The Radeon HD 7970 is at least 2x slower gaming GPU than the GeForce RTX 4090. We cannot compare value as at least one GPU is out of stock.
Advantages of the Radeon HD 7970
- Consumes up to 44% less energy – 250 vs 450 Watts
Advantages of the GeForce RTX 4090
- At least 2x faster GPU for gaming
- Up to 700% more VRAM memory – 24 vs 3 GB
Radeon HD 7970 vs GeForce RTX 4090 for Gaming
The GPU's performance in selected game and settings
Radeon HD 7970
Dec 22nd, 2011
Average FPS
55
25%
Min 1% FPS
25
17%
Price, €
Out of Stock
Value, €/FPS
Not Available
All items are out of stock.
GeForce RTX 4090
Sep 20th, 2022
Average FPS
223
100%
Min 1% FPS
146
100%
Price, €
€2683.78
100%
Value, €/FPS
€12.03/FPS
100%
Buy on Amazon
€2,683.78
In Stock
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€3,323.42
In Stock
Buy on Amazon
€2,927.92
In Stock
Buy on Amazon
N/A
Out of Stock
Radeon HD 7970 vs GeForce RTX 4090 in My Games
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Synthetic Benchmarks
The Radeon HD 7970 vs GeForce RTX 4090 in synthetic GPU benchmarks
Performance Specifications
The Radeon HD 7970 vs GeForce RTX 4090 in core GPU performance specifications
Radeon HD 7970
Dec 22nd, 2011
Memory
3 GB
12%
Memory Bandwidth
264 GB/s
26%
Pixel Fillrate
29.6 GPixel/s
7%
Texture Fillrate
118.4 GTexel/s
9%
FP32
3.789 TFLOPS
5%
GeForce RTX 4090
Sep 20th, 2022
Memory
24 GB
100%
Memory Bandwidth
1010 GB/s
100%
Pixel Fillrate
443.5 GPixel/s
100%
Texture Fillrate
1290 GTexel/s
100%
FP32
82.58 TFLOPS
100%
Specifications
Comparison of all specifications
Radeon HD 7970 | SpecificationsComparison of all specifications | GeForce RTX 4090 |
|---|---|---|
| General | ||
| Dec 22nd, 2011 | Release Date | Sep 20th, 2022 |
$549.00 | MSRP | $1,599.00 |
| Southern Islands | Generation | GeForce 40 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
250 W | Power Consumption | 450 W |
| Memory | ||
| 3 GB | Memory Size | 24 GB |
| GDDR5 | Memory Type | GDDR6X |
| 384-bit | Memory Bus | 384-bit |
| 264 GB/s | Bandwidth | 1010 GB/s |
| Theoretical Performance | ||
| 29.6 GPixel/s | Pixel Fillrate | 443.5 GPixel/s |
| 118.4 GTexel/s | Texture Fillrate | 1290 GTexel/s |
| 3.789 TFLOPS | FP32 | 82.58 TFLOPS |
