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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: $1499
Availability
MSRP in USD: $1499
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$1,438
In Stock
Same as Founder's Edition
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$1,999.99
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Boost Clock
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$819.99
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Boost Clock
Key Differences
In short — GeForce RTX 3090 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 3090 is 3176 days newer than the cheaper Radeon HD 7970.
Advantages of AMD Radeon HD 7970
- Up to 88% cheaper than GeForce RTX 3090 - $175.0 vs $1438.0
- Up to 87% better value when playing League of Legends than GeForce RTX 3090 - $0.48 vs $3.77 per FPS
- Consumes up to 29% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 - 250 vs 350 Watts
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090
- Performs up to 4% better in League of Legends than Radeon HD 7970 - 381 vs 367 FPS
- Up to 700% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon HD 7970 - 24 vs 3 GB
League of Legends
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Radeon HD 7970
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
FPS
367
96.3254593175853%
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 3090
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2020
FPS
381
100%
Value, $/FPS
$3.77/FPS
12.73209549071618%
Price, $
$1438
12%
FPS Winner
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090 Founders Edition Graphics Card
Buy for $1,438 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 312668 minutes ago
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Radeon HD 7970
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
GeForce RTX 3090
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2020
Theoretical Performance
Radeon HD 7970
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
Pixel Fillrate
29.6 GPixel/s
15.595363540569021%
Texel Fillrate
118.4 GTexel/s
21.29496402877698%
GeForce RTX 3090
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2020
Pixel Fillrate
189.8 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
556 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon HD 7970 | vs | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 22nd, 2011 | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2020 |
| Southern Islands | Generation | GeForce 30 |
$549 | MSRP | $1499 |
| 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 | 24 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR6X |
| 384-bit | Bus | 384-bit |
| 264 GB/s | Bandwidth | 936.2 GB/s |
| 925 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1395 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | 1695 MHz |
1375 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1219 MHz |
Builds Using Radeon HD 7970 or GeForce RTX 3090
League of Legends, 1920 x 1080, Very High
326 FPS
$10.83/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, N/A Storage
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201 FPS
$21.34/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i9-10850K
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$4,288.88
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343 FPS
$6.88/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i9-13900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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274 FPS
$12.04/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i9-11900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$3,299.97
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284 FPS
$10.56/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$2,999.99
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284 FPS
$10.92/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Ryzen 9 5900X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$3,099.99
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267 FPS
$6.03/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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284 FPS
$10.21/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,899
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261 FPS
$11.48/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i7-11700K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$2,996.99
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326 FPS
$12.01/FPS
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Core i9-12900K
32 GB, 2 TB HDD
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