Radeon HD 7970 VS GeForce RTX 3060 Ti

Explore the complete details of Radeon HD 7970 VS GeForce RTX 3060 Ti, including specs, performance benchmarks

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The Radeon HD 7970 GPU by AMD. features a GCN 1.0 (2012−2020) architecture. with 2048 CUDA cores. and a boost clock of 925 MHz MHz. It offers GDDR5 memory with 6 GB GB capacity and a 384 Bit-bit interface. delivering a bandwidth of 264 GB/s GB/s. With a power consumption (TDP) of 300W.

The Radeon HD 7970 GPU by AMD. features a GCN 1.0 (2012−2020) architecture. with 2048 CUDA cores. and a boost clock of 925 MHz MHz. It offers GDDR5 memory with 6 GB GB capacity and a 384 Bit-bit interface. delivering a bandwidth of 264 GB/s GB/s. With a power consumption (TDP) of 300W.

Benchmark Performance

Radeon HD 7970
12.64

GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
48.07

General Information

Basic details about the Radeon HD 7970, including manufacturer, ranking, and release date.

Radeon HD 7970 Radeon HD 7970 GeForce RTX 3060 Ti GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Manufacturer AMD NVIDIA
Ranking 395 69
Popularity Rank not in top-100 21
Architecture GCN 1.0 (2012−2020) Ampere (2020−2025)
GPU code name Tahiti GA104
Market Segmente Desktop Desktop
Length - Width 275 mm - 2-slot 242 mm - 2-slot
Release Date 9 January 2012 1 December 2020

Performance

Details on clock speeds, cores, and floating-point processing power of Radeon HD 7970 VS GeForce RTX 3060 Ti.

Core Clock Speed N/A 1410 MHz
Boost Clock Speed 925 MHz 1665 MHz
Floating Point Processing Power 3.789 TFLOPS 16.2 TFLOPS
No of Transistors 4,313 million 17,400 million
CUDA Cores 2048 4864
Ray Tracing Cores N/A 38
Tensor Cores N/A 152
Texture Fill Rate 118.4 253.1
ROPs 32 80

Performance Score Comparison

Connectivity & API Support

Available display connectors and API compatibility for enhanced performance.

Radeon HD 7970 Radeon HD 7970 GeForce RTX 3060 Ti GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 4.0 x16
Display Connectors 1x DVI, 1x HDMI 1.4a, 2x mini-DisplayPort 1.2 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
HDMI 1 1
DirectX N/A 12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model N/A 6.5
OpenGL N/A 4.6
OpenCL N/A 2.0
Vulkan N/A 1.2
CUDA N/A 8.6
DLSS N/A 1
TMUs 128 152

Memory & Bus

Information on memory type, capacity, and bandwidth to evaluate data processing power.

Memory Type GDDR5 GDDR6
Maximum RAM 6 GB 8 GB
Memory Bus Width 384 Bit 256 Bit
Memory Clock Speed 1375 MHz 1750 MHz
Memory Bandwidth 264 GB/s GB/s 448.0 GB/s GB/s
Resizable BAR N/A 1

Power & Efficiency

Power consumption, efficiency, and additional power requirements.

Power Consumption (TDP) 300 W 200 W
Power Efficiency 3.70 18.33
Manufacturing Process 28 nm 8 nm
Supplementary Power Connectors 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin 1x 12-pin

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