Key Differences
In short — Radeon HD 7970 outperforms the cheaper GeForce GT 630 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing GeForce GT 630 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Radeon HD 7970 is 145 days older than the cheaper GeForce GT 630.
Advantages of AMD Radeon HD 7970
- Performs up to 58% better in F1 22 than GeForce GT 630 - 60 vs 38 FPS
- Up to 200% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GT 630 - 3 vs 1 GB
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GT 630
- Up to 37% cheaper than Radeon HD 7970 - $109.98 vs $175.0
- Up to 1% better value when playing F1 22 than Radeon HD 7970 - $2.89 vs $2.92 per FPS
- Consumes up to 74% less energy than AMD Radeon HD 7970 - 65 vs 250 Watts
F1 22
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
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In Stock
Updated 12360 minutes ago
Desktop • May 15th, 2012
FPS
38
63%
Value, $/FPS
$2.89/FPS
100%
Price, $
$109.98
100%
Value Winner
Buy for $109.98 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 12360 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
Desktop • May 15th, 2012
Theoretical Performance
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
Pixel Fillrate
29.6 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
118.4 GTexel/s
100%
Desktop • May 15th, 2012
Pixel Fillrate
3.24 GPixel/s
10%
Texel Fillrate
12.96 GTexel/s
10%
AMD Radeon HD 7970 | vs | NVIDIA GeForce GT 630 |
---|---|---|
Dec 22nd, 2011 | Release Date | May 15th, 2012 |
Southern Islands | Generation | GeForce 600 |
$549 | MSRP | Not Available |
1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA |
1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | None |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
3 GB | Memory | 1 GB |
GDDR5 | Type | DDR3 |
384-bit | Bus | 128-bit |
264 GB/s | Bandwidth | 28.8 GB/s |
925 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 810 MHz |
Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
1375 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 900 MHz |