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GPU

AMD

AMD Radeon HD 7970

Graphics processor

Video memory: 3 GB^*
Memory bus: 384 bit^*
Rated memory bandwidth: 264 GB/s

Graphics & compute benchmarks

Archived cohort medians

GFXBench, GLBenchmark and CompuBench results retain the tested system, API, operating system and resolution. Offscreen tests fix the render resolution; onscreen results also reflect the display workload. These historical submissions do not establish performance in current games.

1080p ALU 2 OffscreenOS X / OpenGL / 1920 x 1080 / offscreen · fps

Higher is better.

AMD Radeon HD 7970

665.86^* fps

AMD Radeon HD 7970

Host configuration not reported.

1080p ALU 2 OffscreenOS X / Metal / 1920 x 1080 / offscreen · fps

Higher is better.

AMD Radeon HD 7970

846.22^* fps

AMD Radeon HD 7970

Host configuration not reported.

1080p ALU 2 OffscreenOS X / Metal / 1920 x 1080 / offscreen · fps

Higher is better.

AMD Radeon HD 7970

872.87^* fps

AMD Radeon HD 7970

Host configuration not reported.

1080p ALU 2 OffscreenWindows / OpenGL / 1920 x 1080 / offscreen · fps

Higher is better.

AMD Radeon HD 7970

748.75^* fps

AMD Radeon HD 7970

Host configuration not reported.

1080p Driver Overhead 2 OffscreenOS X / OpenGL / 1920 x 1080 / offscreen · fps

Higher is better.

AMD Radeon HD 7970

40.50^* fps

AMD Radeon HD 7970

Host configuration not reported.

1080p Driver Overhead 2 OffscreenOS X / Metal / 1920 x 1080 / offscreen · fps

Higher is better.

AMD Radeon HD 7970

171.69^* fps

AMD Radeon HD 7970

Host configuration not reported.

1080p Driver Overhead 2 OffscreenOS X / Metal / 1920 x 1080 / offscreen · fps

Higher is better.

AMD Radeon HD 7970

388.01^* fps

AMD Radeon HD 7970

Host configuration not reported.

1080p Driver Overhead 2 OffscreenWindows / OpenGL / 1920 x 1080 / offscreen · fps

Higher is better.

AMD Radeon HD 7970

51.65^* fps

AMD Radeon HD 7970

Host configuration not reported.

1080p Manhattan 3.1 OffscreenOS X / Metal / 1920 x 1080 / offscreen · fps

Higher is better.

AMD Radeon HD 7970

280.82^* fps

AMD Radeon HD 7970

Host configuration not reported.

1080p Manhattan 3.1 OffscreenOS X / Metal / 1920 x 1080 / offscreen · fps

Higher is better.

AMD Radeon HD 7970

254.80^* fps

AMD Radeon HD 7970

Host configuration not reported.

1080p Manhattan 3.1 OffscreenWindows / OpenGL / 1920 x 1080 / offscreen · fps

Higher is better.

AMD Radeon HD 7970

146.15^* fps

AMD Radeon HD 7970

Host configuration not reported.

1080p Manhattan OffscreenOS X / OpenGL / 1920 x 1080 / offscreen · fps

Higher is better.

AMD Radeon HD 7970

139.34^* fps

AMD Radeon HD 7970

Host configuration not reported.

1080p Manhattan OffscreenOS X / Metal / 1920 x 1080 / offscreen · fps

Higher is better.

AMD Radeon HD 7970

339.06^* fps

AMD Radeon HD 7970

Host configuration not reported.

1080p Manhattan OffscreenOS X / Metal / 1920 x 1080 / offscreen · fps

Higher is better.

AMD Radeon HD 7970

378.48^* fps

AMD Radeon HD 7970

Host configuration not reported.

1080p Manhattan OffscreenWindows / DirectX / 1920 x 1080 / offscreen · fps

Higher is better.

AMD Radeon HD 7970

355.03^* fps

AMD Radeon HD 7970

Host configuration not reported.

1080p Manhattan OffscreenWindows / OpenGL / 1920 x 1080 / offscreen · fps

Higher is better.

AMD Radeon HD 7970

127.67^* fps

AMD Radeon HD 7970

Host configuration not reported.

Median results, not the best run. Sample counts and individual test dates are unreported. Different systems using the same GPU remain separate configurations.

Benchmark results

Geekbench GPU (reported compilation) · version unreported · OpenCL34,541^*Platform unreported Compare results

Processing & platform

Architecture: GCN 1
Process node: 28 nm^*
GPU cores: 2,048^*
GPU base clock: 925 MHz^*
Reported GPU frequency: 925 MHz^*
Reported graphics memory frequency: 1,375 MHz^*
Graphics interface: PCIe 3.0 x16^*
Video memory: 3,072 MB^*
Reported chip die area: 352 mm²^*
Chip/package TDP: 250 W^*
Transistors: 4,313 million^*
GPU boost clock: 925 MHz
Stream processors: 2,048
Graphics processor: Tahiti^*
Texture mapping units: 128^*
Raster output units: 32^*
Chip foundry: TSMC^*
Card or module format: Dual-slot^*
Declared GPU TDP: 250 W^*
Suggested system PSU: 600 W^*
External power connectors: 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin^*
DirectX / feature level: 12 (11_1)^*
OpenGL: 4.6^*
OpenCL: 2.1 (1.2)^*
Vulkan: 1.2.170^*
Shader model: 6.5 (5.1)^*
GPU L2 cache: 768 KB^*

GPU configurations

Tahiti XT
Chip variant
Tahiti XT
Reference clock
925 MHz

Memory & storage

Memory options: 3^*
Video memory: 3 GB^*
Video memory type: Reported value 1: GDDR5^*
Reported value 2: GDDR5^*
Reported value 3: GDDR5^*
Reported value 4: GDDR6^*
Reported value 5: GDDR5^*
Reported value 6: GDDR5^*
Reported value 7: GDDR5^*
Memory bus: 384 bit^*
Rated memory bandwidth: 264 GB/s

Power specifications

Thermal design power: 250 W^*
Typical board power: 300 W

System configuration

Detailed specifications

Specifications 1 · 11 fields

Manufacturer: AMD Radeon^*
GFLOPS: 925^* GFLOPS
TDP: 250^*
Class: Desktop^*
Name: Radeon HD 7970^*
Year: 2012^*
Fab: 28^*
Transistors (mln): 4,313^*
Die size: 352^*
Memory size: 6,144^*
Memory speed: 264^*

Specifications 2 · 32 fields

Architecture: GCN 1.0 Tahiti XT^*
Integrated: No^*
L2 Cache: 768KB^*
Manufacturer: AMD^*
Max Power: 250 Watts^*
Memory: 3,072^* MB
Memory Bandwidth: 264GB/sec^*
Memory Bus: 384 Bit^*
Memory Speed: 1,375^* MHz
Memory Type: GDDR5^*
Name: Radeon HD 7970^*
Best Resolution: 1920 x 1080^*
Notebook GPU: No^*
Open GL: 4.4^*
PSU: 600 Watt & 42 Amps^*
Pixel Rate: 30 GPixel/s^*
Power Connector: 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin^*
Process: 28nm^*
ROPs: 32^*
Release Date: 29-Dec-2011^*
Release Price: $549.00^*
Resolution WxH: 4096x2160^*
SLI Crossfire: Yes^*
Shader: 5^*
TMUs: 128^*
Texture Rate: 118 GTexel/s^*
VGA Connection: 0^*
Core Speed: 925^* MHz
DVI Connection: 1^*
Dedicated: Yes^*
Direct X: DX 12.0^*
HDMI Connection: 1^*

Specifications 3 · 12 fields

Foundry: TSMC^*
Vendor: AMD^*
FP32 GFLOPS: 3,789^* GFLOPS
FP64 GFLOPS: 947.2^* GFLOPS
Product: AMD Radeon HD 7970^*
Type: GPU^*
Release Date: 2011-12-22^*
Process Size (nm): 28^* nm
TDP (W): 250^* W
Die Size (mm^2): 352^* mm²
Transistors (million): 4,313^*
Freq (MHz): 925^* MHz

Specifications 4 · 24 fields

proc transistors: 4,313 million^*
proc die size: 352^* mm²
cores: 2,048^*
memory clock: 1,375^*
ram: 3^*
name: AMD Radeon HD 7970^*
ram type: GDDR5^*
bus width: 384^*
bus interface: PCIe 3.0 x16^*
ram bandwidth: 264^* GB/s
fp32 performance: 3.789^*
fp64 performance: 0.9472^*
tdp: 250^* W
suggested psu: 600^* W
slot width: Dual-slot^*
power connectors: 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin^*
is retail board: Yes^*
gpi value: 3.3^*
vendor: amd^*
manufacturer: AMD^*
arch name: GCN 1.0^*
card release date: 2012-01-09^*
proc foundry: TSMC^*
proc process size: 28^* nm

Specifications 5 · 35 fields

DirectX / feature level

12 (11_1)^*

OpenCL

2.1 (1.2)^*

OpenGL

4.6^*

Shader model

6.5 (5.1)^*

Vulkan

1.2.170^*

Architecture

GCN 1.0^*

Graphics interface

PCIe 3.0 x16^*

Memory bus

384^* bit

Reported shader processors

2,048^*

Reported theoretical FP32 peak

3.789^* TFLOPS

Scope and conditions

Arithmetic density: Not stated^*

Reported theoretical FP64 peak

0.9472^* TFLOPS

Scope and conditions

Arithmetic density: Not stated^*

Declared L1 cache configuration

16 KB (per CU)^*

Declared GPU L2 cache

768 KB^*

Reported display outputs

1x DVI, 1x HDMI 1.4a, 2x mini-DisplayPort 1.2^*

Theoretical pixel fill rate

29.60 GPixel/s^*

External power connectors

1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin^*

Reported chip die area

352 mm²^*

Chip foundry

TSMC^*

Process node declaration

28 nm^*

Transistors

4,313 million^*

Graphics processor

Tahiti^*

Reported video memory

3^* GB

Rated memory bandwidth

264.0 GB/s^*

Video memory type

GDDR5^*

Raster output units

32^*

Reported shading units

2,048^*

Card or module format

Dual-slot^*

Suggested system PSU

600 W^*

2:4 tensor sparsity

No^*

Declared GPU TDP

250 W^*

Theoretical texture fill rate

118.4 GTexel/s^*

Texture mapping units

128^*

GPU cores

2,048^*

Video memory

3^* GB

Video memory type

GDDR5^*

Specifications 6 · 8 fields

Product Name: Radeon HD 7970^*
GPU Chip: Tahiti^*
Released: Dec 22nd, 2011^*
Bus: PCIe 3.0 x16^*
Memory: 3 GB, GDDR5, 384 bit^*
GPU clock: 925^* MHz
Memory clock: 1,375^* MHz
Shaders / TMUs / ROPs: 2048 / 128 / 32^*

Specifications 7 · 11 fields

Manufacturer: AMD Radeon^*
GFLOPS: 925^* GFLOPS
TDP: 250^*
Class: Desktop^*
Name: Radeon HD 7970^*
Year: 2012^*
Fab: 28^*
Transistors (mln): 4,313^*
Die size: 352^*
Memory size: 6,144^*
Memory speed: 264^*

Specifications 8 · 58 fields

Brand: AMD^*
Top BUS WIDTH: 384^* bit
Graphics Processor GPU Name: Tahiti^*
Graphics Processor Architecture: GCN 1.0^*
Graphics Processor Process Size: 28^* nm
Graphics Processor Transistors: 4,313 million^*
Graphics Processor Die Size: 352^* mm²
Graphics Card Release Date: Jan 9th, 2012^*
Graphics Card Generation: Southern Islands (HD 7900)^*
Graphics Card Successor: Sea Islands^*
Graphics Card Production: End-of-life^*
Name: Radeon HD 7970^*
Graphics Card Bus Interface: PCIe 3.0 x16^*
Clock Speeds GPU Clock: 925^* MHz
Clock Speeds Memory Clock: 1375 MHz 5.5 Gbps effective^*
Memory Memory Size: 3^* GB
Memory Memory Type: GDDR5^*
Memory Memory Bus: 384^* bit
Memory Bandwidth: 264^* GB/s
Render Config TMUs: 128^*
Top GRAPHICS PROCESSOR: Tahiti^*
Render Config ROPs: 32^*
Theoretical Performance Pixel Rate: 29.60 GPixel/s
Theoretical Performance Texture Rate: 118.4 GTexel/s
Board Design Slot Width: Dual-slot^*
Board Design TDP: 250^* W
Board Design Suggested PSU: 600^* W
Board Design Outputs: 1x DVI 1x HDMI 1.4a 2x mini-DisplayPort 1.2^*
Board Design Board Number: 109-C38637-00^*
Graphics Features DirectX: 12 (11_1)^*
Graphics Features OpenGL: 4.6^*
Graphics Features OpenCL: 2.1 (1.2)^*
Graphics Features Vulkan: 1.2.170^*
source file: amd2012.json^*
Graphics Processor Foundry: TSMC^*
Graphics Card Predecessor: Northern Islands^*
Recommended Resolutions: Good:1366x768 | Playable:1600x900 | Unplayable:1920x1080^*
Graphics Card Launch Price: 549 USD^*
Board Design Length: 275 mm 10.8 inches^*
Graphics Processor GPU Variant: Tahiti XT (215-0821060)^*
Board Design Power Connectors: 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin^*
Graphics Processor Density: 12.3M / mm²^*
Board Design Height: 111 mm 4.4 inches^*
Board Design Width: 38 mm 1.5 inches^*
Graphics Card Reviews: 191 in our database^*
Top TMUS: 128^*
Top ROPS: 32^*
Graphics Features Shader Model: 6.5 (5.1)^*
Top CORES: 2,048^*
Render Config Shading Units: 2,048^*
Render Config Compute Units: 32^*
Render Config L2 Cache: 768^* KB
Top MEMORY SIZE: 3^* GB
Theoretical Performance FP32 (float): 3.789^* TFLOPS
Theoretical Performance FP64 (double): 947.2 GFLOPS (1:4)
Render Config L1 Cache: 16 KB (per CU)^*
Graphics Card Announced: Dec 22nd, 2011^*
Top MEMORY TYPE: GDDR5^*

Specifications 9 · 2 fields

Device

AMD Radeon HD 7970^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: Geekbench GPU (reported compilation)^*
backend_columns: CUDA^*
Metal^*
OpenCL^*
Vulkan^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

OpenCL

34,541^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: Geekbench GPU (reported compilation)^*
backend_columns: CUDA^*
Metal^*
OpenCL^*
Vulkan^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

Specifications 10 · 27 fields

manufacturer: AMD^*
manufacturer: AMD^*
rop: 64^*
rop: 32^*
igp: No^*
igp: No^*
bus: PCIe 3.0 x16^*
bus: PCIe 4.0 x8^*
memType: GDDR6^*
memType: GDDR5^*
gpuChip: Tahiti^*
gpuChip: Navi 23^*
productName: Radeon HD 7970^*
productName: Radeon HD 7970^*
releaseYear: 2,011^*
releaseYear: 2,011^*
memSize: 3^*
memSize: 3^*
memBusWidth: 384^*
gpuClock: 1,968^*
gpuClock: 925^*
memClock: 2,000^*
memClock: 1,375^*
unifiedShader: 2,048^*
unifiedShader: 2,048^*
tmu: 128^*
tmu: 128^*

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