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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: $699
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MSRP in USD: $699
Key Differences
In short — GeForce RTX 3080 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 3080 is 3176 days newer than the cheaper Radeon HD 7970.
Advantages of AMD Radeon HD 7970
- Up to 77% cheaper than GeForce RTX 3080 - $175.0 vs $748.96
- Up to 76% better value when playing League of Legends than GeForce RTX 3080 - $0.48 vs $1.98 per FPS
- Consumes up to 22% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 - 250 vs 320 Watts
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080
- Performs up to 3% better in League of Legends than Radeon HD 7970 - 379 vs 367 FPS
- Up to 233% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon HD 7970 - 10 vs 3 GB
League of Legends
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Radeon HD 7970
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
FPS
367
96.83377308707124%
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 3080
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2020
FPS
379
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.98/FPS
24.242424242424242%
Price, $
$748.96
23%
FPS Winner
2021 Newst GeForce RTX 3080 Founders Edition / AllyFlex HDMI
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Radeon HD 7970
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
GeForce RTX 3080
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2020
Theoretical Performance
Radeon HD 7970
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
Pixel Fillrate
29.6 GPixel/s
18.02679658952497%
Texel Fillrate
118.4 GTexel/s
25.456890991184693%
GeForce RTX 3080
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2020
Pixel Fillrate
164.2 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
465.1 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon HD 7970 | vs | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 22nd, 2011 | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2020 |
| Southern Islands | Generation | GeForce 30 |
$549 | MSRP | $699 |
| 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 | 10 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR6X |
| 384-bit | Bus | 320-bit |
| 264 GB/s | Bandwidth | 760.3 GB/s |
| 925 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1440 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | 1710 MHz |
1375 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1188 MHz |
Builds Using Radeon HD 7970 or GeForce RTX 3080
League of Legends, 1920 x 1080, Very High
266 FPS
$7.26/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 9 5900
16 GB, 2 TB HDD
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265 FPS
$7.55/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,999.99
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265 FPS
$7.55/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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304 FPS
$8.55/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 4 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$2,599
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243 FPS
$11.11/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i7-11700F
32 GB, 2 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$2,699
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253 FPS
$5.95/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,505.95
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285 FPS
$5.44/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i7-12700F
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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253 FPS
$6.95/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 5 5600X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,759
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313 FPS
$5.97/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,869
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265 FPS
$6.79/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 7 5800X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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