The GeForce GTX 970 is the comparison's loser – it's at least 2x slower gaming GPU than the Radeon VII and it's also a slightly worse value for money, as it's only $546.00 cheaper!
Advantages of the GeForce GTX 970
- Up to 58% cheaper – $399.00 vs $945.00
- Consumes up to 50% less energy – 148 vs 295 Watts
Advantages of the Radeon VII
- At least 2x faster GPU for gaming
- A slightly better value for money for gaming
- Up to 300% more VRAM memory – 16 vs 4 GB
GeForce GTX 970 vs Radeon VII for Gaming
The GPU's performance in selected game and settings
GeForce GTX 970
Sep 19th, 2014
Average FPS
65
65%
Min 1% FPS
32
57%
Price, $
$399
100%
Value, $/FPS
$6.13/FPS
100%
GeForce GTX 970 vs Radeon VII in My Games
The FPS you'll get in saved games, click on a game to change it
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Synthetic Benchmarks
The GeForce GTX 970 vs Radeon VII in synthetic GPU benchmarks
Performance Specifications
The GeForce GTX 970 vs Radeon VII in core GPU performance specifications
GeForce GTX 970
Sep 19th, 2014
Memory
4 GB
25%
Memory Bandwidth
224.4 GB/s
22%
Pixel Fillrate
65.97 GPixel/s
59%
Texture Fillrate
122.5 GTexel/s
29%
FP32
3.92 TFLOPS
29%
Radeon VII
Feb 7th, 2019
Memory
16 GB
100%
Memory Bandwidth
1020 GB/s
100%
Pixel Fillrate
112 GPixel/s
100%
Texture Fillrate
420 GTexel/s
100%
FP32
13.44 TFLOPS
100%
Specifications
Comparison of all specifications
GeForce GTX 970 | SpecificationsComparison of all specifications | Radeon VII |
|---|---|---|
| General | ||
| Sep 19th, 2014 | Release Date | Feb 7th, 2019 |
$329.00 | MSRP | $699.00 |
| GeForce 900 | Generation | Vega II |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
148 W | Power Consumption | 295 W |
| Memory | ||
| 4 GB | Memory Size | 16 GB |
| GDDR5 | Memory Type | HBM2 |
| 256-bit | Memory Bus | 4096-bit |
| 224.4 GB/s | Bandwidth | 1020 GB/s |
| Theoretical Performance | ||
| 65.97 GPixel/s | Pixel Fillrate | 112 GPixel/s |
| 122.5 GTexel/s | Texture Fillrate | 420 GTexel/s |
| 3.92 TFLOPS | FP32 | 13.44 TFLOPS |
