AMD Radeon HD 5870 vs AMD Radeon HD 7970

On the Atlas performance index the AMD Radeon HD 7970 is about 40% faster. They launched 2 years apart.

AMD Radeon HD 587050
AMD Radeon HD 797070
AMD Radeon HD 5870AMD Radeon HD 7970
Released 2009 2011
Family Evergreen Southern Islands
Video memory 1 GB 3 GB
Clock 850 MHz 925 MHz
Process 40 nm 28 nm
Power (TDP) 188 W 250 W
Launch price $379 $549
Performance index 50 70

Green marks the better value in each row. Less power, a smaller process and a lower price count as better.

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