Key Differences
In short — GeForce RTX 4070 outperforms GeForce GTX 970 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing GeForce RTX 4070 is 3127 days newer than GeForce GTX 970.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070
- Performs up to 136% better in Borderlands 3 than GeForce GTX 970 - 156 vs 66 FPS
- Up to 200% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 - 12 vs 4 GB
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
- Consumes up to 26% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 - 148 vs 200 Watts
Borderlands 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Badass
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Badass
GeForce RTX 4070
Desktop • Apr 12th, 2023
GeForce GTX 970
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
Theoretical Performance
GeForce RTX 4070
Desktop • Apr 12th, 2023
Pixel Fillrate
158.4 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
455.4 GTexel/s
100%
GeForce GTX 970
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
Pixel Fillrate
65.97 GPixel/s
41.647727272727266%
Texel Fillrate
122.5 GTexel/s
26.89942907334212%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 | vs | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 |
|---|---|---|
Apr 12th, 2023 | Release Date | Sep 19th, 2014 |
| GeForce 40 | Generation | GeForce 900 |
| $599 | MSRP | $329 |
| 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a | Outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort |
| 1x 16-pin | Power Connectors | 2x 6-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
12 GB | Memory | 4 GB |
| GDDR6X | Type | GDDR5 |
| 192-bit | Bus | 256-bit |
504.2 GB/s | Bandwidth | 224.4 GB/s |
1920 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1050 MHz |
2475 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1178 MHz |
| 1313 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1753 MHz |
