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Key Differences
In short — Radeon HD 7970 outperforms GeForce GTX 680 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Radeon HD 7970 is 91 days older than GeForce GTX 680.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680
- Consumes up to 22% less energy than AMD Radeon HD 7970 - 195 vs 250 Watts
Advantages of AMD Radeon HD 7970
- Performs up to 2% better in Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege than GeForce GTX 680 - 307 vs 301 FPS
- Up to 50% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 - 3 vs 2 GB
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Radeon HD 7970
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
FPS
307
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.57/FPS
100%
Price, $
$175
100%
FPS and 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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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
GeForce GTX 680
Desktop • Mar 22nd, 2012
Radeon HD 7970
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
Theoretical Performance
GeForce GTX 680
Desktop • Mar 22nd, 2012
Pixel Fillrate
33.86 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
135.4 GTexel/s
100%
Radeon HD 7970
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
Pixel Fillrate
29.6 GPixel/s
87%
Texel Fillrate
118.4 GTexel/s
87%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 | vs | AMD Radeon HD 7970 |
|---|---|---|
Mar 22nd, 2012 | Release Date | Dec 22nd, 2011 |
| GeForce 600 | Generation | Southern Islands |
$499 | MSRP | $549 |
| 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort |
| 2x 6-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 GB | Memory | 3 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 256-bit | Bus | 384-bit |
| 192.3 GB/s | Bandwidth | 264 GB/s |
1006 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 925 MHz |
| 1058 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
1502 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1375 MHz |
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