Key Differences
In short — GeForce GTX 970 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 GTX 970 is 1002 days newer than Radeon HD 7970.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
- Performs up to 6% better in World of Warcraft than Radeon HD 7970 - 149 vs 141 FPS
- Consumes up to 41% less energy than AMD Radeon HD 7970 - 148 vs 250 Watts
- Up to 33% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon HD 7970 - 4 vs 3 GB
World of Warcraft
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
GeForce GTX 970
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
Radeon HD 7970
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
Theoretical Performance
GeForce GTX 970
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
Pixel Fillrate
65.97 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
122.5 GTexel/s
100%
Radeon HD 7970
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
Pixel Fillrate
29.6 GPixel/s
44%
Texel Fillrate
118.4 GTexel/s
96%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 | vs | AMD Radeon HD 7970 |
|---|---|---|
Sep 19th, 2014 | Release Date | Dec 22nd, 2011 |
| GeForce 900 | Generation | Southern Islands |
$329 | MSRP | $549 |
| 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort |
| 2x 6-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 GB | Memory | 3 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 256-bit | Bus | 384-bit |
| 224.4 GB/s | Bandwidth | 264 GB/s |
1050 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 925 MHz |
| 1178 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
1753 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1375 MHz |
