Radeon HD 7950 vs Radeon RX 570

When choosing between Radeon HD 7950 and Radeon RX 570, it is worth examining the specifications of the models in detail. Do they meet the recommended requirements of modern games and software? Storage capacity, form factor, TDP, available ports, warranty and manufacturer support are all important. For example, the size of a PC case can limit the maximum thickness and length of the card. Often, instead of the factory overclocked card and RGB backlight, it is better to choose a reference model with a more efficient GPU. And make sure that your current power supply unit has the correct connection pins (using adapters is not recommended). This GPUs compare tool is meant to help you to choose the best graphics card for your build. Let's find out the difference between Radeon HD 7950 and Radeon RX 570.

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Main Specs

	Radeon HD 7950	Radeon RX 570
Power consumption (TDP)	200 Watt	120 Watt
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	2x 6-pin	1x 6-pin
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	3 GB	8 GB
Display Connectors	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
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Radeon HD 7950 has 66% more power consumption, than Radeon RX 570.
Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
Radeon RX 570 has 5 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 570 - with Polaris.
Radeon HD 7950 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon RX 570 - by 14 nm process technology.
Radeon HD 7950 is 26 mm longer, than Radeon RX 570.
Memory clock speed of Radeon RX 570 is 5750 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 7950.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	35−40	35−40
ultra / 1080p	21−24	21−24
QHD / 1440p	16−18	16−18
4K / 2160p	10−11	10−11
low / 720p	60−65	60−65
medium / 1080p	40−45	40−45
Radeon HD 7950 and Radeon RX 570 have the same average FPS in Assassin's Creed Odyssey.
high / 1080p	55−60	55−60
ultra / 1080p	45−50	45−50
QHD / 1440p	35−40	35−40
4K / 2160p	18−20	18−20
low / 720p	100−110	100−110
medium / 1080p	60−65	60−65
Radeon HD 7950 and Radeon RX 570 have the same average FPS in Battlefield 5.
low / 768p	50−55	50−55
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
Radeon HD 7950 and Radeon RX 570 have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p	250−260	250−260
medium / 768p	220−230	220−230
ultra / 1080p	180−190	180−190
QHD / 1440p	110−120	110−120
4K / 2160p	70−75	70−75
high / 768p	210−220	210−220
Radeon HD 7950 and Radeon RX 570 have the same average FPS in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive.
low / 768p	60−65	60−65
medium / 1080p	55−60	55−60
Radeon HD 7950 and Radeon RX 570 have the same average FPS in Cyberpunk 2077.
low / 768p	120−130	120−130
medium / 768p	110−120	110−120
ultra / 1080p	100−110	100−110
Radeon HD 7950 and Radeon RX 570 have the same average FPS in Dota 2.
high / 1080p	45−50	45−50
ultra / 1080p	40−45	40−45
QHD / 1440p	27−30	27−30
4K / 2160p	14−16	14−16
low / 720p	80−85	80−85
medium / 1080p	45−50	45−50
Radeon HD 7950 and Radeon RX 570 have the same average FPS in Far Cry 5.
high / 1080p	60−65	60−65
ultra / 1080p	45−50	45−50
QHD / 1440p	27−30	27−30
4K / 2160p	27−30	27−30
low / 720p	180−190	180−190
medium / 1080p	110−120	110−120
Radeon HD 7950 and Radeon RX 570 have the same average FPS in Fortnite.
high / 1080p	60−65	60−65
ultra / 1080p	45−50	45−50
QHD / 1440p	30−35	30−35
4K / 2160p	24−27	24−27
low / 720p	100−110	100−110
medium / 1080p	65−70	65−70
Radeon HD 7950 and Radeon RX 570 have the same average FPS in Forza Horizon 4.
low / 768p	140−150	140−150
medium / 768p	120−130	120−130
high / 1080p	70−75	70−75
ultra / 1080p	30−35	30−35
QHD / 1440p	21−24	21−24
Radeon HD 7950 and Radeon RX 570 have the same average FPS in Grand Theft Auto V.
high / 1080p	24−27	24−27
ultra / 1080p	20−22	20−22
QHD / 1440p	16−18	16−18
4K / 2160p	8−9	8−9
low / 720p	65−70	65−70
medium / 1080p	30−35	30−35
Radeon HD 7950 and Radeon RX 570 have the same average FPS in Metro Exodus.
low / 768p	130−140	130−140
medium / 1080p	120−130	120−130
Radeon HD 7950 and Radeon RX 570 have the same average FPS in Minecraft.
ultra / 1080p	14−16	14−16
low / 720p	100−110	100−110
medium / 1080p	18−20	18−20
Radeon HD 7950 and Radeon RX 570 have the same average FPS in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS.
high / 1080p	24−27	24−27
ultra / 1080p	16−18	16−18
QHD / 1440p	10−11	10−11
4K / 2160p	7−8	7−8
low / 720p	65−70	65−70
medium / 1080p	35−40	35−40
Radeon HD 7950 and Radeon RX 570 have the same average FPS in Red Dead Redemption 2.
low / 768p	130−140	130−140
medium / 768p	85−90	85−90
high / 1080p	45−50	45−50
ultra / 1080p	24−27	24−27
4K / 2160p	16−18	16−18
Radeon HD 7950 and Radeon RX 570 have the same average FPS in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt.
low / 768p	90−95	90−95
medium / 768p	60−65	60−65
ultra / 1080p	50−55	50−55
high / 768p	60−65	60−65
Radeon HD 7950 and Radeon RX 570 have the same average FPS in World of Tanks.

Full Specs

	Radeon HD 7950	Radeon RX 570
Architecture	GCN 1.0	Polaris
Code name	Tahiti	Polaris 20 Ellesmere
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	31 January 2012	18 April 2017
Pipelines	1792	2048
Core clock speed		1168 MHz
Boost Clock	1250 MHz	1244 MHz
Transistor count	4,313 million	5,700 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	14 nm
Texture fill rate	89.60	159.2
Floating-point performance	2,867 gflops	5,095 gflops
Length	267 mm	241 mm
Memory bus width	384 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	1250 MHz	7000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	240 GB/s	224.0 GB/s
Shared memory		-
DirectX		12 (12_0)
Shader Model	5.1	6.4
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	2.0
Vulkan		+
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 570

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