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Radeon HD 7970 vs Radeon R9 280X
IntroThe Radeon HD 7970 makes use of a 28 nm design. AMD has clocked the core speed at 925 MHz. The GDDR5 RAM runs at a speed of 1375 MHz on this particular model. It features 2048 SPUs as well as 128 TAUs and 32 Rasterization Operator Units.Compare all of that to the Radeon R9 280X, which makes use of a 28 nm design. AMD has set the core frequency at 850 MHz. The GDDR5 RAM runs at a speed of 1500 MHz on this particular model. It features 2048 SPUs along with 128 TAUs and 32 ROPs.
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Power Usage and Theoretical BenchmarksBoth cards have the same power consumption.Memory BandwidthAs far as performance goes, the Radeon R9 280X should in theory be a bit superior to the Radeon HD 7970 in general. (explain)
Texel RateThe Radeon HD 7970 should be a little bit (approximately 9%) better at anisotropic filtering than the Radeon R9 280X. (explain)
Pixel RateIf using a high screen resolution is important to you, then the Radeon HD 7970 is the winner, not by a very large margin though. (explain)
Please note that the above 'benchmarks' are all just theoretical - the results were calculated based on the card's specifications, and real-world performance may (and probably will) vary at least a bit. Price Comparison
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Memory Bandwidth: Memory bandwidth is the max amount of information (in units of megabytes per second) that can be transported over the external memory interface within a second. It is calculated by multiplying the card's interface width by its memory speed. If the card has DDR memory, it must be multiplied by 2 once again. If it uses DDR5, multiply by ANOTHER 2x. The higher the card's memory bandwidth, the faster the card will be in general. It especially helps with anti-aliasing, High Dynamic Range and high resolutions. Texel Rate: Texel rate is the maximum number of texture map elements (texels) that are applied in one second. This number is calculated by multiplying the total number of texture units by the core clock speed of the chip. The better this number, the better the graphics card will be at texture filtering (anisotropic filtering - AF). It is measured in millions of texels per second. Pixel Rate: Pixel rate is the maximum amount of pixels the video card could possibly write to its local memory in one second - measured in millions of pixels per second. The figure is calculated by multiplying the number of colour ROPs by the the core speed of the card. ROPs (Raster Operations Pipelines - also sometimes called Render Output Units) are responsible for filling the screen with pixels (the image). The actual pixel rate is also dependant on quite a few other factors, especially the memory bandwidth - the lower the memory bandwidth is, the lower the ability to reach the max fill rate.
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15 Responses to “Radeon HD 7970 vs Radeon R9 280X”That's interesting. If 280x more slowly than 7970, why is it called better than 7970 ghz edition ?
I hope that you know Hardware comparison is wrong ah?
This is all hypothetical since it's all specs and not actual benchmarks. Honestly the 7970 GHz and most of the 280x models are exactly the same in performance.
Not exactly ... the 7970 GHz is a little bit faster, but the r9 280's price is much lower.
these stats are wrong... the base clock of the 280x is like a power saving mode, not to be used in gaming. the 280x is, when being used on the gaming clock speeds better in every way than a HD7970.
of course its only a bit better because it is just a HD7970 with clock speeds increased but thats beside the point.
amd price goughing, thats really nice
7970 practically the same hardware with a 280x
consumers are so stupid, i expected better from computer nerds but im wrong
even with nvidia people have been taking it in the ass ever since
go amd milk everybody's tits, thats the way its been done, learn from your arch nemesis
The only diference between R9 280X and HD 7970 is the package.
I do want to point out the clock speed on here are wrong, by quite a lot and this website doesn't include the 7970 ghz edition.
The normal clock speeds of a r9 280x are 1100 (1150 with boost) core and 1600 (6400 effective) memory speed.
Well, many sites have done a comprehensive, side-by-side comparison test on these two cards. It's no secret they have the same gpu architecture - with the 280x being a little better in power efficiency under full load. The 280x is simply a rebranded (and supposedly reworked) Tahiti core. If you've got the 7970, you can also xf it with a 280x. If you're looking to upgrade from lesser cards, try looking around for a cheaper, 2nd hand 7970, as it slightly outperforms the 280x in most 3D gaming scenarios.
7950 will also crossfire with the 280x. Just as the 7970 and 7950 will crossfire. Work's very well indeed.
ya pero no sale la MSI Radeon R9 280X Gaming ((6GB)) GDDR5
la comparacion cambiaria creo yo aun que no demasiado pero si se notaria sobretodo en los filtros no?
sooo much wrong knowings about this subject.... its simple, the amd HD 7970 is older, the r9 280x is newer. the r9 280x is just an amd hd 7970, but its newer so its slightly faster. same hardware, same chip ( tahiti ) same memory. one thing is wrong here, i have the r9 280x vapor-x and it doesnt has 850mhz, it has 1050 mhz at default clock speed.... so yea, the r9 280x is better but depends on which one you buy! the msi one or the vapor-x? there's a huge different.
better said: R9 280x is better in every single way of use compared to the HD series ( not talking about the dual-core gpu's )
this is not correct!!! look on GPU BOSS,this website is bullshitt!!! R9 280X is better than 7970
the only difference is
7970 pcie 2.1
r9 280x pcie 3.0
http://products.amd.com/en-us/GraphicCardResult.aspx
hehe i dont care