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GeForce RTX 4070 Ti vs Radeon HD 7970

GeForce RTX 4070 Ti vs Radeon HD 7970: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

FPS Winner

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti

12 GB GDDR6X | 192-bit

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti Logo
MSI Gaming GeForce RTX 4070 Ti 12GB GDRR6X 192-Bit HDMI/DP Nvlink Tri-Frozr 3 Ada Lovelace Architecture Graphics Card (RTX 4070 Ti Gaming X Slim 12G), Black

Buy for $809.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 18590 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 18591 minutes ago

FPS Winner

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti

12 GB GDDR6X | 192-bit

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti Logo
MSI Gaming GeForce RTX 4070 Ti 12GB GDRR6X 192-Bit HDMI/DP Nvlink Tri-Frozr 3 Ada Lovelace Architecture Graphics Card (RTX 4070 Ti Gaming X Slim 12G), Black

Buy for $809.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 18590 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 18591 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — GeForce RTX 4070 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 4070 Ti is 4030 days newer than the cheaper Radeon HD 7970.

Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti

  • Performs up to 158% better in No Man's Sky than Radeon HD 7970 - 199 vs 77 FPS
  • Up to 300% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon HD 7970 - 12 vs 3 GB

Advantages of AMD Radeon HD 7970

  • Up to 78% cheaper than GeForce RTX 4070 Ti - $175.0 vs $809.99
  • Up to 44% better value when playing No Man's Sky than GeForce RTX 4070 Ti - $2.27 vs $4.07 per FPS
  • Consumes up to 12% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti - 250 vs 285 Watts
This is a free version of No Man's Sky.
No Man's Sky

No Man's Sky

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti Logo
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti

Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2023


FPS

199

100%

Value, $/FPS

$4.07/FPS

55%

Price, $

$809.99

21%

FPS Winner

MSI Gaming GeForce RTX 4070 Ti 12GB GDRR6X 192-Bit HDMI/DP Nvlink Tri-Frozr 3 Ada Lovelace Architecture Graphics Card (RTX 4070 Ti Gaming X Slim 12G), Black

Buy for $809.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 18590 minutes ago

AMD Radeon HD 7970 Logo
Radeon HD 7970

Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011


FPS

77

38%

Value, $/FPS

$2.27/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 18591 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti Logo
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti

Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2023

AMD Radeon HD 7970 Logo
Radeon HD 7970

Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011

Theoretical Performance

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti Logo
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti

Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2023


Pixel Fillrate

208.8 GPixel/s

100%

Texel Fillrate

626.4 GTexel/s

100%

AMD Radeon HD 7970 Logo
Radeon HD 7970

Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011


Pixel Fillrate

29.6 GPixel/s

14%

Texel Fillrate

118.4 GTexel/s

18%

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti Logo

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti

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AMD Radeon HD 7970 Logo

AMD Radeon HD 7970

Jan 3rd, 2023
Release DateDec 22nd, 2011
GeForce 40GenerationSouthern Islands
$799MSRP
$549
1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4aOutputs1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
1x 16-pinPower Connectors1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
12 GB
Memory3 GB
GDDR6XTypeGDDR5
192-bitBus384-bit
504.2 GB/s
Bandwidth264 GB/s
2310 MHz
Base Clock Speed925 MHz
2610 MHzBoost Clock SpeedNot Available
1313 MHzMemory Clock Speed
1375 MHz

Builds Using GeForce RTX 4070 Ti or Radeon HD 7970

No Man's Sky, 1920 x 1080, Ultra

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