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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
Key Differences
In short — GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER 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 SUPER is 2770 days newer than the cheaper Radeon HD 7970.
Advantages of AMD Radeon HD 7970
- Up to 30% cheaper than GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER - $175.0 vs $249.99
- Up to 3% better value when playing Dota 2 than GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER - $1.11 vs $1.15 per FPS
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER
- Performs up to 38% better in Dota 2 than Radeon HD 7970 - 217 vs 157 FPS
- Up to 167% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon HD 7970 - 8 vs 3 GB
Dota 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Best Looking
Radeon HD 7970
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
FPS
157
72.35023041474655%
Value, $/FPS
$1.11/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 SUPER
Desktop • Jul 23rd, 2019
FPS
217
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.15/FPS
96.52173913043481%
Price, $
$249.99
70%
FPS Winner
EVGA 08G-P4-3081-KR, GeForce RTX 2080 Super Black Gaming, 8GB GDDR6
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Updated 311735 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Best Looking
Radeon HD 7970
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER
Desktop • Jul 23rd, 2019
Theoretical Performance
Radeon HD 7970
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
Pixel Fillrate
29.6 GPixel/s
25.47332185886403%
Texel Fillrate
118.4 GTexel/s
33.97417503586801%
GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER
Desktop • Jul 23rd, 2019
Pixel Fillrate
116.2 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
348.5 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon HD 7970 | vs | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 22nd, 2011 | Release Date | Jul 23rd, 2019 |
| 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 | 495.9 GB/s |
| 925 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1650 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | 1815 MHz |
| 1375 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1937 MHz |
Builds Using Radeon HD 7970 or GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER
Dota 2, 1920 x 1080, Best Looking
162 FPS
$24.07/FPS
GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER
Core i7-9700K
8 GB, 256 GB SSD
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$3,899
In Stock
166 FPS
$39.15/FPS
GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER
Core i9-10900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$6,499
In Stock
166 FPS
$21.01/FPS
GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER
Core i9-10900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$3,488
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