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Radeon HD 7970M vs GeForce RTX 3050

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

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FPS Winner

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050

8 GB GDDR6 | 128-bit

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Logo
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)

Buy for £209.98 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 376 minutes ago

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FPS Winner

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050

8 GB GDDR6 | 128-bit

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Logo
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)

Buy for £209.98 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 376 minutes ago

Availability

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Availability

MSRP in USD: $249

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)
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)

Buy on Amazon

£209.98

In Stock


1777 1807 MHz
Boost Clock
Updated 376 minutes ago
MSI GeForce RTX 3050 VENTUS 2X 6G OC (6GB GDDR6/PCI Express 4.0/1492MHz/14000MHz)
MSI GeForce RTX 3050 VENTUS 2X 6G OC (6GB GDDR6/PCI Express 4.0/1492MHz/14000MHz)

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£175.99

In Stock


1777 1807 MHz
Boost Clock
Updated 376 minutes ago
MSI GeForce RTX 3050 LP 6G OC (6GB GDDR6/PCI Express 4.0/1492MHz/14000MHz/Low Profile)
MSI GeForce RTX 3050 LP 6G OC (6GB GDDR6/PCI Express 4.0/1492MHz/14000MHz/Low Profile)

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£174.98

In Stock


Same as Founder's Edition
Updated 376 minutes ago
Gigabyte GeForce RTX 3050 Eagle OC (6GB GDDR6/PCI Express 4.0/MHz/MHz)
Gigabyte GeForce RTX 3050 Eagle OC (6GB GDDR6/PCI Express 4.0/MHz/MHz)

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£195.92

In Stock


1777 1792 MHz
Boost Clock
Updated 376 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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£183.97

In Stock


Same as Founder's Edition
Updated 376 minutes ago
ASUS GeForce RTX 3050 LP BRK OC Edition 6GB GDDR6 (IP5X dust resistance, dual ball bearings, stainless steel bracket, PCIe 4.0, DLSS 3, HDMI 2.1, DisplayPort 1.4a, DVI-D and more)
ASUS GeForce RTX 3050 LP BRK OC Edition 6GB GDDR6 (IP5X dust resistance, dual ball bearings, stainless steel bracket, PCIe 4.0, DLSS 3, HDMI 2.1, DisplayPort 1.4a, DVI-D and more)

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£214.47

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1777 1822 MHz
Boost Clock
Updated 376 minutes ago
Palit GeForce RTX 3050 StormX (6GB GDDR6/PCI Express 4.0/1470MHz/14000MHz)
Palit GeForce RTX 3050 StormX (6GB GDDR6/PCI Express 4.0/1470MHz/14000MHz)

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£179.99

In Stock


Same as Founder's Edition
Updated 376 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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£174.98

In Stock


Same as Founder's Edition
Updated 376 minutes ago
SCAN Argen Gaming PC | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Graphics Card | 500GB SSD | AMD Ryzen 5 4500 CPU | 16GB DDR4 RAM | Windows 11 & Xbox Gamepass Ultimate
SCAN Argen Gaming PC | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Graphics Card | 500GB SSD | AMD Ryzen 5 4500 CPU | 16GB DDR4 RAM | Windows 11 & Xbox Gamepass Ultimate

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£649.98

In Stock


Same as Founder's Edition
Updated 376 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — GeForce RTX 3050 outperforms Radeon HD 7970M on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing GeForce RTX 3050 is 3542 days newer than Radeon HD 7970M.

Advantages of AMD Radeon HD 7970M

  • Consumes up to 23% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 - 100 vs 130 Watts

Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050

  • Performs up to 22% better in Far Cry 5 than Radeon HD 7970M - 122 vs 100 FPS
  • Up to 300% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon HD 7970M - 8 vs 2 GB
This is a free version of Far Cry 5.
Far Cry 5

Far Cry 5

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

AMD Radeon HD 7970M Logo
Radeon HD 7970M

Mobile • Apr 24th, 2012


FPS

100

81%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Logo
GeForce RTX 3050

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022


FPS

122

100%

Value, £/FPS

£1.72/FPS

100%

Price, £

£209.98

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)

Buy for £209.98 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 376 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

AMD Radeon HD 7970M Logo
Radeon HD 7970M

Mobile • Apr 24th, 2012

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Logo
GeForce RTX 3050

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022

Theoretical Performance

AMD Radeon HD 7970M Logo
Radeon HD 7970M

Mobile • Apr 24th, 2012


Pixel Fillrate

27.2 GPixel/s

47%

Texel Fillrate

68 GTexel/s

47%

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 7970M Logo

AMD Radeon HD 7970M

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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Logo

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050

Apr 24th, 2012Release Date
Jan 4th, 2022
LondonGenerationGeForce 30
Not AvailableMSRP$249
NoneOutputs1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
NonePower Connectors1x 8-pin
Mobile
Segment
Desktop
2 GBMemory
8 GB
GDDR5TypeGDDR6
256-bitBus128-bit
153.6 GB/sBandwidth
224 GB/s
850 MHzBase Clock Speed
1552 MHz
Not AvailableBoost Clock Speed1777 MHz
1200 MHzMemory Clock Speed
1750 MHz

Builds Using Radeon HD 7970M or GeForce RTX 3050

Far Cry 5, 1920 x 1080, Ultra

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