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$175
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Same as Founder's Edition
AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $549
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MSRP in USD: $549
AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $699
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MSRP in USD: $699
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$454.96
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Boost Clock
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$849
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Boost Clock
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$749
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Key Differences
In short — GeForce RTX 2080 outperforms the cheaper Radeon HD 7970 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Radeon HD 7970 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing GeForce RTX 2080 is 2464 days newer than the cheaper Radeon HD 7970.
Advantages of AMD Radeon HD 7970
- Up to 62% cheaper than GeForce RTX 2080 - $175.0 vs $454.96
- Up to 28% better value when playing Baldur's Gate 3 than GeForce RTX 2080 - $4.27 vs $5.91 per FPS
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080
- Performs up to 88% better in Baldur's Gate 3 than Radeon HD 7970 - 77 vs 41 FPS
- Consumes up to 14% less energy than AMD Radeon HD 7970 - 215 vs 250 Watts
- Up to 167% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon HD 7970 - 8 vs 3 GB
Baldur's Gate 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Radeon HD 7970
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
FPS
41
53.246753246753244%
Value, $/FPS
$4.27/FPS
100%
Price, $
$175
100%
Value Winner
Sapphire Radeon HD 7970 OC with Boost 3GB DDR5 DL-DVI-I/SL-DVI-D/HDMI/DP PCI-Express Graphics Card 11197-03-40G
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GeForce RTX 2080
Desktop • Sep 20th, 2018
FPS
77
100%
Value, $/FPS
$5.91/FPS
72.25042301184432%
Price, $
$454.96
38%
FPS Winner
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 Founders Edition
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In Stock
Updated 312212 minutes ago
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Radeon HD 7970
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
GeForce RTX 2080
Desktop • Sep 20th, 2018
Theoretical Performance
Radeon HD 7970
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
Pixel Fillrate
29.6 GPixel/s
27.056672760511884%
Texel Fillrate
118.4 GTexel/s
37.63509218054673%
GeForce RTX 2080
Desktop • Sep 20th, 2018
Pixel Fillrate
109.4 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
314.6 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon HD 7970 | vs | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 22nd, 2011 | Release Date | Sep 20th, 2018 |
| Southern Islands | Generation | GeForce 20 |
$549 | MSRP | $699 |
| 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C |
| 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 3 GB | Memory | 8 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR6 |
| 384-bit | Bus | 256-bit |
| 264 GB/s | Bandwidth | 448 GB/s |
| 925 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1515 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | 1710 MHz |
| 1375 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1750 MHz |
Builds Using Radeon HD 7970 or GeForce RTX 2080
Baldur's Gate 3, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
63 FPS
$60.33/FPS
GeForce RTX 2080
Core i9-9900K
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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