The Radeon HD 7970 is at least 2x slower gaming GPU than the GeForce RTX 3060 Ti GDDR6X. We cannot compare value as at least one GPU is out of stock.
Advantages of the Radeon HD 7970
The GeForce RTX 3060 Ti GDDR6X is better in every way
Advantages of the GeForce RTX 3060 Ti GDDR6X
- At least 2x faster GPU for gaming
- Consumes up to 10% less energy – 225 vs 250 Watts
- Up to 167% more VRAM memory – 8 vs 3 GB
Radeon HD 7970 vs GeForce RTX 3060 Ti GDDR6X for Gaming
The GPU's performance in selected game and settings
Radeon HD 7970
Dec 22nd, 2011
Average FPS
55
45%
Min 1% FPS
25
36%
Price, $
Out of Stock
Value, $/FPS
Not Available
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GeForce RTX 3060 Ti GDDR6X
Oct 19th, 2022
Average FPS
121
100%
Min 1% FPS
70
100%
Price, $
$699
100%
Value, $/FPS
$5.77/FPS
100%
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$699.00
In Stock
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N/A
Out of Stock
Radeon HD 7970 vs GeForce RTX 3060 Ti GDDR6X in My Games
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Synthetic Benchmarks
The Radeon HD 7970 vs GeForce RTX 3060 Ti GDDR6X in synthetic GPU benchmarks
Performance Specifications
The Radeon HD 7970 vs GeForce RTX 3060 Ti GDDR6X in core GPU performance specifications
Radeon HD 7970
Dec 22nd, 2011
Memory
3 GB
38%
Memory Bandwidth
264 GB/s
43%
Pixel Fillrate
29.6 GPixel/s
22%
Texture Fillrate
118.4 GTexel/s
47%
FP32
3.789 TFLOPS
23%
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti GDDR6X
Oct 19th, 2022
Memory
8 GB
100%
Memory Bandwidth
608.3 GB/s
100%
Pixel Fillrate
133.2 GPixel/s
100%
Texture Fillrate
253.1 GTexel/s
100%
FP32
16.2 TFLOPS
100%
Specifications
Comparison of all specifications
Radeon HD 7970 | SpecificationsComparison of all specifications | GeForce RTX 3060 Ti GDDR6X |
|---|---|---|
| General | ||
| Dec 22nd, 2011 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2022 |
| $549.00 | MSRP | Not Available |
| Southern Islands | Generation | GeForce 30 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 250 W | Power Consumption | 225 W |
| Memory | ||
| 3 GB | Memory Size | 8 GB |
| GDDR5 | Memory Type | GDDR6X |
| 384-bit | Memory Bus | 256-bit |
| 264 GB/s | Bandwidth | 608.3 GB/s |
| Theoretical Performance | ||
| 29.6 GPixel/s | Pixel Fillrate | 133.2 GPixel/s |
| 118.4 GTexel/s | Texture Fillrate | 253.1 GTexel/s |
| 3.789 TFLOPS | FP32 | 16.2 TFLOPS |
