GeForce RTX 4080 VS Radeon HD 7970

Explore the complete details of GeForce RTX 4080 VS Radeon HD 7970, including specs, performance benchmarks

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    The GeForce RTX 4080 GPU by NVIDIA. features a Ada Lovelace (2022−2024) architecture. with 9728 CUDA cores. and a boost clock of 2505 MHz MHz. It offers GDDR6X memory with 16 GB GB capacity and a 256 Bit-bit interface. delivering a bandwidth of 716.8 GB/s GB/s. With a power consumption (TDP) of 320W. it supports DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), Vulkan 1.3, DLSS 1 for enhanced performance.

    The GeForce RTX 4080 GPU by NVIDIA. features a Ada Lovelace (2022−2024) architecture. with 9728 CUDA cores. and a boost clock of 2505 MHz MHz. It offers GDDR6X memory with 16 GB GB capacity and a 256 Bit-bit interface. delivering a bandwidth of 716.8 GB/s GB/s. With a power consumption (TDP) of 320W. it supports DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), Vulkan 1.3, DLSS 1 for enhanced performance.

    Benchmark Performance

    GeForce RTX 4080
    86.40

    Radeon HD 7970
    12.64

    Content

    General Information

    Basic details about the GeForce RTX 4080, including manufacturer, ranking, and release date.

    GeForce RTX 4080 GeForce RTX 4080 Radeon HD 7970 Radeon HD 7970
    Manufacturer NVIDIA AMD
    Ranking 5 395
    Popularity Rank not in top-100 not in top-100
    Architecture Ada Lovelace (2022−2024) GCN 1.0 (2012−2020)
    GPU code name AD103 Tahiti
    Market Segmente Desktop Desktop
    Length - Width 310 mm - 3-slot 275 mm - 2-slot
    Release Date 20 September 2022 9 January 2012

    Performance

    Details on clock speeds, cores, and floating-point processing power of GeForce RTX 4080 VS Radeon HD 7970.
    Core Clock Speed 2205 MHz N/A
    Boost Clock Speed 2505 MHz 925 MHz
    Floating Point Processing Power 48.74 TFLOPS 3.789 TFLOPS
    No of Transistors 45,900 million 4,313 million
    CUDA Cores 9728 2048
    Ray Tracing Cores 76 N/A
    Tensor Cores 304 N/A
    Texture Fill Rate 761.5 118.4
    ROPs 112 32

    Performance Score Comparison

    Connectivity & API Support

    Available display connectors and API compatibility for enhanced performance.

    GeForce RTX 4080 GeForce RTX 4080 Radeon HD 7970 Radeon HD 7970
    Interface PCIe 4.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
    Display Connectors 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a 1x DVI, 1x HDMI 1.4a, 2x mini-DisplayPort 1.2
    HDMI 1 1
    DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2) N/A
    Shader Model 6.7 N/A
    OpenGL 4.6 N/A
    OpenCL 3.0 N/A
    Vulkan 1.3 N/A
    CUDA 8.9 N/A
    DLSS 1 N/A
    TMUs 304 128

    Memory & Bus

    Information on memory type, capacity, and bandwidth to evaluate data processing power.
    Memory Type GDDR6X GDDR5
    Maximum RAM 16 GB 6 GB
    Memory Bus Width 256 Bit 384 Bit
    Memory Clock Speed 1400 MHz 1375 MHz
    Memory Bandwidth 716.8 GB/s GB/s 264 GB/s GB/s
    Resizable BAR 1 N/A

    Power & Efficiency

    Power consumption, efficiency, and additional power requirements.
    Power Consumption (TDP) 320 W 300 W
    Power Efficiency 19.09 3.70
    Manufacturing Process 5 nm 28 nm
    Supplementary Power Connectors 1x 16-pin 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin

    Closest Competitors

    Here are some of the closest competitors to this GPU. Compare their power consumption, efficiency, and additional power requirements.


    GeForce RTX 4080
    86.40
    Radeon HD 7970
    12.64
    Radeon RX 9070
    61.85
    Radeon RX 9070 XT
    67.65
    GeForce RTX 5070
    69.65
    GeForce RTX 5070 Ti
    81.52
    GeForce RTX 5090
    100.00
    GeForce RTX 5080
    90.50
    GeForce RTX 5090 D
    91.96
    Radeon RX 7800M
    32.54
    Radeon 880M
    18.58