Radeon HD 7950 vs Radeon RX 560

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Radeon HD 7950 and Radeon RX 560, there are a couple of things to consider. Cards with more VRAM in general perform better and allow you to play on higher graphics settings. Size also makes a difference. A model with a large heatsink can occupy up to three expansion slots on a motherboard. Be sure you have enough room in your PC case. When comparing GPUs with different architectures, more processing cores and even higher TFLOPS will not always translate to better performance. To help you decide which GPU you need, we have measured frame rates in a number of popular games. For more on how the Radeon HD 7950 stacks up against Radeon RX 560, check out specs charts below.

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Main Specs

	Radeon HD 7950	Radeon RX 560
Power consumption (TDP)	200 Watt	75 Watt
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors	2x 6-pin	None
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	3 GB	4 GB
Display Connectors	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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Radeon HD 7950 has 166% more power consumption, than Radeon RX 560.
Radeon HD 7950 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon RX 560 uses PCIe 3.0 x8 interface.
Radeon RX 560 has 1 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 7950.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
Radeon HD 7950 is build with GCN 1.0 architecture, and Radeon RX 560 - with GCN 4.0.
Radeon HD 7950 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon RX 560 - by 14 nm process technology.
Radeon HD 7950 is 97 mm longer, than Radeon RX 560.
Memory clock speed of Radeon RX 560 is 5750 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 7950.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	35−40	18−20
ultra / 1080p	21−24	10−12
QHD / 1440p	16−18	5−6
4K / 2160p	10−11	4−5
low / 720p	60−65	35−40
medium / 1080p	40−45	21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7950 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 100% more, than Radeon RX 560.
high / 1080p	55−60	30−33
ultra / 1080p	45−50	24−27
QHD / 1440p	35−40	9−10
4K / 2160p	18−20	7−8
low / 720p	100−110	60−65
medium / 1080p	60−65	30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7950 in Battlefield 5 is 92% more, than Radeon RX 560.
low / 768p	50−55	50−55
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
Radeon HD 7950 and Radeon RX 560 have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p	250−260	220−230
medium / 768p	220−230	190−200
ultra / 1080p	180−190	110−120
QHD / 1440p	110−120	75−80
4K / 2160p	70−75	40−45
high / 768p	210−220	160−170
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7950 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 30% more, than Radeon RX 560.
low / 768p	60−65	60−65
ultra / 1080p	−	45−50
medium / 1080p	55−60	55−60
Radeon HD 7950 and Radeon RX 560 have the same average FPS in Cyberpunk 2077.
low / 768p	120−130	110−120
medium / 768p	110−120	100−110
ultra / 1080p	100−110	75−80
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7950 in Dota 2 is 16% more, than Radeon RX 560.
high / 1080p	45−50	21−24
ultra / 1080p	40−45	21−24
QHD / 1440p	27−30	18−20
4K / 2160p	14−16	7−8
low / 720p	80−85	45−50
medium / 1080p	45−50	24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7950 in Far Cry 5 is 79% more, than Radeon RX 560.
high / 1080p	60−65	30−33
ultra / 1080p	45−50	21−24
QHD / 1440p	27−30	14−16
4K / 2160p	27−30	−
low / 720p	180−190	110−120
medium / 1080p	110−120	65−70
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7950 in Fortnite is 74% more, than Radeon RX 560.
high / 1080p	60−65	30−35
ultra / 1080p	45−50	24−27
QHD / 1440p	30−35	12−14
4K / 2160p	24−27	12−14
low / 720p	100−110	60−65
medium / 1080p	65−70	35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7950 in Forza Horizon 4 is 86% more, than Radeon RX 560.
low / 768p	140−150	95−100
medium / 768p	120−130	85−90
high / 1080p	70−75	35−40
ultra / 1080p	30−35	14−16
QHD / 1440p	21−24	5−6
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7950 in Grand Theft Auto V is 64% more, than Radeon RX 560.
high / 1080p	24−27	12−14
ultra / 1080p	20−22	9−10
QHD / 1440p	16−18	−
4K / 2160p	8−9	2−3
low / 720p	65−70	35−40
medium / 1080p	30−35	16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7950 in Metro Exodus is 106% more, than Radeon RX 560.
low / 768p	130−140	110−120
medium / 1080p	120−130	110−120
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7950 in Minecraft is 13% more, than Radeon RX 560.
ultra / 1080p	14−16	14−16
low / 720p	100−110	65−70
medium / 1080p	18−20	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7950 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 39% more, than Radeon RX 560.
high / 1080p	24−27	14−16
ultra / 1080p	16−18	9−10
QHD / 1440p	10−11	0−1
4K / 2160p	7−8	0−1
low / 720p	65−70	35−40
medium / 1080p	35−40	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7950 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 80% more, than Radeon RX 560.
low / 768p	130−140	65−70
medium / 768p	85−90	40−45
high / 1080p	45−50	21−24
ultra / 1080p	24−27	12−14
4K / 2160p	16−18	7−8
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7950 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 106% more, than Radeon RX 560.
low / 768p	90−95	90−95
medium / 768p	60−65	60−65
ultra / 1080p	50−55	40−45
high / 768p	60−65	55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7950 in World of Tanks is 6% more, than Radeon RX 560.

Full Specs

	Radeon HD 7950	Radeon RX 560
Architecture	GCN 1.0	GCN 4.0
Code name	Tahiti	Polaris 21
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	31 January 2012	18 April 2017
Pipelines	1792	1024
Core clock speed		1175 MHz
Boost Clock	1250 MHz	1275 MHz
Transistor count	4,313 million	3,000 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	14 nm
Texture fill rate	89.60	81.60
Floating-point performance	2,867 gflops	2,611 gflops
Length	267 mm	170 mm
Memory bus width	384 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	1250 MHz	7000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	240 GB/s	112.0 GB/s
DirectX		12 (12_0)
Shader Model	5.1	6.4
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	2.0
Vulkan		1.2.131
Monero / XMR (CryptoNight)	0.56 kh/s
FreeSync	+
Bus support	PCIe 3.0 x16
HDMI	+
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)	381 Mh/s
Eyefinity	+
PowerTune	+
ZeroCore	+
Design	reference
Number of Eyefinity displays	6
CrossFire	+
Decred / DCR (Decred)	0.78 Gh/s
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto)	13.86 Mh/s
Zcash / ZEC (Equihash)	250 Sol/s
Compute units	28
AppAcceleration	+
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Radeon HD 7950 vs Radeon RX 560

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