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$175
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Same as Founder's Edition
AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $549
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MSRP in USD: $549
AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $699
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MSRP in USD: $699
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$585
In Stock
Same as Founder's Edition
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$238.99
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Base Clock
Boost Clock
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$679
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Boost Clock
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Key Differences
In short — GeForce GTX 1080 Ti outperforms the cheaper Radeon HD 7970 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Radeon HD 7970 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing GeForce GTX 1080 Ti is 1905 days newer than the cheaper Radeon HD 7970.
Advantages of AMD Radeon HD 7970
- Up to 70% cheaper than GeForce GTX 1080 Ti - $175.0 vs $585.0
- Up to 15% better value when playing Red Dead Redemption 2 than GeForce GTX 1080 Ti - $9.21 vs $10.83 per FPS
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
- Performs up to 184% better in Red Dead Redemption 2 than Radeon HD 7970 - 54 vs 19 FPS
- Up to 267% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon HD 7970 - 11 vs 3 GB
Red Dead Redemption 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Radeon HD 7970
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
FPS
19
35%
Value, $/FPS
$9.21/FPS
100%
Price, $
$175
100%
Value Winner
Sapphire Radeon HD 7970 OC with Boost 3GB DDR5 DL-DVI-I/SL-DVI-D/HDMI/DP PCI-Express Graphics Card 11197-03-40G
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GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
Desktop • Mar 10th, 2017
FPS
54
100%
Value, $/FPS
$10.83/FPS
85%
Price, $
$585
29%
FPS Winner
EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti SC Black Edition Gaming, 11GB GDDR5X, iCX Cooler & LED, Optimized Airflow Design, Interlaced Pin Fin Graphics Card 11G-P4-6393-KR
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Radeon HD 7970
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
Desktop • Mar 10th, 2017
Theoretical Performance
Radeon HD 7970
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
Pixel Fillrate
29.6 GPixel/s
21%
Texel Fillrate
118.4 GTexel/s
33%
GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
Desktop • Mar 10th, 2017
Pixel Fillrate
139.2 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
354.4 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon HD 7970 | vs | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 22nd, 2011 | Release Date | Mar 10th, 2017 |
| Southern Islands | Generation | GeForce 10 |
$549 | MSRP | $699 |
| 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort |
| 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 3 GB | Memory | 11 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5X |
| 384-bit | Bus | 352-bit |
| 264 GB/s | Bandwidth | 484.4 GB/s |
| 925 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1481 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | 1582 MHz |
| 1375 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1376 MHz |
Builds Using Radeon HD 7970 or GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
Red Dead Redemption 2, 1920 x 1080, Highest
47 FPS
$31.91/FPS
GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
Core i7-8700K
16 GB, 2 TB HDD
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50 FPS
$13.55/FPS
GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$677.45
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