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GeForce RTX 3050 vs Radeon HD 7970

GeForce RTX 3050 vs Radeon HD 7970: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Availability

MSRP in USD: $249

Gigabyte GeForce RTX 3050 Eagle OC 6G 6GB GDDR6 - GV-N3050EAGLE OC-6GD
Gigabyte GeForce RTX 3050 Eagle OC 6G 6GB GDDR6 - GV-N3050EAGLE OC-6GD

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205

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1777 1792 MHz
Boost Clock
Updated 12940 minutes ago
MSI GeForce RTX 3050 Ventus 2X XS 8G OC - 8GB GDDR6 Speicher, 128-bit, 14 Gbps
MSI GeForce RTX 3050 Ventus 2X XS 8G OC - 8GB GDDR6 Speicher, 128-bit, 14 Gbps

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238.85

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1777 1807 MHz
Boost Clock
Updated 12940 minutes ago
ASUS GeForce Dual RTX 3050 8GB OC Edition Gaming Grafikkarte (NVIDIA Ampere, GDDR6 Speicher, PCIe 4.0, 1x HDMI 2.1, 3X DisplayPort 1.4a, DUAL-RTX3050-O8G) 3304807664, Schwarz
ASUS GeForce Dual RTX 3050 8GB OC Edition Gaming Grafikkarte (NVIDIA Ampere, GDDR6 Speicher, PCIe 4.0, 1x HDMI 2.1, 3X DisplayPort 1.4a, DUAL-RTX3050-O8G) 3304807664, Schwarz

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267.39

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1777 1822 MHz
Boost Clock
Updated 12940 minutes ago
Gigabyte GeForce RTX 3050 OC (6GB GDDR6/PCI Express 4.0/MHz/MHz)
Gigabyte GeForce RTX 3050 OC (6GB GDDR6/PCI Express 4.0/MHz/MHz)

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229.33

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Updated 12940 minutes ago
MSI GeForce RTX 3050 Ventus 2X 6G OC - 6GB GDDR6 Speicher, 96-bit, 14 Gbps
MSI GeForce RTX 3050 Ventus 2X 6G OC - 6GB GDDR6 Speicher, 96-bit, 14 Gbps

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203.8

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1777 1807 MHz
Boost Clock
Updated 12940 minutes ago
MSI GeForce RTX 3050 LP 6G OC - 6GB GDDR6 Speicher, 96-bit, 14 Gbps
MSI GeForce RTX 3050 LP 6G OC - 6GB GDDR6 Speicher, 96-bit, 14 Gbps

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205.9

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Same as Founder's Edition
Updated 12940 minutes ago
ASUS Phoenix GeForce RTX 3050 8GB Gaming Grafikkarte (NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050, PCIe 4.0, 1x HDMI 2.1, 3X DisplayPort 1.4a, PH-RTX3050-8G-V2)
ASUS Phoenix GeForce RTX 3050 8GB Gaming Grafikkarte (NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050, PCIe 4.0, 1x HDMI 2.1, 3X DisplayPort 1.4a, PH-RTX3050-8G-V2)

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ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3050 OC Edition 6GB GDDR6 Gaming Grafikkarte (Nvidia GeForce RTX3050 DLSS, PCIe 4.0, 1x HDMI 2.1a, 1x DisplayPort 1.4a, DUAL-RTX3050-O6G)
ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3050 OC Edition 6GB GDDR6 Gaming Grafikkarte (Nvidia GeForce RTX3050 DLSS, PCIe 4.0, 1x HDMI 2.1a, 1x DisplayPort 1.4a, DUAL-RTX3050-O6G)

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203.9

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1777 1822 MHz
Boost Clock
Updated 12940 minutes ago
ASUS GeForce RTX 3050 LP BRK OC Edition 6GB GDDR6 Gaming Grafikkarte (Nvidia RTX3050, PCIe 4.0, 1x DVI-D, 1x HDMI 2.1, 1x DisplayPort 1.4a, RTX3050-O6G-LP-BRK)
ASUS GeForce RTX 3050 LP BRK OC Edition 6GB GDDR6 Gaming Grafikkarte (Nvidia RTX3050, PCIe 4.0, 1x DVI-D, 1x HDMI 2.1, 1x DisplayPort 1.4a, RTX3050-O6G-LP-BRK)

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220.62

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Same as Founder's Edition
Updated 12940 minutes ago

Availability

MSRP in USD: $549

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Key Differences

In short — GeForce RTX 3050 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 3050 is 3666 days newer than Radeon HD 7970.

Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050

  • Performs up to 17% better in Far Cry 5 than Radeon HD 7970 - 122 vs 104 FPS
  • Consumes up to 48% less energy than AMD Radeon HD 7970 - 130 vs 250 Watts
  • Up to 167% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon HD 7970 - 8 vs 3 GB
This is a free version of Far Cry 5.
Far Cry 5

Far Cry 5

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Logo
GeForce RTX 3050

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022


FPS

122

100%

Value, €/FPS

€1.68/FPS

100%

Price, €

€205

100%

FPS and Value Winner

Gigabyte GeForce RTX 3050 Eagle OC 6G 6GB GDDR6 - GV-N3050EAGLE OC-6GD

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In Stock

Updated 12940 minutes ago

AMD Radeon HD 7970 Logo
Radeon HD 7970

Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011


FPS

104

85%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Logo
GeForce RTX 3050

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022

AMD Radeon HD 7970 Logo
Radeon HD 7970

Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011

Theoretical Performance

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Logo
GeForce RTX 3050

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022


Pixel Fillrate

56.86 GPixel/s

100%

Texel Fillrate

142.2 GTexel/s

100%

AMD Radeon HD 7970 Logo
Radeon HD 7970

Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011


Pixel Fillrate

29.6 GPixel/s

52%

Texel Fillrate

118.4 GTexel/s

83%

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Logo

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050

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AMD Radeon HD 7970 Logo

AMD Radeon HD 7970

Jan 4th, 2022
Release DateDec 22nd, 2011
GeForce 30GenerationSouthern Islands
$249
MSRP$549
1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4aOutputs1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
1x 8-pinPower Connectors1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
8 GB
Memory3 GB
GDDR6TypeGDDR5
128-bitBus384-bit
224 GB/sBandwidth
264 GB/s
1552 MHz
Base Clock Speed925 MHz
1777 MHzBoost Clock SpeedNot Available
1750 MHz
Memory Clock Speed1375 MHz

Builds Using GeForce RTX 3050 or Radeon HD 7970

Far Cry 5, 1920 x 1080, Ultra

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