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Key Differences
In short — GeForce RTX 4060 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 4060 is 4165 days newer than the cheaper Radeon HD 7970.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060
- Performs up to 150% better in Hogwarts Legacy than Radeon HD 7970 - 60 vs 24 FPS
- Consumes up to 54% less energy than AMD Radeon HD 7970 - 115 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 55% cheaper than GeForce RTX 4060 - $138.95 vs $309.99
Hogwarts Legacy
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 4060 Gaming OC 8G Graphics Card, 3X WINDFORCE Fans, 8GB 128-bit GDDR6, GV-N4060GAMING OC-8GD 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
Ultra
GeForce RTX 4060
Desktop • May 18th, 2023
Radeon HD 7970
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
Theoretical Performance
GeForce RTX 4060
Desktop • May 18th, 2023
Pixel Fillrate
118.1 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
236.2 GTexel/s
100%
Radeon HD 7970
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
Pixel Fillrate
29.6 GPixel/s
25.063505503810333%
Texel Fillrate
118.4 GTexel/s
50.127011007620666%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 | vs | AMD Radeon HD 7970 |
|---|---|---|
May 18th, 2023 | Release Date | Dec 22nd, 2011 |
| GeForce 40 | Generation | Southern Islands |
$299 | 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 |
| 128-bit | Bus | 384-bit |
272 GB/s | Bandwidth | 264 GB/s |
1830 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 925 MHz |
| 2460 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
2125 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1375 MHz |
Builds Using GeForce RTX 4060 or Radeon HD 7970
Hogwarts Legacy, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
55 FPS
$15.45/FPS
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$18.87/FPS
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$21.04/FPS
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