GeForce GT 710 vs Radeon HD 7970

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon HD 7970 and GeForce GT 710, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

HD 7970
2011
6 GB GDDR5, 300 Watt
13.65
+737%

HD 7970 outperforms GT 710 by a whopping 737% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking379957
Place by popularitynot in top-10072
Cost-effectiveness evaluation2.460.04
Power efficiency3.775.92
ArchitectureGCN 1.0 (2011−2020)Kepler 2.0 (2013−2015)
GPU code nameTahitiGK208
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Designreferenceno data
Release date22 December 2011 (13 years ago)27 March 2014 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$549 $34.99

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

HD 7970 has 6050% better value for money than GT 710.

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores2048192
Core clock speedno data954 MHz
Boost clock speed925 MHzno data
Number of transistors4,313 million915 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)300 Watt19 Watt
Maximum GPU temperatureno data95 °C
Texture fill rate118.415.26
Floating-point processing power3.789 TFLOPS0.3663 TFLOPS
ROPs328
TMUs12816

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

Bus supportPCIe 2.1 x16PCI Express 2.0
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 2.0 x8
Length274 mm145 mm
Heightno data2.713" (6.9 cm)
Width2-slot1-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pinNone

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory typeGDDR5DDR3
Maximum RAM amount6 GB2 GB
Memory bus width384 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed1375 MHz1.8 GB/s
Memory bandwidth264 GB/s14.4 GB/s
Shared memory--

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectors1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPortDual Link DVI-DHDMIVGA
Multi monitor supportno data3 displays
Eyefinity+-
HDMI++
HDCP-+
Maximum VGA resolutionno data2048x1536
Audio input for HDMIno dataInternal

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

CrossFire+-
FreeSync+-
3D Vision-+
PureVideo-+
PhysX-+

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectXDirectX® 1112 (11_0)
Shader Model5.15.1
OpenGL4.64.5
OpenCL1.21.2
Vulkan-1.1.126
CUDA-+

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

HD 7970 13.65
+737%
GT 710 1.63

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

HD 7970 5248
+738%
GT 710 626

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

HD 7970 6862
+625%
GT 710 947

3DMark Cloud Gate GPU

Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks. It displays a few scenes of some weird space teleportation device launching spaceships into unknown, using fixed resolution of 1280x720. Just like Ice Storm benchmark, it has been discontinued in January 2020 and replaced by 3DMark Night Raid.

HD 7970 43795
+502%
GT 710 7270

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

900p105
+775%
12−14
−775%
Full HD92
+1050%
8
−1050%
1440p30−35
+650%
4
−650%
4K50−55
+733%
6
−733%

Cost per frame, $

1080p5.97
−36.4%
4.37
+36.4%
1440p18.30
−109%
8.75
+109%
4K10.98
−88.3%
5.83
+88.3%
  • GT 710 has 36% lower cost per frame in 1080p
  • GT 710 has 109% lower cost per frame in 1440p
  • GT 710 has 88% lower cost per frame in 4K

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 24−27
+167%
9−10
−167%
Cyberpunk 2077 27−30
+575%
4−5
−575%
Elden Ring 40−45
+1950%
2−3
−1950%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 45−50
+2150%
2−3
−2150%
Counter-Strike 2 24−27
+167%
9−10
−167%
Cyberpunk 2077 27−30
+575%
4−5
−575%
Forza Horizon 4 55−60
+588%
8
−588%
Metro Exodus 35−40
+640%
5
−640%
Red Dead Redemption 2 30−35
+386%
7−8
−386%
Valorant 50−55
+800%
6−7
−800%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 45−50
+2150%
2−3
−2150%
Counter-Strike 2 24−27
+167%
9−10
−167%
Cyberpunk 2077 27−30
+575%
4−5
−575%
Dota 2 45−50
+308%
12
−308%
Elden Ring 40−45
+1950%
2−3
−1950%
Far Cry 5 50−55
+240%
15
−240%
Fortnite 75−80
+863%
8−9
−863%
Forza Horizon 4 55−60
+1000%
5
−1000%
Grand Theft Auto V 45−50
+444%
9
−444%
Metro Exodus 35−40
+825%
4
−825%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 100−105
+488%
16−18
−488%
Red Dead Redemption 2 30−35
+386%
7−8
−386%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 40−45
+413%
8−9
−413%
Valorant 50−55
+800%
6−7
−800%
World of Tanks 212
+542%
30−35
−542%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 45−50
+2150%
2−3
−2150%
Counter-Strike 2 24−27
+167%
9−10
−167%
Cyberpunk 2077 27−30
+575%
4−5
−575%
Dota 2 45−50
+172%
18
−172%
Far Cry 5 50−55
+325%
12−14
−325%
Forza Horizon 4 55−60
+1000%
5
−1000%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 100−105
+488%
16−18
−488%
Valorant 50−55
+800%
6−7
−800%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2 18−20
+850%
2−3
−850%
Elden Ring 21−24 0−1
Grand Theft Auto V 20−22
+900%
2−3
−900%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 100−110
+970%
10−11
−970%
Red Dead Redemption 2 12−14
+1100%
1−2
−1100%
World of Tanks 95−100
+860%
10−11
−860%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 27−30
+800%
3−4
−800%
Counter-Strike 2 12−14
+33.3%
9−10
−33.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−11
+400%
2−3
−400%
Far Cry 5 30−35
+433%
6−7
−433%
Forza Horizon 4 30−35
+560%
5
−560%
Metro Exodus 27−30
+867%
3−4
−867%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 16−18
+467%
3−4
−467%
Valorant 30−35
+386%
7−8
−386%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 9−10
+800%
1−2
−800%
Dota 2 24−27
+50%
16−18
−50%
Elden Ring 9−10 0−1
Grand Theft Auto V 24−27
+60%
14−16
−60%
Metro Exodus 9−10
+800%
1−2
−800%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 40−45
+900%
4−5
−900%
Red Dead Redemption 2 9−10
+800%
1−2
−800%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24−27
+60%
14−16
−60%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 12−14
+1200%
1−2
−1200%
Counter-Strike 2 9−10
+800%
1−2
−800%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
Dota 2 24−27
+243%
7
−243%
Far Cry 5 16−18
+1600%
1−2
−1600%
Fortnite 14−16
+1400%
1−2
−1400%
Forza Horizon 4 18−20
+280%
5
−280%
Valorant 14−16
+600%
2−3
−600%

This is how HD 7970 and GT 710 compete in popular games:

  • HD 7970 is 775% faster in 900p
  • HD 7970 is 1050% faster in 1080p
  • HD 7970 is 650% faster in 1440p
  • HD 7970 is 733% faster in 4K

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in Battlefield 5, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the HD 7970 is 2150% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Without exception, HD 7970 surpassed GT 710 in all 50 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 13.65 1.63
Recency 22 December 2011 27 March 2014
Maximum RAM amount 6 GB 2 GB
Power consumption (TDP) 300 Watt 19 Watt

HD 7970 has a 737.4% higher aggregate performance score, and a 200% higher maximum VRAM amount.

GT 710, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, and 1478.9% lower power consumption.

The Radeon HD 7970 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GT 710 in performance tests.


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