Key Differences
In short — GeForce GTX 980 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 980 is 1002 days newer than Radeon HD 7970.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980
- Performs up to 32% better in God of War than Radeon HD 7970 - 49 vs 37 FPS
- Consumes up to 34% less energy than AMD Radeon HD 7970 - 165 vs 250 Watts
- Up to 33% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon HD 7970 - 4 vs 3 GB
God of War
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
GeForce GTX 980
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
Radeon HD 7970
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
Theoretical Performance
GeForce GTX 980
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
Pixel Fillrate
77.82 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
155.6 GTexel/s
100%
Radeon HD 7970
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
Pixel Fillrate
29.6 GPixel/s
38%
Texel Fillrate
118.4 GTexel/s
76%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 | vs | AMD Radeon HD 7970 |
|---|---|---|
Sep 19th, 2014 | Release Date | Dec 22nd, 2011 |
| GeForce 900 | Generation | Southern Islands |
| $549 | 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 |
1127 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 925 MHz |
| 1216 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
1753 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1375 MHz |
