AMD Radeon HD 7970 vs AMD Radeon R7 240
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | Tahiti | Oland |
|---|---|---|
| GPU variant | Tahiti XT (215-0821060) | Oland LE |
| Architecture | GCN 1.0 | GCN 1.0 |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Manufacturing process | 28 nm | 28 nm |
| Number of transistors | 4,313 million | 950 million |
| Die size | 352 mm² | 77 mm² |
Graphics Card
| Release date | Dec 22nd, 2011 | Oct 8th, 2013 |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | Southern Islands | Volcanic Islands |
| Production | End-of-life | End-of-life |
| Launch price | 549 USD | 69 USD |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x8 |
| Reviews | 191 in our database | 5 in our database |
| gpu.details.availability | Jan 9th, 2012 | — |
| Predecessor | Northern Islands | Sea Islands |
| Successor | Sea Islands | Pirate Islands |
Clocks
| GPU clock | 925 MHz | — |
|---|---|---|
| Memory clock | 1375 MHz 5.5 Gbps effective | 1150 MHz 4.6 Gbps effective |
| Base clock | — | 650 MHz |
| Boost clock | — | 700 MHz |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | 3 GB | 2 GB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Memory bus width | 384 bit | 128 bit |
| Bandwidth | 264.0 GB/s | 73.60 GB/s |
Render Configuration
| Shading units | 2048 | 320 |
|---|---|---|
| TMUs | 128 | 20 |
| ROPs | 32 | 8 |
| Compute units | 32 | 5 |
| Cache L1 | 16 KB (per CU) | 16 KB (per CU) |
| Cache L2 | 768 KB | 256 KB |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 29.60 GPixel/s | 5.600 GPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Texture rate | 118.4 GTexel/s | 14.00 GTexel/s |
| FP32 (float) performance | 3.789 TFLOPS | 448.0 GFLOPS |
| FP64 (double) performance | 947.2 GFLOPS (1:4) | 28.00 GFLOPS (1:16) |
Dimensions & Outputs
| Slot width | Dual-slot | Single-slot |
|---|---|---|
| Length | 275 mm 10.8 inches | 168 mm 6.6 inches |
| Width | 111 mm 4.4 inches | — |
| Height | 38 mm 1.5 inches | — |
| TDP | 250 W | 30 W |
| Suggested PSU | 600 W | 200 W |
| Outputs | 1x DVI1x HDMI2x mini-DisplayPort | 1x DVI1x HDMI1x VGA |
| Power connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | None |
| Board number | C386-37 | C552, C577 |
API Support & Features
| DirectX | 12 (11_1) | 12 (11_1) |
|---|---|---|
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | 1.2 | 1.2 |
| Shader model | 5.1 | 5.1 |
