NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 vs AMD Radeon HD 7970
The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 leads on gaming, scoring 14.2 — about 34% ahead of the AMD Radeon HD 7970. For gaming the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 is the clear call: it's both faster and better value in that segment. The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 comes out ahead in 4 of the 4 uses we score. The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 wins outright: faster and better value.
| GeForce GTX 980NVIDIAour pick | Radeon HD 7970AMD | |
|---|---|---|
| Performance scores | ||
| Gaming | 14.2 ★ | 10.6 |
| 3D Modelling | 13.1 ★ | 11.8 |
| AI | 8.4 ★ | 7.7 |
| VR | 14.3 ★ | 11.3 |
| Value scores | ||
| Gaming | 9.8 ★ | 7.3 |
| 3D Modelling | 9.1 ★ | 8.2 |
| AI | 5.8 ★ | 5.3 |
| VR | 9.9 ★ | 7.8 |
| Specifications | ||
| UserBenchmark Speed | 24.9 ★ | 15.2 |
| FP32 Compute | 4.98 TFLOPS ★ | 3.79 TFLOPS |
| AI Throughput | 0 TOPS | 0 TOPS |
| VRAM | 4 GB ★ | 3 GB |
| Mem Bandwidth | 224.4 GB/s | 264 GB/s ★ |
| TDP | 165 W ★ | 250 W |
| RRP | £434 | £434 |
★ marks the winner on each row (for TDP, latency and price, lower is better). Ties unmarked. Scores are our own absolute figures; specs and prices are facts from their sources.
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