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Key Differences
In short — GeForce RTX 3070 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 3070 is 3176 days newer than Radeon HD 7970.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070
- Performs up to 65% better in FINAL FANTASY XIV: Endwalker than Radeon HD 7970 - 188 vs 114 FPS
- Consumes up to 12% less energy than AMD Radeon HD 7970 - 220 vs 250 Watts
- Up to 167% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon HD 7970 - 8 vs 3 GB
FINAL FANTASY XIV: Endwalker
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
GeForce RTX 3070
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2020
FPS
188
100%
Value, €/FPS
€2.44/FPS
100%
Price, €
€458.04
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Gigabyte GeForce RTX 3070 GAMING OC 8G (rev. 2.0) NVIDIA 8 GB GDDR6
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
GeForce RTX 3070
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2020
Radeon HD 7970
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
Theoretical Performance
GeForce RTX 3070
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2020
Pixel Fillrate
165.6 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
317.4 GTexel/s
100%
Radeon HD 7970
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
Pixel Fillrate
29.6 GPixel/s
17%
Texel Fillrate
118.4 GTexel/s
37%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 | vs | AMD Radeon HD 7970 |
|---|---|---|
Sep 1st, 2020 | Release Date | Dec 22nd, 2011 |
| GeForce 30 | Generation | Southern Islands |
$499 | MSRP | $549 |
| 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a | Outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort |
| 1x 12-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 GB | Memory | 3 GB |
| GDDR6 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 256-bit | Bus | 384-bit |
448 GB/s | Bandwidth | 264 GB/s |
1500 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 925 MHz |
| 1725 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
1750 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1375 MHz |
Builds Using GeForce RTX 3070 or Radeon HD 7970
FINAL FANTASY XIV: Endwalker, 1920 x 1080, Maximum
171 FPS
€10.7/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-12900
8 GB, N/A Storage
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€7.23/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i7-9700KF
16 GB, 500 GB SSD + 3 TB HDD
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€1,048.64
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158 FPS
€11.77/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€7.18/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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154 FPS
€7.91/FPS
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Core i5-11400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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155 FPS
€10.58/FPS
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Ryzen 7 5700G
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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€1,640.06
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165 FPS
€13.47/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i7-12700
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€2,222.89
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161 FPS
€18.3/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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139 FPS
€16.34/FPS
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Core i9-9940X
64 GB, 1 TB SSD + 3 TB HDD
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161 FPS
€7.26/FPS
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Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1.953125 TB HDD
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