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Game | Radeon HD 7950 VTX3D 3GB Boost X-Edition | GeForce GTX 670 PNY 2GB Edition |
Cyberpunk 2077 | 82% | 74% |
Assassins Creed: Valhalla | 66% | 59% |
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War | 61% | 54% |
Hitman 3 | 137% | 126% |
Grand Theft Auto VI | 156% | 145% |
FIFA 21 | 8% | 12% |
Far Cry 6 | 163% | 152% |
Genshin Impact | 82% | 74% |
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands | 161% | 149% |
Watch Dogs Legion | 75% | 68% |
In terms of overall gaming performance, the graphical capabilities of the Nvidia GeForce GTX 670 PNY 2GB Edition are marginally better than the AMD Radeon HD 7950 VTX3D 3GB Boost X-Edition.
The GTX 670 has a 35 MHz higher core clock speed and the same number of Texture Mapping Units as the HD 7950. This results in the GTX 670 providing 3.9 GTexel/s better texturing performance. This still holds weight but shader performance is generally more relevant, particularly since both of these GPUs support at least DirectX 10.
The GTX 670 has a 35 MHz higher core clock speed than the HD 7950 and the same number of Render Output Units. This results in the GTX 670 providing 1.1 GPixel/s better pixeling performance. However, both GPUs support DirectX 9 or above, and pixeling performance is only really relevant when comparing older cards.
The HD 7950 was released less than a year after the GTX 670, and so they are likely to have similar driver support for optimizing performance when running the latest games.
Both GPUs exhibit very powerful performance, so it probably isn't worth upgrading from one to the other, as both are capable of running even the most demanding games at the highest settings.
The HD 7950 has 1024 MB more video memory than the GTX 670, so is likely to be much better at displaying game textures at higher resolutions. This is supported by the fact that the HD 7950 also has superior memory performance overall.
The HD 7950 has 47.7 GB/sec greater memory bandwidth than the GTX 670, which means that the memory performance of the HD 7950 is noticeably better than the GTX 670.
The Radeon HD 7950 VTX3D 3GB Boost X-Edition has 1792 Shader Processing Units and the GeForce GTX 670 PNY 2GB Edition has 1344. However, the actual shader performance of the HD 7950 is 1417 and the actual shader performance of the GTX 670 is 1317. The HD 7950 having 100 better shader performance and an altogether better performance when taking into account other relevant data means that the HD 7950 delivers a noticeably smoother and more efficient experience when processing graphical data than the GTX 670.
The GeForce GTX 670 PNY 2GB Edition requires 170 Watts to run but there is no entry for the HD 7950. We would recommend a PSU with at least 500 Watts for the HD 7950 and a PSU with at least 500 Watts for the GTX 670. The two GPUs have been recommended a PSU with the same amount of wattage. As such, there is no need to worry about which will more significantly affect your yearly electricity bills.
Core Speed | 880 MHz | vs | ![]() | 915 MHz | |
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Boost Clock | 930 MHz | vs | ![]() | 980 MHz | |
Architecture | GCN 1.0 Tahiti PRO2 | Kepler GK104-325-A2 | |||
OC Potential | Fair | vs |
![]() | Good | |
Driver Support | Great |
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Release Date | 01 Aug 2012 | ![]() | vs | 01 May 2012 | |
GPU Link | GD Link | GD Link | |||
Approved | ![]() | ![]() | |||
Comparison |
1366x768 | - | ![]() |
vs | ![]() |
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1600x900 | 9.8
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vs | ![]() |
10
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1920x1080 | 7.9
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vs | ![]() |
8.1
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2560x1440 | 5.9
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vs | ![]() |
5.9
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3840x2160 | 4.4
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vs | 4.3
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Memory | 3072 MB | ![]() | vs | 2048 MB | |
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Memory Speed | 1250 MHz | vs | ![]() | 1502 MHz | |
Memory Bus | 384 Bit | ![]() | vs | 256 Bit | |
Memory Type | GDDR5 | ![]() | vs | ![]() | GDDR5 |
Memory Bandwidth | 240GB/sec | ![]() | vs | 192.3GB/sec | |
L2 Cache | 768 KB | ![]() |
vs | 512 KB | |
Delta Color Compression | no | vs | no | ||
Memory Performance | 0% | ![]() |
vs | ![]() |
0% |
Comparison |
Shader Processing Units | 1792 | ![]() | vs | 1344 | |
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Actual Shader Performance | 68% | ![]() | vs | 63% | |
Technology | 28nm | ![]() | vs | ![]() | 28nm |
Texture Mapping Units | 112 | ![]() | vs | ![]() | 112 |
Texture Rate | 98.6 GTexel/s | vs | ![]() | 102.5 GTexel/s | |
Render Output Units | 32 | ![]() | vs | ![]() | 32 |
Pixel Rate | 28.2 GPixel/s | vs | ![]() | 29.3 GPixel/s | |
Comparison |
Max Digital Resolution (WxH) | 4096x2160 | ![]() | vs | ![]() | 4096x2160 |
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VGA Connections | 0 | vs | 0 | ||
DVI Connections | 1 | vs | ![]() | 2 | |
HDMI Connections | 1 | ![]() | vs | ![]() | 1 |
DisplayPort Connections | - | vs | - | ||
Comparison |
Max Power | - | 170 Watts | |||
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Recommended PSU | 500 Watts | ![]() | vs | ![]() | 500 Watts & 30 Amps |
DirectX | 12.0 | ![]() | vs | ![]() | 12.0 |
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Shader Model | 5.0 | ![]() | vs | ![]() | 5.0 |
Open GL | 4.4 | vs | ![]() | 4.5 | |
Open CL | - | vs | - | ||
Notebook GPU | no | no | |||
SLI/Crossfire | yes | ![]() | vs | ![]() | yes |
Dedicated | yes | ![]() | vs | ![]() | yes |
Comparison |
Recommended Processor | Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz | vs | Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz | ||
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Recommended RAM | 8 GB | ![]() | vs | ![]() | 8 GB |
Maximum Recommended Gaming Resolution | 1920x1080 | ![]() | vs | ![]() | 1920x1080 |
Performance Value | ![]() |
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Mini Review | Radeon HD 7950 VTX3D 3GB Boost X-Edition is a special edition of the high-end Radeon HD 7950 Boost Edition. This edition comes with a custom cooling solution and overclocking out of the box in the core-clock that was increase by 30MHz to 880MHz. Therefore, the Turbo Boost is now of 930MHz. Expect a 1.5% performance boost when compared to the reference Radeon HD 7950 Boost Edition. | GeForce GTX 670 PNY 2GB Edition is a renamed GeForce GTX 670 with no new features - not even a new cooling system. Its performance is exactly like the reference card. |
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