GPU Comparison
Side-by-side comparison of specifications and performance
Performance Comparison
AMD Radeon RX Vega 56
230%
230%
AMD Radeon HD 7970
49%
49%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 is approximately 181% faster
Technical Specifications
| Specification | AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 | AMD Radeon HD 7970 |
|---|---|---|
| Graphics ProcessorDifferent | Vega 10 | Tahiti |
| CoresDifferent | 3584 | 2048 |
| TMUsDifferent | 224 | 128 |
| ROPsDifferent | 64 | 32 |
| Memory SizeDifferent | 8 GB | 3 GB |
| Memory TypeDifferent | HBM2 | GDDR5 |
| Bus WidthDifferent | 2048 bit | 384 bit |
Graphics Processor
| Feature | AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 | AMD Radeon HD 7970 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU NameDifferent | Vega 10 | Tahiti |
| GPU VariantDifferent | Vega 10 XL(215-0894216) | Tahiti XT(215-0821060) |
| ArchitectureDifferent | GCN 5.0 | GCN 1.0 |
| FoundryDifferent | GlobalFoundries | TSMC |
| Process SizeDifferent | 14 nm | 28 nm |
| TransistorsDifferent | 12,500 million | 4,313 million |
| DensityDifferent | 25.3M / mm² | 12.3M / mm² |
| Die SizeDifferent | 495 mm² | 352 mm² |
| Chip PackageDifferent | BGA-2013 | N/A |
Graphics Card
| Feature | AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 | AMD Radeon HD 7970 |
|---|---|---|
| Release DateDifferent | Aug 14th, 2017 | Jan 9th, 2012 |
| GenerationDifferent | Vega(RX Vega) | Southern Islands(HD 7900) |
| PredecessorDifferent | Polaris | Northern Islands |
| SuccessorDifferent | Navi | Sea Islands |
| ProductionDifferent | Active | End-of-life |
| Launch PriceDifferent | 399 USD | 549 USD |
| Current PriceDifferent | Amazon/Newegg | N/A |
| Bus Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| ReviewsDifferent | 23 in our database | 191 in our database |
| AnnouncedDifferent | N/A | Dec 22nd, 2011 |
Clock Speeds
| Feature | AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 | AMD Radeon HD 7970 |
|---|---|---|
| Base ClockDifferent | 1156 MHz | N/A |
| Boost ClockDifferent | 1471 MHz | N/A |
| SOC ClockDifferent | 960 MHz | N/A |
| Memory ClockDifferent | 800 MHz1600 Mbps effective | 1375 MHz5.5 Gbps effective |
| GPU ClockDifferent | N/A | 925 MHz |
Memory
| Feature | AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 | AMD Radeon HD 7970 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory SizeDifferent | 8 GB | 3 GB |
| Memory TypeDifferent | HBM2 | GDDR5 |
| Memory BusDifferent | 2048 bit | 384 bit |
| BandwidthDifferent | 409.6 GB/s | 264.0 GB/s |
Render Config
| Feature | AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 | AMD Radeon HD 7970 |
|---|---|---|
| Shading UnitsDifferent | 3584 | 2048 |
| TMUsDifferent | 224 | 128 |
| ROPsDifferent | 64 | 32 |
| Compute UnitsDifferent | 56 | 32 |
| L1 Cache | 16 KB (per CU) | 16 KB (per CU) |
| L2 CacheDifferent | 4 MB | 768 KB |
Theoretical Performance
| Feature | AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 | AMD Radeon HD 7970 |
|---|---|---|
| Pixel RateDifferent | 94.14 GPixel/s | 29.60 GPixel/s |
| Texture RateDifferent | 329.5 GTexel/s | 118.4 GTexel/s |
| FP16 (half)Different | 21.09 TFLOPS (2:1) | N/A |
| FP32 (float)Different | 10.54 TFLOPS | 3.789 TFLOPS |
| FP64 (double)Different | 659.0 GFLOPS (1:16) | 947.2 GFLOPS (1:4) |
Board Design
| Feature | AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 | AMD Radeon HD 7970 |
|---|---|---|
| Slot Width | Dual-slot | Dual-slot |
| LengthDifferent | 280 mm11 inches | 275 mm10.8 inches |
| Height | 111 mm4.4 inches | 111 mm4.4 inches |
| WidthDifferent | 40 mm1.6 inches | 38 mm1.5 inches |
| TDPDifferent | 210 W | 250 W |
| Suggested PSUDifferent | 550 W | 600 W |
| OutputsDifferent | 1x HDMI 2.0b3x DisplayPort 1.4a | 1x DVI1x HDMI 1.4a2x mini-DisplayPort 1.2 |
| Power ConnectorsDifferent | 2x 8-pin | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
| Board NumberDifferent | 109-D05057-00_02 | 109-C38637-00 |
Graphics Features
| Feature | AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 | AMD Radeon HD 7970 |
|---|---|---|
| DirectXDifferent | 12 (12_1) | 12 (11_1) |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCLDifferent | 2.1 | 2.1 (1.2) |
| VulkanDifferent | 1.3 | 1.2.170 |
| Shader ModelDifferent | 6.7 | 6.5 (5.1) |
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