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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 38% better in Valheim than Radeon HD 7970 - 84 vs 61 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
Valheim
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
GeForce RTX 3050
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
84
100%
Value, £/FPS
£2.5/FPS
100%
Price, £
£209.99
100%
FPS and Value Winner
MSI GeForce RTX 3050 VENTUS 2X XS 8G OC Gaming Graphics Card - 8GB GDDR6, 1807 MHz, PCI Express Gen 4 x 8, 128-bit, 1x DP v 1.4a, HDMI 2.1 (Supports 4K)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Radeon HD 7970
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
GeForce RTX 3050
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Theoretical Performance
Radeon HD 7970
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
Pixel Fillrate
29.6 GPixel/s
52%
Texel Fillrate
118.4 GTexel/s
83%
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 | vs | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 22nd, 2011 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Southern Islands | Generation | GeForce 30 |
| $549 | MSRP | $249 |
| 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 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 3 GB | Memory | 8 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR6 |
| 384-bit | Bus | 128-bit |
264 GB/s | Bandwidth | 224 GB/s |
| 925 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1552 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | 1777 MHz |
| 1375 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1750 MHz |
Builds Using Radeon HD 7970 or GeForce RTX 3050
Valheim, 1920 x 1080, Highest
66 FPS
£9.8/FPS
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