GeForce GTX 970 vs Radeon RX Vega 7
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 970 and Radeon RX Vega 7, 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 GTX 970 stacks up against Radeon RX Vega 7, check out specs charts below.
Radeon RX Vega 7 is a Laptop Graphics Card
Note: Radeon RX Vega 7 is only used in laptop graphics. It has lower GPU clock speed compared to the desktop variant, which results in lower power consumption, but also 10-30% lower gaming performance. Check available laptop models with Radeon RX Vega 7 here:
Main Specs
GeForce GTX 970
Radeon RX Vega 7
Power consumption (TDP)
148 Watt
Interface
PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors
2x 6-pins
Memory type
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
4 GB
Display Connectors
1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
Recommended system power (PSU)
500 Watt
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GeForce GTX 970 is used in Desktops, and Radeon RX Vega 7 - in Laptops.
GeForce GTX 970 is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon RX Vega 7 - with Vega.
GeForce GTX 970 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon RX Vega 7 - by 7 nm process technology.
Game benchmarks
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
Battlefield 5
Call of Duty: Warzone
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Cyberpunk 2077
Dota 2
Far Cry 5
Fortnite
Forza Horizon 4
Grand Theft Auto V
Metro Exodus
Minecraft
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS
Red Dead Redemption 2
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
World of Tanks
high / 1080p
50−55
18−20
ultra / 1080p
30−35
10−11
QHD / 1440p
27−30
4−5
4K / 2160p
14−16
4−5
low / 720p
75−80
35−40
medium / 1080p
60−65
21−24
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 970 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 175% more, than Radeon RX Vega 7.
high / 1080p
75−80
27−30
ultra / 1080p
70−75
24−27
QHD / 1440p
50−55
8−9
4K / 2160p
27−30
6−7
low / 720p
130−140
60−65
medium / 1080p
85−90
30−35
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 970 in Battlefield 5 is 177% more, than Radeon RX Vega 7.
low / 768p
45−50
50−55
high / 1080p
−
50−55
QHD / 1440p
45−50
0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX Vega 7 in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than GeForce GTX 970.
low / 768p
250−260
220−230
medium / 768p
230−240
190−200
ultra / 1080p
−
100−110
QHD / 1440p
150−160
70−75
4K / 2160p
100−110
35−40
high / 768p
220−230
150−160
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 970 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 42% more, than Radeon RX Vega 7.
low / 768p
70−75
60−65
ultra / 1080p
−
45−50
medium / 1080p
50−55
55−60
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 970 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 3% more, than Radeon RX Vega 7.
low / 768p
120−130
110−120
medium / 768p
110−120
100−110
ultra / 1080p
110−120
70−75
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 970 in Dota 2 is 21% more, than Radeon RX Vega 7.
high / 1080p
60−65
21−24
ultra / 1080p
60−65
20−22
QHD / 1440p
40−45
18−20
4K / 2160p
21−24
6−7
low / 720p
100−110
45−50
medium / 1080p
65−70
24−27
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 970 in Far Cry 5 is 160% more, than Radeon RX Vega 7.
high / 1080p
90−95
27−30
ultra / 1080p
70−75
21−24
QHD / 1440p
45−50
14−16
4K / 2160p
21−24
−
low / 720p
220−230
110−120
medium / 1080p
140−150
60−65
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 970 in Fortnite is 141% more, than Radeon RX Vega 7.
high / 1080p
85−90
30−33
ultra / 1080p
65−70
21−24
QHD / 1440p
45−50
10−12
4K / 2160p
30−35
−
low / 720p
130−140
60−65
medium / 1080p
90−95
30−35
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 970 in Forza Horizon 4 is 168% more, than Radeon RX Vega 7.
low / 768p
160−170
95−100
medium / 768p
150−160
85−90
high / 1080p
95−100
35−40
ultra / 1080p
45−50
14−16
QHD / 1440p
40−45
5−6
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 970 in Grand Theft Auto V is 110% more, than Radeon RX Vega 7.
high / 1080p
35−40
10−12
ultra / 1080p
30−35
9−10
QHD / 1440p
24−27
−
4K / 2160p
14−16
2−3
low / 720p
95−100
35−40
medium / 1080p
50−55
14−16
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 970 in Metro Exodus is 213% more, than Radeon RX Vega 7.
low / 768p
120−130
110−120
medium / 1080p
−
110−120
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 970 in Minecraft is 8% more, than Radeon RX Vega 7.
high / 1080p
75−80
−
ultra / 1080p
55−60
14−16
4K / 2160p
18−20
−
low / 720p
120−130
65−70
medium / 1080p
85−90
18−20
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 970 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 172% more, than Radeon RX Vega 7.
high / 1080p
35−40
14−16
ultra / 1080p
24−27
9−10
QHD / 1440p
16−18
0−1
4K / 2160p
10−12
−
low / 720p
90−95
35−40
medium / 1080p
55−60
18−20
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 970 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 165% more, than Radeon RX Vega 7.
low / 768p
180−190
65−70
medium / 768p
120−130
40−45
high / 1080p
70−75
21−24
ultra / 1080p
40−45
12−14
4K / 2160p
24−27
7−8
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 970 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 200% more, than Radeon RX Vega 7.
low / 768p
120−130
90−95
medium / 768p
−
60−65
ultra / 1080p
65−70
35−40
high / 768p
−
55−60
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 970 in World of Tanks is 47% more, than Radeon RX Vega 7.
Full Specs
GeForce GTX 970
Radeon RX Vega 7
Architecture
Maxwell
Vega
Code name
GM204
Vega Raven Ridge
Type
Desktop
Laptop
Release date
19 September 2014
7 January 2020
Pipelines
1664
448
Core clock speed
1050 MHz
Boost Clock
1178 MHz
1600 MHz
Transistor count
5,200 million
Manufacturing process technology
28 nm
7 nm
Texture fill rate
109 billion/sec
Floating-point performance
3,920 gflops
Length
10.5" (26.7 cm)
Memory bus width
256 Bit
Memory clock speed
7.0 GB/s
Memory bandwidth
224 GB/s
Shared memory
-
-
G-SYNC support
+
DirectX
12 (12_1)
DirectX 12_1
Shader Model
6.4
OpenGL
4.4
OpenCL
1.2
Vulkan
1.1.126
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
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)
478 Mh/s
Decred / DCR (Decred)
1.51 Gh/s
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto)
22.21 Mh/s
Zcash / ZEC (Equihash)
291.61 Sol/s
GameStream
+
GeForce ShadowPlay
+
GPU Boost
2.0
GameWorks
+
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