GPU Comparison
Side-by-side comparison of specifications and performance
Performance Comparison
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1630
84%
84%
AMD Radeon HD 7970
134%
134%
AMD Radeon HD 7970 is approximately 50% faster
Technical Specifications
| Specification | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1630 | AMD Radeon HD 7970 |
|---|---|---|
| Graphics ProcessorDifferent | TU117 | Tahiti |
| CoresDifferent | 512 | 2048 |
| TMUsDifferent | 32 | 128 |
| ROPsDifferent | 16 | 32 |
| Memory SizeDifferent | 4 GB | 3 GB |
| Memory TypeDifferent | GDDR6 | GDDR5 |
| Bus WidthDifferent | 64 bit | 384 bit |
Graphics Processor
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1630 | AMD Radeon HD 7970 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU NameDifferent | TU117 | Tahiti |
| GPU VariantDifferent | TU117-150-KA-A1 | Tahiti XT(215-0821060) |
| ArchitectureDifferent | Turing | GCN 1.0 |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Process SizeDifferent | 12 nm | 28 nm |
| TransistorsDifferent | 4,700 million | 4,313 million |
| DensityDifferent | 23.5M / mm² | 12.3M / mm² |
| Die SizeDifferent | 200 mm² | 352 mm² |
| Chip PackageDifferent | BGA-960 | N/A |
Graphics Card
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1630 | AMD Radeon HD 7970 |
|---|---|---|
| Release DateDifferent | Jun 28th, 2022 | Jan 9th, 2012 |
| GenerationDifferent | GeForce 16 | Southern Islands(HD 7900) |
| PredecessorDifferent | GeForce 10 | Northern Islands |
| SuccessorDifferent | GeForce 20 | Sea Islands |
| ProductionDifferent | Active | End-of-life |
| Bus Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| ReviewsDifferent | 3 in our database | 191 in our database |
| AnnouncedDifferent | N/A | Dec 22nd, 2011 |
| Launch PriceDifferent | N/A | 549 USD |
Clock Speeds
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1630 | AMD Radeon HD 7970 |
|---|---|---|
| Base ClockDifferent | 1740 MHz | N/A |
| Boost ClockDifferent | 1785 MHz | N/A |
| Memory ClockDifferent | 1500 MHz12 Gbps effective | 1375 MHz5.5 Gbps effective |
| GPU ClockDifferent | N/A | 925 MHz |
Memory
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1630 | AMD Radeon HD 7970 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory SizeDifferent | 4 GB | 3 GB |
| Memory TypeDifferent | GDDR6 | GDDR5 |
| Memory BusDifferent | 64 bit | 384 bit |
| BandwidthDifferent | 96.00 GB/s | 264.0 GB/s |
Render Config
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1630 | AMD Radeon HD 7970 |
|---|---|---|
| Shading UnitsDifferent | 512 | 2048 |
| TMUsDifferent | 32 | 128 |
| ROPsDifferent | 16 | 32 |
| SM CountDifferent | 8 | N/A |
| L1 CacheDifferent | 64 KB (per SM) | 16 KB (per CU) |
| L2 CacheDifferent | 1024 KB | 768 KB |
| Compute UnitsDifferent | N/A | 32 |
Theoretical Performance
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1630 | AMD Radeon HD 7970 |
|---|---|---|
| Pixel RateDifferent | 28.56 GPixel/s | 29.60 GPixel/s |
| Texture RateDifferent | 57.12 GTexel/s | 118.4 GTexel/s |
| FP16 (half)Different | 3.656 TFLOPS (2:1) | N/A |
| FP32 (float)Different | 1.828 TFLOPS | 3.789 TFLOPS |
| FP64 (double)Different | 57.12 GFLOPS (1:32) | 947.2 GFLOPS (1:4) |
Board Design
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1630 | AMD Radeon HD 7970 |
|---|---|---|
| Slot WidthDifferent | Single-slot | Dual-slot |
| LengthDifferent | 145 mm5.7 inches | 275 mm10.8 inches |
| HeightDifferent | 69 mm2.7 inches | 111 mm4.4 inches |
| WidthDifferent | 18 mm0.7 inches | 38 mm1.5 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 | PG174 SKU 0 | 109-C38637-00 |
Graphics Features
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1630 | 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 | 7.5 | N/A |
| Shader ModelDifferent | 6.8 | 6.5 (5.1) |
Comparison Summary
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