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MSRP in USD: $249
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Boost Clock
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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — GeForce RTX 3050 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 3050 is 3666 days newer than the cheaper Radeon HD 7970.
Advantages of AMD Radeon HD 7970
- Up to 3% cheaper than GeForce RTX 3050 - $175.0 vs $179.99
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050
- Performs up to 30% better in The Callisto Protocol than Radeon HD 7970 - 79 vs 61 FPS
- Up to 21% better value when playing The Callisto Protocol than Radeon HD 7970 - $2.28 vs $2.87 per FPS
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than AMD Radeon HD 7970 - 130 vs 250 Watts
- Up to 167% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon HD 7970 - 8 vs 3 GB
The Callisto Protocol
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
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 3050
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
79
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.28/FPS
100%
Price, $
$179.99
97%
FPS and Value Winner
GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3050 Eagle OC 6G Graphics Card, 2X WINDFORCE Fans, 6GB GDDR6 96-bit GDDR6, GV-N3050EAGLE OC-6GD Video Card
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Radeon HD 7970
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
GeForce RTX 3050
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Theoretical Performance
Radeon HD 7970
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
Pixel Fillrate
29.6 GPixel/s
52%
Texel Fillrate
118.4 GTexel/s
83%
GeForce RTX 3050
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Pixel Fillrate
56.86 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
142.2 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon HD 7970 | vs | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 22nd, 2011 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Southern Islands | Generation | GeForce 30 |
| $549 | MSRP | $249 |
| 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a |
| 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 3 GB | Memory | 8 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR6 |
| 384-bit | Bus | 128-bit |
264 GB/s | Bandwidth | 224 GB/s |
| 925 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1552 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | 1777 MHz |
| 1375 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1750 MHz |
Builds Using Radeon HD 7970 or GeForce RTX 3050
The Callisto Protocol, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
28 FPS
$26.79/FPS
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Ryzen 7 5700
16 GB, N/A Storage
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Core i7-13700
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Core i5-12400F
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Core i7-12700
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