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$138.95
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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
Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER outperforms the cheaper Radeon HD 7970 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER is 2770 days newer than the cheaper Radeon HD 7970.
Advantages of AMD Radeon HD 7970
- Up to 65% cheaper than GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER - $138.95 vs $399.99
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER
- Performs up to 226% better in Red Dead Redemption 2 than Radeon HD 7970 - 62 vs 19 FPS
- Up to 12% better value when playing Red Dead Redemption 2 than Radeon HD 7970 - $6.45 vs $7.31 per FPS
- Up to 167% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon HD 7970 - 8 vs 3 GB
Red Dead Redemption 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Radeon HD 7970
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
FPS
19
30.64516129032258%
Value, $/FPS
$7.31/FPS
88.23529411764707%
Price, $
$138.95
100%
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 RTX 2080 SUPER
Desktop • Jul 23rd, 2019
FPS
62
100%
Value, $/FPS
$6.45/FPS
100%
Price, $
$399.99
34%
FPS and Value Winner
EVGA 08G-P4-3081-KR, GeForce RTX 2080 Super Black Gaming, 8GB GDDR6
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Radeon HD 7970
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER
Desktop • Jul 23rd, 2019
Theoretical Performance
Radeon HD 7970
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
Pixel Fillrate
29.6 GPixel/s
25.47332185886403%
Texel Fillrate
118.4 GTexel/s
33.97417503586801%
GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER
Desktop • Jul 23rd, 2019
Pixel Fillrate
116.2 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
348.5 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon HD 7970 | vs | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 22nd, 2011 | Release Date | Jul 23rd, 2019 |
| Southern Islands | Generation | GeForce 20 |
$549 | MSRP | $699 |
| 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C |
| 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 3 GB | Memory | 8 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR6 |
| 384-bit | Bus | 256-bit |
| 264 GB/s | Bandwidth | 495.9 GB/s |
| 925 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1650 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | 1815 MHz |
| 1375 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1937 MHz |
Builds Using Radeon HD 7970 or GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER
Red Dead Redemption 2, 1920 x 1080, Highest
55 FPS
$70.89/FPS
GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER
Core i7-9700K
8 GB, 256 GB SSD
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$3,899
In Stock
56 FPS
$35.71/FPS
GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER
Core i9-10900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,999.99
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56 FPS
$116.05/FPS
GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER
Core i9-10900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$6,499
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