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AMD Radeon HD 7970
- Graphics Processor
- Tahiti
- Cores
- 2048
- TMUs
- 128
- ROPs
- 32
- Memory Size
- 3 GB
- Memory Type
- GDDR5
- Bus Width
- 384 bit
GPU
I/O
Top
Cooler
Rear
PCB Front
PCB Back
Recommended Gaming Resolutions:
- 1366x768
- 1600x900
- 1920x1080
The Radeon HD 7970 was a high-end graphics card by AMD, launched on January 9th, 2012. Built on the 28 nm process, and based on the Tahiti graphics processor, in its Tahiti XT variant, the card supports DirectX 12. Even though it supports DirectX 12, the feature level is only 11_1, which can be problematic with newer DirectX 12 titles. The Tahiti graphics processor is a large chip with a die area of 352 mm² and 4,313 million transistors. It features 2048 shading units, 128 texture mapping units, and 32 ROPs. AMD has paired 3,072 MB GDDR5 memory with the Radeon HD 7970, which are connected using a 384-bit memory interface. The GPU is operating at a frequency of 925 MHz, memory is running at 1375 MHz (5.5 Gbps effective).
Being a dual-slot card, the AMD Radeon HD 7970 draws power from 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin power connector, with power draw rated at 250 W maximum. Display outputs include: 1x DVI, 1x HDMI 1.4a, 2x mini-DisplayPort 1.2. Radeon HD 7970 is connected to the rest of the system using a PCI-Express 3.0 x16 interface. The card's dimensions are 275 mm x 111 mm x 38 mm, and it features a dual-slot cooling solution. Its price at launch was 549 US Dollars.
Being a dual-slot card, the AMD Radeon HD 7970 draws power from 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin power connector, with power draw rated at 250 W maximum. Display outputs include: 1x DVI, 1x HDMI 1.4a, 2x mini-DisplayPort 1.2. Radeon HD 7970 is connected to the rest of the system using a PCI-Express 3.0 x16 interface. The card's dimensions are 275 mm x 111 mm x 38 mm, and it features a dual-slot cooling solution. Its price at launch was 549 US Dollars.
Graphics Processor
Graphics Card
- Release Date
- Jan 9th, 2012
- Announced
- Dec 22nd, 2011
- Generation
-
Southern Islands
(HD 7900)
- Predecessor
- Northern Islands
- Successor
- Sea Islands
- Production
- End-of-life
- Launch Price
- 549 USD
- Bus Interface
- PCIe 3.0 x16
- Reviews
- 191 in our database
Relative Performance
Based on TPU review data: "Performance Summary" at 1920x1080, 4K for RTX 3080 and faster.
Clock Speeds
- GPU Clock
- 925 MHz
- Memory Clock
-
1375 MHz
5.5 Gbps effective
Memory
- Memory Size
- 3 GB
- Memory Type
- GDDR5
- Memory Bus
- 384 bit
- Bandwidth
- 264.0 GB/s
Render Config
- Shading Units
- 2048
- TMUs
- 128
- ROPs
- 32
- Compute Units
- 32
- L1 Cache
- 16 KB (per CU)
- L2 Cache
- 768 KB
Theoretical Performance
- Pixel Rate
- 29.60 GPixel/s
- Texture Rate
- 118.4 GTexel/s
- FP32 (float)
- 3.789 TFLOPS
- FP64 (double)
- 947.2 GFLOPS (1:4)
Board Design
- Slot Width
- Dual-slot
- Length
- 275 mm
10.8 inches
- Width
- 111 mm
4.4 inches
- Height
- 38 mm
1.5 inches
- TDP
- 250 W
- Suggested PSU
- 600 W
- Outputs
- 1x DVI
1x HDMI 1.4a
2x mini-DisplayPort 1.2
- Power Connectors
- 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
- Board Number
- 109-C38637-00
Graphics Features
- DirectX
- 12 (11_1)
- OpenGL
- 4.6
- OpenCL
- 2.1 (1.2)
- Vulkan
- 1.2.170
- Shader Model
- 6.5 (5.1)
Tahiti GPU Notes
| Generation: Southern Islands Desktop Variant: New Zealand / Malta Graphics/Compute: GFX6 (gfx600) Display Core Engine: 6.0 Unified Video Decoder: 3.2 Video Compression Engine: 1.0 CLRX: GCN 1.0 Exact Transistor Count: 4,312,711,873 Latest Drivers: Windows XP / 8: Catalyst Software Suite 14.4 Windows Vista : Catalyst Software Suite 13.12 Windows 7: 32-bit: Radeon Software: Adrenalin Edition 18.9.3 64-bit: AMD Software: Adrenalin Edition 22.6.1 Windows 8.1: 32-bit: Radeon Software: Crimson ReLive Edition 16.12.2 / 17.1.2 64-bit: Radeon Software: Crimson ReLive Edition 17.4.4 / 17.7.1 Windows 10: 32-bit: Radeon Software: Adrenalin Edition 18.9.3 64-bit: AMD Software: Adrenalin Edition 22.6.1 |
Retail boards based on this design (48)
| Name | GPU Clock | Memory Clock | Other Changes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 925 MHz | 1375 MHz | ||
| 925 MHz | 1375 MHz | ||
| 925 MHz | 1375 MHz | ||
| 925 MHz | 1375 MHz | 279 mm/11 inches, Triple-slot, 2x DVI 4x DisplayPort | |
| 1000 MHz | 1400 MHz | 279 mm/11 inches, Triple-slot, 2x DVI 4x DisplayPort | |
| 925 MHz | 1375 MHz | ||
| 925 MHz | 1375 MHz | ||
| 975 MHz | 1375 MHz | 268 mm/10.6 inches, 2x DVI 1x HDMI 2x mini-DisplayPort | |
| 925 MHz | 1375 MHz | 268 mm/10.6 inches, 2x DVI 1x HDMI 2x mini-DisplayPort | |
| 925 MHz | 1375 MHz | ||
| 1025 MHz | 1450 MHz | ||
| 925 MHz | 1375 MHz | ||
| 925 MHz | 1375 MHz | 285 mm/11.2 inches | |
| 1080 MHz | 1375 MHz | 303 mm/11.9 inches | |
| 1000 MHz | 1375 MHz | 285 mm/11.2 inches | |
| 925 MHz | 1375 MHz | 293 mm/11.5 inches | |
| 925 MHz | 1375 MHz | 311 mm/12.2 inches | |
| 1050 MHz | 1400 MHz | 311 mm/12.2 inches | |
| 1120 MHz | 1400 MHz | 311 mm/12.2 inches | |
| 925 MHz | 1375 MHz | ||
| 1070 MHz | 1400 MHz | 305 mm/12 inches, 2x DVI 4x mini-DisplayPort | |
| 1010 MHz | 1375 MHz | ||
| 925 MHz | 1375 MHz | 305 mm/12 inches, 2x DVI 4x mini-DisplayPort | |
| 925 MHz | 1375 MHz | 261 mm/10.3 inches | |
| 1000 MHz | 1375 MHz | 261 mm/10.3 inches | |
| 925 MHz | 1375 MHz | ||
| 925 MHz | 1375 MHz | 285 mm/11.2 inches | |
| 925 MHz | 1375 MHz | 265 mm/10.4 inches, 2x DVI 1x HDMI 2x mini-DisplayPort | |
| 1050 MHz | 1425 MHz | 285 mm/11.2 inches, Single-slot | |
| 1100 MHz | 1425 MHz | 285 mm/11.2 inches, 2x DVI 1x HDMI 2x mini-DisplayPort | |
| 925 MHz | 1375 MHz | ||
| 925 MHz | 1375 MHz | 6 GB | |
| 1000 MHz | 1450 MHz | 6 GB | |
| 925 MHz | 1375 MHz | 280 mm/11 inches, 2x DVI 1x HDMI 1x DisplayPort | |
| 925 MHz | 1375 MHz | 280 mm/11 inches | |
| 950 MHz | 1425 MHz | 280 mm/11 inches | |
| 950 MHz | 1450 MHz | 280 mm/11 inches, 2x DVI 1x HDMI 1x DisplayPort | |
| 925 MHz | 1375 MHz | ||
| 925 MHz | 1375 MHz | ||
| 925 MHz | 1375 MHz | ||
| 1050 MHz | 1425 MHz | ||
| 925 MHz | 1375 MHz | 236 mm/9.3 inches, 2x DVI 1x HDMI 2x mini-DisplayPort | |
| 925 MHz | 1375 MHz | ||
| 1000 MHz | 1425 MHz | 2x DVI 1x HDMI 2x mini-DisplayPort | |
| 925 MHz | 1375 MHz | ||
| 1000 MHz | 1425 MHz | ||
| 925 MHz | 1375 MHz | 2x DVI 1x HDMI 2x DisplayPort | |
| 925 MHz | 1375 MHz |
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