GPU Comparison
Side-by-side comparison of specifications and performance
Performance Comparison
AMD Radeon HD 7970
109%
109%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
103%
103%
AMD Radeon HD 7970 is approximately 6% faster
Technical Specifications
| Specification | AMD Radeon HD 7970 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti |
|---|---|---|
| Graphics ProcessorDifferent | Tahiti | GP107 |
| CoresDifferent | 2048 | 768 |
| TMUsDifferent | 128 | 48 |
| ROPs | 32 | 32 |
| Memory SizeDifferent | 3 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Bus WidthDifferent | 384 bit | 128 bit |
Graphics Processor
| Feature | AMD Radeon HD 7970 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti |
|---|---|---|
| GPU NameDifferent | Tahiti | GP107 |
| GPU VariantDifferent | Tahiti XT(215-0821060) | GP107-400-A1 |
| ArchitectureDifferent | GCN 1.0 | Pascal |
| FoundryDifferent | TSMC | Samsung |
| Process SizeDifferent | 28 nm | 14 nm |
| TransistorsDifferent | 4,313 million | 3,300 million |
| DensityDifferent | 12.3M / mm² | 25.0M / mm² |
| Die SizeDifferent | 352 mm² | 132 mm² |
| Chip PackageDifferent | N/A | FCBGA-908 |
Graphics Card
| Feature | AMD Radeon HD 7970 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti |
|---|---|---|
| Release DateDifferent | Jan 9th, 2012 | Oct 25th, 2016 |
| AnnouncedDifferent | Dec 22nd, 2011 | N/A |
| GenerationDifferent | Southern Islands(HD 7900) | GeForce 10 |
| PredecessorDifferent | Northern Islands | GeForce 900 |
| SuccessorDifferent | Sea Islands | GeForce 20 |
| Production | End-of-life | End-of-life |
| Launch PriceDifferent | 549 USD | 139 USD |
| Bus Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| ReviewsDifferent | 191 in our database | 58 in our database |
Clock Speeds
| Feature | AMD Radeon HD 7970 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti |
|---|---|---|
| GPU ClockDifferent | 925 MHz | N/A |
| Memory ClockDifferent | 1375 MHz5.5 Gbps effective | 1752 MHz7 Gbps effective |
| Base ClockDifferent | N/A | 1291 MHz |
| Boost ClockDifferent | N/A | 1392 MHz |
Memory
| Feature | AMD Radeon HD 7970 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti |
|---|---|---|
| Memory SizeDifferent | 3 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Memory BusDifferent | 384 bit | 128 bit |
| BandwidthDifferent | 264.0 GB/s | 112.1 GB/s |
Render Config
| Feature | AMD Radeon HD 7970 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti |
|---|---|---|
| Shading UnitsDifferent | 2048 | 768 |
| TMUsDifferent | 128 | 48 |
| ROPs | 32 | 32 |
| Compute UnitsDifferent | 32 | N/A |
| L1 CacheDifferent | 16 KB (per CU) | 48 KB (per SM) |
| L2 CacheDifferent | 768 KB | 1024 KB |
| SM CountDifferent | N/A | 6 |
Theoretical Performance
| Feature | AMD Radeon HD 7970 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti |
|---|---|---|
| Pixel RateDifferent | 29.60 GPixel/s | 44.54 GPixel/s |
| Texture RateDifferent | 118.4 GTexel/s | 66.82 GTexel/s |
| FP32 (float)Different | 3.789 TFLOPS | 2.138 TFLOPS |
| FP64 (double)Different | 947.2 GFLOPS (1:4) | 66.82 GFLOPS (1:32) |
| FP16 (half)Different | N/A | 33.41 GFLOPS (1:64) |
Board Design
| Feature | AMD Radeon HD 7970 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti |
|---|---|---|
| Slot Width | Dual-slot | Dual-slot |
| LengthDifferent | 275 mm10.8 inches | 145 mm5.7 inches |
| Height | 111 mm4.4 inches | 111 mm4.4 inches |
| WidthDifferent | 38 mm1.5 inches | N/A |
| TDPDifferent | 250 W | 75 W |
| Suggested PSUDifferent | 600 W | 250 W |
| OutputsDifferent | 1x DVI1x HDMI 1.4a2x mini-DisplayPort 1.2 | 1x DVI1x HDMI 2.01x DisplayPort 1.4a |
| Power ConnectorsDifferent | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | None |
| Board NumberDifferent | 109-C38637-00 | PG210 |
Graphics Features
| Feature | AMD Radeon HD 7970 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti |
|---|---|---|
| DirectXDifferent | 12 (11_1) | 12 (12_1) |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCLDifferent | 2.1 (1.2) | 3.0 |
| VulkanDifferent | 1.2.170 | 1.3 |
| Shader ModelDifferent | 6.5 (5.1) | 6.8 |
| CUDADifferent | N/A | 6.1 |
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