GPU Comparison
Side-by-side comparison of specifications and performance
Performance Comparison
AMD Radeon HD 7970
112%
112%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680
101%
101%
AMD Radeon HD 7970 is approximately 11% faster
Technical Specifications
| Specification | AMD Radeon HD 7970 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 |
|---|---|---|
| Graphics ProcessorDifferent | Tahiti | GK104 |
| CoresDifferent | 2048 | 1536 |
| TMUs | 128 | 128 |
| ROPs | 32 | 32 |
| Memory SizeDifferent | 3 GB | 2 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Bus WidthDifferent | 384 bit | 256 bit |
Graphics Processor
| Feature | AMD Radeon HD 7970 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU NameDifferent | Tahiti | GK104 |
| GPU VariantDifferent | Tahiti XT(215-0821060) | GK104-400-A2 |
| ArchitectureDifferent | GCN 1.0 | Kepler |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Process Size | 28 nm | 28 nm |
| TransistorsDifferent | 4,313 million | 3,540 million |
| DensityDifferent | 12.3M / mm² | 12.0M / mm² |
| Die SizeDifferent | 352 mm² | 294 mm² |
| Chip PackageDifferent | N/A | BGA-1745 |
Graphics Card
| Feature | AMD Radeon HD 7970 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 |
|---|---|---|
| Release DateDifferent | Jan 9th, 2012 | Mar 22nd, 2012 |
| AnnouncedDifferent | Dec 22nd, 2011 | N/A |
| GenerationDifferent | Southern Islands(HD 7900) | GeForce 600 |
| PredecessorDifferent | Northern Islands | GeForce 500 |
| SuccessorDifferent | Sea Islands | GeForce 700 |
| Production | End-of-life | End-of-life |
| Launch PriceDifferent | 549 USD | 499 USD |
| Bus Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| ReviewsDifferent | 191 in our database | 151 in our database |
Clock Speeds
| Feature | AMD Radeon HD 7970 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU ClockDifferent | 925 MHz | N/A |
| Memory ClockDifferent | 1375 MHz5.5 Gbps effective | 1502 MHz6 Gbps effective |
| Base ClockDifferent | N/A | 1006 MHz |
| Boost ClockDifferent | N/A | 1058 MHz |
Memory
| Feature | AMD Radeon HD 7970 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory SizeDifferent | 3 GB | 2 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Memory BusDifferent | 384 bit | 256 bit |
| BandwidthDifferent | 264.0 GB/s | 192.3 GB/s |
Render Config
| Feature | AMD Radeon HD 7970 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 |
|---|---|---|
| Shading UnitsDifferent | 2048 | 1536 |
| TMUs | 128 | 128 |
| ROPs | 32 | 32 |
| Compute UnitsDifferent | 32 | N/A |
| L1 CacheDifferent | 16 KB (per CU) | 16 KB (per SMX) |
| L2 CacheDifferent | 768 KB | 512 KB |
| SMX CountDifferent | N/A | 8 |
Theoretical Performance
| Feature | AMD Radeon HD 7970 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 |
|---|---|---|
| Pixel RateDifferent | 29.60 GPixel/s | 33.86 GPixel/s |
| Texture RateDifferent | 118.4 GTexel/s | 135.4 GTexel/s |
| FP32 (float)Different | 3.789 TFLOPS | 3.250 TFLOPS |
| FP64 (double)Different | 947.2 GFLOPS (1:4) | 135.4 GFLOPS (1:24) |
Board Design
| Feature | AMD Radeon HD 7970 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 |
|---|---|---|
| Slot Width | Dual-slot | Dual-slot |
| LengthDifferent | 275 mm10.8 inches | 256 mm10.1 inches |
| Height | 111 mm4.4 inches | 111 mm4.4 inches |
| Width | 38 mm1.5 inches | 38 mm1.5 inches |
| TDPDifferent | 250 W | 195 W |
| Suggested PSUDifferent | 600 W | 450 W |
| OutputsDifferent | 1x DVI1x HDMI 1.4a2x mini-DisplayPort 1.2 | 2x DVI1x HDMI 1.4a1x DisplayPort 1.2 |
| Power ConnectorsDifferent | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | 2x 6-pin |
| Board NumberDifferent | 109-C38637-00 | P2002 SKU 0 |
Graphics Features
| Feature | AMD Radeon HD 7970 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 |
|---|---|---|
| DirectXDifferent | 12 (11_1) | 12 (11_0) |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCLDifferent | 2.1 (1.2) | 3.0 |
| VulkanDifferent | 1.2.170 | 1.2.175 |
| Shader Model | 6.5 (5.1) | 6.5 (5.1) |
| CUDADifferent | N/A | 3.0 |
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