Key Differences
In short — GeForce RTX 4070 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 4070 is 4129 days newer than Radeon HD 7970.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070
- Performs up to 98% better in Ready or Not than Radeon HD 7970 - 192 vs 97 FPS
- Consumes up to 20% less energy than AMD Radeon HD 7970 - 200 vs 250 Watts
- Up to 300% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon HD 7970 - 12 vs 3 GB
Ready or Not
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
GeForce RTX 4070
Desktop • Apr 12th, 2023
Radeon HD 7970
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
Theoretical Performance
GeForce RTX 4070
Desktop • Apr 12th, 2023
Pixel Fillrate
158.4 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
455.4 GTexel/s
100%
Radeon HD 7970
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
Pixel Fillrate
29.6 GPixel/s
18.68686868686869%
Texel Fillrate
118.4 GTexel/s
25.999121651295564%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 | vs | AMD Radeon HD 7970 |
|---|---|---|
Apr 12th, 2023 | Release Date | Dec 22nd, 2011 |
| GeForce 40 | Generation | Southern Islands |
| $599 | MSRP | $549 |
| 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a | Outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort |
| 1x 16-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
12 GB | Memory | 3 GB |
| GDDR6X | Type | GDDR5 |
| 192-bit | Bus | 384-bit |
504.2 GB/s | Bandwidth | 264 GB/s |
1920 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 925 MHz |
| 2475 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
| 1313 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1375 MHz |
