GeForce GTX 590 vs Radeon HD 7970

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GTX 590 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 GTX 590 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.

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Main Specs

	GeForce GTX 590	Radeon HD 7970
Power consumption (TDP)	365 Watt	300 Watt
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	Two 8-pin	1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	3072 MB (1536 MB per GPU)	3 GB
Display Connectors	3x DVI, 1x mini-DisplayPort	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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GeForce GTX 590 has 21% more power consumption, than Radeon HD 7970.
GeForce GTX 590 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon HD 7970 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
GeForce GTX 590 has 3069 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 7970.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
GeForce GTX 590 is build with Fermi architecture, and Radeon HD 7970 - with GCN.
GeForce GTX 590 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 7970 - by 28 nm process technology.
Radeon HD 7970 is 263 mm longer, than GeForce GTX 590.
Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 590 is 332 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 7970.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	16−18	35−40
ultra / 1080p	10−11	21−24
QHD / 1440p	4−5	16−18
4K / 2160p	−	10−11
low / 720p	35−40	60−65
medium / 1080p	21−24	40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 100% more, than GeForce GTX 590.
high / 1080p	27−30	55−60
ultra / 1080p	21−24	45−50
QHD / 1440p	6−7	35−40
4K / 2160p	5−6	18−20
low / 720p	55−60	100−110
medium / 1080p	30−35	60−65
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Battlefield 5 is 116% more, than GeForce GTX 590.
low / 768p	50−55	50−55
high / 1080p	45−50	−
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
GeForce GTX 590 and Radeon HD 7970 have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p	210−220	250−260
medium / 768p	190−200	220−230
ultra / 1080p	100−110	180−190
QHD / 1440p	60−65	110−120
4K / 2160p	30−35	70−75
high / 768p	150−160	210−220
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 39% more, than GeForce GTX 590.
low / 768p	60−65	60−65
ultra / 1080p	45−50	−
medium / 1080p	55−60	55−60
GeForce GTX 590 and Radeon HD 7970 have the same average FPS in Cyberpunk 2077.
low / 768p	110−120	120−130
medium / 768p	100−110	110−120
ultra / 1080p	70−75	100−110
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Dota 2 is 18% more, than GeForce GTX 590.
high / 1080p	20−22	45−50
ultra / 1080p	18−20	40−45
QHD / 1440p	18−20	27−30
4K / 2160p	6−7	14−16
low / 720p	45−50	80−85
medium / 1080p	21−24	45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Far Cry 5 is 95% more, than GeForce GTX 590.
high / 1080p	27−30	60−65
ultra / 1080p	21−24	45−50
QHD / 1440p	14−16	27−30
4K / 2160p	−	27−30
low / 720p	110−120	180−190
medium / 1080p	60−65	110−120
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Fortnite is 81% more, than GeForce GTX 590.
high / 1080p	27−30	60−65
ultra / 1080p	21−24	45−50
QHD / 1440p	10−11	30−35
4K / 2160p	−	24−27
low / 720p	60−65	100−110
medium / 1080p	30−35	65−70
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Forza Horizon 4 is 103% more, than GeForce GTX 590.
low / 768p	90−95	140−150
medium / 768p	80−85	120−130
high / 1080p	30−35	70−75
ultra / 1080p	14−16	30−35
QHD / 1440p	4−5	21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Grand Theft Auto V is 75% more, than GeForce GTX 590.
high / 1080p	10−11	24−27
ultra / 1080p	8−9	20−22
QHD / 1440p	−	16−18
4K / 2160p	1−2	8−9
low / 720p	30−35	65−70
medium / 1080p	14−16	30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Metro Exodus is 138% more, than GeForce GTX 590.
low / 768p	110−120	130−140
medium / 1080p	110−120	120−130
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Minecraft is 13% more, than GeForce GTX 590.
ultra / 1080p	14−16	14−16
low / 720p	60−65	100−110
medium / 1080p	18−20	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 43% more, than GeForce GTX 590.
high / 1080p	14−16	24−27
ultra / 1080p	9−10	16−18
QHD / 1440p	0−1	10−11
4K / 2160p	−	7−8
low / 720p	30−35	65−70
medium / 1080p	18−20	35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 89% more, than GeForce GTX 590.
low / 768p	60−65	130−140
medium / 768p	35−40	85−90
high / 1080p	21−24	45−50
ultra / 1080p	12−14	24−27
4K / 2160p	7−8	16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 121% more, than GeForce GTX 590.
low / 768p	90−95	90−95
medium / 768p	60−65	60−65
ultra / 1080p	35−40	50−55
high / 768p	55−60	60−65
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in World of Tanks is 8% more, than GeForce GTX 590.

Full Specs

	GeForce GTX 590	Radeon HD 7970
Architecture	Fermi	GCN
Code name	GF110	Tahiti XT
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	24 March 2011	22 December 2011
Pipelines	1024	2048
Core clock speed	1215 MHz
Boost Clock		925 MHz
Transistor count	3,000 million	4,313 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	28 nm
Texture fill rate	77.7 billion/sec	118.4
Floating-point performance	2x 1,244.2 gflops	3,789 gflops
Length	11" (280 mm) (27.9 cm)	274 mm
Memory bus width	768-bit (384-bit per GPU)	384 Bit
Memory clock speed	1707 MHz	1375 MHz
Memory bandwidth	327.7 GB/s	264 GB/s
Shared memory	-	-
DirectX	12 (11_0)
Shader Model	5.1	5.1
OpenGL	4.2	4.6
OpenCL	1.1	1.2
Vulkan	N/A
CUDA	+
FreeSync		+
CUDA cores	1024
Bus support	16x PCI-E 2.0	PCIe 2.1 x16
Height	4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)
SLI options	+
Multi monitor support	+
HDMI	+	+
Maximum VGA resolution	2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI	Internal
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)	107 Mh/s	485 Mh/s
Eyefinity		+
Design		reference
CrossFire		+
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto)		20.71 Mh/s
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GeForce GTX 590 vs Radeon HD 7970

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