Radeon HD 7970 vs Radeon RX Vega 6 Ryzen 4000

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Radeon HD 7970 and Radeon RX Vega 6 Ryzen 4000, 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 RX Vega 6 Ryzen 4000, check out specs charts below.

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Radeon RX Vega 6 Ryzen 4000 is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon RX Vega 6 Ryzen 4000 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 RX Vega 6 Ryzen 4000 here:

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Main Specs

	Radeon HD 7970	Radeon RX Vega 6 Ryzen 4000
Power consumption (TDP)	300 Watt
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
Memory type	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	3 GB
Display Connectors	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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Radeon HD 7970 is used in Desktops, and Radeon RX Vega 6 Ryzen 4000 - in Laptops.
Radeon HD 7970 is build with GCN architecture, and Radeon RX Vega 6 Ryzen 4000 - with Vega.
Radeon HD 7970 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon RX Vega 6 Ryzen 4000 - by 7 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	35−40	16−18
ultra / 1080p	21−24	10−11
QHD / 1440p	16−18	4−5
4K / 2160p	10−11	−
low / 720p	60−65	35−40
medium / 1080p	40−45	21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 100% more, than Radeon RX Vega 6 Ryzen 4000.
high / 1080p	55−60	27−30
ultra / 1080p	45−50	24−27
QHD / 1440p	35−40	7−8
4K / 2160p	18−20	6−7
low / 720p	100−110	60−65
medium / 1080p	60−65	30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Battlefield 5 is 100% more, than Radeon RX Vega 6 Ryzen 4000.
low / 768p	50−55	50−55
high / 1080p	−	50−55
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
Radeon HD 7970 and Radeon RX Vega 6 Ryzen 4000 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	100−110
QHD / 1440p	110−120	65−70
4K / 2160p	70−75	35−40
high / 768p	210−220	150−160
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 36% more, than Radeon RX Vega 6 Ryzen 4000.
low / 768p	60−65	60−65
ultra / 1080p	−	45−50
medium / 1080p	55−60	55−60
Radeon HD 7970 and Radeon RX Vega 6 Ryzen 4000 have the same average FPS in Cyberpunk 2077.
low / 768p	120−130	110−120
medium / 768p	110−120	100−110
ultra / 1080p	100−110	70−75
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Dota 2 is 18% more, than Radeon RX Vega 6 Ryzen 4000.
high / 1080p	45−50	21−24
ultra / 1080p	40−45	18−20
QHD / 1440p	27−30	18−20
4K / 2160p	14−16	6−7
low / 720p	80−85	45−50
medium / 1080p	45−50	21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Far Cry 5 is 95% more, than Radeon RX Vega 6 Ryzen 4000.
high / 1080p	60−65	27−30
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	60−65
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Fortnite is 81% more, than Radeon RX Vega 6 Ryzen 4000.
high / 1080p	60−65	30−33
ultra / 1080p	45−50	21−24
QHD / 1440p	30−35	10−12
4K / 2160p	24−27	−
low / 720p	100−110	60−65
medium / 1080p	65−70	30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Forza Horizon 4 is 96% more, than Radeon RX Vega 6 Ryzen 4000.
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	4−5
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Grand Theft Auto V is 64% more, than Radeon RX Vega 6 Ryzen 4000.
high / 1080p	24−27	10−12
ultra / 1080p	20−22	8−9
QHD / 1440p	16−18	−
4K / 2160p	8−9	2−3
low / 720p	65−70	35−40
medium / 1080p	30−35	14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Metro Exodus is 121% more, than Radeon RX Vega 6 Ryzen 4000.
low / 768p	130−140	110−120
medium / 1080p	120−130	110−120
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Minecraft is 13% more, than Radeon RX Vega 6 Ryzen 4000.
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 7970 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 39% more, than Radeon RX Vega 6 Ryzen 4000.
high / 1080p	24−27	14−16
ultra / 1080p	16−18	9−10
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 RX Vega 6 Ryzen 4000.
low / 768p	130−140	60−65
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 7970 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 113% more, than Radeon RX Vega 6 Ryzen 4000.
low / 768p	90−95	90−95
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 8% more, than Radeon RX Vega 6 Ryzen 4000.

Full Specs

	Radeon HD 7970	Radeon RX Vega 6 Ryzen 4000
Architecture	GCN	Vega
Code name	Tahiti XT	Vega Renoir
Type	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	22 December 2011	7 January 2020
Pipelines	2048	384
Boost Clock	925 MHz	1500 MHz
Transistor count	4,313 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	7 nm
Texture fill rate	118.4
Floating-point performance	3,789 gflops
Length	274 mm
Memory bus width	384 Bit
Memory clock speed	1375 MHz
Memory bandwidth	264 GB/s
Shared memory	-	-
DirectX		DirectX 12_1
Shader Model	5.1
OpenGL	4.6
OpenCL	1.2
FreeSync	+
Bus support	PCIe 2.1 x16
HDMI	+
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)	485 Mh/s
Eyefinity	+
Design	reference
CrossFire	+
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto)	20.71 Mh/s
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Radeon HD 7970 vs Radeon RX Vega 6 Ryzen 4000

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