Key Differences
In short — Radeon HD 7970 outperforms the cheaper GeForce 210 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing GeForce 210 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Radeon HD 7970 is 801 days newer than the cheaper GeForce 210.
Advantages of AMD Radeon HD 7970
- Performs up to 200% better in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II than GeForce 210 - 24 vs 8 FPS
- Up to 500% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce 210 - 3 vs 0 GB
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce 210
- Up to 79% cheaper than Radeon HD 7970 - $35.99 vs $175.0
- Up to 38% better value when playing Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II than Radeon HD 7970 - $4.5 vs $7.29 per FPS
- Consumes up to 88% less energy than AMD Radeon HD 7970 - 31 vs 250 Watts
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
FPS
24
100%
Value, $/FPS
$7.29/FPS
61.72839506172839%
Price, $
$175
20%
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Desktop • Oct 12th, 2009
FPS
8
33.33333333333333%
Value, $/FPS
$4.5/FPS
100%
Price, $
$35.99
100%
Value Winner
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
Desktop • Oct 12th, 2009
Theoretical Performance
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
Pixel Fillrate
29.6 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
118.4 GTexel/s
100%
Desktop • Oct 12th, 2009
Pixel Fillrate
2.08 GPixel/s
7.027027027027027%
Texel Fillrate
4.16 GTexel/s
3.5135135135135136%
AMD Radeon HD 7970 | vs | NVIDIA GeForce 210 |
---|---|---|
Dec 22nd, 2011 | Release Date | Oct 12th, 2009 |
Southern Islands | Generation | GeForce 200 |
$549 | MSRP | Not Available |
1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x DVI, 1x DisplayPort, 1x VGA |
1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | None |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
3 GB | Memory | 0.5 GB |
GDDR5 | Type | DDR3 |
384-bit | Bus | 64-bit |
264 GB/s | Bandwidth | 6.4 GB/s |
925 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 520 MHz |
Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
1375 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 400 MHz |