AMD Radeon HD 7970 vs AMD Radeon R9 380X
The AMD Radeon R9 380X is ahead by 10% on our index and meets the recommended card of 19 more games. Below: where each one wins.
Performance index 10 11
Video memory 3 GB 4 GB
Rated power 250 W 190 W
Launch price $549 $229
Index per $100 1.8 4.8
Games at recommended 137 156
Released20122015
FeaturesFSRFSR
At 1440p in the heaviest games
Modelled FPS, high preset, AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D. Left: AMD Radeon HD 7970; right: AMD Radeon R9 380X.
Games only the AMD Radeon R9 380X runs at recommended
- Monster Hunter: World
- Life is Strange 2
- NieR:Automata™
- Nioh: Complete Edition
- PlanetSide 2
- Total War: WARHAMMER II
- State of Decay 2: Juggernaut Edition
- Planet Coaster
And 11 more.
Quick answers
Is the AMD Radeon HD 7970 faster than the AMD Radeon R9 380X?
No — the AMD Radeon R9 380X scores 11 on our index to the AMD Radeon HD 7970's 10, a 10% gap.
Which one runs more games at the recommended spec?
The AMD Radeon HD 7970 meets the recommended graphics card of 137 of 274 games; the AMD Radeon R9 380X, 156.