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MSRP in USD: $249
Key Differences
In short — Radeon HD 7970 outperforms the cheaper GeForce GTX 560 Ti on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing GeForce GTX 560 Ti is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Radeon HD 7970 is 331 days newer than the cheaper GeForce GTX 560 Ti.
Advantages of AMD Radeon HD 7970
- Performs up to 32% better in Baldur's Gate 3 than GeForce GTX 560 Ti - 41 vs 31 FPS
- Up to 200% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 Ti - 3 vs 1 GB
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 Ti
- Up to 50% cheaper than Radeon HD 7970 - $69.0 vs $138.95
- Up to 34% better value when playing Baldur's Gate 3 than Radeon HD 7970 - $2.23 vs $3.39 per FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than AMD Radeon HD 7970 - 170 vs 250 Watts
Baldur's Gate 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Radeon HD 7970
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
FPS
41
100%
Value, $/FPS
$3.39/FPS
65%
Price, $
$138.95
49%
FPS 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 560 Ti
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2011
FPS
31
75%
Value, $/FPS
$2.23/FPS
100%
Price, $
$69
100%
Value Winner
EVGA GeForce GTX 560 Ti FPB Graphics Card (1024 MB, GDDR5, PCI-E 2.0 16x, DVI-I x 2, Mini-HDMI, SLI-Capable)
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Updated 78250 minutes ago
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Radeon HD 7970
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
GeForce GTX 560 Ti
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2011
Theoretical Performance
Radeon HD 7970
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
Pixel Fillrate
29.6 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
118.4 GTexel/s
100%
GeForce GTX 560 Ti
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2011
Pixel Fillrate
13.17 GPixel/s
44%
Texel Fillrate
52.67 GTexel/s
44%
AMD Radeon HD 7970 | vs | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 Ti |
|---|---|---|
Dec 22nd, 2011 | Release Date | Jan 25th, 2011 |
| Southern Islands | Generation | GeForce 500 |
| $549 | MSRP | $249 |
| 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort | Outputs | 2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI |
| 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | 2x 6-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
3 GB | Memory | 1 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 384-bit | Bus | 256-bit |
264 GB/s | Bandwidth | 128.3 GB/s |
925 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 823 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
1375 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1002 MHz |
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