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
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
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
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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