The Radeon HD 7970 is a much slower gaming GPU than the GeForce GTX 980. We cannot compare value as at least one GPU is out of stock.
Advantages of the Radeon HD 7970
The GeForce GTX 980 is better in every way
Advantages of the GeForce GTX 980
- At least 2x faster GPU for gaming
- Consumes up to 34% less energy – 165 vs 250 Watts
- Up to 33% more VRAM memory – 4 vs 3 GB
Radeon HD 7970 vs GeForce GTX 980 for Gaming
The GPU's performance in selected game and settings
Radeon HD 7970
Dec 22nd, 2011
Average FPS
55
79%
Min 1% FPS
25
71%
Price, $
Out of Stock
Value, $/FPS
Not Available
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GeForce GTX 980
Sep 19th, 2014
Average FPS
70
100%
Min 1% FPS
35
100%
Price, $
$399
100%
Value, $/FPS
$5.7/FPS
100%
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$399.00
In Stock
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$124.50
In Stock
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$422.98
In Stock
Radeon HD 7970 vs GeForce GTX 980 in My Games
The FPS you'll get in saved games, click on a game to change it
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Synthetic Benchmarks
The Radeon HD 7970 vs GeForce GTX 980 in synthetic GPU benchmarks
Performance Specifications
The Radeon HD 7970 vs GeForce GTX 980 in core GPU performance specifications
Radeon HD 7970
Dec 22nd, 2011
Memory
3 GB
75%
Memory Bandwidth
264 GB/s
100%
Pixel Fillrate
29.6 GPixel/s
38%
Texture Fillrate
118.4 GTexel/s
76%
FP32
3.789 TFLOPS
76%
GeForce GTX 980
Sep 19th, 2014
Memory
4 GB
100%
Memory Bandwidth
224.4 GB/s
85%
Pixel Fillrate
77.82 GPixel/s
100%
Texture Fillrate
155.6 GTexel/s
100%
FP32
4.981 TFLOPS
100%
Specifications
Comparison of all specifications
Radeon HD 7970 | SpecificationsComparison of all specifications | GeForce GTX 980 |
|---|---|---|
| General | ||
| Dec 22nd, 2011 | Release Date | Sep 19th, 2014 |
| $549.00 | MSRP | $549.00 |
| Southern Islands | Generation | GeForce 900 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 250 W | Power Consumption | 165 W |
| Memory | ||
| 3 GB | Memory Size | 4 GB |
| GDDR5 | Memory Type | GDDR5 |
| 384-bit | Memory Bus | 256-bit |
264 GB/s | Bandwidth | 224.4 GB/s |
| Theoretical Performance | ||
| 29.6 GPixel/s | Pixel Fillrate | 77.82 GPixel/s |
| 118.4 GTexel/s | Texture Fillrate | 155.6 GTexel/s |
| 3.789 TFLOPS | FP32 | 4.981 TFLOPS |
