Radeon HD 7970

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Identity
Entry Type	Reference GPU
Official Name	AMD Radeon HD 7970
Architecture	GCN 1.0
Launch Date	2012-01-09
Core Specs
GPU Die	Tahiti
Process Node	TSMC 28 nm
Transistor Count	4.31 billion
Die Size	352 mm²
Stream Processors	2048
TMUs	128
ROPs	32
Base Clock	925 MHz
Boost Clock	925 MHz
Pixel Fillrate	29.6 GP/s
Texture Fillrate	118.4 GT/s
FP32 Throughput	3.79 TFLOPS
FP64 Throughput	0.95 TFLOPS
Memory
Memory Size	3 GB
Memory Type	GDDR5
Memory Bus Width	384-bit
Memory Clock	1,375 MHz
Memory Bandwidth	264 GB/s
L2 Cache	0.75 MB
L1 Cache	16 KB
Board and Display
TDP / TBP	250 W
Recommended PSU	600 W
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16
Display Outputs	1x DVI, 1x HDMI 1.4a, 2x mini-DisplayPort 1.2
Slot Width	Dual-slot
Card Length	275 mm
Software
Shader Model	5.1
DirectX Support	DirectX 11.1
Vulkan Support	Vulkan 1.2
OpenGL Support	OpenGL 4.6
OpenCL Support	OpenCL 1.2

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Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Sapphire Radeon HD 7970 board with cooler removed (Front)Creator: Aunva6Credit: Aunva6 / Wikimedia CommonsTitle: SAPPHIRE Radeon HD 7970License: CC BY-SA 3.0 UnportedSource claim: Commons credits Aunva6 and states this exact photograph is CC BY-SA 3.0 Unported.Modified: Resized to 960 px maximum dimension and JPEG recompressed; no additional crop. CC BY-SA 3.0 Unported terms retained.Board identity: The physical board is identified on its exact Commons file page.Configuration: The cooler is removed. The photo does not establish the reference card's memory capacity or clocks.License deed Original file page