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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — GeForce RTX 3060 Ti GDDR6X outperforms the cheaper Radeon HD 7970 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing GeForce RTX 3060 Ti GDDR6X is 3954 days newer than the cheaper Radeon HD 7970.
Advantages of AMD Radeon HD 7970
- Up to 59% cheaper than GeForce RTX 3060 Ti GDDR6X - $175.0 vs $429.99
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti GDDR6X
- Performs up to 300% better in ARK: Survival Evolved than Radeon HD 7970 - 84 vs 21 FPS
- Up to 39% better value when playing ARK: Survival Evolved than Radeon HD 7970 - $5.12 vs $8.33 per FPS
- Consumes up to 10% less energy than AMD Radeon HD 7970 - 225 vs 250 Watts
- Up to 167% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon HD 7970 - 8 vs 3 GB
ARK: Survival Evolved
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Radeon HD 7970
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
FPS
21
25%
Value, $/FPS
$8.33/FPS
61.46458583433373%
Price, $
$175
100%
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 3060 Ti GDDR6X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2022
FPS
84
100%
Value, $/FPS
$5.12/FPS
100%
Price, $
$429.99
40%
FPS and Value Winner
GIGABYTE GV-N306TXGAMING OC-8GD GeForce RTX 3060 Ti Gaming OC D6X 8G Graphics Card, 3X WINDFORCE Fans, 8GB 256-bit GDDR6X, Video Card
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Radeon HD 7970
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti GDDR6X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2022
Theoretical Performance
Radeon HD 7970
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
Pixel Fillrate
29.6 GPixel/s
22.222222222222225%
Texel Fillrate
118.4 GTexel/s
46.779928881864876%
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti GDDR6X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2022
Pixel Fillrate
133.2 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
253.1 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon HD 7970 | vs | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti GDDR6X |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 22nd, 2011 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2022 |
| Southern Islands | Generation | GeForce 30 |
| $549 | MSRP | Not Available |
| 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 | 8 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR6X |
| 384-bit | Bus | 256-bit |
| 264 GB/s | Bandwidth | 608.3 GB/s |
| 925 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1410 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | 1665 MHz |
1375 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1188 MHz |
Builds Using Radeon HD 7970 or GeForce RTX 3060 Ti GDDR6X
ARK: Survival Evolved, 1920 x 1080, Epic
78 FPS
$16.15/FPS
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16 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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