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GeForce RTX 4080 vs Radeon HD 7970

GeForce RTX 4080 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

Buy for $175 on Amazon

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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 309694 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — GeForce RTX 4080 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 4080 is 3925 days newer than the cheaper Radeon HD 7970.

Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080

  • Performs up to 74% better in FIFA 23 than Radeon HD 7970 - 250 vs 144 FPS
  • Up to 433% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon HD 7970 - 16 vs 3 GB

Advantages of AMD Radeon HD 7970

  • Up to 87% cheaper than GeForce RTX 4080 - $175.0 vs $1349.99
  • Up to 77% better value when playing FIFA 23 than GeForce RTX 4080 - $1.22 vs $5.4 per FPS
  • Consumes up to 22% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 - 250 vs 320 Watts
This is a free version of FIFA 23.

FIFA 23

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Logo
GeForce RTX 4080

Desktop • Sep 20th, 2022


FPS

250

100%

Value, $/FPS

$5.4/FPS

22.59259259259259%

Price, $

$1349.99

12%

FPS Winner

NVIDIA - GeForce RTX 4080 16GB GDDR6X Graphics Card

Buy for $1,349.99 on Amazon

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Updated 309693 minutes ago

AMD Radeon HD 7970 Logo
Radeon HD 7970

Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011


FPS

144

57.599999999999994%

Value, $/FPS

$1.22/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 309694 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Logo
GeForce RTX 4080

Desktop • Sep 20th, 2022

AMD Radeon HD 7970 Logo
Radeon HD 7970

Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011

Theoretical Performance

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Logo
GeForce RTX 4080

Desktop • Sep 20th, 2022


Pixel Fillrate

280.6 GPixel/s

100%

Texel Fillrate

761.5 GTexel/s

100%

AMD Radeon HD 7970 Logo
Radeon HD 7970

Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011


Pixel Fillrate

29.6 GPixel/s

10.548823948681395%

Texel Fillrate

118.4 GTexel/s

15.548260013131976%

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Logo

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080

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AMD Radeon HD 7970 Logo

AMD Radeon HD 7970

Sep 20th, 2022
Release DateDec 22nd, 2011
GeForce 40GenerationSouthern Islands
$1199MSRP
$549
1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4aOutputs1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
1x 16-pinPower Connectors1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
16 GB
Memory3 GB
GDDR6XTypeGDDR5
256-bitBus384-bit
716.8 GB/s
Bandwidth264 GB/s
2205 MHz
Base Clock Speed925 MHz
2505 MHzBoost Clock SpeedNot Available
1400 MHz
Memory Clock Speed1375 MHz

Builds Using GeForce RTX 4080 or Radeon HD 7970

FIFA 23, 1920 x 1080, Ultra

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