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Boost Clock
AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $329
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MSRP in USD: $329
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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $549
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MSRP in USD: $549
Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — GeForce RTX 3060 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 3060 is 3309 days newer than the cheaper Radeon HD 7970.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
- Performs up to 87% better in Stray than Radeon HD 7970 - 97 vs 52 FPS
- Up to 8% better value when playing Stray than Radeon HD 7970 - $3.09 vs $3.37 per FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than AMD Radeon HD 7970 - 170 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 42% cheaper than GeForce RTX 3060 - $175.0 vs $299.99
Stray
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
GeForce RTX 3060
Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021
FPS
97
100%
Value, $/FPS
$3.09/FPS
100%
Price, $
$299.99
58%
FPS and Value Winner
GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3060 Gaming OC 12G (REV2.0) Graphics Card, 3X WINDFORCE Fans, 12GB 192-bit GDDR6, GV-N3060GAMING OC-12GD Video 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
High
GeForce RTX 3060
Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021
Radeon HD 7970
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
Theoretical Performance
GeForce RTX 3060
Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021
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%
Texel Fillrate
118.4 GTexel/s
59%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 | vs | AMD Radeon HD 7970 |
|---|---|---|
Jan 12th, 2021 | Release Date | Dec 22nd, 2011 |
| GeForce 30 | Generation | Southern Islands |
$329 | 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 |
12 GB | Memory | 3 GB |
| GDDR6 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 192-bit | Bus | 384-bit |
360 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 or Radeon HD 7970
Stray, 1920 x 1080, High
96 FPS
$12.31/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-13700
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-11700KF
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$10.59/FPS
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Ryzen 5 5600G
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$13.23/FPS
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Core i7-12700F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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91 FPS
$10.45/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-10400F
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$13.03/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5600G
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,225
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95 FPS
$18.41/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-12700F
64 GB, 2 TB SSD + 4 TB HDD
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$1,749
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95 FPS
$7.37/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 7 5700X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$699.99
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95 FPS
$14.63/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-11700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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