FPSVersusGeForce GTX 960 vs Radeon HD 7970
Performance score
Radeon HD 7970 is 3% faster than GeForce GTX 960 by our estimate.
The score is our own estimate from the specs (core count, clock, architecture), not FPS from benchmarks. 100 = the fastest card in our database.
Real tests
What the test measures
Blender is a popular free 3D graphics program. The test makes the device render three ready-made 3D scenes (light, shadows, reflections) and counts how many render passes it finishes per minute. The higher the number, the faster the device handles heavy work: 3D, video editing, photo processing. On a CPU the test loads all cores at once, so it shows the chip's full power; on a graphics card it shows its compute strength.
GPU rendering (Blender)
Median of real test runs on users' computers. It does not show FPS in games. Data updated: 31.10.2026.
Overview
| GeForce GTX 960 | Radeon HD 7970 | |
|---|---|---|
| Score (0–100) | 6.77 | 7 |
| Ranking position | 191 | 189 |
| Power efficiency (0–100) | 27.05 | no data |
| Manufacturer | NVIDIA | AMD |
| Type | Desktop | Desktop |
| Architecture | Maxwell | GCN |
Specifications
| GeForce GTX 960 | Radeon HD 7970 | |
|---|---|---|
| Shader cores | 1024 | 2048 |
| Base clock | 1127 MHz | no data |
| Boost clock | 1178 MHz | 925 MHz |
| FP32 TFLOPS (calculated) | 2.41 | 3.79 |
| Hardware ray tracing | no | no |
Video memory
| GeForce GTX 960 | Radeon HD 7970 | |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | 2 GB | 3 GB |
| Memory type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Memory bus | 128 bit | no data |
| Memory bandwidth | no data | 264 GB/s |
Power and connection
| GeForce GTX 960 | Radeon HD 7970 | |
|---|---|---|
| Board power | 120 W | no data |
Pros and cons
GeForce GTX 960
- no notable advantages
Radeon HD 7970
- 3% higher overall score
- more VRAM: 3 GB vs 2 GB
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