Radeon HD 7970
Gaming performance index 19, faster than 21% of desktop graphics cards in our catalog.
Faster than the graphics in 7% of Steam gaming PCs.
Runs 14 of 57 popular games at 60+ fps, 1080p high (estimated). All games it runs →
- GeForce GTX 165020
- Radeon RX 640020
- Arc A38020
- Radeon HD 797019
- Radeon R9 280X19
- GeForce GTX 77018
- GeForce GTX 68018
- Brand
- AMD
- Series
- HD 7000
- Released
- 2011
- Type
- Desktop
- Video memory
- 3 GB GDDR5
- Memory bus
- 384-bit
- Board power
- 250 W
Estimated FPS in popular games (high preset)
| Game | 1080p | 1440p | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 120 | 84 | above recommended |
| Dota 2 | 300 | 210 | above recommended |
| PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS | 44 | 31 | minimum |
| WARDOGS | 17 | 12 | below minimum |
| Apex Legends™ | 48 | 33 | minimum |
| Valheim | 41 | 29 | minimum |
| Grand Theft Auto V Legacy | 88 | 61 | recommended |
| Aniimo | 23 | 16 | below minimum |
| HELLDIVERS™ 2 | 27 | 19 | minimum |
| Slay the Spire 2 | 114 | 80 | above recommended |
| Marvel Rivals | 27 | 19 | minimum |
| Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege | 27 | 19 | minimum |
| Overwatch® | 57 | 40 | recommended |
| The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth | 300+ | 300+ | above recommended |
| War Thunder | 46 | 32 | minimum |
| Dead by Daylight | 81 | 57 | recommended |
| Geometry Dash | 300 | 210 | above recommended |
| Limbus Company | 190 | 133 | above recommended |
| Grand Theft Auto V Enhanced | 26 | 18 | minimum |
| Delta Force | 41 | 29 | minimum |
| Terraria | 300+ | 300+ | above recommended |
| Stardew Valley | 300 | 210 | above recommended |
| Rust | 23 | 16 | below minimum |
| EA SPORTS FC™ 26 | 37 | 26 | minimum |
| Battlefield™ 6 | 18 | 13 | minimum |
| Palworld | 18 | 13 | below minimum |
| Project Zomboid | 30 | 21 | minimum |
| VRChat | 25 | 18 | below minimum |
| Baldur's Gate 3 | 25 | 18 | minimum |
| Left 4 Dead 2 | 300+ | 300+ | above recommended |
| Euro Truck Simulator 2 | 37 | 26 | minimum |
| Monster Hunter Wilds | 25 | 17 | below minimum |
| Hearts of Iron IV | 114 | 80 | above recommended |
| Rocket League® | 50 | 35 | minimum |
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 42 | 30 | minimum |
| NARAKA: BLADEPOINT | 42 | 30 | minimum |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 23 | 16 | minimum |
| Call of Duty® | 23 | 16 | below minimum |
| TBH: Task Bar Hero | 41 | 29 | minimum |
| ELDEN RING | 32 | 22 | below minimum |
| Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel | 23 | 16 | minimum |
| Don't Starve Together | 300 | 210 | above recommended |
| PEAK | 27 | 19 | below minimum |
| R.E.P.O. | 32 | 22 | below minimum |
| No Man's Sky | 133 | 93 | above recommended |
| eFootball™ | 41 | 29 | minimum |
| Graveyard Keeper 2 | 23 | 16 | minimum |
| BeamNG.drive | 26 | 18 | below minimum |
| How to Fish | 55 | 38 | minimum |
| Path of Exile 2 | 27 | 19 | minimum |
| Forza Horizon 6 | 25 | 18 | minimum |
| Street Fighter™ 6 | 22 | 16 | below minimum |
| Garry's Mod | 57 | 40 | recommended |
| Diablo® IV | 50 | 35 | minimum |
| The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition | 54 | 38 | minimum |
| Destiny 2 | 46 | 32 | minimum |
| Arena Breakout: Infinite | 27 | 19 | minimum |
Estimated FPS from our model (v0), based on the game's published requirements and relative GPU/CPU performance. Not measured. Real results vary with drivers, patches, and scenes. Values above 300 fps show as 300+.
Power supply
650 W
recommended with a typical 105 W processor (estimated load 475 W).
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Specs: manufacturer page (not yet re-verified by us). Performance index is our own estimate.