GeForce 930A vs Radeon HD 7970

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce 930A and Radeon HD 7970, there are a couple of things to consider. Cards with more VRAM in general perform better and allow you to play on higher graphics settings. Size also makes a difference. A model with a large heatsink can occupy up to three expansion slots on a motherboard. Be sure you have enough room in your PC case. When comparing GPUs with different architectures, more processing cores and even higher TFLOPS will not always translate to better performance. To help you decide which GPU you need, we have measured frame rates in a number of popular games. For more on how the GeForce 930A stacks up against Radeon HD 7970, check out specs charts below.

GeForce 930A

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Main Specs

	GeForce 930A	Radeon HD 7970
Power consumption (TDP)	33 Watt	300 Watt
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x8	PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	None	1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
Memory type	DDR3	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	3 GB
Display Connectors	No outputs	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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Radeon HD 7970 has 809% more power consumption, than GeForce 930A.
GeForce 930A is connected by PCIe 3.0 x8, and Radeon HD 7970 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
Radeon HD 7970 has 1 GB more memory, than GeForce 930A.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
GeForce 930A is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon HD 7970 - with GCN.
GeForce 930A and Radeon HD 7970 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of GeForce 930A is 627 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 7970.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	3−4	35−40
ultra / 1080p	1−2	21−24
QHD / 1440p	0−1	16−18
4K / 2160p	−	10−11
low / 720p	14−16	60−65
medium / 1080p	5−6	40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 583% more, than GeForce 930A.
high / 1080p	8−9	55−60
ultra / 1080p	6−7	45−50
QHD / 1440p	0−1	35−40
4K / 2160p	−	18−20
low / 720p	20−22	100−110
medium / 1080p	8−9	60−65
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Battlefield 5 is 518% more, than GeForce 930A.
low / 768p	45−50	50−55
high / 1080p	40−45	−
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than GeForce 930A.
low / 768p	120−130	250−260
medium / 768p	95−100	220−230
ultra / 1080p	45−50	180−190
QHD / 1440p	24−27	110−120
4K / 2160p	−	70−75
high / 768p	70−75	210−220
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 172% more, than GeForce 930A.
low / 768p	70−75	60−65
ultra / 1080p	20−22	−
medium / 1080p	40−45	55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 5% more, than GeForce 930A.
low / 768p	75−80	120−130
medium / 768p	55−60	110−120
ultra / 1080p	27−30	100−110
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Dota 2 is 112% more, than GeForce 930A.
high / 1080p	4−5	45−50
ultra / 1080p	3−4	40−45
QHD / 1440p	−	27−30
4K / 2160p	1−2	14−16
low / 720p	14−16	80−85
medium / 1080p	5−6	45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Far Cry 5 is 683% more, than GeForce 930A.
high / 1080p	12−14	60−65
ultra / 1080p	7−8	45−50
QHD / 1440p	4−5	27−30
4K / 2160p	−	27−30
low / 720p	55−60	180−190
medium / 1080p	16−18	110−120
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Fortnite is 357% more, than GeForce 930A.
high / 1080p	7−8	60−65
ultra / 1080p	6−7	45−50
QHD / 1440p	0−1	30−35
4K / 2160p	−	24−27
low / 720p	21−24	100−110
medium / 1080p	9−10	65−70
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Forza Horizon 4 is 536% more, than GeForce 930A.
low / 768p	45−50	140−150
medium / 768p	−	120−130
high / 1080p	9−10	70−75
ultra / 1080p	4−5	30−35
QHD / 1440p	0−1	21−24
medium / 720p	40−45	−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Grand Theft Auto V is 315% more, than GeForce 930A.
high / 1080p	2−3	24−27
ultra / 1080p	0−1	20−22
QHD / 1440p	−	16−18
4K / 2160p	0−1	8−9
low / 720p	8−9	65−70
medium / 1080p	4−5	30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Metro Exodus is 720% more, than GeForce 930A.
low / 768p	85−90	130−140
high / 1080p	65−70	−
medium / 1080p	−	120−130
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Minecraft is 55% more, than GeForce 930A.
ultra / 1080p	12−14	14−16
low / 720p	27−30	100−110
medium / 1080p	14−16	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 155% more, than GeForce 930A.
high / 1080p	6−7	24−27
ultra / 1080p	4−5	16−18
QHD / 1440p	0−1	10−11
4K / 2160p	−	7−8
low / 720p	7−8	65−70
medium / 1080p	−	35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 500% more, than GeForce 930A.
low / 768p	18−20	130−140
medium / 768p	12−14	85−90
high / 1080p	6−7	45−50
ultra / 1080p	4−5	24−27
4K / 2160p	1−2	16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 675% more, than GeForce 930A.
low / 768p	70−75	90−95
medium / 768p	35−40	60−65
ultra / 1080p	16−18	50−55
high / 768p	30−35	60−65
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in World of Tanks is 71% more, than GeForce 930A.

Full Specs

	GeForce 930A	Radeon HD 7970
Architecture	Maxwell	GCN
Code name	GM108	Tahiti XT
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	13 March 2015	22 December 2011
Pipelines	384	2048
Core clock speed	928 MHz
Boost Clock	941 MHz	925 MHz
Transistor count		4,313 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Texture fill rate	22.58	118.4
Floating-point performance	722.7 gflops	3,789 gflops
Length		274 mm
Memory bus width	64 Bit	384 Bit
Memory clock speed	2002 MHz	1375 MHz
Memory bandwidth	16.02 GB/s	264 GB/s
Shared memory		-
DirectX	12 (11_0)
Shader Model	5.1	5.1
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	1.2
Vulkan	1.1.126
CUDA	5.0
FreeSync		+
Bus support		PCIe 2.1 x16
HDMI		+
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)		485 Mh/s
Eyefinity		+
Design		reference
CrossFire		+
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto)		20.71 Mh/s
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GeForce 930A vs Radeon HD 7970

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