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$249.99
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Same as Founder's Edition
AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $699
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MSRP in USD: $699
AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $549
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MSRP in USD: $549
Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER outperforms the cheaper Radeon HD 7970 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER is 2770 days newer than the cheaper Radeon HD 7970.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER
- Performs up to 143% better in Cities: Skylines II than Radeon HD 7970 - 34 vs 14 FPS
- Up to 41% better value when playing Cities: Skylines II than Radeon HD 7970 - $7.35 vs $12.5 per FPS
- Up to 167% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon HD 7970 - 8 vs 3 GB
Advantages of AMD Radeon HD 7970
- Up to 30% cheaper than GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER - $175.0 vs $249.99
Cities: Skylines II
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER
Desktop • Jul 23rd, 2019
FPS
34
100%
Value, $/FPS
$7.35/FPS
100%
Price, $
$249.99
70%
FPS and Value Winner
EVGA 08G-P4-3081-KR, GeForce RTX 2080 Super Black Gaming, 8GB GDDR6
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Radeon HD 7970
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
FPS
14
41.17647058823529%
Value, $/FPS
$12.5/FPS
58.8%
Price, $
$175
100%
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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Updated 309731 minutes ago
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER
Desktop • Jul 23rd, 2019
Radeon HD 7970
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
Theoretical Performance
GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER
Desktop • Jul 23rd, 2019
Pixel Fillrate
116.2 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
348.5 GTexel/s
100%
Radeon HD 7970
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
Pixel Fillrate
29.6 GPixel/s
25.47332185886403%
Texel Fillrate
118.4 GTexel/s
33.97417503586801%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER | vs | AMD Radeon HD 7970 |
|---|---|---|
Jul 23rd, 2019 | Release Date | Dec 22nd, 2011 |
| GeForce 20 | Generation | Southern Islands |
| $699 | MSRP | $549 |
| 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C | Outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort |
| 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 GB | Memory | 3 GB |
| GDDR6 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 256-bit | Bus | 384-bit |
495.9 GB/s | Bandwidth | 264 GB/s |
1650 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 925 MHz |
| 1815 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
1937 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1375 MHz |
Builds Using GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER or Radeon HD 7970
Cities: Skylines II, 1920 x 1080, High
1 FPS
$3899/FPS
GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER
Core i7-9700K
8 GB, 256 GB SSD
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$3,899
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1 FPS
$6499/FPS
GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER
Core i9-10900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$6,499
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1 FPS
$3488/FPS
GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER
Core i9-10900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$3,488
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