AMD Radeon HD 7970 GHz vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680
AMD Radeon HD 7970 GHz
$500
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680
$500
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2048 Shaders
3GB GDDR5
1050MHz
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1536 Shaders
2GB GDDR5
1110MHz
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Peak AI Performance
4.3 TFLOPS
FP32
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Peak AI Performance
3.41 TOPS
INT32
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FP32
4.3 TFLOPS
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FP32
3.41 TFLOPS
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Form Factor
PCIe Card
2.0-Slots
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Form Factor
PCIe Card
2.0-Slots
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TDP
250W
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TDP
195W
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Power Connectors
1x 6-Pin
1x 8-Pin
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Power Connectors
2x 6-Pin
-
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Peak AI Performance
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Radeon HD 7970 GHz - 4.3 TFLOPS FP32
x1.26
GeForce GTX 680 - 3.41 TOPS INT32
x1
FP32
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Radeon HD 7970 GHz - 4.3 TFLOPS FP32
x1.26
GeForce GTX 680 - 3.41 TFLOPS FP32
x1
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Radeon HD 7970 GHz - 288GB/s
x1.5
GeForce GTX 680 - 192.3GB/s
x1
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Radeon HD 7970 GHz - 250W
x1.28
GeForce GTX 680 - 195W
x1
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GB6 OpenCL N/A
0%
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GB6 Metal N/A
0%
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GB6 Vulkan N/A
0%
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0%
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0%
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0%
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0%
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0%
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0%
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0%
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0%
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0%
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0%
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0%
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0%
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Manufacturer
AMD
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Manufacturer
NVIDIA
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Chip Designer
AMD
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Chip Designer
NVIDIA
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Architecture
GCN 1
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Architecture
Kepler
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Family
Radeon HD 7000
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Family
GeForce 600
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Codename
Tahiti
-
Variant
Tahiti XT2
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Codename
NVE4
GK104
Variant
GK104-400-A2
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Market Segment
Desktop
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Market Segment
Desktop
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Release Date
6/22/2012
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Release Date
3/22/2012
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Foundry
TSMC
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Foundry
TSMC
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Fabrication Node
28nm
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Fabrication Node
28nm
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Die Size
352 mm²
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Die Size
294 mm²
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Transistor Count
4.3 Billion
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Transistor Count
3.5 Billion
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Transistor Density
12.25M/mm²
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Transistor Density
12.04M/mm²
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Form
PCIe Card
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Form
PCIe Card
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Shading Units
2048 Shaders
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Shading Units
1536 Shaders
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Texture Mapping Units
128 TMUs
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Texture Mapping Units
128 TMUs
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Render Output Units
32 ROPs
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Render Output Units
32 ROPs
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-
-
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Streaming Multiprocessors
8 SMs
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Compute Units
32 CUs
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-
-
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1000MHz Base
1050MHz
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1006MHz Base
1110MHz
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Peak AI Performance
4.3 TFLOPS
FP32
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Peak AI Performance
3.41 TOPS
INT32
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FP32
4.3 TFLOPS
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FP32
3.41 TFLOPS
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FP64
1.08 TFLOPS
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FP64
140 GFLOPS
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-
-
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INT32
3.41 TOPS
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Pixel Fillrate
33.6 GPixel/s
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Pixel Fillrate
35.52 GPixel/s
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Texture Fillrate
134.4 GTexel/s
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Texture Fillrate
142.08 GTexel/s
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L1
-
-
16KB/CU
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L1
48KB/SM Tex
16KB/SM
-
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L2
768KB Shared
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L2
512KB Shared
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3GB
GDDR5
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2GB
GDDR5
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Bus Width
384Bit
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Bus Width
256Bit
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Clock
1500MHz
Transfer Rate
6GT/s
Bandwidth
288GB/s
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Clock
1502MHz
Transfer Rate
6GT/s
Bandwidth
192.3GB/s
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TDP
250W
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TDP
195W
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1x DVI-I Dual-Link
-
2x mini-DisplayPort 1.2
-
1x HDMI 1.4
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1x DVI-I Dual-Link
1x DVI-D Dual-Link
-
1x DisplayPort 1.2
1x HDMI 1.4
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Max Resolution
4096x2160
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Max Resolution
4096x2304
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Max Resolution Refresh Rate
60Hz
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Max Resolution Refresh Rate
60Hz
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Variable Refresh Rate
-
-
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Variable Refresh Rate
G-Sync
FreeSync
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Display Stream Compression (DSC)
Not Supported
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Display Stream Compression (DSC)
Not Supported
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Multi Monitor Support
3
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Multi Monitor Support
3
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Model
VCE 1.0
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Model
NVENC 1
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Codec
AVC (H.264)
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Codec
AVC (H.264)
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Model
UVD 3.2
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Model
NVDEC 1
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Codec
MPEG-1
MPEG-2
MPEG-4
VC-1
AVC (H.264)
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Codec
MPEG-1
MPEG-2
MPEG-4
VC-1
AVC (H.264)
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Direct X
12
Direct 3D
11_1
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Direct X
12
Direct 3D
11_0
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OpenGL
4.6
OpenCL
2.1
Vulkan
1.2
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OpenGL
4.6
OpenCL
3.0
Vulkan
1.2
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Shader Model
6.5
-
-
GFX
6
-
-
-
-
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Shader Model
6.5
CUDA
3.0
-
-
PureVideo HD
VP5
VDPAU
Feature Set D
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1x Fan
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1x Fan
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Power Connectors
1x 6-Pin
1x 8-Pin
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Power Connectors
2x 6-Pin
-
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Slots Required
2.0
PCIe Version
3.0
PCIe Lanes
16
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Slots Required
2.0
PCIe Version
3.0
PCIe Lanes
16
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Multi GPU Support
Supported
Type
4-way CrossFireX
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Multi GPU Support
Supported
Type
4-way SLI
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Height
111 mm (4.37 in)
Width
275 mm (10.83 in)
Depth
38 mm (1.5 in)
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Height
111 mm (4.37 in)
Width
256 mm (10.08 in)
Depth
38 mm (1.5 in)
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