Key Differences
In short — Radeon HD 7970 outperforms the cheaper GeForce 210 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing GeForce 210 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Radeon HD 7970 is 801 days newer than the cheaper GeForce 210.
Advantages of AMD Radeon HD 7970
- Performs up to 46% better in Diablo IV than GeForce 210 - 67 vs 46 FPS
- Up to 500% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce 210 - 3 vs 0.5 GB
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce 210
- Up to 79% cheaper than Radeon HD 7970 - $35.99 vs $175.0
- Up to 70% better value when playing Diablo IV than Radeon HD 7970 - $0.78 vs $2.61 per FPS
- Consumes up to 88% less energy than AMD Radeon HD 7970 - 31 vs 250 Watts
Diablo IV
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
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Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
Desktop • Oct 12th, 2009
Theoretical Performance
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
Pixel Fillrate
29.6 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
118.4 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon HD 7970 | vs | NVIDIA GeForce 210 |
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Dec 22nd, 2011 | Release Date | Oct 12th, 2009 |
Southern Islands | Generation | GeForce 200 |
$549 | MSRP | Not Available |
1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x DVI, 1x DisplayPort, 1x VGA |
1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | None |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
3 GB | Memory | 0.5 GB |
GDDR5 | Type | DDR3 |
384-bit | Bus | 64-bit |
264 GB/s | Bandwidth | 6.4 GB/s |
925 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 520 MHz |
Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
1375 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 400 MHz |