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NVIDIA logo GeForce GTX 670
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AMD logo Radeon HD 7970

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670 logo AMD Radeon HD 7970 logo
General information GeForce GTX 670 Radeon HD 7970
Launched Q3 2012 Q3 2012
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory NVIDIA AMD
Motherboard Bus PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Memory 4096 MB 0 % 3072 MB 25 %
Core Clock 915 MHz 8.5 % 1000 MHz 0 %
Boost Clock 980 MHz 0 % 975 MHz 0.5 %
Effective Clock 6608 MHz 0 % 6600 MHz 0.1 %
DirectX DirectX 11 DirectX 12
OpenGL OpenGL 4.5 OpenGL 4.4
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 170 W 32 % 250 W 0 %
Length 294 mm 8.1 % 320 mm 0 %
Cooling Fans 3 0 % 3 0 %
Case Slots 3 0 % 3 0 %
Performance GeForce GTX 670 Radeon HD 7970
Overall Score 37094 0 % 36808 0.8 %
Future Proof 21 % 0 % 21 % 0 %
Benchmark Score 13760 0 % 13548 1.5 %
2D Benchmark Score 526.9 27.7 % 728.5 0 %
Average DirectX performance 43.8 FPS 0 % 39.5 FPS 9.8 %
DirectX 9 performance 86.3 FPS 0 % 58.7 FPS 32 %
DirectX 10 performance 22.8 FPS 28.4 % 31.9 FPS 0 %
DirectX 11 performance 46.2 FPS 5 % 48.6 FPS 0 %
DirectX 12 performance 19.8 FPS 0 % 18.8 FPS 5 %
Graphic card computing 2375.2 operations/s 26.5 % 3231.1 operations/s 0 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for GeForce GTX 670, Radeon HD 7970.

Average frames per second GeForce GTX 670 Radeon HD 7970
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 79.6 FPS 78.9 FPS
High settings 143.3 FPS 142.0 FPS
Medium settings 172.0 FPS 170.3 FPS
Low settings 240.8 FPS 238.5 FPS
Difference 0 % 1 %

Grand Theft Auto V Frames per second

Comparison of FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) in game Grand Theft Auto V for GeForce GTX 670, Radeon HD 7970.

Grand Theft Auto V GeForce GTX 670 Radeon HD 7970
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 61.8 FPS 61.3 FPS
High settings 111.2 FPS 110.3 FPS
Medium settings 133.5 FPS 132.4 FPS
Low settings 186.8 FPS 185.4 FPS
Difference 0 % 0.8 %
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