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Key Differences
In short — GeForce RTX 3090 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 3090 is 3176 days newer than Radeon HD 7970.
Advantages of AMD Radeon HD 7970
- Consumes up to 29% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 - 250 vs 350 Watts
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090
- Performs up to 381% better in Remnant II than Radeon HD 7970 - 77 vs 16 FPS
- Up to 700% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon HD 7970 - 24 vs 3 GB
Remnant II
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Founders Edition Graphics Card
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Radeon HD 7970
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
GeForce RTX 3090
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2020
Theoretical Performance
Radeon HD 7970
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
Pixel Fillrate
29.6 GPixel/s
15.595363540569021%
Texel Fillrate
118.4 GTexel/s
21.29496402877698%
GeForce RTX 3090
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2020
Pixel Fillrate
189.8 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
556 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon HD 7970 | vs | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 22nd, 2011 | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2020 |
| Southern Islands | Generation | GeForce 30 |
$549 | MSRP | $1499 |
| 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 | 24 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR6X |
| 384-bit | Bus | 384-bit |
| 264 GB/s | Bandwidth | 936.2 GB/s |
| 925 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1395 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | 1695 MHz |
1375 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1219 MHz |
Builds Using Radeon HD 7970 or GeForce RTX 3090
Remnant II, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
68 FPS
CA$80.87/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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77 FPS
CA$119.46/FPS
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Core i9-13900K
16 GB, 4 TB SSD + 8 TB HDD
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