Key Differences
In short — GeForce RTX 3080 outperforms Radeon HD 7970 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both GPUs to compare value. The better performing GeForce RTX 3080 is 3176 days newer than Radeon HD 7970.
Advantages of Radeon HD 7970
- Consumes up to 22% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 - 250 vs 320 Watts
Advantages of GeForce RTX 3080
- Performs up to 306% better in Remnant II than Radeon HD 7970 - 73 vs 18 FPS
- Up to 233% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon HD 7970 - 10 vs 3 GB
Remnant II
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2020
FPS
73
100%
Value, €/FPS
€15.07/FPS
100%
Price, €
€1099.99
100%
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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2020
Theoretical Performance
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
Pixel Fillrate
29.6 GPixel/s
18%
Texel Fillrate
118.4 GTexel/s
25%
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2020
Pixel Fillrate
164.2 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
465.1 GTexel/s
100%
Radeon HD 7970 | vs | GeForce RTX 3080 |
---|---|---|
Dec 22nd, 2011 | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2020 |
Southern Islands | Generation | GeForce 30 |
$549 | MSRP | $699 |
1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a |
1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 12-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
3 GB | Memory | 10 GB |
GDDR5 | Type | GDDR6X |
384-bit | Bus | 320-bit |
264 GB/s | Bandwidth | 760.3 GB/s |
925 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1440 MHz |
Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | 1710 MHz |
1375 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1188 MHz |