GeForce GTX 750 vs Radeon HD 7970

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GTX 750 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 750 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.

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 750 Radeon HD 7970
Power consumption (TDP) 55 Watt 300 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 3 GB
Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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  • Radeon HD 7970 has 445% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 750.
  • Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • Radeon HD 7970 has 2 GB more memory, than GeForce GTX 750.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • GeForce GTX 750 is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon HD 7970 - with GCN.
  • GeForce GTX 750 and Radeon HD 7970 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Radeon HD 7970 is 269 mm longer, than GeForce GTX 750.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 7970 is 1370 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 750.

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 750.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 750 Radeon HD 7970
Architecture Maxwell GCN
Code name GM107 Tahiti XT
Type Desktop Desktop
Release date 18 February 2014 22 December 2011
Pipelines 512 2048
Core clock speed 1020 MHz
Boost Clock 1085 MHz 925 MHz
Transistor count 1,870 million 4,313 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 34.72 118.4
Floating-point performance 1,111 gflops 3,789 gflops
Length 5.7" (14.5 cm) 274 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit 384 Bit
Memory clock speed 5.0 GB/s 1375 MHz
Memory bandwidth 80 GB/s 264 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.1 5.1
OpenGL 4.4 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan 1.1.126
CUDA +
FreeSync +
CUDA cores 512
Bus support PCI Express 3.0 PCIe 2.1 x16
Height 4.376" (11.1 cm)
Multi monitor support 3 displays
HDMI + +
HDCP +
Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI Internal
3D Gaming +
3D Vision +
3D Vision Live +
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Design reference
CrossFire +
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Blu Ray 3D +
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