1024
24757 Points (52%)
| Desktop-PC (HD 7970) | 2400 | 8192 MB | 925 / 1375 MHz | 3072MB GDDR5 | 24757 |
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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580 -11%
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P GPU no PhysX 1280x1024 +3DMark Vantage - P GPU no PhysX 1280x1024
29345 Points (62%)
| Desktop-PC (HD 7970) | 2400 | 8192 MB | 925 / 1375 MHz | 3072MB GDDR5 | 29345 |
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3DMark 03 - Standard 1024x768
106667 Points (71%)
| Desktop-PC (HD 7970) | 2400 | 8192 MB | 925 / 1375 MHz | 3072MB GDDR5 | 106667 |
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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 570 -18%
AMD Radeon HD 6970 -15%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580 -12%
3DMark 05 - Standard 1024x768
29520 Points (80%)
| Desktop-PC (HD 7970) | 2400 | 8192 MB | 925 / 1375 MHz | 3072MB GDDR5 | 29520 |
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AMD Radeon HD 6790 -6%
NVIDIA GeForce GTS 450 -5%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580 0%
AMD Radeon HD 6970 7%
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3DMark 06 Standard 1280x1024 +23807 Points (53%)
| Standard 1280x1024 |
| Desktop-PC (HD 7970) | 2400 | 8192 MB | 925 / 1375 MHz | 3072MB GDDR5 | 23807 |
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AMD Radeon HD 6970 1%
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Unigine Heaven 3.0 - DX 11, Normal Tessellation, High Shaders 1920x1080
77.8 fps (53%)
| Desktop-PC (HD 7970) | 2400 | 8192 MB | 925 / 1375 MHz | 3072MB GDDR5 | 77.8 |
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Unigine Heaven 2.1 - high, Tesselation (normal), DirectX11 1280x1024
102 fps (55%)
| Desktop-PC (HD 7970) | 2400 | 8192 MB | 925 / 1375 MHz | 3072MB GDDR5 | 101.7 |
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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580 -2%
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Windows 7 Experience Index - Gaming graphics
7.9 points (100%)
| Desktop-PC (HD 7970) | 2400 | 8192 MB | 925 / 1375 MHz | 3072MB GDDR5 | 7.9 |
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ATI Radeon HD 5850 -3%
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Windows 7 Experience Index - Graphics
7.9 points (100%)
| Desktop-PC (HD 7970) | 2400 | 8192 MB | 925 / 1375 MHz | 3072MB GDDR5 | 7.9 |
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ATI Radeon HD 5850 -3%
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Cinebench R11.5 OpenGL 64Bit +Cinebench R11.5 - OpenGL 64Bit
68.5 Points (49%)
| Desktop-PC (HD 7970) | 2400 | 8192 MB | 925 / 1375 MHz | 3072MB GDDR5 | 68.52 |
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- Range of benchmark values for this graphics card
- Average benchmark values for this graphics card
* Smaller numbers mean a higher performance
Game Benchmarks
The following benchmarks stem from our benchmarks of review laptops. The performance depends on the used graphics memory, clock rate, processor, system settings, drivers, and operating systems. So the results don't have to be representative for all laptops with this GPU. For detailed information on the benchmark results, click on the fps number.
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» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
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» The benchmarks indicate that the game is not playable in the tested settings.
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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 768MB 9%
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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 768MB -40%
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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 768MB -28%
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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 768MB -4%
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» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings high.
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NVIDIA GeForce GTS 450 -3%
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