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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: $329
Availability
MSRP in USD: $329
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$322.15
In Stock
Boost Clock
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$299.99
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Same as Founder's Edition
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$309.99
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Boost Clock
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$342.03
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Same as Founder's Edition
Key Differences
In short — GeForce RTX 3060 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 3060 is 3309 days newer than the cheaper Radeon HD 7970.
Advantages of AMD Radeon HD 7970
- Up to 46% cheaper than GeForce RTX 3060 - $175.0 vs $322.15
- Up to 21% better value when playing Star Wars Jedi: Survivor than GeForce RTX 3060 - $3.37 vs $4.24 per FPS
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
- Performs up to 46% better in Star Wars Jedi: Survivor than Radeon HD 7970 - 76 vs 52 FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than AMD Radeon HD 7970 - 170 vs 250 Watts
- Up to 300% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon HD 7970 - 12 vs 3 GB
Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Radeon HD 7970
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
FPS
52
68.42105263157895%
Value, $/FPS
$3.37/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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Updated 311716 minutes ago
GeForce RTX 3060
Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021
FPS
76
100%
Value, $/FPS
$4.24/FPS
79.48113207547169%
Price, $
$322.15
54%
FPS Winner
GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3060 Gaming OC 12G (REV2.0) Graphics Card, 3X WINDFORCE Fans, 12GB 192-bit GDDR6, GV-N3060GAMING OC-12GD Video Card
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In Stock
Updated 311715 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Radeon HD 7970
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
GeForce RTX 3060
Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021
Theoretical Performance
Radeon HD 7970
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
Pixel Fillrate
29.6 GPixel/s
34.7010550996483%
Texel Fillrate
118.4 GTexel/s
59.49748743718594%
GeForce RTX 3060
Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021
Pixel Fillrate
85.3 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
199 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon HD 7970 | vs | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 22nd, 2011 | Release Date | Jan 12th, 2021 |
| Southern Islands | Generation | GeForce 30 |
| $549 | MSRP | $329 |
| 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a |
| 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 12-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 3 GB | Memory | 12 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR6 |
| 384-bit | Bus | 192-bit |
| 264 GB/s | Bandwidth | 360 GB/s |
| 925 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1320 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | 1777 MHz |
| 1375 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1875 MHz |
Builds Using Radeon HD 7970 or GeForce RTX 3060
Star Wars Jedi: Survivor, 1920 x 1080, Epic
46 FPS
$18.41/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-10700KF
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$846.99
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61 FPS
$18.85/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,149.99
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61 FPS
$19.15/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,168.12
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68 FPS
$18.35/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-13700
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,247.99
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48 FPS
$33.12/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i9-10900KF
32 GB, 960 GB SSD + 4 TB HDD
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$1,589.99
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57 FPS
$17.54/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$999.99
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68 FPS
$32.91/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i9-12900K
16 GB, 4 TB SSD
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$2,238
In Stock
60 FPS
$19.65/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-12700
64 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,179
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68 FPS
$20.59/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-13700
64 GB, 2 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,399.99
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61 FPS
$22.59/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-12700F
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,378
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