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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $699
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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $549
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MSRP in USD: $549
Key Differences
In short — GeForce RTX 3080 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 3080 is 3176 days newer than the cheaper Radeon HD 7970.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080
- Performs up to 139% better in Valheim than Radeon HD 7970 - 146 vs 61 FPS
- Up to 233% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon HD 7970 - 10 vs 3 GB
Advantages of AMD Radeon HD 7970
- Up to 78% cheaper than GeForce RTX 3080 - $138.95 vs $643.74
- Consumes up to 22% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 - 250 vs 320 Watts
Valheim
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
2021 Newst GeForce RTX 3080 Founders Edition / AllyFlex HDMI
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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
Highest
GeForce RTX 3080
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2020
Radeon HD 7970
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
Theoretical Performance
GeForce RTX 3080
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2020
Pixel Fillrate
164.2 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
465.1 GTexel/s
100%
Radeon HD 7970
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
Pixel Fillrate
29.6 GPixel/s
18.02679658952497%
Texel Fillrate
118.4 GTexel/s
25.456890991184693%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 | vs | AMD Radeon HD 7970 |
|---|---|---|
Sep 1st, 2020 | Release Date | Dec 22nd, 2011 |
| GeForce 30 | Generation | Southern Islands |
| $699 | 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 |
10 GB | Memory | 3 GB |
| GDDR6X | Type | GDDR5 |
| 320-bit | Bus | 384-bit |
760.3 GB/s | Bandwidth | 264 GB/s |
1440 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 925 MHz |
| 1710 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
| 1188 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1375 MHz |
Builds Using GeForce RTX 3080 or Radeon HD 7970
Valheim, 1920 x 1080, Highest
127 FPS
$11.02/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 7 5700X
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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135 FPS
$11.85/FPS
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Core i7-12700KF
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 3 TB HDD
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149 FPS
$15.1/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i9-14900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 3 TB HDD
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126 FPS
$19.05/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 9 5900
16 GB, 2 TB HDD
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132 FPS
$10.04/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 2 TB HDD
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127 FPS
$11.02/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 7 5700X
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 3 TB HDD
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127 FPS
$8.03/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 7 5700X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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125 FPS
$16.79/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 7 5800
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$2,099
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128 FPS
$26.16/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$3,348
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120 FPS
$18.33/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i9-10900K
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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