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Boost Clock
AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $499
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Same as Founder's Edition
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Boost Clock
AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $549
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MSRP in USD: $549
Key Differences
In short — GeForce RTX 2070 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 2070 is 2491 days newer than the cheaper Radeon HD 7970.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070
- Performs up to 107% better in Cities: Skylines II than Radeon HD 7970 - 29 vs 14 FPS
- Consumes up to 30% less energy than AMD Radeon HD 7970 - 175 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 RTX 2070 - $175.0 vs $599.0
- Up to 39% better value when playing Cities: Skylines II than GeForce RTX 2070 - $12.5 vs $20.66 per FPS
Cities: Skylines II
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
GeForce RTX 2070
Desktop • Oct 17th, 2018
FPS
29
100%
Value, $/FPS
$20.66/FPS
60%
Price, $
$599
29%
FPS Winner
EVGA GeForce RTX 2070 XC Gaming, 8GB GDDR6, Dual HDB Fans & RGB LED Graphics Card 08G-P4-2172-KR, Real Boost Clock: 1710 MHz
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Radeon HD 7970
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
FPS
14
48%
Value, $/FPS
$12.5/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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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
GeForce RTX 2070
Desktop • Oct 17th, 2018
Radeon HD 7970
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
Theoretical Performance
GeForce RTX 2070
Desktop • Oct 17th, 2018
Pixel Fillrate
103.7 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
233.3 GTexel/s
100%
Radeon HD 7970
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
Pixel Fillrate
29.6 GPixel/s
28%
Texel Fillrate
118.4 GTexel/s
50%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 | vs | AMD Radeon HD 7970 |
|---|---|---|
Oct 17th, 2018 | Release Date | Dec 22nd, 2011 |
| GeForce 20 | Generation | Southern Islands |
$499 | 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 |
8 GB | Memory | 3 GB |
| GDDR6 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 256-bit | Bus | 384-bit |
448 GB/s | Bandwidth | 264 GB/s |
1410 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 925 MHz |
| 1620 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
1750 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1375 MHz |
Builds Using GeForce RTX 2070 or Radeon HD 7970
Cities: Skylines II, 1920 x 1080, High
1 FPS
$1399.99/FPS
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Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$3899/FPS
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Core i9-9900K
16 GB, 960 GB SSD + 3 TB HDD
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