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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $349
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MSRP in USD: $349
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$339.6
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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $549
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MSRP in USD: $549
Key Differences
In short — GeForce RTX 2060 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 RTX 2060 is 2573 days newer than the cheaper Radeon HD 7970.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060
- Performs up to 22% better in Valorant than Radeon HD 7970 - 660 vs 542 FPS
- Consumes up to 36% less energy than AMD Radeon HD 7970 - 160 vs 250 Watts
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon HD 7970 - 6 vs 3 GB
Advantages of AMD Radeon HD 7970
- Up to 23% cheaper than GeForce RTX 2060 - $175.0 vs $225.98
- Up to 6% better value when playing Valorant than GeForce RTX 2060 - $0.32 vs $0.34 per FPS
Valorant
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
GeForce RTX 2060
Desktop • Jan 7th, 2019
FPS
660
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.34/FPS
94%
Price, $
$225.98
77%
FPS Winner
KAER Gaming GeForce RTX 2060 6GB GDRR6 192-Bit PC Graphics Card HDMI/DP/DVI 1680MHz Dual Fans ray-tracing Video Card
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Radeon HD 7970
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
FPS
542
82%
Value, $/FPS
$0.32/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 RTX 2060
Desktop • Jan 7th, 2019
Radeon HD 7970
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
Theoretical Performance
GeForce RTX 2060
Desktop • Jan 7th, 2019
Pixel Fillrate
80.64 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
201.6 GTexel/s
100%
Radeon HD 7970
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
Pixel Fillrate
29.6 GPixel/s
36%
Texel Fillrate
118.4 GTexel/s
58%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 | vs | AMD Radeon HD 7970 |
|---|---|---|
Jan 7th, 2019 | Release Date | Dec 22nd, 2011 |
| GeForce 20 | Generation | Southern Islands |
$349 | MSRP | $549 |
| 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x DisplayPort, 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 |
6 GB | Memory | 3 GB |
| GDDR6 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 192-bit | Bus | 384-bit |
336 GB/s | Bandwidth | 264 GB/s |
1365 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 925 MHz |
| 1680 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
1750 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1375 MHz |
Builds Using GeForce RTX 2060 or Radeon HD 7970
Valorant, 1920 x 1080, High
519 FPS
$2/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Ryzen 7 5700G
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$2.1/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Core i5-11400F
8 GB, 500 GB SSD
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534 FPS
$2.81/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Core i7-11700F
16 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,499.99
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471 FPS
$2.76/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,299
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471 FPS
$1.91/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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473 FPS
$4.44/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Core i7-10700F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$2,099
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453 FPS
$1.89/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$858
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516 FPS
$2.38/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Core i5-11400F
16 GB, 480 GB SSD
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$1,229.11
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534 FPS
$2.92/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Core i7-11700F
16 GB, 480 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,558.71
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504 FPS
$1.53/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$769
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