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Radeon HD 7970 / R9 280X vs Radeon RX 7900 XT

The values for the video cards below are determined from thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and are updated daily.

The first section will show basic information for each Video Card selected.
The first graph shows the G3D Mark values of each Videocard selected.
The second graph, if price data is available, will shows the value for money, in terms of the G3DMark per dollar.

	×Radeon HD 7970 / R9 280X	×Radeon RX 7900 XT	+ ADD
Price	$247¹	$660¹
Bus Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x16
GPU Class	Desktop	Desktop
Core Clock	1000 MHz	2000 MHz
Memory Clock	1500 MHz	2500 MHz
Maximum Memory Supported	3072 MB	20480 MB
DirectX	11.2/12.0	12_2
OpenGL	4.4	4.6
Max TDP	250W	315W
First Seen on Chart	Q2 2012	Q4 2022
# of Samples	10419	6195
Average Results (% diff. to max in group)
DirectX 9	NA	323 FPS
DirectX 10	NA	157 FPS
DirectX 11	NA	340 FPS
DirectX 12	NA	110 FPS
GPU Compute	NA	16823 Ops/Sec
G2D Rating	730 (-41.1%)	1239
G3D Rating	5248 (-81.9%)	28976

¹ - Last seen price from our affiliates NewEgg.com & Amazon.com.

G3D Mark Rating
As of 8th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Radeon RX 7900 XT		28,976
Radeon HD 7970 / R9 280X		5,248
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Value (G3D Mark / $Price)
As of 8th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better value
Radeon RX 7900 XT		43.91
Radeon HD 7970 / R9 280X		21.25
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