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Boost Clock
AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $699
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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $549
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MSRP in USD: $549
Key Differences
In short — GeForce RTX 2080 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 RTX 2080 is 2464 days newer than the cheaper Radeon HD 7970.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080
- Performs up to 52% better in Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege than Radeon HD 7970 - 466 vs 307 FPS
- Consumes up to 14% less energy than AMD Radeon HD 7970 - 215 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 62% cheaper than GeForce RTX 2080 - $175.0 vs $454.96
- Up to 42% better value when playing Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege than GeForce RTX 2080 - $0.57 vs $0.98 per FPS
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
GeForce RTX 2080
Desktop • Sep 20th, 2018
FPS
466
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.98/FPS
58.16326530612245%
Price, $
$454.96
38%
FPS Winner
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 Founders Edition
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Radeon HD 7970
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
FPS
307
65.87982832618026%
Value, $/FPS
$0.57/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
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
GeForce RTX 2080
Desktop • Sep 20th, 2018
Radeon HD 7970
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
Theoretical Performance
GeForce RTX 2080
Desktop • Sep 20th, 2018
Pixel Fillrate
109.4 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
314.6 GTexel/s
100%
Radeon HD 7970
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
Pixel Fillrate
29.6 GPixel/s
27.056672760511884%
Texel Fillrate
118.4 GTexel/s
37.63509218054673%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 | vs | AMD Radeon HD 7970 |
|---|---|---|
Sep 20th, 2018 | 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 |
448 GB/s | Bandwidth | 264 GB/s |
1515 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 925 MHz |
| 1710 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
1750 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1375 MHz |
Builds Using GeForce RTX 2080 or Radeon HD 7970
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
292 FPS
$13.02/FPS
GeForce RTX 2080
Core i9-9900K
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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