AMD Radeon RX 7900 GRE vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
52.7Rasterization22.5
39.2Ray Tracing20
58.2Memoryspec-based32.4
78.7Efficiencyspec-based76.3
60.2Compute29.8
9 spec wins — AMD Radeon RX 7900 GRE1 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
InnoReviews verdict
AMD Radeon RX 7900 GRE wins this graphics card face-off, 55.9 to 32.6, pulling ahead mainly in compute (+30) and rasterization (+30). 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 7900 GRE
- Stronger rasterization score: 53 vs 23
- Stronger Ray Tracing score: 39 vs 20
- Stronger compute score: 60 vs 30
- 526% higher 3DMark Time Spy: 22,700 vs 3,625
- 300% higher VRAM: 16 GB vs 4 GB
Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
- 44% lower TDP: 145 W vs 260 W
- Lower launch price: $329 vs $549
General
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 7900 GRE | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2023 | 2014 |
| Architecture | RDNA 3 | Maxwell |
| Process | 5 nm+82% | 28 nm |
| TDP | 260 W | 145 W+44% |
| Power connector | 2x 8-pin | 2x 6-pin |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 7900 GRE | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 |
|---|---|---|
| Shading units | 5,120+208% | 1,664 |
| RT cores | 80 | — |
| Tensor / AI cores | 160 | — |
| Base clock | 1,880 MHz+79% | 1,050 MHz |
| Boost clock | 2,245 MHz+91% | 1,178 MHz |
Memory
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 7900 GRE | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | 16 GB+300% | 4 GB |
| VRAM type | GDDR6 | GDDR5 |
| Bus width | 256 bit | 256 bit |
| Bandwidth | 576 GB/s+157% | 224 GB/s |
Benchmarks
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 7900 GRE | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 |
|---|---|---|
| 3DMark Time Spy | 22,700+526%Top 15% | 3,625Bottom 7% |
| 3DMark Speed Way | 4,600Top 39% | — |
| PassMark G3D | 25,600+166%Top 19% | 9,635Bottom 13% |
| 1080p Ultra | 165 fpsTop 28% | — |
| 1440p Ultra | 124 fpsTop 26% | — |
| 4K Ultra | 70 fpsTop 23% | — |
Features
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 7900 GRE | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 |
|---|---|---|
| Upscaling | FSR 3 | — |
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