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Base Clock
Boost Clock
AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $499
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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 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
- Up to 78% cheaper than Radeon RX 7800 XT - $127.22 vs $579.99
- Up to 8% better value when playing Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II than Radeon RX 7800 XT - $3.63 vs $3.95 per FPS
- Consumes up to 44% less energy than AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT - 148 vs 263 Watts
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT
- Performs up to 320% better in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II than GeForce GTX 970 - 147 vs 35 FPS
- Up to 300% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 - 16 vs 4 GB
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
GeForce GTX 970
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
FPS
35
23.809523809523807%
Value, $/FPS
$3.63/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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Radeon RX 7800 XT
Desktop • Aug 25th, 2023
FPS
147
100%
Value, $/FPS
$3.95/FPS
91.89873417721518%
Price, $
$579.99
21%
FPS Winner
PowerColor Hellhound Spectral White AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT 16GB GDDR6 Graphics Card
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
GeForce GTX 970
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
Radeon RX 7800 XT
Desktop • Aug 25th, 2023
Theoretical Performance
GeForce GTX 970
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
Pixel Fillrate
65.97 GPixel/s
28.276896699528503%
Texel Fillrate
122.5 GTexel/s
21.00480109739369%
Radeon RX 7800 XT
Desktop • Aug 25th, 2023
Pixel Fillrate
233.3 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
583.2 GTexel/s
100%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 | vs | AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 19th, 2014 | Release Date | Aug 25th, 2023 |
| GeForce 900 | Generation | Navi III |
$329 | MSRP | $499 |
| 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x HDMI 2.1a, 3x DisplayPort 2.1 |
| 2x 6-pin | Power Connectors | 2x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 GB | Memory | 16 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR6 |
| 256-bit | Bus | 256-bit |
| 224.4 GB/s | Bandwidth | 620.8 GB/s |
| 1050 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1295 MHz |
| 1178 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 2430 MHz |
| 1753 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 2425 MHz |
Builds Using GeForce GTX 970 or Radeon RX 7800 XT
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II, 1920 x 1080, Extreme
145 FPS
$11.03/FPS
Radeon RX 7800 XT
Ryzen 7 7700
32 GB, N/A Storage
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133 FPS
$12.47/FPS
Radeon RX 7800 XT
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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139 FPS
$11.06/FPS
Radeon RX 7800 XT
Core i7-12700K
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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