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Key Differences
In short — GeForce RTX 3060 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 RTX 3060 is 3309 days newer than Radeon HD 7970.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
- Performs up to 15% better in Lost Ark than Radeon HD 7970 - 199 vs 173 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
Lost Ark
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3060 Gaming OC 12G (REV2.0) Graphics Card, 3X WINDFORCE Fans, 12GB 192-bit GDDR6, GV-N3060GAMING OC-12GD REV2.0 Video Card
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Radeon HD 7970
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
GeForce RTX 3060
Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021
Theoretical Performance
Radeon HD 7970
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
Pixel Fillrate
29.6 GPixel/s
34.7010550996483%
Texel Fillrate
118.4 GTexel/s
59.49748743718594%
GeForce RTX 3060
Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021
Pixel Fillrate
85.3 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
199 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon HD 7970 | vs | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 22nd, 2011 | Release Date | Jan 12th, 2021 |
| Southern Islands | Generation | GeForce 30 |
| $549 | MSRP | $329 |
| 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a |
| 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 12-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 3 GB | Memory | 12 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR6 |
| 384-bit | Bus | 192-bit |
| 264 GB/s | Bandwidth | 360 GB/s |
| 925 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1320 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | 1777 MHz |
| 1375 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1875 MHz |
Builds Using Radeon HD 7970 or GeForce RTX 3060
Lost Ark, 1920 x 1080, Very High
173 FPS
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