The Radeon HD 7970 Asus ARES II Edition was released on 01 Jan 2013
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
Ray Tracing
Tensor Cores
Release Price
Compatibility
Direct X
DX 11.1
Shader
5.0
Open GL
4.3
Resolution (WxH)
2560 x 1600
Notebook GPU
SLI/Crossfire
Dedicated
Integrated
Memory
Memory
6144MB (x2)
Memory Speed
1650MHz
Memory Bus
384bit (x2)
Memory Type
GDDR5
Memory Bandwidth
633.6GB/sec
L2 Cache
768KB (x2)
Display Connectors
VGA Connection
DVI Connection
2
HDMI Connection
1
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
Best RAM Match
12 GB
Best Resolution
2560 x 1600
GPU Upgrade
GD Official
GD RATING
Approved
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.