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MSRP in USD: $299
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$297.99
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Same as Founder's Edition
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$309.99
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Boost Clock
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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — GeForce RTX 4060 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 4060 is 4165 days newer than the cheaper Radeon HD 7970.
Advantages of AMD Radeon HD 7970
- Up to 41% cheaper than GeForce RTX 4060 - $175.0 vs $297.99
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060
- Performs up to 111% better in Immortals of Aveum than Radeon HD 7970 - 40 vs 19 FPS
- Up to 19% better value when playing Immortals of Aveum than Radeon HD 7970 - $7.45 vs $9.21 per FPS
- Consumes up to 54% less energy than AMD Radeon HD 7970 - 115 vs 250 Watts
- Up to 167% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon HD 7970 - 8 vs 3 GB
Immortals of Aveum
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 4060
Desktop • May 18th, 2023
FPS
40
100%
Value, $/FPS
$7.45/FPS
100%
Price, $
$297.99
58%
FPS and Value Winner
ZOTAC Gaming GeForce RTX 4060 8GB Twin Edge OC DLSS 3 8GB GDDR6 128-bit 17 Gbps PCIE 4.0 Compact Gaming Graphics Card, ZT-D40600H-10M
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Radeon HD 7970
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
GeForce RTX 4060
Desktop • May 18th, 2023
Theoretical Performance
Radeon HD 7970
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
Pixel Fillrate
29.6 GPixel/s
25%
Texel Fillrate
118.4 GTexel/s
50%
GeForce RTX 4060
Desktop • May 18th, 2023
Pixel Fillrate
118.1 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
236.2 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon HD 7970 | vs | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 22nd, 2011 | Release Date | May 18th, 2023 |
| Southern Islands | Generation | GeForce 40 |
| $549 | MSRP | $299 |
| 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 | 8 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR6 |
| 384-bit | Bus | 128-bit |
| 264 GB/s | Bandwidth | 272 GB/s |
| 925 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1830 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | 2460 MHz |
| 1375 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 2125 MHz |
Builds Using Radeon HD 7970 or GeForce RTX 4060
Immortals of Aveum, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
18 FPS
$47.22/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-13400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$30.68/FPS
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Ryzen 5 7600
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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18 FPS
$47.22/FPS
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Core i5-13400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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32 FPS
$33.2/FPS
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Ryzen 5 7600
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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34 FPS
$42.65/FPS
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Core i7-14700F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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10 FPS
$93/FPS
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Ryzen 5 5600
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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29 FPS
$48.65/FPS
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Core i7-13700
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36 FPS
$28.85/FPS
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Ryzen 7 7700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$92.49/FPS
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Ryzen 7 5700X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$55.7/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
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16 GB, N/A Storage
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