GeForce GTX 970 vs Radeon HD 7790

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GTX 970 and Radeon HD 7790. 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 GTX 970 and Radeon HD 7790. 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.

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 970 Radeon HD 7790
Power consumption (TDP) 148 Watt 85 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 2x 6-pins 1x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 1 GB
Display Connectors 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
Recommended system power (PSU) 500 Watt
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  • GeForce GTX 970 has 74% more power consumption, than Radeon HD 7790.
  • Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • GeForce GTX 970 has 3 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 7790.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • GeForce GTX 970 is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon HD 7790 - with GCN 2.0.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 970 is 50 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 7790.
  • GeForce GTX 970 and Radeon HD 7790 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Radeon HD 7790 is 173 mm longer, than GeForce GTX 970.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 7790 is 5993 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 970.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 50−55 16−18
ultra / 1080p 30−35 9−10
QHD / 1440p 27−30 4−5
4K / 2160p 14−16 4−5
low / 720p 75−80 30−35
medium / 1080p 60−65 20−22
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 970 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 214% more, than Radeon HD 7790.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 970 Radeon HD 7790
Architecture Maxwell GCN 2.0
Code name GM204 Bonaire
Type Desktop Desktop
Release date 19 September 2014 22 March 2013
Pipelines 1664 896
Core clock speed 1050 MHz 1000 MHz
Boost Clock 1178 MHz
Transistor count 5,200 million 2,080 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 109 billion/sec 56.00
Floating-point performance 3,920 gflops 1,792 gflops
Length 10.5" (26.7 cm) 183 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 7.0 GB/s 6000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 224 GB/s 96 GB/s
Shared memory -
G-SYNC support +
DirectX 12 (12_1) 12 (12_0)
Shader Model 6.4 6.3
OpenGL 4.4 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 2.0
Vulkan 1.1.126 1.2.131
CUDA +
Monero / XMR (CryptoNight) 0.48 kh/s
CUDA cores 1664
Bus support PCI Express 3.0
Height 4.376" (11.1 cm)
SLI options +
Multi monitor support 4 displays
HDCP +
Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI Internal
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GameStream +
GeForce ShadowPlay +
GPU Boost 2.0
GameWorks +
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