Radeon E8860 vs Radeon HD 7970

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing Radeon E8860 and Radeon HD 7970. Here you can take a closer look at graphics cards specs, such as core clock speed, memory type and size, display connectors, etc. The price, overall benchmark and gaming performances are usually defining factors when it comes to choosing between Radeon E8860 and Radeon HD 7970. Make sure that the graphics card has compatible dimensions and will properly fit in your new or current computer case. Also these graphics cards may have different system power recommendations, so take that into consideration and upgrade your PSU if necessary.

Radeon E8860

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Main Specs

	Radeon E8860	Radeon HD 7970
Power consumption (TDP)	37 Watt	300 Watt
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors		1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	3 GB
Display Connectors	4x mini-DisplayPort	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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Radeon HD 7970 has 710% more power consumption, than Radeon E8860.
Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
Radeon HD 7970 has 1 GB more memory, than Radeon E8860.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
Radeon E8860 is build with GCN 1.0 architecture, and Radeon HD 7970 - with GCN.
Radeon E8860 and Radeon HD 7970 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Radeon E8860 is 3125 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 7970.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	7−8	35−40
ultra / 1080p	4−5	21−24
QHD / 1440p	0−1	16−18
4K / 2160p	−	10−11
low / 720p	18−20	60−65
medium / 1080p	9−10	40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 310% more, than Radeon E8860.
high / 1080p	12−14	55−60
ultra / 1080p	10−12	45−50
QHD / 1440p	0−1	35−40
4K / 2160p	−	18−20
low / 720p	24−27	100−110
medium / 1080p	12−14	60−65
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Battlefield 5 is 353% more, than Radeon E8860.
low / 768p	45−50	50−55
high / 1080p	45−50	−
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than Radeon E8860.
low / 768p	140−150	250−260
medium / 768p	110−120	220−230
ultra / 1080p	55−60	180−190
QHD / 1440p	30−35	110−120
4K / 2160p	27−30	70−75
high / 768p	85−90	210−220
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 129% more, than Radeon E8860.
low / 768p	55−60	60−65
ultra / 1080p	21−24	−
medium / 1080p	45−50	55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 15% more, than Radeon E8860.
low / 768p	80−85	120−130
medium / 768p	60−65	110−120
ultra / 1080p	35−40	100−110
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Dota 2 is 91% more, than Radeon E8860.
high / 1080p	9−10	45−50
ultra / 1080p	8−9	40−45
QHD / 1440p	−	27−30
4K / 2160p	4−5	14−16
low / 720p	20−22	80−85
medium / 1080p	9−10	45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Far Cry 5 is 370% more, than Radeon E8860.
high / 1080p	14−16	60−65
ultra / 1080p	10−12	45−50
QHD / 1440p	−	27−30
4K / 2160p	−	27−30
low / 720p	60−65	180−190
medium / 1080p	24−27	110−120
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Fortnite is 264% more, than Radeon E8860.
high / 1080p	12−14	60−65
ultra / 1080p	10−12	45−50
QHD / 1440p	1−2	30−35
4K / 2160p	−	24−27
low / 720p	27−30	100−110
medium / 1080p	14−16	65−70
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Forza Horizon 4 is 384% more, than Radeon E8860.
low / 768p	55−60	140−150
medium / 768p	45−50	120−130
high / 1080p	12−14	70−75
ultra / 1080p	7−8	30−35
QHD / 1440p	0−1	21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Grand Theft Auto V is 200% more, than Radeon E8860.
high / 1080p	5−6	24−27
ultra / 1080p	3−4	20−22
QHD / 1440p	−	16−18
4K / 2160p	0−1	8−9
low / 720p	12−14	65−70
medium / 1080p	7−8	30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Metro Exodus is 414% more, than Radeon E8860.
low / 768p	95−100	130−140
high / 1080p	90−95	−
ultra / 1080p	80−85	−
medium / 1080p	90−95	120−130
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Minecraft is 36% more, than Radeon E8860.
high / 1080p	16−18	−
ultra / 1080p	14−16	14−16
low / 720p	30−35	100−110
medium / 1080p	18−20	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 109% more, than Radeon E8860.
high / 1080p	−	24−27
ultra / 1080p	8−9	16−18
QHD / 1440p	0−1	10−11
4K / 2160p	−	7−8
low / 720p	12−14	65−70
medium / 1080p	10−12	35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 300% more, than Radeon E8860.
low / 768p	27−30	130−140
medium / 768p	18−20	85−90
high / 1080p	10−11	45−50
ultra / 1080p	6−7	24−27
4K / 2160p	6−7	16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 342% more, than Radeon E8860.
low / 768p	85−90	90−95
medium / 768p	45−50	60−65
ultra / 1080p	20−22	50−55
high / 768p	35−40	60−65
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in World of Tanks is 39% more, than Radeon E8860.

Full Specs

	Radeon E8860	Radeon HD 7970
Architecture	GCN 1.0	GCN
Code name	Venus	Tahiti XT
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	25 January 2014	22 December 2011
Pipelines	640	2048
Core clock speed	575 MHz
Boost Clock	625 MHz	925 MHz
Transistor count	1,500 million	4,313 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Texture fill rate	25.00	118.4
Floating-point performance	800.0 gflops	3,789 gflops
Length		274 mm
Memory bus width	128 Bit	384 Bit
Memory clock speed	4500 MHz	1375 MHz
Memory bandwidth	72 GB/s	264 GB/s
Shared memory		-
DirectX	12 (11_1)
Shader Model	5.1	5.1
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	1.2
Vulkan	1.2.131
FreeSync		+
Bus support		PCIe 2.1 x16
HDMI		+
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)	48 Mh/s	485 Mh/s
Eyefinity		+
Design		reference
CrossFire		+
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto)		20.71 Mh/s
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Radeon E8860 vs Radeon HD 7970

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