GeForce RTX 3060 Ti GDDR6X vs GeForce GTX 970

Key Differences

In short, we have a clear winner — GeForce RTX 3060 Ti GDDR6X 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 Ti GDDR6X is 2952 days newer than the more expensive GeForce GTX 970.

Advantages of GeForce RTX 3060 Ti GDDR6X

Performs up to 86% better in Apex Legends than GeForce GTX 970 - 190 vs 102 FPS
Up to 18% cheaper than GeForce GTX 970 - €816.71 vs €998.00
Up to 56% better value when playing Apex Legends than GeForce GTX 970 - €4.30 vs €9.78 per FPS
Up to 100% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 - 8 vs 4 GB

Advantages of GeForce GTX 970

Consumes up to 34% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti GDDR6X - 148 vs 225 Watts

This is a free version of Apex Legends.

Apex Legends

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High

GeForce RTX 3060 Ti GDDR6X

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2022

FPS

190

100%

Value, €/FPS

€4.3/FPS

100%

Price, €

€816.71

100%

FPS and Value Winner

ASUS TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 3060 Ti 8GB OC Edition GDDR6X Grafikkarte (Nvidia Ampere, DLSS, PCIe 4.0, Speicher, 2X HDMI 2.1, 3X DisplayPort 1.4a, TUF-RTX3060TI-O8GD6X-GAMING)

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GeForce GTX 970

Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014

FPS

102

54%

Value, €/FPS

€9.78/FPS

44%

Price, €

€998

81%

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

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My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High

GeForce RTX 3060 Ti GDDR6X

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2022

GeForce GTX 970

Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014

1920 x 1080

Ultra

FPS

131

FPS

Grand Theft Auto V

1920 x 1080

Very High

387

FPS

394

FPS

League of Legends

1920 x 1080

Epic

FPS

130

FPS

Fortnite

1920 x 1080

Ultra

351

FPS

503

FPS

Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege

1920 x 1080

High

594

FPS

769

FPS

Valorant

Theoretical Performance

GeForce RTX 3060 Ti GDDR6X

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2022

Pixel Fillrate

133.2 GPixel/s

100%

Texel Fillrate

253.1 GTexel/s

100%

GeForce GTX 970

Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014

Pixel Fillrate

65.97 GPixel/s

50%

Texel Fillrate

122.5 GTexel/s

48%

GeForce RTX 3060 Ti GDDR6X	vs	GeForce GTX 970
Oct 19th, 2022	Release Date	Sep 19th, 2014
GeForce 30	Generation	GeForce 900
Not Available	MSRP	$329
1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a	Outputs	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
1x 12-pin	Power Connectors	2x 6-pin
Desktop	Segment	Desktop
8 GB	Memory	4 GB
GDDR6X	Type	GDDR5
256-bit	Bus	256-bit
608.3 GB/s	Bandwidth	224.4 GB/s
1410 MHz	Base Clock Speed	1050 MHz
1665 MHz	Boost Clock Speed	1178 MHz
1188 MHz	Memory Clock Speed	1753 MHz

GeForce RTX 3060 Ti GDDR6X vs GeForce GTX 970