GPU Comparison
Side-by-side comparison of specifications and performance
Performance Comparison
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
1040%
1040%
AMD Radeon HD 7970 GHz Edition
10%
10%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 is approximately 1030% faster
Technical Specifications
| Specification | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 | AMD Radeon HD 7970 GHz Edition |
|---|---|---|
| Graphics ProcessorDifferent | AD102 | Tahiti |
| CoresDifferent | 16384 | 2048 |
| TMUsDifferent | 512 | 128 |
| ROPsDifferent | 176 | 32 |
| Memory SizeDifferent | 24 GB | 3 GB |
| Memory TypeDifferent | GDDR6X | GDDR5 |
| Bus Width | 384 bit | 384 bit |
Graphics Processor
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 | AMD Radeon HD 7970 GHz Edition |
|---|---|---|
| GPU NameDifferent | AD102 | Tahiti |
| GPU VariantDifferent | AD102-300-A1 | Tahiti XT2(215-0821065) |
| ArchitectureDifferent | Ada Lovelace | GCN 1.0 |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Process SizeDifferent | 5 nm | 28 nm |
| TransistorsDifferent | 76,300 million | 4,313 million |
| DensityDifferent | 125.3M / mm² | 12.3M / mm² |
| Die SizeDifferent | 609 mm² | 352 mm² |
Graphics Card
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 | AMD Radeon HD 7970 GHz Edition |
|---|---|---|
| Release DateDifferent | Sep 20th, 2022 | Jun 22nd, 2012 |
| AvailabilityDifferent | Oct 12th, 2022 | N/A |
| GenerationDifferent | GeForce 40 | Southern Islands(HD 7900) |
| PredecessorDifferent | GeForce 30 | Northern Islands |
| SuccessorDifferent | GeForce 50 | Sea Islands |
| ProductionDifferent | Active | End-of-life |
| Launch PriceDifferent | 1,599 USD | 499 USD |
| Current PriceDifferent | Amazon/Newegg | N/A |
| Bus InterfaceDifferent | PCIe 4.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| ReviewsDifferent | 76 in our database | 191 in our database |
Clock Speeds
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 | AMD Radeon HD 7970 GHz Edition |
|---|---|---|
| Base ClockDifferent | 2235 MHz | 1000 MHz |
| Boost ClockDifferent | 2520 MHz | 1050 MHz |
| Memory ClockDifferent | 1313 MHz21 Gbps effective | 1500 MHz6 Gbps effective |
Memory
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 | AMD Radeon HD 7970 GHz Edition |
|---|---|---|
| Memory SizeDifferent | 24 GB | 3 GB |
| Memory TypeDifferent | GDDR6X | GDDR5 |
| Memory Bus | 384 bit | 384 bit |
| BandwidthDifferent | 1.01 TB/s | 288.0 GB/s |
Render Config
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 | AMD Radeon HD 7970 GHz Edition |
|---|---|---|
| Shading UnitsDifferent | 16384 | 2048 |
| TMUsDifferent | 512 | 128 |
| ROPsDifferent | 176 | 32 |
| SM CountDifferent | 128 | N/A |
| Tensor CoresDifferent | 512 | N/A |
| RT CoresDifferent | 128 | N/A |
| L1 CacheDifferent | 128 KB (per SM) | 16 KB (per CU) |
| L2 CacheDifferent | 72 MB | 768 KB |
| Compute UnitsDifferent | N/A | 32 |
Theoretical Performance
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 | AMD Radeon HD 7970 GHz Edition |
|---|---|---|
| Pixel RateDifferent | 443.5 GPixel/s | 33.60 GPixel/s |
| Texture RateDifferent | 1,290.2 GTexel/s | 134.4 GTexel/s |
| FP16 (half)Different | 82.58 TFLOPS (1:1) | N/A |
| FP32 (float)Different | 82.58 TFLOPS | 4.301 TFLOPS |
| FP64 (double)Different | 1,290.2 GFLOPS (1:64) | 1,075.2 GFLOPS (1:4) |
Board Design
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 | AMD Radeon HD 7970 GHz Edition |
|---|---|---|
| Slot WidthDifferent | Triple-slot | Dual-slot |
| LengthDifferent | 304 mm12 inches | 275 mm10.8 inches |
| HeightDifferent | 137 mm5.4 inches | 111 mm4.4 inches |
| WidthDifferent | 61 mm2.4 inches | 38 mm1.5 inches |
| TDPDifferent | 450 W | 300 W |
| Suggested PSUDifferent | 850 W | 700 W |
| OutputsDifferent | 1x HDMI 2.13x DisplayPort 1.4a | 1x DVI1x HDMI 1.4a2x mini-DisplayPort 1.2 |
| Power ConnectorsDifferent | 1x 16-pin | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
| Board NumberDifferent | PG139 SKU 330 | 109-C38637-00 |
Graphics Features
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 | AMD Radeon HD 7970 GHz Edition |
|---|---|---|
| DirectXDifferent | 12 Ultimate (12_2) | 12 (11_1) |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCLDifferent | 3.0 | 2.1 (1.2) |
| VulkanDifferent | 1.3 | 1.2.170 |
| CUDADifferent | 8.9 | N/A |
| Shader ModelDifferent | 6.8 | 6.5 (5.1) |
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