Key Differences
In short — Radeon HD 7970 outperforms the cheaper GeForce GTX 1050 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing GeForce GTX 1050 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Radeon HD 7970 is 1769 days older than the cheaper GeForce GTX 1050.
Advantages of AMD Radeon HD 7970
- Performs up to 5% better in Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart than GeForce GTX 1050 - 41 vs 39 FPS
- Up to 50% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 - 3 vs 2 GB
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050
- Up to 5% cheaper than Radeon HD 7970 - $165.95 vs $175.0
- Up to 0% better value when playing Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart than Radeon HD 7970 - $4.26 vs $4.27 per FPS
- Consumes up to 70% less energy than AMD Radeon HD 7970 - 75 vs 250 Watts
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
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In Stock
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Desktop • Oct 25th, 2016
FPS
39
95%
Value, $/FPS
$4.26/FPS
100%
Price, $
$165.95
100%
Value Winner
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
Desktop • Oct 25th, 2016
Theoretical Performance
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
Pixel Fillrate
29.6 GPixel/s
63%
Texel Fillrate
118.4 GTexel/s
100%
Desktop • Oct 25th, 2016
Pixel Fillrate
46.56 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
58.2 GTexel/s
49%
AMD Radeon HD 7970 | vs | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 |
---|---|---|
Dec 22nd, 2011 | Release Date | Oct 25th, 2016 |
Southern Islands | Generation | GeForce 10 |
$549 | MSRP | $109 |
1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort |
1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | None |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
3 GB | Memory | 2 GB |
GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
384-bit | Bus | 128-bit |
264 GB/s | Bandwidth | 112.1 GB/s |
925 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1354 MHz |
Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | 1455 MHz |
1375 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1752 MHz |