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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: $499
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MSRP in USD: $499
Key Differences
In short — GeForce RTX 3070 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 3070 is 3176 days newer than the cheaper Radeon HD 7970.
Advantages of AMD Radeon HD 7970
- Up to 73% cheaper than GeForce RTX 3070 - $175.0 vs $639.9
- Up to 64% better value when playing FIFA 23 than GeForce RTX 3070 - $1.22 vs $3.35 per FPS
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070
- Performs up to 33% better in FIFA 23 than Radeon HD 7970 - 191 vs 144 FPS
- Consumes up to 12% less energy than AMD Radeon HD 7970 - 220 vs 250 Watts
- Up to 167% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon HD 7970 - 8 vs 3 GB
FIFA 23
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Radeon HD 7970
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
FPS
144
75.39267015706807%
Value, $/FPS
$1.22/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 3070
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2020
FPS
191
100%
Value, $/FPS
$3.35/FPS
36.417910447761194%
Price, $
$639.9
27%
FPS Winner
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 8GB GDDR6 PCI Express 4.0 Graphics Card - Dark Platinum and Black
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Updated 312585 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Radeon HD 7970
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
GeForce RTX 3070
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2020
Theoretical Performance
Radeon HD 7970
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
Pixel Fillrate
29.6 GPixel/s
17.8743961352657%
Texel Fillrate
118.4 GTexel/s
37.30308758664147%
GeForce RTX 3070
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2020
Pixel Fillrate
165.6 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
317.4 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon HD 7970 | vs | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 22nd, 2011 | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2020 |
| Southern Islands | Generation | GeForce 30 |
| $549 | MSRP | $499 |
| 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 | GDDR6 |
| 384-bit | Bus | 256-bit |
| 264 GB/s | Bandwidth | 448 GB/s |
| 925 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1500 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | 1725 MHz |
| 1375 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1750 MHz |
Builds Using Radeon HD 7970 or GeForce RTX 3070
FIFA 23, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
120 FPS
$8.74/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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191 FPS
$11.2/FPS
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Core i9-13900K
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$2,140
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126 FPS
$8.33/FPS
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Core i9-11900F
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,049.99
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$8.33/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-11900F
32 GB, N/A Storage
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106 FPS
$9.91/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 5 5600G
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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150 FPS
$12.99/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-12900
64 GB, 2 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,949
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141 FPS
$10.29/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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150 FPS
$11.84/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-12900
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,775.76
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120 FPS
$19.53/FPS
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Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$2,344
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141 FPS
$10.64/FPS
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Core i7-12700F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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