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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $549
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MSRP in USD: $549
Key Differences
In short — GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB outperforms the cheaper Radeon HD 7970 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB is 3947 days newer than the cheaper Radeon HD 7970.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB
- Performs up to 58% better in Borderlands 3 than Radeon HD 7970 - 90 vs 57 FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than AMD Radeon HD 7970 - 170 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 62% cheaper than GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB - $138.95 vs $369.0
Borderlands 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Badass
Asus Dual GeForce RTX™ 3060 White OC Edition 8GB GDDR6 (PCIe 4.0, 8GB GDDR6, HDMI 2.1, DisplayPort 1.4a)
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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
Badass
GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB
Desktop • Oct 12th, 2022
Radeon HD 7970
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
Theoretical Performance
GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB
Desktop • Oct 12th, 2022
Pixel Fillrate
85.3 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
199 GTexel/s
100%
Radeon HD 7970
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
Pixel Fillrate
29.6 GPixel/s
34.7010550996483%
Texel Fillrate
118.4 GTexel/s
59.49748743718594%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB | vs | AMD Radeon HD 7970 |
|---|---|---|
Oct 12th, 2022 | Release Date | Dec 22nd, 2011 |
| GeForce 30 | Generation | Southern Islands |
| Not Available | MSRP | $549 |
| 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a | Outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort |
| 1x 12-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 |
| 240 GB/s | Bandwidth | 264 GB/s |
1320 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 925 MHz |
| 1777 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
1875 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1375 MHz |
Builds Using GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB or Radeon HD 7970
Borderlands 3, 1920 x 1080, Badass
48 FPS
$16.04/FPS
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Core i7-6700
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