GeForce 945A vs Radeon HD 7970

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce 945A and Radeon HD 7970. Here you can take a closer look at graphics cards specs, such as core clock speed, memory type and size, display connectors, etc. The price, overall benchmark and gaming performances are usually defining factors when it comes to choosing between GeForce 945A and Radeon HD 7970. Make sure that the graphics card has compatible dimensions and will properly fit in your new or current computer case. Also these graphics cards may have different system power recommendations, so take that into consideration and upgrade your PSU if necessary.

GeForce 945A

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Main Specs

	GeForce 945A	Radeon HD 7970
Power consumption (TDP)	33 Watt	300 Watt
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x8	PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors		1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	1 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 945A.
GeForce 945A is connected by PCIe 3.0 x8, and Radeon HD 7970 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
Radeon HD 7970 has 2 GB more memory, than GeForce 945A.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
GeForce 945A is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon HD 7970 - with GCN.
GeForce 945A and Radeon HD 7970 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of GeForce 945A is 3637 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 7970.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	9−10	35−40
ultra / 1080p	5−6	21−24
QHD / 1440p	0−1	16−18
4K / 2160p	−	10−11
low / 720p	20−22	60−65
medium / 1080p	10−12	40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 272% more, than GeForce 945A.
high / 1080p	14−16	55−60
ultra / 1080p	12−14	45−50
QHD / 1440p	0−1	35−40
4K / 2160p	−	18−20
low / 720p	30−35	100−110
medium / 1080p	16−18	60−65
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Battlefield 5 is 257% more, than GeForce 945A.
low / 768p	45−50	50−55
high / 1080p	45−50	−
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than GeForce 945A.
low / 768p	160−170	250−260
medium / 768p	130−140	220−230
ultra / 1080p	65−70	180−190
QHD / 1440p	35−40	110−120
4K / 2160p	27−30	70−75
high / 768p	95−100	210−220
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 101% more, than GeForce 945A.
low / 768p	55−60	60−65
ultra / 1080p	24−27	−
medium / 1080p	45−50	55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 15% more, than GeForce 945A.
low / 768p	90−95	120−130
medium / 768p	70−75	110−120
ultra / 1080p	40−45	100−110
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Dota 2 is 66% more, than GeForce 945A.
high / 1080p	10−11	45−50
ultra / 1080p	10−11	40−45
QHD / 1440p	−	27−30
4K / 2160p	4−5	14−16
low / 720p	24−27	80−85
medium / 1080p	10−12	45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Far Cry 5 is 291% more, than GeForce 945A.
high / 1080p	16−18	60−65
ultra / 1080p	12−14	45−50
QHD / 1440p	−	27−30
4K / 2160p	−	27−30
low / 720p	70−75	180−190
medium / 1080p	30−35	110−120
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Fortnite is 209% more, than GeForce 945A.
high / 1080p	14−16	60−65
ultra / 1080p	12−14	45−50
QHD / 1440p	3−4	30−35
4K / 2160p	−	24−27
low / 720p	30−35	100−110
medium / 1080p	18−20	65−70
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Forza Horizon 4 is 293% more, than GeForce 945A.
low / 768p	60−65	140−150
medium / 768p	50−55	120−130
high / 1080p	16−18	70−75
ultra / 1080p	8−9	30−35
QHD / 1440p	0−1	21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Grand Theft Auto V is 165% more, than GeForce 945A.
high / 1080p	6−7	24−27
ultra / 1080p	4−5	20−22
QHD / 1440p	−	16−18
4K / 2160p	1−2	8−9
low / 720p	16−18	65−70
medium / 1080p	8−9	30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Metro Exodus is 342% more, than GeForce 945A.
low / 768p	100−105	130−140
high / 1080p	95−100	−
ultra / 1080p	85−90	−
medium / 1080p	95−100	120−130
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Minecraft is 30% more, than GeForce 945A.
high / 1080p	18−20	−
ultra / 1080p	14−16	14−16
low / 720p	35−40	100−110
medium / 1080p	18−20	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 100% more, than GeForce 945A.
high / 1080p	12−14	24−27
ultra / 1080p	8−9	16−18
QHD / 1440p	0−1	10−11
4K / 2160p	−	7−8
low / 720p	16−18	65−70
medium / 1080p	12−14	35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 200% more, than GeForce 945A.
low / 768p	30−35	130−140
medium / 768p	21−24	85−90
high / 1080p	10−12	45−50
ultra / 1080p	7−8	24−27
4K / 2160p	6−7	16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 287% more, than GeForce 945A.
low / 768p	90−95	90−95
medium / 768p	50−55	60−65
ultra / 1080p	24−27	50−55
high / 768p	40−45	60−65
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in World of Tanks is 26% more, than GeForce 945A.

Full Specs

	GeForce 945A	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	1072 MHz
Boost Clock	1189 MHz	925 MHz
Transistor count		4,313 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Texture fill rate	28.54	118.4
Floating-point performance	903.2 gflops	3,789 gflops
Length		274 mm
Memory bus width	64 Bit	384 Bit
Memory clock speed	5012 MHz	1375 MHz
Memory bandwidth	40.1 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)	108 Mh/s	485 Mh/s
Eyefinity		+
Design		reference
CrossFire		+
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto)		20.71 Mh/s
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GeForce 945A vs Radeon HD 7970

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