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GeForce GTX 970M vs GeForce RTX 3050

GeForce GTX 970M vs GeForce RTX 3050: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

GeForce GTX 970M

6 GB GDDR5 | 192-bit

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FPS Winner

GeForce RTX 3050

8 GB GDDR6 | 128-bit

GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3050 OC Low Profile 6G Graphics Card, 2X WINDFORCE Fans, 6GB GDDR6 96-bit GDDR6, GV-N3050OC-6GL Video Card

Buy for CA$259.99 on Amazon

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GeForce GTX 970M

6 GB GDDR5 | 192-bit

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N/A Stock

vs

FPS Winner

GeForce RTX 3050

8 GB GDDR6 | 128-bit

GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3050 OC Low Profile 6G Graphics Card, 2X WINDFORCE Fans, 6GB GDDR6 96-bit GDDR6, GV-N3050OC-6GL Video Card

Buy for CA$259.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 223 minutes ago

Prices and Stock

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Prices and Stock
MSRP $249

GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3050 OC Low Profile 6G Graphics Card, 2X WINDFORCE Fans, 6GB GDDR6 96-bit GDDR6, GV-N3050OC-6GL Video Card

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CA$259.99

In Stock

Same as Founder's Edition

MSI Gaming GeForce RTX 3050 8GB GDRR6 128-Bit HDMI/DP PCIe 4 Torx Twin Fans Ampere OC Graphics Card (RTX 3050 Ventus 2X XS 8G OC)

MSI GeForce RTX 3050 LP 6G OC (6GB GDDR6/PCI Express 4.0/1492MHz/14000MHz/Low Profile)

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CA$428.75

In Stock

Same as Founder's Edition

GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3050 WINDFORCE OC 6G Graphics Card, 2X WINDFORCE Fans, 6GB GDDR6 96-bit GDDR6, GV-N3050WF2OC-6GD Video Card

Key Differences

In short — GeForce RTX 3050 outperforms GeForce GTX 970M on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both GPUs to compare value. The better performing GeForce RTX 3050 is 2646 days newer than GeForce GTX 970M.

Advantages of GeForce RTX 3050

Performs up to 420% better in Dying Light 2: Stay Human than GeForce GTX 970M - 26 vs 5 FPS
Up to 33% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970M - 8 vs 6 GB

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This is a free version of Dying Light 2: Stay Human.

Dying Light 2: Stay Human

Dying Light 2: Stay Human

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High Quality Raytracing

GeForce GTX 970M

Mobile • Oct 7th, 2014

FPS

5

19%

Value, CA$/FPS

Price, CA$

GeForce RTX 3050

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022

FPS

26

100%

Value, CA$/FPS

CA$10/FPS

100%

Price, CA$

CA$259.99

100%

FPS and Value Winner

GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3050 OC Low Profile 6G Graphics Card, 2X WINDFORCE Fans, 6GB GDDR6 96-bit GDDR6, GV-N3050OC-6GL Video Card

Buy for CA$259.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 223 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High Quality Raytracing

GeForce GTX 970M

Mobile • Oct 7th, 2014

GeForce RTX 3050

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022

84

FPS

105

FPS

Grand Theft Auto V

Grand Theft Auto V

558

FPS

636

FPS

Minecraft

Minecraft

386

FPS

389

FPS

League of Legends

League of Legends

562

FPS

652

FPS

Valorant

Valorant

145

FPS

168

FPS

World of Warcraft

World of Warcraft

Theoretical Performance

GeForce GTX 970M

Mobile • Oct 7th, 2014

Pixel Fillrate

49.82 GPixel/s

88%

Texel Fillrate

83.04 GTexel/s

58%

GeForce RTX 3050

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022

Pixel Fillrate

56.86 GPixel/s

100%

Texel Fillrate

142.2 GTexel/s

100%

GeForce GTX 970M	vs	GeForce RTX 3050
Oct 7th, 2014	Release Date	Jan 4th, 2022
GeForce 900M	Generation	GeForce 30
Not Available	MSRP	$249
None	Outputs	1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
None	Power Connectors	1x 8-pin
Mobile	Segment	Desktop
6 GB	Memory	8 GB
GDDR5	Type	GDDR6
192-bit	Bus	128-bit
120.3 GB/s	Bandwidth	224 GB/s
924 MHz	Base Clock Speed	1552 MHz
1038 MHz	Boost Clock Speed	1777 MHz
1253 MHz	Memory Clock Speed	1750 MHz

PCs Using GeForce GTX 970M or GeForce RTX 3050

With selected game settings

Skytech Archangel Gaming PC Image

Skytech Archangel Gaming PC

1 FPS

CA$1121.31/FPS

GeForce RTX 3050

Ryzen 5 5500

16 GB, 1 TB SSD

Buy on Amazon

CA$1,121.31

In Stock

Skytech Nebula Gaming PC Image

Skytech Nebula Gaming PC

6 FPS

CA$212.21/FPS

GeForce RTX 3050

Core i5-12400F

16 GB, 1 TB SSD

Buy on Amazon

CA$1,273.25

In Stock

Skytech Nebula Gaming PC Image

Skytech Nebula Gaming PC

1 FPS

CA$1051.97/FPS

GeForce RTX 3050

Ryzen 5 5500

16 GB, 500 GB SSD

Buy on Amazon

CA$1,051.97

In Stock

ROG Strix G13 Gaming Desktop PC Image

ROG Strix G13 Gaming Desktop PC

10 FPS

CA$130/FPS

GeForce RTX 3050

Core i5-14400F

16 GB, 1 TB SSD

Buy on Amazon

CA$1,299.99

In Stock

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Acer N50-640-ER13 Gaming Desktop PC

6 FPS

CA$183.17/FPS

GeForce RTX 3050

Core i5-12400F

8 GB, 512 GB SSD

Buy on Amazon

CA$1,099

In Stock

Skytech Nebula Gaming PC Image

Skytech Nebula Gaming PC

7 FPS

CA$171.39/FPS

GeForce RTX 3050

Core i3-12100F

16 GB, 500 GB SSD

Buy on Amazon

CA$1,199.7

In Stock

CYBERPOWERPC Gamer Xtreme VR Gaming PC Image

CYBERPOWERPC Gamer Xtreme VR Gaming PC

10 FPS

CA$131.85/FPS

GeForce RTX 3050

Core i5-14400F

16 GB, N/A Storage

Buy on Amazon

CA$1,318.49

In Stock

Skytech Shadow Gaming PC Image

Skytech Shadow Gaming PC

1 FPS

CA$1461.18/FPS

GeForce RTX 3050

Core i5-10400F

8 GB, 1 TB SSD

Buy on Amazon

CA$1,461.18

In Stock

CYBERPOWERPC Gamer Xtreme Gaming PC Image

CYBERPOWERPC Gamer Xtreme Gaming PC

10 FPS

CA$130.32/FPS

GeForce RTX 3050

Core i5-14400F

16 GB, N/A Storage

Buy on Amazon

CA$1,303.19

In Stock

HAJAAN Gaming Desktop PC Image

HAJAAN Gaming Desktop PC

5 FPS

CA$420/FPS

GeForce RTX 3050

Core i7-11700F

32 GB, 2 TB SSD

Buy on Amazon

CA$2,099.99

In Stock

Laptops Using GeForce GTX 970M or GeForce RTX 3050

With selected game settings

Alienware AW15R2-6161SLV i7 6700HQ GTX970M 3GB 15.6" FHD 16GB 1TB HDD 256GB SSD Win10 Gaming Laptop Image

Alienware AW15R2-6161SLV i7 6700HQ GTX970M 3GB 15.6" FHD 16GB 1TB HDD 256GB SSD Win10 Gaming Laptop

1 FPS

CA$750/FPS

GeForce GTX 970M

Core i7-6700

16 GB, 256 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD

Buy on Amazon

CA$750

In Stock

GeForce GTX 970M and GeForce RTX 3050 Popular Comparisons

Compare 2 Graphics Cards in Games

GeForce GTX 970M

GeForce RTX 3060

CA$464.64

GeForce GTX 970M

Radeon RX 7600 XT

CA$538.95

GeForce GTX 970M

GeForce RTX 4060

CA$468.57

GeForce RTX 3050

CA$259.99

GeForce RTX 3060

CA$464.64

GeForce GTX 970M

Radeon RX 7900 XT

CA$1,111.08

GeForce RTX 3050

CA$259.99

Radeon RX 7600 XT

CA$538.95

GeForce GTX 970M

CA$319.69

GeForce GTX 970M

Radeon RX 7800 XT

CA$849.99

GeForce RTX 3050

CA$259.99

GeForce RTX 4060

CA$468.57

GeForce RTX 3050

CA$259.99

Radeon RX 7900 XT

CA$1,111.08

GeForce GTX 970M

CA$227.87

GeForce GTX 970M

CA$119.99

GeForce GTX 970M

Radeon RX 7900 XTX

CA$1,349.99

GeForce RTX 3050

CA$259.99

CA$319.69

GeForce RTX 3050

CA$259.99

Radeon RX 7800 XT

CA$849.99

GeForce RTX 3050

CA$259.99

CA$227.87

GeForce RTX 3050

CA$259.99

CA$119.99

GeForce GTX 970M

CA$378.98

GeForce RTX 3050

CA$259.99

Radeon RX 7900 XTX

CA$1,349.99

GeForce GTX 970M

Radeon RX 7700 XT

CA$599.99

GeForce RTX 3050

CA$259.99

CA$378.98

GeForce RTX 3050

CA$259.99

Radeon RX 7700 XT

CA$599.99

GeForce GTX 970M

GeForce RTX 4090

CA$5,299.99

GeForce GTX 970M

CA$218.82

GeForce GTX 970M

Radeon RX 6600 XT

CA$717.01

GeForce GTX 970M

GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER

CA$1,968

GeForce RTX 3050

CA$259.99

GeForce RTX 4090

CA$5,299.99

GeForce RTX 3050

CA$259.99

CA$218.82

GeForce RTX 3050

CA$259.99

Radeon RX 6600 XT

CA$717.01

GeForce RTX 3050

CA$259.99

GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER

CA$1,968

GeForce GTX 970M

GeForce RTX 3060 Ti

CA$899.99

GeForce GTX 970M

GeForce GT 1030

CA$126.99

GeForce GTX 970M

Radeon RX 6750 XT

CA$699.87

GeForce RTX 3050

CA$259.99

GeForce RTX 3060 Ti

CA$899.99

GeForce RTX 3050

CA$259.99

GeForce GT 1030

CA$126.99

GeForce RTX 3050

CA$259.99

Radeon RX 6750 XT

CA$699.87

GeForce GTX 970M

GeForce RTX 4070

CA$829.99

GeForce RTX 3050

CA$259.99

GeForce RTX 4070

CA$829.99

GeForce GTX 970M

CA$111.84

GeForce GTX 970M

GeForce RTX 4070 Ti

CA$1,196.37

GeForce RTX 3050

CA$259.99

CA$111.84

GeForce RTX 3050

CA$259.99

GeForce RTX 4070 Ti

CA$1,196.37

GeForce GTX 970M

CA$779.99

GeForce GTX 970M

CA$99.99

GeForce RTX 3050

CA$259.99

CA$779.99

GeForce RTX 3050

CA$259.99

CA$99.99

GeForce GTX 970M

GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER

CA$1,169.99

GeForce RTX 3050

CA$259.99

GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER

CA$1,169.99

GeForce GTX 970M

GeForce RTX 2060

CA$509.36

GeForce RTX 3050

CA$259.99

GeForce RTX 2060

CA$509.36

GeForce GTX 970M

GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER

CA$449.99

GeForce RTX 3050

CA$259.99

GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER

CA$449.99

GeForce GTX 970M

GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB

CA$749.99

GeForce RTX 3050

CA$259.99

GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB

CA$749.99

GeForce GTX 970M

GeForce RTX 3070

CA$1,309.22

GeForce GTX 970M

GeForce RTX 3080 Ti

CA$1,562

GeForce RTX 3050

CA$259.99

GeForce RTX 3070

CA$1,309.22

GeForce RTX 3050

CA$259.99

GeForce RTX 3080 Ti

CA$1,562

GeForce GTX 970M

GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB

CA$619.99

GeForce RTX 3050

CA$259.99

GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB

CA$619.99