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$639.9
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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $499
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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $549
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MSRP in USD: $549
Key Differences
In short — GeForce RTX 3070 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 3070 is 3176 days newer than the cheaper Radeon HD 7970.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070
- Performs up to 117% better in HITMAN 3 than Radeon HD 7970 - 154 vs 71 FPS
- Consumes up to 12% less energy than AMD Radeon HD 7970 - 220 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 73% cheaper than GeForce RTX 3070 - $175.0 vs $639.9
- Up to 41% better value when playing HITMAN 3 than GeForce RTX 3070 - $2.46 vs $4.16 per FPS
HITMAN 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
GeForce RTX 3070
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2020
FPS
154
100%
Value, $/FPS
$4.16/FPS
59.13461538461539%
Price, $
$639.9
27%
FPS Winner
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 8GB GDDR6 PCI Express 4.0 Graphics Card - Dark Platinum and Black
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Radeon HD 7970
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
FPS
71
46.103896103896105%
Value, $/FPS
$2.46/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 3070
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2020
Radeon HD 7970
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
Theoretical Performance
GeForce RTX 3070
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2020
Pixel Fillrate
165.6 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
317.4 GTexel/s
100%
Radeon HD 7970
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
Pixel Fillrate
29.6 GPixel/s
17.8743961352657%
Texel Fillrate
118.4 GTexel/s
37.30308758664147%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 | vs | AMD Radeon HD 7970 |
|---|---|---|
Sep 1st, 2020 | Release Date | Dec 22nd, 2011 |
| GeForce 30 | Generation | Southern Islands |
$499 | 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 |
8 GB | Memory | 3 GB |
| GDDR6 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 256-bit | Bus | 384-bit |
448 GB/s | Bandwidth | 264 GB/s |
1500 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 925 MHz |
| 1725 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
1750 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1375 MHz |
Builds Using GeForce RTX 3070 or Radeon HD 7970
HITMAN 3, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
136 FPS
$7.71/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,049
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154 FPS
$13.9/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-13900K
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$2,140
In Stock
137 FPS
$7.66/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-11900F
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,049.99
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137 FPS
$7.66/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-11900F
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,049.99
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132 FPS
$7.95/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 5 5600G
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,049.99
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143 FPS
$13.63/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-12900
64 GB, 2 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,949
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141 FPS
$10.29/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,450.81
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143 FPS
$12.42/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-12900
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,775.76
In Stock
136 FPS
$17.24/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$2,344
In Stock
141 FPS
$10.64/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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