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Key Differences
In short — Radeon RX 7800 XT outperforms the cheaper GeForce GTX 970 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing GeForce GTX 970 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Radeon RX 7800 XT is 3262 days newer than the cheaper GeForce GTX 970.
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT
- Performs up to 83% better in Rust than GeForce GTX 970 - 181 vs 99 FPS
- Up to 300% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 - 16 vs 4 GB
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
- Up to 78% cheaper than Radeon RX 7800 XT - $127.22 vs $579.99
- Up to 60% better value when playing Rust than Radeon RX 7800 XT - $1.29 vs $3.2 per FPS
- Consumes up to 44% less energy than AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT - 148 vs 263 Watts
Rust
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Radeon RX 7800 XT
Desktop • Aug 25th, 2023
FPS
181
100%
Value, $/FPS
$3.2/FPS
40%
Price, $
$579.99
21%
FPS Winner
PowerColor Hellhound Spectral White AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT 16GB GDDR6 Graphics Card
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GeForce GTX 970
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
FPS
99
54%
Value, $/FPS
$1.29/FPS
100%
Price, $
$127.22
100%
Value Winner
EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB SC GAMING ACX 2.0, 26% Cooler and 36% Quieter Cooling Graphics Card 04G-P4-2974-KR
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Radeon RX 7800 XT
Desktop • Aug 25th, 2023
GeForce GTX 970
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
Theoretical Performance
Radeon RX 7800 XT
Desktop • Aug 25th, 2023
Pixel Fillrate
233.3 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
583.2 GTexel/s
100%
GeForce GTX 970
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
Pixel Fillrate
65.97 GPixel/s
28%
Texel Fillrate
122.5 GTexel/s
21%
AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT | vs | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 |
|---|---|---|
Aug 25th, 2023 | Release Date | Sep 19th, 2014 |
| Navi III | Generation | GeForce 900 |
| $499 | MSRP | $329 |
| 1x HDMI 2.1a, 3x DisplayPort 2.1 | Outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort |
| 2x 8-pin | Power Connectors | 2x 6-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
16 GB | Memory | 4 GB |
| GDDR6 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 256-bit | Bus | 256-bit |
620.8 GB/s | Bandwidth | 224.4 GB/s |
1295 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1050 MHz |
2430 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1178 MHz |
2425 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1753 MHz |
Builds Using Radeon RX 7800 XT or GeForce GTX 970
Rust, 1920 x 1080, High
175 FPS
$9.14/FPS
Radeon RX 7800 XT
Ryzen 7 7700
32 GB, N/A Storage
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Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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159 FPS
$9.67/FPS
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32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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