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$299
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Same as Founder's Edition
Prices and StockMSRP $229
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MSRP $229
Prices and StockMSRP $499
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MSRP $499
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$542.14
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Boost Clock
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$649
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Same as Founder's Edition
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Key Differences
In short — GeForce RTX 3070 outperforms the cheaper Radeon RX 480 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Radeon RX 480 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing GeForce RTX 3070 is 1525 days newer than the cheaper Radeon RX 480.
Advantages of Radeon RX 480
- Up to 45% cheaper than GeForce RTX 3070 - $299.00 vs $542.14
- Up to 21% better value when playing Shadow of the Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition than GeForce RTX 3070 - $2.47 vs $3.12 per FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 - 150 vs 220 Watts
Advantages of GeForce RTX 3070
- Performs up to 44% better in Shadow of the Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition than Radeon RX 480 - 174 vs 121 FPS
Shadow of the Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Radeon RX 480
Desktop • Jun 29th, 2016
FPS
121
70%
Value, $/FPS
$2.47/FPS
100%
Price, $
$299
100%
Value Winner
Sapphire Radeon Nitro Rx 480 8GB GDDR5 Dual HDMI/DVI-D/Dual DP OC w/Back Plate (UEFI) PCI-E Graphics Card Graphic Cards 11260-20-20G
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GeForce RTX 3070
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2020
FPS
174
100%
Value, $/FPS
$3.12/FPS
79%
Price, $
$542.14
55%
FPS Winner
GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3070 Gaming OC 8G (REV2.0) Graphics Card, 3X WINDFORCE Fans, LHR, 8GB 256-bit GDDR6, GV-N3070GAMING OC-8GD Video Card
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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Radeon RX 480
Desktop • Jun 29th, 2016
GeForce RTX 3070
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2020
Theoretical Performance
Radeon RX 480
Desktop • Jun 29th, 2016
Pixel Fillrate
40.51 GPixel/s
24%
Texel Fillrate
182.3 GTexel/s
57%
GeForce RTX 3070
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2020
Pixel Fillrate
165.6 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
317.4 GTexel/s
100%
Radeon RX 480 | vs | GeForce RTX 3070 |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 29th, 2016 | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2020 |
| Arctic Islands | Generation | GeForce 30 |
$229 | MSRP | $499 |
| 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a |
| 1x 6-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 12-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 8 GB | Memory | 8 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR6 |
| 256-bit | Bus | 256-bit |
| 256 GB/s | Bandwidth | 448 GB/s |
| 1120 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1500 MHz |
| 1266 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1725 MHz |
2000 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1750 MHz |
PCs Using Radeon RX 480 or GeForce RTX 3070
With selected game settings
133 FPS
$7.51/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$999
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131 FPS
$7.79/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-11900KF
8 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,019.99
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116 FPS
$8.28/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 5 5600G
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$959.99
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114 FPS
$17.11/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 7 3700X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,951
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131 FPS
$6.87/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-11900KF
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$899.99
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134 FPS
$8.2/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,099
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123 FPS
$14.63/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i7-11700F
64 GB, 2 TB SSD + 8 TB HDD
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$1,799
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133 FPS
$13.83/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 7 5800X
32 GB, 2 TB SSD + 3 TB HDD
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$1,839
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130 FPS
$6.53/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$849
In Stock
144 FPS
$12.49/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-12900
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,799
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