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$322.15
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Boost Clock
AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $329
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MSRP in USD: $329
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$299.99
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Same as Founder's Edition
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Boost Clock
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$342.03
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Same as Founder's Edition
AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $549
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MSRP in USD: $549
Key Differences
In short — GeForce RTX 3060 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 3060 is 3309 days newer than the cheaper Radeon HD 7970.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
- Performs up to 74% better in Borderlands 3 than Radeon HD 7970 - 99 vs 57 FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than AMD Radeon HD 7970 - 170 vs 250 Watts
- Up to 300% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon HD 7970 - 12 vs 3 GB
Advantages of AMD Radeon HD 7970
- Up to 46% cheaper than GeForce RTX 3060 - $175.0 vs $322.15
- Up to 6% better value when playing Borderlands 3 than GeForce RTX 3060 - $3.07 vs $3.25 per FPS
Borderlands 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Badass
GeForce RTX 3060
Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021
FPS
99
100%
Value, $/FPS
$3.25/FPS
94.46153846153845%
Price, $
$322.15
54%
FPS Winner
GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3060 Gaming OC 12G (REV2.0) Graphics Card, 3X WINDFORCE Fans, 12GB 192-bit GDDR6, GV-N3060GAMING OC-12GD Video Card
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Radeon HD 7970
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
FPS
57
57.57575757575758%
Value, $/FPS
$3.07/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
Badass
GeForce RTX 3060
Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021
Radeon HD 7970
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
Theoretical Performance
GeForce RTX 3060
Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021
Pixel Fillrate
85.3 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
199 GTexel/s
100%
Radeon HD 7970
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
Pixel Fillrate
29.6 GPixel/s
34.7010550996483%
Texel Fillrate
118.4 GTexel/s
59.49748743718594%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 | vs | AMD Radeon HD 7970 |
|---|---|---|
Jan 12th, 2021 | Release Date | Dec 22nd, 2011 |
| GeForce 30 | Generation | Southern Islands |
$329 | MSRP | $549 |
| 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a | Outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort |
| 1x 12-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
12 GB | Memory | 3 GB |
| GDDR6 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 192-bit | Bus | 384-bit |
360 GB/s | Bandwidth | 264 GB/s |
1320 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 925 MHz |
| 1777 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
1875 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1375 MHz |
Builds Using GeForce RTX 3060 or Radeon HD 7970
Borderlands 3, 1920 x 1080, Badass
67 FPS
$12.64/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-10700KF
16 GB, N/A Storage
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84 FPS
$13.69/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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84 FPS
$13.91/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,168.12
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91 FPS
$13.71/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-13700
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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69 FPS
$23.04/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i9-10900KF
32 GB, 960 GB SSD + 4 TB HDD
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79 FPS
$12.66/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$999.99
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90 FPS
$24.87/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i9-12900K
16 GB, 4 TB SSD
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$2,238
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82 FPS
$14.38/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-12700
64 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,179
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91 FPS
$15.38/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-13700
64 GB, 2 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,399.99
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84 FPS
$16.4/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-12700F
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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