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GeForce GTX 970 vs GeForce RTX 4060

GeForce GTX 970 vs GeForce RTX 4060: 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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GeForce RTX 4060

8 GB GDDR6 | 128-bit

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Logo
ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 4060 EVO OC Edition 8GB GDDR6 (PCIe 4.0, 8GB GDDR6, DLSS 3, HDMI 2.1a, DisplayPort 1.4a, Axial-Tech-Lüfterdesign, 0dB, Dual BIOS, Auto-Extreme-Technologie)

Buy for 311.89 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 55 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 56 minutes ago

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FPS Winner

GeForce RTX 4060

8 GB GDDR6 | 128-bit

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Logo
ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 4060 EVO OC Edition 8GB GDDR6 (PCIe 4.0, 8GB GDDR6, DLSS 3, HDMI 2.1a, DisplayPort 1.4a, Axial-Tech-Lüfterdesign, 0dB, Dual BIOS, Auto-Extreme-Technologie)

Buy for 311.89 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 55 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short, we have a clear winner — GeForce RTX 4060 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 4060 is 3163 days newer than the more expensive GeForce GTX 970.

Advantages of GeForce RTX 4060

  • Performs up to 60% better in Baldur's Gate 3 than GeForce GTX 970 - 77 vs 48 FPS
  • Up to 69% cheaper than GeForce GTX 970 - €311.89 vs €998.00
  • Up to 81% better value when playing Baldur's Gate 3 than GeForce GTX 970 - €4.05 vs €20.79 per FPS
  • Consumes up to 22% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 - 115 vs 148 Watts
  • Up to 100% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 - 8 vs 4 GB
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Baldur's Gate 3

Baldur's Gate 3

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 Logo
GeForce GTX 970

Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014


FPS

48

62%

Value, €/FPS

€20.79/FPS

19%

Price, €

€998

31%

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 56 minutes ago

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Logo
GeForce RTX 4060

Desktop • May 18th, 2023


FPS

77

100%

Value, €/FPS

€4.05/FPS

100%

Price, €

€311.89

100%

FPS and Value Winner

ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 4060 EVO OC Edition 8GB GDDR6 (PCIe 4.0, 8GB GDDR6, DLSS 3, HDMI 2.1a, DisplayPort 1.4a, Axial-Tech-Lüfterdesign, 0dB, Dual BIOS, Auto-Extreme-Technologie)

Buy for 311.89 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 55 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 4060 Logo
GeForce RTX 4060

Desktop • May 18th, 2023

Theoretical Performance

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 Logo
GeForce GTX 970

Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014


Pixel Fillrate

65.97 GPixel/s

56%

Texel Fillrate

122.5 GTexel/s

52%

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Logo
GeForce RTX 4060

Desktop • May 18th, 2023


Pixel Fillrate

118.1 GPixel/s

100%

Texel Fillrate

236.2 GTexel/s

100%

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 Logo

GeForce GTX 970

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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Logo

GeForce RTX 4060

Sep 19th, 2014Release Date
May 18th, 2023
GeForce 900GenerationGeForce 40
$329MSRP
$299
1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPortOutputs1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
2x 6-pinPower Connectors1x 12-pin
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
4 GBMemory
8 GB
GDDR5TypeGDDR6
256-bitBus128-bit
224.4 GB/sBandwidth
272 GB/s
1050 MHzBase Clock Speed
1830 MHz
1178 MHzBoost Clock Speed
2460 MHz
1753 MHzMemory Clock Speed
2125 MHz

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