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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $1199
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MSRP in USD: $1199
AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $549
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MSRP in USD: $549
Key Differences
In short — GeForce RTX 4080 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 4080 is 3925 days newer than the cheaper Radeon HD 7970.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080
- Performs up to 33% better in War Thunder than Radeon HD 7970 - 288 vs 217 FPS
- Up to 433% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon HD 7970 - 16 vs 3 GB
Advantages of AMD Radeon HD 7970
- Up to 91% cheaper than GeForce RTX 4080 - $138.95 vs $1599.0
- Consumes up to 22% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 - 250 vs 320 Watts
War Thunder
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Movie
NVIDIA - GeForce RTX 4080 16GB GDDR6X Graphics 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
Movie
GeForce RTX 4080
Desktop • Sep 20th, 2022
Radeon HD 7970
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
Theoretical Performance
GeForce RTX 4080
Desktop • Sep 20th, 2022
Pixel Fillrate
280.6 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
761.5 GTexel/s
100%
Radeon HD 7970
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
Pixel Fillrate
29.6 GPixel/s
10.548823948681395%
Texel Fillrate
118.4 GTexel/s
15.548260013131976%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 | vs | AMD Radeon HD 7970 |
|---|---|---|
Sep 20th, 2022 | Release Date | Dec 22nd, 2011 |
| GeForce 40 | Generation | Southern Islands |
| $1199 | 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 |
16 GB | Memory | 3 GB |
| GDDR6X | Type | GDDR5 |
| 256-bit | Bus | 384-bit |
716.8 GB/s | Bandwidth | 264 GB/s |
2205 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 925 MHz |
| 2505 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
1400 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1375 MHz |
Builds Using GeForce RTX 4080 or Radeon HD 7970
War Thunder, 1920 x 1080, Movie
288 FPS
$9.03/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Core i9-13900KF
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,599.99
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299 FPS
$12.54/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Core i9-14900KF
64 GB, 6 TB HDD
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$3,749.99
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299 FPS
$13.54/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Core i9-14900K
16 GB, 2 TB SSD + 6 TB HDD
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$4,049
In Stock
284 FPS
$8.77/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7900X
64 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,489.99
In Stock
284 FPS
$9.15/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$2,599.97
In Stock
284 FPS
$10.56/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7950X3D
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$2,999
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276 FPS
$10.51/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7900X3D
64 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,899.99
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268 FPS
$11.19/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 7 7800X3D
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,999.99
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283 FPS
$7.07/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 7 7700X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,999.99
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281 FPS
$8.89/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Core i7-13700KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$2,499
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