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Key Differences
In short — GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER 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 4070 SUPER is 4400 days newer than the cheaper Radeon HD 7970.
Advantages of AMD Radeon HD 7970
- Up to 71% cheaper than GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER - $175.0 vs $599.99
- Up to 5% better value when playing Monster Hunter: World than GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER - $2.82 vs $2.96 per FPS
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER
- Performs up to 227% better in Monster Hunter: World than Radeon HD 7970 - 203 vs 62 FPS
- Consumes up to 12% less energy than AMD Radeon HD 7970 - 220 vs 250 Watts
- Up to 300% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon HD 7970 - 12 vs 3 GB
Monster Hunter: World
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Radeon HD 7970
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
FPS
62
30.541871921182267%
Value, $/FPS
$2.82/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 4070 SUPER
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2024
FPS
203
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.96/FPS
95.27027027027026%
Price, $
$599.99
29%
FPS Winner
GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 4070 Super WINDFORCE OC 12G Graphics Card, 3X WINDFORCE Fans, 12GB 192-bit GDDR6X, GV-N407SWF3OC-12GD Video Card
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Radeon HD 7970
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2024
Theoretical Performance
Radeon HD 7970
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
Pixel Fillrate
29.6 GPixel/s
14.949494949494952%
Texel Fillrate
118.4 GTexel/s
21.35642135642136%
GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2024
Pixel Fillrate
198 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
554.4 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon HD 7970 | vs | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 22nd, 2011 | Release Date | Jan 8th, 2024 |
| Southern Islands | Generation | GeForce 40 |
$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 16-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 3 GB | Memory | 12 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR6X |
| 384-bit | Bus | 192-bit |
| 264 GB/s | Bandwidth | 504.2 GB/s |
| 925 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1980 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | 2475 MHz |
1375 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1313 MHz |
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