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Same as Founder's Edition
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. However, the worse performing Radeon HD 7970 is a better bang for your buck. 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 93% better in Dirt 5 than Radeon HD 7970 - 189 vs 98 FPS
- Up to 233% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon HD 7970 - 10 vs 3 GB
Advantages of AMD Radeon HD 7970
- Up to 76% cheaper than GeForce RTX 3080 - $175.0 vs $725.0
- Up to 53% better value when playing Dirt 5 than GeForce RTX 3080 - $1.79 vs $3.84 per FPS
- Consumes up to 22% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 - 250 vs 320 Watts
Dirt 5
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
2021 Newst GeForce RTX 3080 Founders Edition / AllyFlex HDMI
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Radeon HD 7970
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
FPS
98
51%
Value, $/FPS
$1.79/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 High
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%
Texel Fillrate
118.4 GTexel/s
25%
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
Dirt 5, 1920 x 1080, Ultra High
139 FPS
$10.06/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 9 5900
16 GB, 2 TB HDD
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164 FPS
$13.97/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i7-12700K
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$2,291.47
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155 FPS
$9.23/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i7-12700F
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,429.99
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197 FPS
$10.15/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i9-14900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 3 TB HDD
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$1,999.99
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139 FPS
$15.1/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 7 5800
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$2,099
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155 FPS
$9.29/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i7-12700F
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,439.99
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146 FPS
$7.41/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,082.29
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141 FPS
$12.52/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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165 FPS
$11.33/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,869
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130 FPS
$8.08/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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