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GeForce GTX 970 vs GeForce RTX 3060

GeForce GTX 970 vs GeForce RTX 3060: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

GeForce GTX 970

4 GB GDDR5 | 256-bit

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 Logo
Zotac ZT-90201 – 10P NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 4 GB Grafikkarte (Aktiv, ATX, NVIDIA, GeForce GTX 970, GDDR5, PCI Express x16 3.0)

Buy for 998 on Amazon

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FPS Winner

GeForce RTX 3060

12 GB GDDR6 | 192-bit

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Logo
Gigabyte NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 GAMING OC V2 Graphics Card - 12GB GDDR6, 192-bit, PCI-E 4.0, 1837MHz Core Clock, RGB, 2x DP 1.4, 2 x HDMI 2.1, NVIDIA Ampere - GV-N3060GAMING OC-8GD

Buy for 296.81 on Amazon

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Updated 50 minutes ago

GeForce GTX 970

4 GB GDDR5 | 256-bit

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 Logo
Zotac ZT-90201 – 10P NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 4 GB Grafikkarte (Aktiv, ATX, NVIDIA, GeForce GTX 970, GDDR5, PCI Express x16 3.0)

Buy for 998 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 51 minutes ago

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FPS Winner

GeForce RTX 3060

12 GB GDDR6 | 192-bit

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Logo
Gigabyte NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 GAMING OC V2 Graphics Card - 12GB GDDR6, 192-bit, PCI-E 4.0, 1837MHz Core Clock, RGB, 2x DP 1.4, 2 x HDMI 2.1, NVIDIA Ampere - GV-N3060GAMING OC-8GD

Buy for 296.81 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 50 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short, we have a clear winner — GeForce RTX 3060 outperforms the more expensive GeForce GTX 970 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing GeForce RTX 3060 is 2307 days newer than the more expensive GeForce GTX 970.

Advantages of GeForce GTX 970

  • Consumes up to 13% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 - 148 vs 170 Watts

Advantages of GeForce RTX 3060

  • Performs up to 25% better in Battlefield IV than GeForce GTX 970 - 239 vs 191 FPS
  • Up to 70% cheaper than GeForce GTX 970 - €296.81 vs €998.00
  • Up to 76% better value when playing Battlefield IV than GeForce GTX 970 - €1.24 vs €5.23 per FPS
  • Up to 200% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 - 12 vs 4 GB
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Battlefield IV

Battlefield IV

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 Logo
GeForce GTX 970

Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014


FPS

191

80%

Value, €/FPS

€5.23/FPS

24%

Price, €

€998

29%

Zotac ZT-90201 – 10P NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 4 GB Grafikkarte (Aktiv, ATX, NVIDIA, GeForce GTX 970, GDDR5, PCI Express x16 3.0)

Buy for 998 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 51 minutes ago

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Logo
GeForce RTX 3060

Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021


FPS

239

100%

Value, €/FPS

€1.24/FPS

100%

Price, €

€296.81

100%

FPS and Value Winner

Gigabyte NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 GAMING OC V2 Graphics Card - 12GB GDDR6, 192-bit, PCI-E 4.0, 1837MHz Core Clock, RGB, 2x DP 1.4, 2 x HDMI 2.1, NVIDIA Ampere - GV-N3060GAMING OC-8GD

Buy for 296.81 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 50 minutes ago

Trending Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 Logo
GeForce GTX 970

Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Logo
GeForce RTX 3060

Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021

Theoretical Performance

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 Logo
GeForce GTX 970

Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014


Pixel Fillrate

65.97 GPixel/s

77%

Texel Fillrate

122.5 GTexel/s

62%

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Logo
GeForce RTX 3060

Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021


Pixel Fillrate

85.3 GPixel/s

100%

Texel Fillrate

199 GTexel/s

100%

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 Logo

GeForce GTX 970

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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Logo

GeForce RTX 3060

Sep 19th, 2014Release Date
Jan 12th, 2021
GeForce 900GenerationGeForce 30
$329MSRP$329
1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPortOutputs1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
2x 6-pinPower Connectors1x 12-pin
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
4 GBMemory
12 GB
GDDR5TypeGDDR6
256-bitBus192-bit
224.4 GB/sBandwidth
360 GB/s
1050 MHzBase Clock Speed
1320 MHz
1178 MHzBoost Clock Speed
1777 MHz
1753 MHzMemory Clock Speed
1875 MHz

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