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$175
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Same as Founder's Edition
AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $549
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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $599
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MSRP in USD: $599
Key Differences
In short — GeForce RTX 3070 Ti 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 Ti is 3448 days newer than the cheaper Radeon HD 7970.
Advantages of AMD Radeon HD 7970
- Up to 77% cheaper than GeForce RTX 3070 Ti - $175.0 vs $765.0
- Up to 76% better value when playing League of Legends than GeForce RTX 3070 Ti - $0.48 vs $2.03 per FPS
- Consumes up to 14% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti - 250 vs 290 Watts
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
- Performs up to 3% better in League of Legends than Radeon HD 7970 - 377 vs 367 FPS
- Up to 167% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon HD 7970 - 8 vs 3 GB
League of Legends
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Radeon HD 7970
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
FPS
367
97.34748010610079%
Value, $/FPS
$0.48/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 Ti
Desktop • May 31st, 2021
FPS
377
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.03/FPS
23.645320197044338%
Price, $
$765
22%
FPS Winner
MSI Gaming GeForce RTX 3070 Ti 8GB GDRR6X 256-Bit HDMI/DP Nvlink Tri-Frozr 2 Ampere Architecture OC Graphics Card (RTX 3070 Ti Ventus 3X 8G OC)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Radeon HD 7970
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
Desktop • May 31st, 2021
Theoretical Performance
Radeon HD 7970
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
Pixel Fillrate
29.6 GPixel/s
17.42201294879341%
Texel Fillrate
118.4 GTexel/s
34.84402589758682%
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
Desktop • May 31st, 2021
Pixel Fillrate
169.9 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
339.8 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon HD 7970 | vs | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 22nd, 2011 | Release Date | May 31st, 2021 |
| Southern Islands | Generation | GeForce 30 |
$549 | MSRP | $599 |
| 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 | 1575 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | 1770 MHz |
1375 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1188 MHz |
Builds Using Radeon HD 7970 or GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
League of Legends, 1920 x 1080, Very High
154 FPS
$7.14/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$1,099.99
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301 FPS
$5.98/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,799.97
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322 FPS
$7.45/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
Core i9-12900K
64 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$2,399
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360 FPS
$4.25/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
Core i7-13700KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,529
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305 FPS
$4.46/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
Core i7-12700KF
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,359
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360 FPS
$3.89/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
Core i7-13700KF
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,399
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305 FPS
$7.31/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
Core i7-12700KF
16 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$2,229.97
In Stock
305 FPS
$6.23/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
Core i7-12700KF
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,899.97
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251 FPS
$5.58/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,399.99
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336 FPS
$3.87/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
Core i5-13600KF
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,299
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