Radeon HD 7950 vs Radeon R9 FURY X

When comparing Radeon HD 7950 and Radeon R9 FURY X, we look primarily at benchmarks and game tests. But it is not only about the numbers. Often you can find third-party models with higher clock speeds, better cooling, or a customizable RGB lighting. Not all of them will have all the features you need. Another thing to consider is the port selection. Most graphics cards have at least one DisplayPort and HDMI interface, but some monitors require DVI. Before you buy, check the TDP of the graphics card - this characteristic will help you estimate the consumption of the graphics card. You may even have to upgrade your PSU to meet its requirements. An important factor when choosing between Radeon HD 7950 and Radeon R9 FURY X is the price. Does the additional cost justify the performance hit? Our comparison should help you make the right decision.

Main Specs

  Radeon HD 7950 Radeon R9 FURY X
Power consumption (TDP) 200 Watt 275 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 2x 6-pin 2x 8-pin
Memory type GDDR5 High Bandwidth Memory (HBM)
Maximum RAM amount 3 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
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  • Radeon R9 FURY X has 37% more power consumption, than Radeon HD 7950.
  • Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • Radeon R9 FURY X has 1 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 R9 FURY X - with GCN 3.0.
  • Radeon HD 7950 and Radeon R9 FURY X are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Radeon HD 7950 is 76 mm longer, than Radeon R9 FURY X.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 7950 is 200 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 FURY X.

Game benchmarks

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 R9 FURY X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 37% more, than Radeon HD 7950.

Full Specs

  Radeon HD 7950 Radeon R9 FURY X
Architecture GCN 1.0 GCN 3.0
Code name Tahiti Fiji
Type Desktop Desktop
Release date 31 January 2012 24 June 2015
Pipelines 1792 4096
Boost Clock 1250 MHz 1050 MHz
Transistor count 4,313 million 8,900 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 89.60 268.8
Floating-point performance 2,867 gflops 8,602 gflops
Length 267 mm 191 mm
Memory bus width 384 Bit 4096 Bit
Memory clock speed 1250 MHz 1050 MHz
Memory bandwidth 240 GB/s 512 GB/s
Shader Model 5.1 6.3
OpenGL 4.6 4.5
OpenCL 1.2 2.0
Vulkan +
Monero / XMR (CryptoNight) 0.56 kh/s
FreeSync + +
Bus support PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0
HDMI + +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 381 Mh/s 858 Mh/s
Eyefinity + +
HD3D +
PowerTune + +
TrueAudio +
ZeroCore +
Mantle +
Design reference reference
Bridgeless CrossFire +
Number of Eyefinity displays 6 6
DisplayPort support +
CrossFire + +
VCE +
DDMA audio +
Decred / DCR (Decred) 0.78 Gh/s
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 13.86 Mh/s 33.4 Mh/s
Zcash / ZEC (Equihash) 250 Sol/s
Compute units 28 64
AppAcceleration + +
High bandwidth memory (HBM) +
LiquidVR +
TressFX +
UVD +
FRTC +
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