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Same as Founder's Edition
AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $549
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MSRP in USD: $549
AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $329
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MSRP in USD: $329
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$281.78
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Boost Clock
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$279
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Key Differences
In short — GeForce RTX 3060 outperforms the cheaper Radeon HD 7970 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing GeForce RTX 3060 is 3309 days newer than the cheaper Radeon HD 7970.
Advantages of AMD Radeon HD 7970
- Up to 51% cheaper than GeForce RTX 3060 - $138.95 vs $281.78
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
- Performs up to 78% better in Halo Infinite than Radeon HD 7970 - 71 vs 40 FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than AMD Radeon HD 7970 - 170 vs 250 Watts
- Up to 300% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon HD 7970 - 12 vs 3 GB
Halo Infinite
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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GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3060 Gaming OC 12G (REV2.0) Graphics Card, 3X WINDFORCE Fans, 12GB 192-bit GDDR6, GV-N3060GAMING OC-12GD 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 3060
Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021
Theoretical Performance
Radeon HD 7970
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
Pixel Fillrate
29.6 GPixel/s
34.7010550996483%
Texel Fillrate
118.4 GTexel/s
59.49748743718594%
GeForce RTX 3060
Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021
Pixel Fillrate
85.3 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
199 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon HD 7970 | vs | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 22nd, 2011 | Release Date | Jan 12th, 2021 |
| Southern Islands | Generation | GeForce 30 |
| $549 | MSRP | $329 |
| 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 12-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 3 GB | Memory | 12 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR6 |
| 384-bit | Bus | 192-bit |
| 264 GB/s | Bandwidth | 360 GB/s |
| 925 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1320 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | 1777 MHz |
| 1375 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1875 MHz |
Builds Using Radeon HD 7970 or GeForce RTX 3060
Halo Infinite, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
60 FPS
$18.33/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,099.99
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58 FPS
$14.65/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5600G
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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58 FPS
$12.4/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5600G
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$718.99
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62 FPS
$28.23/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-12700
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,749.99
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60 FPS
$12.5/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 7 5700X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$749.99
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63 FPS
$17.46/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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55 FPS
$16.36/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-10700KF
12 GB, N/A Storage
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61 FPS
$18.84/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-11600KF
16 GB, 1 TB HDD
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$1,149
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61 FPS
$16.56/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-11600KF
16 GB, 500 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,009.99
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58 FPS
$19.74/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5600G
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$1,145
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