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Key Differences
In short — Radeon HD 7970 outperforms the cheaper GeForce GT 1030 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing GeForce GT 1030 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Radeon HD 7970 is 1973 days older than the cheaper GeForce GT 1030.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030
- Up to 63% cheaper than Radeon HD 7970 - $64.99 vs $175.0
- Up to 56% better value when playing Immortals of Aveum than Radeon HD 7970 - $4.06 vs $9.21 per FPS
- Consumes up to 88% less energy than AMD Radeon HD 7970 - 30 vs 250 Watts
Advantages of AMD Radeon HD 7970
- Performs up to 19% better in Immortals of Aveum than GeForce GT 1030 - 19 vs 16 FPS
- Up to 50% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 - 3 vs 2 GB
Immortals of Aveum
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
GeForce GT 1030
Desktop • May 17th, 2017
FPS
16
84.21052631578947%
Value, $/FPS
$4.06/FPS
100%
Price, $
$64.99
100%
Value Winner
GIGABYTE GV-N1030D4-2GL GeForce GT 1030 Low Profile D4 2G Computer Graphics Card
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Radeon HD 7970
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
FPS
19
100%
Value, $/FPS
$9.21/FPS
44.08251900108577%
Price, $
$175
37%
FPS 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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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
GeForce GT 1030
Desktop • May 17th, 2017
Radeon HD 7970
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
Theoretical Performance
GeForce GT 1030
Desktop • May 17th, 2017
Pixel Fillrate
23.49 GPixel/s
79.3581081081081%
Texel Fillrate
35.23 GTexel/s
29.75506756756756%
Radeon HD 7970
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
Pixel Fillrate
29.6 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
118.4 GTexel/s
100%
NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 | vs | AMD Radeon HD 7970 |
|---|---|---|
May 17th, 2017 | Release Date | Dec 22nd, 2011 |
| GeForce 10 | Generation | Southern Islands |
$79 | MSRP | $549 |
| 1x DVI, 1x HDMI | Outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort |
| None | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 GB | Memory | 3 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 64-bit | Bus | 384-bit |
| 48.06 GB/s | Bandwidth | 264 GB/s |
1228 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 925 MHz |
| 1468 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
1502 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1375 MHz |
Builds Using GeForce GT 1030 or Radeon HD 7970
Immortals of Aveum, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
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$799.99/FPS
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