The GeForce GTX 970 is the comparison's loser – it's at least 2x slower gaming GPU than the GeForce RTX 3080 and it's also a much worse value for money, as it's €249.00 more expensive!
Advantages of the GeForce GTX 970
- Consumes up to 54% less energy – 148 vs 320 Watts
Advantages of the GeForce RTX 3080
- At least 2x faster GPU for gaming
- Up to 31% cheaper – €549.00 vs €798.00
- A much better value for money for gaming
- Up to 150% more VRAM memory – 10 vs 4 GB
GeForce GTX 970 vs GeForce RTX 3080 for Gaming
The GPU's performance in selected game and settings
GeForce GTX 970
Sep 19th, 2014
Average FPS
65
43%
Min 1% FPS
32
35%
Price, €
€798
68%
Value, €/FPS
€12.27/FPS
30%
GeForce RTX 3080
Sep 1st, 2020
Average FPS
151
100%
Min 1% FPS
91
100%
Price, €
€549
100%
Value, €/FPS
€3.63/FPS
100%
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€1,254.74
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€799.99
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GeForce GTX 970 vs GeForce RTX 3080 in My Games
The FPS you'll get in saved games, click on a game to change it
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Synthetic Benchmarks
The GeForce GTX 970 vs GeForce RTX 3080 in synthetic GPU benchmarks
Performance Specifications
The GeForce GTX 970 vs GeForce RTX 3080 in core GPU performance specifications
GeForce GTX 970
Sep 19th, 2014
Memory
4 GB
40%
Memory Bandwidth
224.4 GB/s
30%
Pixel Fillrate
65.97 GPixel/s
40%
Texture Fillrate
122.5 GTexel/s
26%
FP32
3.92 TFLOPS
13%
GeForce RTX 3080
Sep 1st, 2020
Memory
10 GB
100%
Memory Bandwidth
760.3 GB/s
100%
Pixel Fillrate
164.2 GPixel/s
100%
Texture Fillrate
465.1 GTexel/s
100%
FP32
29.77 TFLOPS
100%
Specifications
Comparison of all specifications
GeForce GTX 970 | SpecificationsComparison of all specifications | GeForce RTX 3080 |
|---|---|---|
| General | ||
| Sep 19th, 2014 | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2020 |
$329.00 | MSRP | $699.00 |
| GeForce 900 | Generation | GeForce 30 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
148 W | Power Consumption | 320 W |
| Memory | ||
| 4 GB | Memory Size | 10 GB |
| GDDR5 | Memory Type | GDDR6X |
| 256-bit | Memory Bus | 320-bit |
| 224.4 GB/s | Bandwidth | 760.3 GB/s |
| Theoretical Performance | ||
| 65.97 GPixel/s | Pixel Fillrate | 164.2 GPixel/s |
| 122.5 GTexel/s | Texture Fillrate | 465.1 GTexel/s |
| 3.92 TFLOPS | FP32 | 29.77 TFLOPS |
