Radeon HD 7970 vs Radeon Pro Duo
In this comparison between Radeon HD 7970 and Radeon Pro Duo you will find out which graphics card performs better in today's games. Bear in mind that third-party versions may have more efficient cooling and higher clock speeds. This will increase cards' performance, though not by much. In addition to raw power you should also take into account the dimensions. Thicker models simply will not fit into a small mini-ITX case. The resolution of your monitor also affects the choice, since 4K gameplay requires a more powerful GPU. And don't overspend on the graphics card. Other parts of your build may also need to be upgraded, save some money for the CPU or power supply. For some people Radeon HD 7970 will be the best choice, for others Radeon Pro Duo will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.
Main Specs
Radeon HD 7970
Radeon Pro Duo
Power consumption (TDP)
300 Watt
350 Watt
Interface
PCIe 3.0 x16
PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors
1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
3x 8-pin
Memory type
GDDR5
High Bandwidth Memory (HBM)
Maximum RAM amount
3 GB
8 GB
Display Connectors
1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
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Radeon Pro Duo has 16% more power consumption, than Radeon HD 7970.
Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
Radeon Pro Duo has 5 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 7970.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
Radeon HD 7970 is build with GCN architecture, and Radeon Pro Duo - with GCN 3.0.
Radeon HD 7970 and Radeon Pro Duo are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
Radeon Pro Duo is 3 mm longer, than Radeon HD 7970.
Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 7970 is 875 MHz higher, than Radeon Pro Duo.
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
50−55
ultra / 1080p
21−24
30−35
QHD / 1440p
16−18
27−30
4K / 2160p
10−11
14−16
low / 720p
60−65
75−80
medium / 1080p
40−45
60−65
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro Duo in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 37% more, than Radeon HD 7970.
high / 1080p
55−60
75−80
ultra / 1080p
45−50
70−75
QHD / 1440p
35−40
50−55
4K / 2160p
18−20
27−30
low / 720p
100−110
130−140
medium / 1080p
60−65
85−90
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro Duo in Battlefield 5 is 38% more, than Radeon HD 7970.
low / 768p
50−55
45−50
QHD / 1440p
0−1
−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than Radeon Pro Duo.
low / 768p
250−260
250−260
medium / 768p
220−230
230−240
ultra / 1080p
180−190
−
QHD / 1440p
110−120
150−160
4K / 2160p
70−75
100−110
high / 768p
210−220
220−230
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro Duo in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 10% more, than Radeon HD 7970.
low / 768p
60−65
70−75
medium / 1080p
55−60
50−55
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro Duo in Cyberpunk 2077 is 3% more, than Radeon HD 7970.
low / 768p
120−130
120−130
medium / 768p
110−120
110−120
ultra / 1080p
100−110
110−120
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro Duo in Dota 2 is 2% more, than Radeon HD 7970.
high / 1080p
45−50
60−65
ultra / 1080p
40−45
60−65
QHD / 1440p
27−30
40−45
4K / 2160p
14−16
21−24
low / 720p
80−85
100−110
medium / 1080p
45−50
65−70
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro Duo in Far Cry 5 is 39% more, than Radeon HD 7970.
high / 1080p
60−65
90−95
ultra / 1080p
45−50
70−75
QHD / 1440p
27−30
45−50
4K / 2160p
27−30
21−24
low / 720p
180−190
220−230
medium / 1080p
110−120
140−150
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro Duo in Fortnite is 29% more, than Radeon HD 7970.
high / 1080p
60−65
85−90
ultra / 1080p
45−50
65−70
QHD / 1440p
30−35
45−50
4K / 2160p
24−27
30−35
low / 720p
100−110
130−140
medium / 1080p
65−70
90−95
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro Duo in Forza Horizon 4 is 37% more, than Radeon HD 7970.
low / 768p
140−150
160−170
medium / 768p
120−130
150−160
high / 1080p
70−75
95−100
ultra / 1080p
30−35
45−50
QHD / 1440p
21−24
40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro Duo in Grand Theft Auto V is 27% more, than Radeon HD 7970.
high / 1080p
24−27
35−40
ultra / 1080p
20−22
30−35
QHD / 1440p
16−18
24−27
4K / 2160p
8−9
14−16
low / 720p
65−70
95−100
medium / 1080p
30−35
50−55
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro Duo in Metro Exodus is 53% more, than Radeon HD 7970.
low / 768p
130−140
120−130
medium / 1080p
120−130
−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Minecraft is 8% more, than Radeon Pro Duo.
high / 1080p
−
75−80
ultra / 1080p
14−16
55−60
4K / 2160p
−
18−20
low / 720p
100−110
120−130
medium / 1080p
18−20
85−90
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro Duo in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 95% more, than Radeon HD 7970.
high / 1080p
24−27
35−40
ultra / 1080p
16−18
24−27
QHD / 1440p
10−11
16−18
4K / 2160p
7−8
10−12
low / 720p
65−70
90−95
medium / 1080p
35−40
55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro Duo in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 48% more, than Radeon HD 7970.
low / 768p
130−140
180−190
medium / 768p
85−90
120−130
high / 1080p
45−50
70−75
ultra / 1080p
24−27
40−45
4K / 2160p
16−18
24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro Duo in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 45% more, than Radeon HD 7970.
low / 768p
90−95
120−130
medium / 768p
60−65
−
ultra / 1080p
50−55
65−70
high / 768p
60−65
−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro Duo in World of Tanks is 33% more, than Radeon HD 7970.
Full Specs
Radeon HD 7970
Radeon Pro Duo
Architecture
GCN
GCN 3.0
Code name
Tahiti XT
Capsaicin
Type
Desktop
Workstation
Release date
22 December 2011
26 April 2016
Pipelines
2048
4096
Boost Clock
925 MHz
1000 MHz
Transistor count
4,313 million
8,900 million
Manufacturing process technology
28 nm
28 nm
Texture fill rate
118.4
256.0
Floating-point performance
3,789 gflops
2x 8,192 gflops
Length
274 mm
277 mm
Memory bus width
384 Bit
4096 Bit
Memory clock speed
1375 MHz
500 MHz
Memory bandwidth
264 GB/s
512 GB/s
Shared memory
-
Shader Model
5.1
6.0
OpenGL
4.6
4.5
OpenCL
1.2
2.0
Vulkan
+
FreeSync
+
+
Bus support
PCIe 2.1 x16
PCIe 3.0
HDMI
+
+
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)
485 Mh/s
809 Mh/s
Eyefinity
+
+
HD3D
+
PowerTune
+
TrueAudio
+
ZeroCore
+
Mantle
+
Design
reference
reference
Number of Eyefinity displays
6
DisplayPort support
+
CrossFire
+
+
VCE
+
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto)
20.71 Mh/s
Compute units
128
AppAcceleration
+
LiquidVR
+
TressFX
+
UVD
+
Enduro
+
FRTC
+
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