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Key Differences
In short — GeForce GTX 1080 outperforms the cheaper Radeon HD 7970 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Radeon HD 7970 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing GeForce GTX 1080 is 1618 days newer than the cheaper Radeon HD 7970.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
- Performs up to 69% better in Apex Legends than Radeon HD 7970 - 144 vs 85 FPS
- Consumes up to 28% less energy than AMD Radeon HD 7970 - 180 vs 250 Watts
- Up to 167% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon HD 7970 - 8 vs 3 GB
Advantages of AMD Radeon HD 7970
- Up to 71% cheaper than GeForce GTX 1080 - $175.0 vs $598.0
- Up to 50% better value when playing Apex Legends than GeForce GTX 1080 - $2.06 vs $4.15 per FPS
Apex Legends
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
GeForce GTX 1080
Desktop • May 27th, 2016
FPS
144
100%
Value, $/FPS
$4.15/FPS
49%
Price, $
$598
29%
FPS Winner
MSI Gaming GeForce GTX 1080 8GB GDDR5X SLI DirectX 12 VR Ready Graphics Card (GTX 1080 GAMING X 8G)
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Radeon HD 7970
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
FPS
85
59%
Value, $/FPS
$2.06/FPS
100%
Price, $
$175
100%
Value Winner
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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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
GeForce GTX 1080
Desktop • May 27th, 2016
Radeon HD 7970
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
Theoretical Performance
GeForce GTX 1080
Desktop • May 27th, 2016
Pixel Fillrate
110.9 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
277.3 GTexel/s
100%
Radeon HD 7970
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
Pixel Fillrate
29.6 GPixel/s
26%
Texel Fillrate
118.4 GTexel/s
42%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 | vs | AMD Radeon HD 7970 |
|---|---|---|
May 27th, 2016 | Release Date | Dec 22nd, 2011 |
| GeForce 10 | Generation | Southern Islands |
| $599 | MSRP | $549 |
| 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort |
| 1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 GB | Memory | 3 GB |
| GDDR5X | Type | GDDR5 |
| 256-bit | Bus | 384-bit |
320.3 GB/s | Bandwidth | 264 GB/s |
1607 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 925 MHz |
| 1733 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
| 1251 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1375 MHz |
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