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Key Differences
In short — GeForce RTX 2060 outperforms Radeon HD 7970 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both GPUs to compare value. The better performing GeForce RTX 2060 is 2573 days newer than Radeon HD 7970.
Advantages of GeForce RTX 2060
- Performs up to 83% better in Starfield than Radeon HD 7970 - 33 vs 18 FPS
- Consumes up to 36% less energy than AMD Radeon HD 7970 - 160 vs 250 Watts
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon HD 7970 - 6 vs 3 GB
Starfield
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
GeForce RTX 2060
Desktop • Jan 7th, 2019
FPS
33
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$17.58/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$579.99
100%
FPS and Value Winner
GIGABYTE Gv-N2060OC-6GD GeForce RTX 2060 OC GG Graphics Card, 2X Windforce Fans, 6GB 192-bit GDDR6, REV2.0 Video Card
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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Radeon HD 7970
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
GeForce RTX 2060
Desktop • Jan 7th, 2019
Theoretical Performance
Radeon HD 7970
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
Pixel Fillrate
29.6 GPixel/s
37%
Texel Fillrate
118.4 GTexel/s
59%
GeForce RTX 2060
Desktop • Jan 7th, 2019
Pixel Fillrate
80.64 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
201.6 GTexel/s
100%
Radeon HD 7970 | vs | GeForce RTX 2060 |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 22nd, 2011 | Release Date | Jan 7th, 2019 |
| Southern Islands | Generation | GeForce 20 |
| $549 | MSRP | $349 |
| 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C |
| 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 3 GB | Memory | 6 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR6 |
| 384-bit | Bus | 192-bit |
| 264 GB/s | Bandwidth | 336 GB/s |
| 925 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1365 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | 1680 MHz |
| 1375 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1750 MHz |
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8 FPS
CA$557.31/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
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