AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
49.8Rasterization22.5
36Ray Tracing20
59.2Memoryspec-based32.4
78.4Efficiencyspec-based76.3
56.1Compute29.8
8 spec wins — AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT1 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
InnoReviews verdict
AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT wins this graphics card face-off, 53.7 to 32.6, pulling ahead mainly in rasterization (+27) and compute (+26). NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 still makes sense if its price or standout specs fit your needs better.
Which would you pick?
Key differences
Reasons to pick the AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT
- Stronger rasterization score: 50 vs 23
- Stronger Ray Tracing score: 36 vs 20
- Stronger compute score: 56 vs 30
- 454% higher 3DMark Time Spy: 20,100 vs 3,625
- 300% higher VRAM: 16 GB vs 4 GB
Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
- 45% lower TDP: 145 W vs 263 W
- Lower launch price: $329 vs $499
General
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2023 | 2014 |
| Architecture | RDNA 3 | Maxwell |
| Process | 5 nm+82% | 28 nm |
| TDP | 263 W | 145 W+45% |
| Power connector | 2x 8-pin | 2x 6-pin |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 |
|---|---|---|
| Shading units | 3,840+131% | 1,664 |
| RT cores | 60 | — |
| Tensor / AI cores | 120 | — |
| Base clock | — | 1,050 MHz |
| Boost clock | 2,430 MHz+106% | 1,178 MHz |
Memory
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | 16 GB+300% | 4 GB |
| VRAM type | GDDR6 | GDDR5 |
| Bus width | 256 bit | 256 bit |
| Bandwidth | 624 GB/s+179% | 224 GB/s |
Benchmarks
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 |
|---|---|---|
| 3DMark Time Spy | 20,100+454%Top 24% | 3,625Bottom 7% |
| 3DMark Speed Way | 4,000Top 47% | — |
| PassMark G3D | 24,000+149%Top 26% | 9,635Bottom 13% |
| 1080p Ultra | 157 fpsTop 36% | — |
| 1440p Ultra | 117 fpsTop 38% | — |
| 4K Ultra | 66 fpsTop 32% | — |
Features
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 |
|---|---|---|
| Upscaling | FSR 3 | — |
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