Radeon HD 7970 Asus ARES II Edition Can Run PC Game System Requirements

FPS System Benchmark

99 FPS

High

Game

Grand Theft Auto V

AMD PC game performance check Radeon HD 7970 Asus ARES II Edition

GPU

Architecture

GCN 1.0 Malta

Process

28nm

TMUs

128

Texture Rate

282 GTexel/s

ROPs

32 (x2)

Pixel Rate

70 GPixel/s

Shader
Processing Units

4096

Driver Support

Release Price

Compatibility

Direct X

DX 12.0

Shader

5.0

Open GL

4.4

Resolution (WxH)

2560x1600

Notebook GPU

SLI/Crossfire

Yes the Radeon HD 7970 Asus ARES II Edition graphics card displayed here represents a multiple GPU solution. Using Nvidia SLI or AMD Crossfire technology

Dedicated

Integrated

Memory

6144 MB

Memory Speed

1650 MHz

Memory Bus

384 Bit

Memory Type

GDDR5

Memory Bandwidth

633.6GB/sec

L2 Cache

768KB(x2)

Display Connectors

VGA Connection

DVI Connection

HDMI Connection

DisplayPort Connection

Clock Speeds

Core Speed

1050 MHz

Boost Clock

1100 MHz

Power

Max Power

500 Watts

PSU

850 Watt & 42 Amps

Power Connector

None

Recommended Hardware

Best CPU Match

Core i7-3770K 4-Core 3.5GHz

Best RAM Match

12 GB

Best Resolution

2560 x 1600

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Radeon HD 7970 Asus ARES II Edition Game Requirement Analysis

Radeon HD 7970 Asus ARES II Edition is a dual-graphics solution (not Crossfire) that consists of two Radeon HD 7970 GHz Edition and is therefore based on two Tahiti XT Cores. Check the page of 7970 GHz Edition to know more about its chip.
Radeon HD 7970 Asus ARES II Edition features 4096 Shader Processing Units and has its central unit clocked at 1050MHz (1100MHz in Turbo Mode). The memory clock operates at 1650MHz.
Benchmarks indicate Radeon HD 7970 Asus ARES II Edition is up to 15% faster than GeForce GTX 690 in some games and over 5% slower on others. Therefore, it's, overall, 10% faster than GeForce GTX 690.

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lucaslu

lucaslu's Rig
Saved at: Jul-25-2015

Compared to your Rig

CPU

Core i7-4770K 4-Core 3.5GHz oc: 5%

GFX

Radeon R9 280X Gigabyte 3GB OC Edition

RAM

16GB DDR3 1600MHz

RES

3840 x 1080
width x height

Phone

Lenovo P780

lucaslu's Game Library

16:32 Sep-19-2014

Is this HD7970 or 7990?

Fightington

Fightington's Test Rig
Saved at: Sep-19-2018

Compared to your Rig

CPU

FX-6300

GFX

GeForce GTX 1060 3GB

RAM

16GB DDR3 1600MHz

RES

1600 x 900
width x height

Phone

BLU LIFE XL

Fightington's Game Library

22:16 Sep-04-2015

It's a Dual HD7970 (Not Crossfire). It's more powerful than the 7990, but you probably can't find one, since they were a limited edition thing.

Endermansneaks

Endermansneaks's Rig
Saved at: May-09-2016

Compared to your Rig

CPU

Core i3-6100 3.7GHz oc: 15%

GFX

GeForce GTX 660 EVGA Superclocked Edition

RAM

8GB DDR4 2133MHz

RES

4240 x 1050
width x height

Phone

Vodafone Smart ultra 6

Endermansneaks's Game Library

09:21 Feb-20-2014

Imagine two of these In crosfire! Thats four cards in two slots!

kvgtr97

kvgtr97's Rig
Saved at: Dec-26-2016

Compared to your Rig

CPU

Core i7-3632QM 4-Core 2.2GHz

GFX

Radeon HD 7670M

RAM

8GB DDR3 1600MHz

RES

4098 x 768
width x height

Phone

Motorola Moto G (2nd Gen) Dual Sim 8GB

kvgtr97's Game Library

03:38 Jan-26-2014

Most powerful single card?

krikro123

krikro123's Rig
Saved at: Sep-17-2018

Compared to your Rig

CPU

Core i5-3570 3.4GHz

GFX

GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Asus Pheonix 4GB

RAM

12GB DDR3 1600MHz

RES

1920 x 1080
width x height

Phone

Samsung Galaxy S5 16GB

krikro123's Game Library

22:06 Jan-31-2014

157

its a dual graphics card .

EricNorthman

EricNorthman's Rig
Saved at: Mar-02-2018

Compared to your Rig

CPU

Core 2 Quad Q6600 2.4GHz

GFX

GeForce GTX 750 Asus 1GB OC Edition

RAM

4GB DDR2 667MHz

RES

1680 x 1050
width x height

Phone

HTC One V

EricNorthman's Game Library

09:05 Sep-22-2013

Really very very Powerfull card :D

mydreamrigmaza90210

mydreamrigmaza90210's Test Rig
Saved at: Nov-17-2014

Compared to your Rig

CPU

Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz oc: 30%

GFX

Radeon R9 290 XFX Black Edition oc: 10%

RAM

8GB DDR3 1600MHz

RES

1920 x 1080
width x height

Phone

Samsung Galaxy SIII mini 8GB

mydreamrigmaza90210's Game Library

GD Admin Approved: mydreamrigmaza90210 is trusted by the GD Admin team

16:40 Sep-21-2013

140

The pics in overclockers showed 2 of these (4x7970 ghz)
Made me came

mydreamrigmaza90210

mydreamrigmaza90210's Test Rig
Saved at: Nov-17-2014

Compared to your Rig

CPU

Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz oc: 30%

GFX

Radeon R9 290 XFX Black Edition oc: 10%

RAM

8GB DDR3 1600MHz

RES

1920 x 1080
width x height

Phone

Samsung Galaxy SIII mini 8GB

mydreamrigmaza90210's Game Library

16:41 Sep-21-2013

140

found it, it's here

MEDO2142

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Saved at: Jul-20-2018

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CPU

Core 2 Duo E8400 3.0GHz

GFX

Radeon HD 7770 Sapphire Edition

RAM

8GB DDR3 1333MHz

RES

1600 x 900
width x height

Phone

LG Optimus 4X HD

MEDO2142's Game Library

12:28 Sep-10-2013

what is that

nuclear57mt

nuclear57mt's Rig
Saved at: Dec-20-2017

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CPU

Core i5-2300 2.8GHz

GFX

GeForce GTX 550 Ti WindForce Edition

RAM

8GB DDR3 1333MHz

RES

1280 x 1024
width x height

Phone

Samsung Galaxy Ace Plus

nuclear57mt's Game Library

21:46 Sep-15-2013

Probably the most powerful GPU ever

TjPjMusic

TjPjMusic's Rig
Saved at: Mar-24-2017

Compared to your Rig

CPU

FX-8350 oc: 25%

GFX

Radeon HD 7970 GHz WindForce 3X OC Edition oc: 15%

RAM

32GB DDR3 1600MHz

RES

1600 x 900
width x height

Phone

Apple iPhone 4S 16GB

TjPjMusic's Game Library

GD Admin Approved: TjPjMusic is trusted by the GD Admin team

05:04 Jul-05-2013

272

I would not be surprised if this is the most powerful card currently in existence.

TOTTALOTTA

TOTTALOTTA's Rig
Saved at: Jun-05-2014

Compared to your Rig

CPU

Core i3-2328M 2.2GHz

GFX

HD i3 2330M

RAM

8GB DDR3 1333MHz

RES

1366 x 768
width x height

TOTTALOTTA's Game Library

GD Admin Approved: TOTTALOTTA is trusted by the GD Admin team

12:47 Aug-25-2013

Consumer yes… In existence… If it was I would be disappointed that next gen AMD and Nvidia cards are that weak.

themasterofsnow

themasterofsnow's Rig
Saved at: Jul-26-2013

Compared to your Rig

CPU

Core i7-2670QM 4-Core 2.2GHz

GFX

GeForce GT 555M

RAM

6GB DDR3 1600MHz

RES

1920 x 1080
width x height

themasterofsnow's Game Library

22:27 Jun-17-2013

-3

10% better than my card!! Nice!!!!

dodo123

dodo123's Rig
Saved at: Nov-06-2014

Compared to your Rig

CPU

FX-8350 oc: 25%

GFX

Radeon R9 280 Gigabyte WindForce 3X OC 3GB Edition oc: 5%

RAM

16GB DDR3 1866MHz

RES

1920 x 1080
width x height

dodo123's Game Library

22:57 Jul-11-2013

0% from you :D
Nice system you have there.

fRoSt36

fRoSt36's Rig
Saved at: Apr-27-2016

Compared to your Rig

CPU

Pentium G630 2.7GHz

GFX

GeForce GT 440 Asus 1GB Edition

RAM

4GB DDR3 1333MHz

RES

1280 x 1024
width x height

Phone

Nokia Lumia 735

fRoSt36's Game Library

16:57 May-12-2013

Awsome card! Better than a GTX 690 and also better than a GTX Titan. But since it was a limited edition you wont be seeing this card anymore.

Vlad123456

Vlad123456's Rig
Saved at: Feb-03-2016

Compared to your Rig

CPU

Celeron 430 1.8GHz

GFX

GeForce GT 430

RAM

2GB DDR2 533MHz

RES

1280 x 1024
width x height

Vlad123456's Game Library

21:07 May-08-2013

500 Watts !!More than my PSU XD

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Release period
01-Jan-2013

Avg. User Score GD Rating

9.0

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Radeon HD 7970 Asus ARES II Edition Performance

Radeon HD 7970 Asus ARES II Edition vs Avg. AAA Game System Requirements

Avg. AAA Recommended Requirements

CPU

Core i7-980X 6-Core 3.33GHz

Graphics Card

Radeon RX 470 4GB

25%

RAM

11GB

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