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GeForce GTX 1080 vs Radeon HD 7970

GeForce GTX 1080 vs Radeon HD 7970: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

FPS Winner

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080

8 GB GDDR5X | 256-bit

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Logo
EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 Founders Edition, 8GB GDDR5X, LED, DX12 OSD Support (PXOC) Graphics Card 08G-P4-6180-KR

Buy for $598 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 309735 minutes ago

vs

AMD Radeon HD 7970

3 GB GDDR5 | 384-bit

AMD Radeon HD 7970 Logo
Sapphire Radeon HD 7970 OC with Boost 3GB DDR5 DL-DVI-I/SL-DVI-D/HDMI/DP PCI-Express Graphics Card 11197-03-40G

Buy for $175 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 309736 minutes ago

FPS Winner

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080

8 GB GDDR5X | 256-bit

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Logo
EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 Founders Edition, 8GB GDDR5X, LED, DX12 OSD Support (PXOC) Graphics Card 08G-P4-6180-KR

Buy for $598 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 309735 minutes ago

vs

AMD Radeon HD 7970

3 GB GDDR5 | 384-bit

AMD Radeon HD 7970 Logo
Sapphire Radeon HD 7970 OC with Boost 3GB DDR5 DL-DVI-I/SL-DVI-D/HDMI/DP PCI-Express Graphics Card 11197-03-40G

Buy for $175 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 309736 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — GeForce GTX 1080 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 GTX 1080 is 1618 days newer than the cheaper Radeon HD 7970.

Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080

  • Performs up to 74% better in Immortals of Aveum than Radeon HD 7970 - 33 vs 19 FPS
  • Consumes up to 28% less energy than AMD Radeon HD 7970 - 180 vs 250 Watts
  • Up to 167% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon HD 7970 - 8 vs 3 GB

Advantages of AMD Radeon HD 7970

  • Up to 71% cheaper than GeForce GTX 1080 - $175.0 vs $598.0
  • Up to 49% better value when playing Immortals of Aveum than GeForce GTX 1080 - $9.21 vs $18.12 per FPS
This is a free version of Immortals of Aveum.

Immortals of Aveum

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Logo
GeForce GTX 1080

Desktop • May 27th, 2016


FPS

33

100%

Value, $/FPS

$18.12/FPS

50.82781456953642%

Price, $

$598

29%

FPS Winner

EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 Founders Edition, 8GB GDDR5X, LED, DX12 OSD Support (PXOC) Graphics Card 08G-P4-6180-KR

Buy for $598 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 309735 minutes ago

AMD Radeon HD 7970 Logo
Radeon HD 7970

Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011


FPS

19

57.57575757575758%

Value, $/FPS

$9.21/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

Buy for $175 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 309736 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Logo
GeForce GTX 1080

Desktop • May 27th, 2016

AMD Radeon HD 7970 Logo
Radeon HD 7970

Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011

Theoretical Performance

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Logo
GeForce GTX 1080

Desktop • May 27th, 2016


Pixel Fillrate

110.9 GPixel/s

100%

Texel Fillrate

277.3 GTexel/s

100%

AMD Radeon HD 7970 Logo
Radeon HD 7970

Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011


Pixel Fillrate

29.6 GPixel/s

26.690712353471596%

Texel Fillrate

118.4 GTexel/s

42.697439596105305%

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Logo

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080

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AMD Radeon HD 7970 Logo

AMD Radeon HD 7970

May 27th, 2016
Release DateDec 22nd, 2011
GeForce 10GenerationSouthern Islands
$599MSRP
$549
1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPortOutputs1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
1x 8-pinPower Connectors1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
8 GB
Memory3 GB
GDDR5XTypeGDDR5
256-bitBus384-bit
320.3 GB/s
Bandwidth264 GB/s
1607 MHz
Base Clock Speed925 MHz
1733 MHzBoost Clock SpeedNot Available
1251 MHzMemory Clock Speed
1375 MHz

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