Radeon HD 7970 vs Radeon Pro 555X
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Radeon HD 7970 and Radeon Pro 555X, 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 7970 stacks up against Radeon Pro 555X, check out specs charts below.
Radeon Pro 555X is a Laptop Graphics Card
Note: Radeon Pro 555X is only used in laptop graphics. It has lower GPU clock speed compared to the desktop variant, which results in lower power consumption, but also 10-30% lower gaming performance. Check available laptop models with Radeon Pro 555X here:
Main Specs
Radeon HD 7970
Radeon Pro 555X
Power consumption (TDP)
300 Watt
75 Watt
Interface
PCIe 3.0 x16
PCIe 3.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors
1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
None
Memory type
GDDR5
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
3 GB
2 GB
Display Connectors
1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
No outputs
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Radeon HD 7970 has 300% more power consumption, than Radeon Pro 555X.
Radeon HD 7970 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon Pro 555X uses PCIe 3.0 x8 interface.
Radeon HD 7970 has 1 GB more memory, than Radeon Pro 555X.
Radeon HD 7970 is used in Desktops, and Radeon Pro 555X - in Mobile workstations.
Radeon HD 7970 is build with GCN architecture, and Radeon Pro 555X - with Polaris.
Radeon HD 7970 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon Pro 555X - by 14 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Radeon Pro 555X is 3705 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 7970.
Game benchmarks
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
Battlefield 5
Call of Duty: Warzone
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Cyberpunk 2077
Dota 2
Far Cry 5
Fortnite
Forza Horizon 4
Grand Theft Auto V
Metro Exodus
Minecraft
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS
Red Dead Redemption 2
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
World of Tanks
high / 1080p
35−40
16−18
ultra / 1080p
21−24
10−11
QHD / 1440p
16−18
4−5
4K / 2160p
10−11
4−5
low / 720p
60−65
30−35
medium / 1080p
40−45
21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 113% more, than Radeon Pro 555X.
high / 1080p
55−60
24−27
ultra / 1080p
45−50
21−24
QHD / 1440p
35−40
10−11
4K / 2160p
18−20
6−7
low / 720p
100−110
55−60
medium / 1080p
60−65
30−33
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Battlefield 5 is 116% more, than Radeon Pro 555X.
low / 768p
50−55
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 Pro 555X.
low / 768p
250−260
220−230
medium / 768p
220−230
190−200
ultra / 1080p
180−190
100−110
QHD / 1440p
110−120
60−65
4K / 2160p
70−75
30−35
high / 768p
210−220
150−160
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 37% more, than Radeon Pro 555X.
low / 768p
60−65
55−60
ultra / 1080p
−
40−45
medium / 1080p
55−60
45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 15% more, than Radeon Pro 555X.
low / 768p
120−130
110−120
medium / 768p
110−120
95−100
ultra / 1080p
100−110
65−70
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Dota 2 is 23% more, than Radeon Pro 555X.
high / 1080p
45−50
20−22
ultra / 1080p
40−45
18−20
QHD / 1440p
27−30
16−18
4K / 2160p
14−16
6−7
low / 720p
80−85
40−45
medium / 1080p
45−50
21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Far Cry 5 is 104% more, than Radeon Pro 555X.
high / 1080p
60−65
27−30
ultra / 1080p
45−50
21−24
QHD / 1440p
27−30
16−18
4K / 2160p
27−30
−
low / 720p
180−190
100−110
medium / 1080p
110−120
55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Fortnite is 89% more, than Radeon Pro 555X.
high / 1080p
60−65
27−30
ultra / 1080p
45−50
21−24
QHD / 1440p
30−35
10−11
4K / 2160p
24−27
10−11
low / 720p
100−110
55−60
medium / 1080p
65−70
30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Forza Horizon 4 is 107% more, than Radeon Pro 555X.
low / 768p
140−150
90−95
medium / 768p
120−130
80−85
high / 1080p
70−75
30−35
ultra / 1080p
30−35
12−14
QHD / 1440p
21−24
4−5
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Grand Theft Auto V is 75% more, than Radeon Pro 555X.
high / 1080p
24−27
10−11
ultra / 1080p
20−22
8−9
QHD / 1440p
16−18
−
4K / 2160p
8−9
3−4
low / 720p
65−70
30−35
medium / 1080p
30−35
14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Metro Exodus is 121% more, than Radeon Pro 555X.
low / 768p
130−140
110−120
medium / 1080p
120−130
100−110
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Minecraft is 18% more, than Radeon Pro 555X.
high / 1080p
−
24−27
ultra / 1080p
14−16
18−20
low / 720p
100−110
60−65
medium / 1080p
18−20
24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 31% more, than Radeon Pro 555X.
high / 1080p
24−27
14−16
ultra / 1080p
16−18
10−11
QHD / 1440p
10−11
0−1
4K / 2160p
7−8
−
low / 720p
65−70
30−35
medium / 1080p
35−40
18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 89% more, than Radeon Pro 555X.
low / 768p
130−140
60−65
medium / 768p
85−90
35−40
high / 1080p
45−50
21−24
ultra / 1080p
24−27
12−14
4K / 2160p
16−18
8−9
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 121% more, than Radeon Pro 555X.
low / 768p
90−95
100−110
medium / 768p
60−65
60−65
ultra / 1080p
50−55
35−40
high / 768p
60−65
55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in World of Tanks is 3% more, than Radeon Pro 555X.
Full Specs
Radeon HD 7970
Radeon Pro 555X
Architecture
GCN
Polaris
Code name
Tahiti XT
Polaris 21
Type
Desktop
Mobile workstation
Release date
22 December 2011
5 June 2017
Pipelines
2048
768
Core clock speed
855 MHz
Boost Clock
925 MHz
Transistor count
4,313 million
3,000 million
Manufacturing process technology
28 nm
14 nm
Texture fill rate
118.4
43.54
Floating-point performance
3,789 gflops
Length
274 mm
Memory bus width
384 Bit
128 Bit
Memory clock speed
1375 MHz
5080 MHz
Memory bandwidth
264 GB/s
81.6 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
1.2.131
FreeSync
+
+
Bus support
PCIe 2.1 x16
HDMI
+
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)
485 Mh/s
Laptop size
large
Eyefinity
+
Design
reference
CrossFire
+
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto)
20.71 Mh/s
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