Key Differences
In short — GeForce GTX 980 outperforms Radeon HD 7970 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing GeForce GTX 980 is 1002 days newer than Radeon HD 7970.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980
- Performs up to 23% better in No Man's Sky than Radeon HD 7970 - 95 vs 77 FPS
- Consumes up to 34% less energy than AMD Radeon HD 7970 - 165 vs 250 Watts
- Up to 33% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon HD 7970 - 4 vs 3 GB
No Man's Sky
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Radeon HD 7970
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
GeForce GTX 980
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
Theoretical Performance
Radeon HD 7970
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
Pixel Fillrate
29.6 GPixel/s
38%
Texel Fillrate
118.4 GTexel/s
76%
GeForce GTX 980
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
Pixel Fillrate
77.82 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
155.6 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon HD 7970 | vs | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 22nd, 2011 | Release Date | Sep 19th, 2014 |
| Southern Islands | Generation | GeForce 900 |
| $549 | MSRP | $549 |
| 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort |
| 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | 2x 6-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 3 GB | Memory | 4 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 384-bit | Bus | 256-bit |
264 GB/s | Bandwidth | 224.4 GB/s |
| 925 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1127 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | 1216 MHz |
| 1375 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1753 MHz |
