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Key Differences
In short — GeForce RTX 3080 outperforms 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 3080 is 3176 days newer than Radeon HD 7970.
Advantages of AMD Radeon HD 7970
- Consumes up to 22% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 - 250 vs 320 Watts
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080
- Performs up to 80% better in Grand Theft Auto V than Radeon HD 7970 - 146 vs 81 FPS
- Up to 233% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon HD 7970 - 10 vs 3 GB
Grand Theft Auto V
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
2021 Newst GeForce RTX 3080 Founders Edition / AllyFlex HDMI
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Radeon HD 7970
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
GeForce RTX 3080
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2020
Theoretical Performance
Radeon HD 7970
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
Pixel Fillrate
29.6 GPixel/s
18.02679658952497%
Texel Fillrate
118.4 GTexel/s
25.456890991184693%
GeForce RTX 3080
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2020
Pixel Fillrate
164.2 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
465.1 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon HD 7970 | vs | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 22nd, 2011 | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2020 |
| Southern Islands | Generation | GeForce 30 |
$549 | MSRP | $699 |
| 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 | 10 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR6X |
| 384-bit | Bus | 320-bit |
| 264 GB/s | Bandwidth | 760.3 GB/s |
| 925 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1440 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | 1710 MHz |
1375 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1188 MHz |
Builds Using Radeon HD 7970 or GeForce RTX 3080
Grand Theft Auto V, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
125 FPS
$11.2/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 7 5700X
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,399.99
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124 FPS
$19.35/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 9 5900
16 GB, 2 TB HDD
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$2,399.95
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131 FPS
$15.94/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 2 TB HDD
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$2,088
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127 FPS
$11.8/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 7 5800X
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,499
In Stock
135 FPS
$11.84/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,599
In Stock
125 FPS
$10.4/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 7 5700X
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 3 TB HDD
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$1,299.99
In Stock
124 FPS
$16.93/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 7 5800
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$2,099
In Stock
135 FPS
$16.26/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i7-12700K
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$2,195
In Stock
116 FPS
$18.97/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i9-10900K
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$2,199.99
In Stock
125 FPS
$8/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 7 5700X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$999.99
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