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Key Differences
In short — GeForce RTX 4070 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 4070 is 4129 days newer than Radeon HD 7970.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070
- Performs up to 176% better in Assassin's Creed Valhalla than Radeon HD 7970 - 124 vs 45 FPS
- Consumes up to 20% less energy than AMD Radeon HD 7970 - 200 vs 250 Watts
- Up to 300% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon HD 7970 - 12 vs 3 GB
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Radeon HD 7970
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
FPS
45
36%
Value, $/FPS
$3.89/FPS
100%
Price, $
$175
100%
Value Winner
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Radeon HD 7970
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
GeForce RTX 4070
Desktop • Apr 12th, 2023
Theoretical Performance
Radeon HD 7970
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
Pixel Fillrate
29.6 GPixel/s
18%
Texel Fillrate
118.4 GTexel/s
25%
GeForce RTX 4070
Desktop • Apr 12th, 2023
Pixel Fillrate
158.4 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
455.4 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon HD 7970 | vs | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 22nd, 2011 | Release Date | Apr 12th, 2023 |
| Southern Islands | Generation | GeForce 40 |
$549 | MSRP | $599 |
| 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 16-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 3 GB | Memory | 12 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR6X |
| 384-bit | Bus | 192-bit |
| 264 GB/s | Bandwidth | 504.2 GB/s |
| 925 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1920 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | 2475 MHz |
1375 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1313 MHz |
Builds Using Radeon HD 7970 or GeForce RTX 4070
Assassin's Creed Valhalla, 1920 x 1080, Ultra High
124 FPS
$16.13/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-13900KF
12 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$17.75/FPS
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Core i9-13900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$16.8/FPS
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Core i9-14900KF
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$16.13/FPS
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Core i9-13900KF
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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113 FPS
$11.95/FPS
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Ryzen 7 5700X
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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114 FPS
$12.28/FPS
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Core i7-12700F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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118 FPS
$11.99/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i7-13700
16 GB, N/A Storage
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124 FPS
$16.73/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-13900K
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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113 FPS
$11.77/FPS
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Ryzen 7 5700X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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126 FPS
$11.9/FPS
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Ryzen 9 7900
32 GB, N/A Storage
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