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Radeon HD 7970 vs GeForce RTX 3050

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

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MSRP $549

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Availability

MSRP $249

Gigabyte GeForce RTX 3050 WINDFORCE OC 6G NVIDIA 6 GB GDDR6 - GV-N3050WF2OC-6GD
Gigabyte GeForce RTX 3050 WINDFORCE OC 6G NVIDIA 6 GB GDDR6 - GV-N3050WF2OC-6GD

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197.9

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Same as Founder's Edition
Updated 263 minutes ago
MSI GeForce RTX 3050 Ventus 2X XS White 8G OC - 8GB GDDR6 Speicher, 128-bit, 14 Gbps
MSI GeForce RTX 3050 Ventus 2X XS White 8G OC - 8GB GDDR6 Speicher, 128-bit, 14 Gbps

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230.72

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1777 1807 MHz
Boost Clock
Updated 263 minutes ago
ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3050 V2 OC Edition 8GB GDDR6 Gaming Grafikkarte (Nvidia RTX3050 V2, PCIe 4.0, HDMI 2.1, DisplayPort 1.4a, DUAL-RTX3050-O8G-V2)
ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3050 V2 OC Edition 8GB GDDR6 Gaming Grafikkarte (Nvidia RTX3050 V2, PCIe 4.0, HDMI 2.1, DisplayPort 1.4a, DUAL-RTX3050-O8G-V2)

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223

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1777 1822 MHz
Boost Clock
Updated 263 minutes ago
MSI GeForce RTX 3050 Ventus 2X E 6G OC - 6GB GDDR6, 14 Gbps, 96-bit
MSI GeForce RTX 3050 Ventus 2X E 6G OC - 6GB GDDR6, 14 Gbps, 96-bit

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202.9

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1777 1807 MHz
Boost Clock
Updated 263 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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197.21

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Updated 263 minutes ago
Zotac Gaming GeForce RTX 3050 6GB Solo GDDR6 96bit 1470/14000 HDCP Three DP HDMI Lite Pack
Zotac Gaming GeForce RTX 3050 6GB Solo GDDR6 96bit 1470/14000 HDCP Three DP HDMI Lite Pack

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198.1

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Updated 263 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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MSI GeForce RTX 3050 AERO ITX 8G OC Gaming Grafikkarte - NVIDIA RTX 3050, 8 GB DDR6 Speicher
MSI GeForce RTX 3050 AERO ITX 8G OC Gaming Grafikkarte - NVIDIA RTX 3050, 8 GB DDR6 Speicher

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400

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1777 1807 MHz
Boost Clock
Updated 263 minutes ago
ASUS GeForce RTX 3050 LP BRK OC Edition 6GB GDDR6 (IP5X Staubdicht, Dual Kugellager, Edelstahlhalterung, PCIe 4.0, DLSS 3, HDMI 2.1, DisplayPort 1.4a, DVI-D und mehr)
ASUS GeForce RTX 3050 LP BRK OC Edition 6GB GDDR6 (IP5X Staubdicht, Dual Kugellager, Edelstahlhalterung, PCIe 4.0, DLSS 3, HDMI 2.1, DisplayPort 1.4a, DVI-D und mehr)

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226.77

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1777 1822 MHz
Boost Clock
Updated 263 minutes ago

Key Differences

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

Advantages of GeForce RTX 3050

  • Performs up to 43% better in Battlefield 2042 than Radeon HD 7970 - 83 vs 58 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
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Battlefield 2042

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

AMD Radeon HD 7970 Logo
Radeon HD 7970

Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011


FPS

58

70%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Logo
GeForce RTX 3050

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022


FPS

83

100%

Value, €/FPS

€2.38/FPS

100%

Price, €

€197.9

100%

FPS and Value Winner

Gigabyte GeForce RTX 3050 WINDFORCE OC 6G NVIDIA 6 GB GDDR6 - GV-N3050WF2OC-6GD

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In Stock

Updated 263 minutes ago

Trending Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

AMD Radeon HD 7970 Logo
Radeon HD 7970

Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Logo
GeForce RTX 3050

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022

Theoretical Performance

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
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

vs
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Logo

GeForce RTX 3050

Dec 22nd, 2011Release Date
Jan 4th, 2022
Southern IslandsGenerationGeForce 30
$549MSRP
$249
1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPortOutputs1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pinPower Connectors1x 8-pin
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
3 GBMemory
8 GB
GDDR5TypeGDDR6
384-bitBus128-bit
264 GB/s
Bandwidth224 GB/s
925 MHzBase Clock Speed
1552 MHz
Not AvailableBoost Clock Speed1777 MHz
1375 MHzMemory Clock Speed
1750 MHz

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