GPU Comparison
Side-by-side comparison of specifications and performance
Performance Comparison
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 280
42%
42%
AMD Radeon HD 7970
266%
266%
AMD Radeon HD 7970 is approximately 224% faster
Technical Specifications
| Specification | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 280 | AMD Radeon HD 7970 |
|---|---|---|
| Graphics ProcessorDifferent | GT200 | Tahiti |
| CoresDifferent | 240 | 2048 |
| TMUsDifferent | 80 | 128 |
| ROPs | 32 | 32 |
| Memory SizeDifferent | 1024 MB | 3 GB |
| Memory TypeDifferent | GDDR3 | GDDR5 |
| Bus WidthDifferent | 512 bit | 384 bit |
Graphics Processor
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 280 | AMD Radeon HD 7970 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU NameDifferent | GT200 | Tahiti |
| GPU VariantDifferent | G200-300-A2 | Tahiti XT(215-0821060) |
| ArchitectureDifferent | Tesla 2.0 | GCN 1.0 |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Process SizeDifferent | 65 nm | 28 nm |
| TransistorsDifferent | 1,400 million | 4,313 million |
| DensityDifferent | 2.4M / mm² | 12.3M / mm² |
| Die SizeDifferent | 576 mm² | 352 mm² |
| Chip PackageDifferent | BGA-2236 | N/A |
Graphics Card
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 280 | AMD Radeon HD 7970 |
|---|---|---|
| Release DateDifferent | Jun 16th, 2008 | Jan 9th, 2012 |
| GenerationDifferent | GeForce 200 | Southern Islands(HD 7900) |
| PredecessorDifferent | GeForce 9 | Northern Islands |
| SuccessorDifferent | GeForce 400 | Sea Islands |
| Production | End-of-life | End-of-life |
| Launch PriceDifferent | 649 USD | 549 USD |
| Bus InterfaceDifferent | PCIe 2.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| ReviewsDifferent | 59 in our database | 191 in our database |
| AnnouncedDifferent | N/A | Dec 22nd, 2011 |
Clock Speeds
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 280 | AMD Radeon HD 7970 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU ClockDifferent | 602 MHz | 925 MHz |
| Shader ClockDifferent | 1296 MHz | N/A |
| Memory ClockDifferent | 1107 MHz2.2 Gbps effective | 1375 MHz5.5 Gbps effective |
Memory
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 280 | AMD Radeon HD 7970 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory SizeDifferent | 1024 MB | 3 GB |
| Memory TypeDifferent | GDDR3 | GDDR5 |
| Memory BusDifferent | 512 bit | 384 bit |
| BandwidthDifferent | 141.7 GB/s | 264.0 GB/s |
Render Config
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 280 | AMD Radeon HD 7970 |
|---|---|---|
| Shading UnitsDifferent | 240 | 2048 |
| TMUsDifferent | 80 | 128 |
| ROPs | 32 | 32 |
| SM CountDifferent | 30 | N/A |
| L2 CacheDifferent | 256 KB | 768 KB |
| Compute UnitsDifferent | N/A | 32 |
| L1 CacheDifferent | N/A | 16 KB (per CU) |
Theoretical Performance
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 280 | AMD Radeon HD 7970 |
|---|---|---|
| Pixel RateDifferent | 19.26 GPixel/s | 29.60 GPixel/s |
| Texture RateDifferent | 48.16 GTexel/s | 118.4 GTexel/s |
| FP32 (float)Different | 622.1 GFLOPS | 3.789 TFLOPS |
| FP64 (double)Different | 77.76 GFLOPS (1:8) | 947.2 GFLOPS (1:4) |
Board Design
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 280 | AMD Radeon HD 7970 |
|---|---|---|
| Slot Width | Dual-slot | Dual-slot |
| LengthDifferent | 267 mm10.5 inches | 275 mm10.8 inches |
| Height | 111 mm4.4 inches | 111 mm4.4 inches |
| TDPDifferent | 236 W | 250 W |
| Suggested PSUDifferent | 550 W | 600 W |
| OutputsDifferent | 2x DVI1x S-Video | 1x DVI1x HDMI 1.4a2x mini-DisplayPort 1.2 |
| Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
| Board NumberDifferent | P651 SKU 0 | 109-C38637-00 |
| WidthDifferent | N/A | 38 mm1.5 inches |
Graphics Features
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 280 | AMD Radeon HD 7970 |
|---|---|---|
| DirectXDifferent | 11.1 (10_0) | 12 (11_1) |
| OpenGLDifferent | 3.3 | 4.6 |
| OpenCLDifferent | 1.1 | 2.1 (1.2) |
| VulkanDifferent | N/A | 1.2.170 |
| CUDADifferent | 1.3 | N/A |
| Shader ModelDifferent | 4.0 | 6.5 (5.1) |
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