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GeForce RTX 3080 vs Radeon HD 7970

GeForce RTX 3080 vs Radeon HD 7970: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

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AMD Radeon HD 7970

3 GB GDDR5 | 384-bit

AMD Radeon HD 7970 Logo
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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AMD Radeon HD 7970

3 GB GDDR5 | 384-bit

AMD Radeon HD 7970 Logo
Sapphire Radeon HD 7970 OC with Boost 3GB DDR5 DL-DVI-I/SL-DVI-D/HDMI/DP PCI-Express Graphics Card 11197-03-40G

Buy for $175 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 311480 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — GeForce RTX 3080 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 3080 is 3176 days newer than the cheaper Radeon HD 7970.

Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080

  • Performs up to 85% better in Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege than Radeon HD 7970 - 567 vs 307 FPS
  • Up to 233% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon HD 7970 - 10 vs 3 GB

Advantages of AMD Radeon HD 7970

  • Up to 77% cheaper than GeForce RTX 3080 - $175.0 vs $748.96
  • Up to 57% better value when playing Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege than GeForce RTX 3080 - $0.57 vs $1.32 per FPS
  • Consumes up to 22% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 - 250 vs 320 Watts
This is a free version of Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege.

Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Logo
GeForce RTX 3080

Desktop • Sep 1st, 2020


FPS

567

100%

Value, $/FPS

$1.32/FPS

43.18181818181818%

Price, $

$748.96

23%

FPS Winner

2021 Newst GeForce RTX 3080 Founders Edition / AllyFlex HDMI

Buy for $748.96 on Amazon

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AMD Radeon HD 7970 Logo
Radeon HD 7970

Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011


FPS

307

54.14462081128748%

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

Buy for $175 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 311480 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Logo
GeForce RTX 3080

Desktop • Sep 1st, 2020

AMD Radeon HD 7970 Logo
Radeon HD 7970

Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011

Theoretical Performance

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Logo
GeForce RTX 3080

Desktop • Sep 1st, 2020


Pixel Fillrate

164.2 GPixel/s

100%

Texel Fillrate

465.1 GTexel/s

100%

AMD Radeon HD 7970 Logo
Radeon HD 7970

Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011


Pixel Fillrate

29.6 GPixel/s

18.02679658952497%

Texel Fillrate

118.4 GTexel/s

25.456890991184693%

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Logo

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080

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AMD Radeon HD 7970 Logo

AMD Radeon HD 7970

Sep 1st, 2020
Release DateDec 22nd, 2011
GeForce 30GenerationSouthern Islands
$699MSRP
$549
1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4aOutputs1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
1x 12-pinPower Connectors1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
10 GB
Memory3 GB
GDDR6XTypeGDDR5
320-bitBus384-bit
760.3 GB/s
Bandwidth264 GB/s
1440 MHz
Base Clock Speed925 MHz
1710 MHzBoost Clock SpeedNot Available
1188 MHzMemory Clock Speed
1375 MHz

Builds Using GeForce RTX 3080 or Radeon HD 7970

Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege, 1920 x 1080, Ultra

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