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Key Differences
In short — GeForce RTX 3070 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 is 3176 days newer than the cheaper Radeon HD 7970.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070
- Performs up to 149% better in PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds than Radeon HD 7970 - 187 vs 75 FPS
- Consumes up to 12% less energy than AMD Radeon HD 7970 - 220 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 69% cheaper than GeForce RTX 3070 - $175.0 vs $559.0
- Up to 22% better value when playing PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds than GeForce RTX 3070 - $2.33 vs $2.99 per FPS
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Gigabyte GeForce RTX 3070 Gaming OC 8G Graphics Card, 3X WINDFORCE Fans, 8GB 256-Bit GDDR6, GV-N3070GAMING OC-8GD Video Card
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Radeon HD 7970
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
FPS
75
40%
Value, $/FPS
$2.33/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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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
GeForce RTX 3070
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2020
Radeon HD 7970
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
Theoretical Performance
GeForce RTX 3070
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2020
Pixel Fillrate
165.6 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
317.4 GTexel/s
100%
Radeon HD 7970
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
Pixel Fillrate
29.6 GPixel/s
17%
Texel Fillrate
118.4 GTexel/s
37%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 | vs | AMD Radeon HD 7970 |
|---|---|---|
Sep 1st, 2020 | Release Date | Dec 22nd, 2011 |
| GeForce 30 | Generation | Southern Islands |
$499 | 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 |
| 256-bit | Bus | 384-bit |
448 GB/s | Bandwidth | 264 GB/s |
1500 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 925 MHz |
| 1725 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
1750 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1375 MHz |
Builds Using GeForce RTX 3070 or Radeon HD 7970
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
158 FPS
$6.23/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 5 5600G
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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170 FPS
$8.23/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i7-12700F
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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153 FPS
$4.25/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 7 3700X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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187 FPS
$10.16/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-13900K
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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157 FPS
$6.05/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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170 FPS
$7.75/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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187 FPS
$12.45/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-13900K
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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177 FPS
$13.61/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-12900K
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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163 FPS
$7.98/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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166 FPS
$6.02/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i7-11700KF
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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