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GeForce RTX 3070 Ti vs Radeon HD 7970

GeForce RTX 3070 Ti vs Radeon HD 7970: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

FPS Winner

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti

8 GB GDDR6X | 256-bit

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Logo
MSI Gaming GeForce RTX 3070 Ti 8GB GDRR6X 256-Bit HDMI/DP Nvlink Tri-Frozr 2 Ampere Architecture OC Graphics Card (RTX 3070 Ti Ventus 3X 8G OC)

Buy for $599.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 3337 minutes ago

vs

AMD Radeon HD 7970

3 GB GDDR5 | 384-bit

AMD Radeon HD 7970 Logo
Sapphire Radeon HD 7970 OC with Boost 3GB DDR5 DL-DVI-I/SL-DVI-D/HDMI/DP PCI-Express Graphics Card 11197-03-40G

Buy for $175 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 3338 minutes ago

FPS Winner

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti

8 GB GDDR6X | 256-bit

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Logo
MSI Gaming GeForce RTX 3070 Ti 8GB GDRR6X 256-Bit HDMI/DP Nvlink Tri-Frozr 2 Ampere Architecture OC Graphics Card (RTX 3070 Ti Ventus 3X 8G OC)

Buy for $599.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 3337 minutes ago

vs

AMD Radeon HD 7970

3 GB GDDR5 | 384-bit

AMD Radeon HD 7970 Logo
Sapphire Radeon HD 7970 OC with Boost 3GB DDR5 DL-DVI-I/SL-DVI-D/HDMI/DP PCI-Express Graphics Card 11197-03-40G

Buy for $175 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 3338 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — GeForce RTX 3070 Ti 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 3070 Ti is 3448 days newer than the cheaper Radeon HD 7970.

Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti

  • Performs up to 132% better in Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart than Radeon HD 7970 - 95 vs 41 FPS
  • 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 3070 Ti - $175.0 vs $599.99
  • Up to 32% better value when playing Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart than GeForce RTX 3070 Ti - $4.27 vs $6.32 per FPS
  • Consumes up to 14% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti - 250 vs 290 Watts
This is a free version of Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart.
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart

Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Very High

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Logo
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti

Desktop • May 31st, 2021


FPS

95

100%

Value, $/FPS

$6.32/FPS

67%

Price, $

$599.99

29%

FPS Winner

MSI Gaming GeForce RTX 3070 Ti 8GB GDRR6X 256-Bit HDMI/DP Nvlink Tri-Frozr 2 Ampere Architecture OC Graphics Card (RTX 3070 Ti Ventus 3X 8G OC)

Buy for $599.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 3337 minutes ago

AMD Radeon HD 7970 Logo
Radeon HD 7970

Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011


FPS

41

43%

Value, $/FPS

$4.27/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

Buy for $175 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 3338 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Very High

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Logo
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti

Desktop • May 31st, 2021

AMD Radeon HD 7970 Logo
Radeon HD 7970

Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011

Theoretical Performance

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Logo
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti

Desktop • May 31st, 2021


Pixel Fillrate

169.9 GPixel/s

100%

Texel Fillrate

339.8 GTexel/s

100%

AMD Radeon HD 7970 Logo
Radeon HD 7970

Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011


Pixel Fillrate

29.6 GPixel/s

17%

Texel Fillrate

118.4 GTexel/s

34%

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Logo

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti

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AMD Radeon HD 7970 Logo

AMD Radeon HD 7970

May 31st, 2021
Release DateDec 22nd, 2011
GeForce 30GenerationSouthern Islands
$599MSRP
$549
1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4aOutputs1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
1x 12-pinPower Connectors1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
8 GB
Memory3 GB
GDDR6XTypeGDDR5
256-bitBus384-bit
608.3 GB/s
Bandwidth264 GB/s
1575 MHz
Base Clock Speed925 MHz
1770 MHzBoost Clock SpeedNot Available
1188 MHzMemory Clock Speed
1375 MHz

Builds Using GeForce RTX 3070 Ti or Radeon HD 7970

Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart, 1920 x 1080, Very High

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