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