The Radeon HD 7970 is at least 2x slower gaming GPU than the GeForce RTX 5080. We cannot compare value as at least one GPU is out of stock.
Advantages of the Radeon HD 7970
- Consumes up to 31% less energy – 250 vs 360 Watts
Advantages of the GeForce RTX 5080
- At least 2x faster GPU for gaming
- Up to 433% more VRAM memory – 16 vs 3 GB
Radeon HD 7970 vs GeForce RTX 5080 for Gaming
The GPU's performance in selected game and settings
Radeon HD 7970
Dec 22nd, 2011
Average FPS
55
26%
Min 1% FPS
25
18%
Price, £
Out of Stock
Value, £/FPS
Not Available
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GeForce RTX 5080
Jan 30th, 2025
Average FPS
214
100%
Min 1% FPS
139
100%
Price, £
£1574.98
100%
Value, £/FPS
£7.35/FPS
100%
Buy on Amazon
£1,574.98
In Stock
Buy on Amazon
£1,906.87
In Stock
Buy on Amazon
£1,899.00
In Stock
Radeon HD 7970 vs GeForce RTX 5080 in My Games
The FPS you'll get in saved games, click on a game to change it
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Synthetic Benchmarks
The Radeon HD 7970 vs GeForce RTX 5080 in synthetic GPU benchmarks
Performance Specifications
The Radeon HD 7970 vs GeForce RTX 5080 in core GPU performance specifications
Radeon HD 7970
Dec 22nd, 2011
Memory
3 GB
19%
Memory Bandwidth
264 GB/s
28%
Pixel Fillrate
29.6 GPixel/s
9%
Texture Fillrate
118.4 GTexel/s
13%
FP32
3.789 TFLOPS
7%
GeForce RTX 5080
Jan 30th, 2025
Memory
16 GB
100%
Memory Bandwidth
960 GB/s
100%
Pixel Fillrate
335 GPixel/s
100%
Texture Fillrate
879.3 GTexel/s
100%
FP32
56.28 TFLOPS
100%
Specifications
Comparison of all specifications
Radeon HD 7970 | SpecificationsComparison of all specifications | GeForce RTX 5080 |
|---|---|---|
| General | ||
| Dec 22nd, 2011 | Release Date | Jan 30th, 2025 |
$549.00 | MSRP | $999.00 |
| Southern Islands | Generation | GeForce 50 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
250 W | Power Consumption | 360 W |
| Memory | ||
| 3 GB | Memory Size | 16 GB |
| GDDR5 | Memory Type | GDDR7 |
| 384-bit | Memory Bus | 256-bit |
| 264 GB/s | Bandwidth | 960 GB/s |
| Theoretical Performance | ||
| 29.6 GPixel/s | Pixel Fillrate | 335 GPixel/s |
| 118.4 GTexel/s | Texture Fillrate | 879.3 GTexel/s |
| 3.789 TFLOPS | FP32 | 56.28 TFLOPS |
