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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — GeForce RTX 2060 12 GB outperforms the cheaper Radeon HD 7970 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing GeForce RTX 2060 12 GB is 3638 days newer than the cheaper Radeon HD 7970.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 12 GB
- Performs up to 1100% better in Cyberpunk 2077 than Radeon HD 7970 - 12 vs 1 FPS
- Up to 81% better value when playing Cyberpunk 2077 than Radeon HD 7970 - $32.56 vs $175.0 per FPS
- Consumes up to 26% less energy than AMD Radeon HD 7970 - 184 vs 250 Watts
- Up to 300% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon HD 7970 - 12 vs 3 GB
Advantages of AMD Radeon HD 7970
- Up to 55% cheaper than GeForce RTX 2060 12 GB - $175.0 vs $390.74
Cyberpunk 2077
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
RT Overdrive
GeForce RTX 2060 12 GB
Desktop • Dec 7th, 2021
FPS
12
100%
Value, $/FPS
$32.56/FPS
100%
Price, $
$390.74
44%
FPS and Value Winner
MSI GeForce RTX 2060 Ventus 12G OC NVIDIA 12GB GDDR6 Graphics Card
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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
RT Overdrive
GeForce RTX 2060 12 GB
Desktop • Dec 7th, 2021
Radeon HD 7970
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
Theoretical Performance
GeForce RTX 2060 12 GB
Desktop • Dec 7th, 2021
Pixel Fillrate
79.2 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
224.4 GTexel/s
100%
Radeon HD 7970
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
Pixel Fillrate
29.6 GPixel/s
37%
Texel Fillrate
118.4 GTexel/s
52%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 12 GB | vs | AMD Radeon HD 7970 |
|---|---|---|
Dec 7th, 2021 | Release Date | Dec 22nd, 2011 |
| GeForce 20 | Generation | Southern Islands |
| Not Available | MSRP | $549 |
| 1x DVI, 1x HDMI 2.0, 2x DisplayPort 1.4a, 1x USB Type-C | Outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort |
| 1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
12 GB | Memory | 3 GB |
| GDDR6 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 192-bit | Bus | 384-bit |
336 GB/s | Bandwidth | 264 GB/s |
1470 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 925 MHz |
| 1650 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
1750 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1375 MHz |
Builds Using GeForce RTX 2060 12 GB or Radeon HD 7970
Cyberpunk 2077, 1920 x 1080, RT Overdrive
1 FPS
$1249.99/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060 12 GB
Core i7-10700F
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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1 FPS
$1392.06/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060 12 GB
Core i7-11700F
16 GB, 480 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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