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MSRP in USD: $549
Key Differences
In short — GeForce GTX 970 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 970 is 1002 days newer than the cheaper Radeon HD 7970.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
- Performs up to 14% better in Battlefield V than Radeon HD 7970 - 112 vs 98 FPS
- Consumes up to 41% less energy than AMD Radeon HD 7970 - 148 vs 250 Watts
- Up to 33% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon HD 7970 - 4 vs 3 GB
Advantages of AMD Radeon HD 7970
- Up to 63% cheaper than GeForce GTX 970 - $175.0 vs $469.0
- Up to 57% better value when playing Battlefield V than GeForce GTX 970 - $1.79 vs $4.19 per FPS
Battlefield V
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
NVIDIA - GeForce GTX 970 4GB GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 Graphics Card …
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Radeon HD 7970
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
FPS
98
87%
Value, $/FPS
$1.79/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
Ultra
GeForce GTX 970
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
Radeon HD 7970
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
Theoretical Performance
GeForce GTX 970
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
Pixel Fillrate
65.97 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
122.5 GTexel/s
100%
Radeon HD 7970
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
Pixel Fillrate
29.6 GPixel/s
44%
Texel Fillrate
118.4 GTexel/s
96%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 | vs | AMD Radeon HD 7970 |
|---|---|---|
Sep 19th, 2014 | Release Date | Dec 22nd, 2011 |
| GeForce 900 | Generation | Southern Islands |
$329 | MSRP | $549 |
| 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort |
| 2x 6-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 GB | Memory | 3 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 256-bit | Bus | 384-bit |
| 224.4 GB/s | Bandwidth | 264 GB/s |
1050 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 925 MHz |
| 1178 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
1753 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1375 MHz |
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