The Radeon VII is a clear winner – it's at least 2x faster gaming GPU than the GeForce GTX 970 and it's also a slightly better value for money, as it's only $546.00 more expensive!
Advantages of the Radeon VII
- At least 2x faster GPU for gaming
- A slightly better value for money for gaming
- Up to 300% more VRAM memory – 16 vs 4 GB
Advantages of the GeForce GTX 970
- Up to 58% cheaper – $399.00 vs $945.00
- Consumes up to 50% less energy – 148 vs 295 Watts
Radeon VII vs GeForce GTX 970 for Gaming
The GPU's performance in selected game and settings
GeForce GTX 970
Sep 19th, 2014
Average FPS
65
65%
Min 1% FPS
32
57%
Price, $
$399
100%
Value, $/FPS
$6.13/FPS
100%
Radeon VII vs GeForce GTX 970 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 VII vs GeForce GTX 970 in synthetic GPU benchmarks
Performance Specifications
The Radeon VII vs GeForce GTX 970 in core GPU performance specifications
Radeon VII
Feb 7th, 2019
Memory
16 GB
100%
Memory Bandwidth
1020 GB/s
100%
Pixel Fillrate
112 GPixel/s
100%
Texture Fillrate
420 GTexel/s
100%
FP32
13.44 TFLOPS
100%
GeForce GTX 970
Sep 19th, 2014
Memory
4 GB
25%
Memory Bandwidth
224.4 GB/s
22%
Pixel Fillrate
65.97 GPixel/s
59%
Texture Fillrate
122.5 GTexel/s
29%
FP32
3.92 TFLOPS
29%
Specifications
Comparison of all specifications
Radeon VII | SpecificationsComparison of all specifications | GeForce GTX 970 |
|---|---|---|
| General | ||
Feb 7th, 2019 | Release Date | Sep 19th, 2014 |
| $699.00 | MSRP | $329.00 |
| Vega II | Generation | GeForce 900 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 295 W | Power Consumption | 148 W |
| Memory | ||
16 GB | Memory Size | 4 GB |
| HBM2 | Memory Type | GDDR5 |
| 4096-bit | Memory Bus | 256-bit |
1020 GB/s | Bandwidth | 224.4 GB/s |
| Theoretical Performance | ||
112 GPixel/s | Pixel Fillrate | 65.97 GPixel/s |
420 GTexel/s | Texture Fillrate | 122.5 GTexel/s |
13.44 TFLOPS | FP32 | 3.92 TFLOPS |
