Key Differences
In short — Radeon HD 7970 outperforms the cheaper GeForce GT 1030 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing GeForce GT 1030 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Radeon HD 7970 is 1973 days older than the cheaper GeForce GT 1030.
Advantages of AMD Radeon HD 7970
- Performs up to 6% better in Valorant than GeForce GT 1030 - 542 vs 512 FPS
- Up to 50% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 - 3 vs 2 GB
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030
- Up to 63% cheaper than Radeon HD 7970 - $64.99 vs $175.0
- Up to 59% better value when playing Valorant than Radeon HD 7970 - $0.13 vs $0.32 per FPS
- Consumes up to 88% less energy than AMD Radeon HD 7970 - 30 vs 250 Watts
Valorant
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
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Desktop • May 17th, 2017
FPS
512
94%
Value, $/FPS
$0.13/FPS
100%
Price, $
$64.99
100%
Value Winner
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
Desktop • May 17th, 2017
Theoretical Performance
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
Pixel Fillrate
29.6 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
118.4 GTexel/s
100%
Desktop • May 17th, 2017
Pixel Fillrate
23.49 GPixel/s
79%
Texel Fillrate
35.23 GTexel/s
29%
AMD Radeon HD 7970 | vs | NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 |
---|---|---|
Dec 22nd, 2011 | Release Date | May 17th, 2017 |
Southern Islands | Generation | GeForce 10 |
$549 | MSRP | $79 |
1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI |
1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | None |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
3 GB | Memory | 2 GB |
GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
384-bit | Bus | 64-bit |
264 GB/s | Bandwidth | 48.06 GB/s |
925 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1228 MHz |
Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | 1468 MHz |
1375 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1502 MHz |