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Key Differences
In short — GeForce RTX 4070 outperforms 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 4070 is 4129 days newer than Radeon HD 7970.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070
- Performs up to 163% better in Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart than Radeon HD 7970 - 108 vs 41 FPS
- Consumes up to 20% less energy than AMD Radeon HD 7970 - 200 vs 250 Watts
- Up to 300% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon HD 7970 - 12 vs 3 GB
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Radeon HD 7970
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
FPS
41
37%
Value, $/FPS
$4.27/FPS
100%
Price, $
$175
100%
Value Winner
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
GeForce RTX 4070
Desktop • Apr 12th, 2023
Radeon HD 7970
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
Theoretical Performance
GeForce RTX 4070
Desktop • Apr 12th, 2023
Pixel Fillrate
158.4 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
455.4 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 4070 | vs | AMD Radeon HD 7970 |
|---|---|---|
Apr 12th, 2023 | Release Date | Dec 22nd, 2011 |
| GeForce 40 | Generation | Southern Islands |
| $599 | MSRP | $549 |
| 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a | Outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort |
| 1x 16-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
12 GB | Memory | 3 GB |
| GDDR6X | Type | GDDR5 |
| 192-bit | Bus | 384-bit |
504.2 GB/s | Bandwidth | 264 GB/s |
1920 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 925 MHz |
| 2475 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
| 1313 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1375 MHz |
Builds Using GeForce RTX 4070 or Radeon HD 7970
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart, 1920 x 1080, Very High
108 FPS
$15.74/FPS
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Core i9-13900KF
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$18.52/FPS
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Core i9-13900KF
12 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$26.68/FPS
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Core i9-13900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$18.75/FPS
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16 GB, N/A Storage
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$18.26/FPS
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Ryzen 7 7800X3D
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$18/FPS
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Core i7-13700K
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$20.36/FPS
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Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$21.15/FPS
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Ryzen 7 7700X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$23.73/FPS
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Ryzen 7 5700X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$15.47/FPS
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64 GB, N/A Storage
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