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MSRP in USD: $599
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Base Clock
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Base Clock
Boost Clock
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$598
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Same as Founder's Edition
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Base Clock
Boost Clock
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Same as Founder's Edition
Key Differences
In short — GeForce GTX 1080 outperforms Radeon HD 7970 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing GeForce GTX 1080 is 1618 days newer than Radeon HD 7970.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
- Performs up to 94% better in Starfield than Radeon HD 7970 - 31 vs 16 FPS
- Consumes up to 28% less energy than AMD Radeon HD 7970 - 180 vs 250 Watts
- Up to 167% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon HD 7970 - 8 vs 3 GB
Starfield
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1080 G1 Gaming 8G
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Radeon HD 7970
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
GeForce GTX 1080
Desktop • May 27th, 2016
Theoretical Performance
Radeon HD 7970
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
Pixel Fillrate
29.6 GPixel/s
26.690712353471596%
Texel Fillrate
118.4 GTexel/s
42.697439596105305%
GeForce GTX 1080
Desktop • May 27th, 2016
Pixel Fillrate
110.9 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
277.3 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon HD 7970 | vs | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 22nd, 2011 | Release Date | May 27th, 2016 |
| Southern Islands | Generation | GeForce 10 |
$549 | MSRP | $599 |
| 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort |
| 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 3 GB | Memory | 8 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5X |
| 384-bit | Bus | 256-bit |
| 264 GB/s | Bandwidth | 320.3 GB/s |
| 925 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1607 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | 1733 MHz |
1375 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1251 MHz |
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