NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 vs AMD Radeon HD 7970
The AMD Radeon HD 7970 is ahead by 11% on our index and meets the recommended card of 13 more games. Below: where each one wins.
Performance index 9 10
Video memory 2 GB 3 GB
Rated power 195 W 250 W
Launch price $499 $549
Index per $100 1.8 1.8
Games at recommended 124 137
Released20122012
FeaturesFSRFSR
At 1440p in the heaviest games
Modelled FPS, high preset, AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D. Left: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680; right: AMD Radeon HD 7970.
Games only the AMD Radeon HD 7970 runs at recommended
- NBA 2K20
- World of Warships
- Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice
- BioShock™ 2 Remastered
- BioShock™ Remastered
- Elite Dangerous
- Warface: Clutch
- XCOM® 2
And 5 more.
Quick answers
Is the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 faster than the AMD Radeon HD 7970?
No — the AMD Radeon HD 7970 scores 10 on our index to the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680's 9, a 11% gap.
Which one runs more games at the recommended spec?
The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 meets the recommended graphics card of 124 of 274 games; the AMD Radeon HD 7970, 137.