Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — GeForce RTX 3050 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 3050 is 3666 days newer than the cheaper Radeon HD 7970.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050
- Performs up to 31% better in Far Cry 6 than Radeon HD 7970 - 97 vs 74 FPS
- Up to 21% better value when playing Far Cry 6 than Radeon HD 7970 - $1.86 vs $2.36 per FPS
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than AMD Radeon HD 7970 - 130 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 3% cheaper than GeForce RTX 3050 - $175.0 vs $179.99
Far Cry 6
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
97
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.86/FPS
100%
Price, $
$179.99
97%
FPS and Value Winner
Buy for $179.99 on Amazon
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Buy for $175 on Amazon
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
Theoretical Performance
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Pixel Fillrate
56.86 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
142.2 GTexel/s
100%
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
Pixel Fillrate
29.6 GPixel/s
52%
Texel Fillrate
118.4 GTexel/s
83%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 | vs | AMD Radeon HD 7970 |
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Jan 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Dec 22nd, 2011 |
GeForce 30 | Generation | Southern Islands |
$249 | MSRP | $549 |
1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a | 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 |
128-bit | Bus | 384-bit |
224 GB/s | Bandwidth | 264 GB/s |
1552 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 925 MHz |
1777 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
1750 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1375 MHz |