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GeForce GTX 970 vs GeForce RTX 3050

GeForce GTX 970 vs GeForce RTX 3050: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

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MSRP in USD: $329

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MSRP in USD: $249

Gigabyte GeForce RTX 3050 Eagle OC 6G 6GB GDDR6 - GV-N3050EAGLE OC-6GD
Gigabyte GeForce RTX 3050 Eagle OC 6G 6GB GDDR6 - GV-N3050EAGLE OC-6GD

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205

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1777 1792 MHz
Boost Clock
Updated 3523 minutes ago
MSI GeForce RTX 3050 Ventus 2X XS 8G OC - 8GB GDDR6 Speicher, 128-bit, 14 Gbps
MSI GeForce RTX 3050 Ventus 2X XS 8G OC - 8GB GDDR6 Speicher, 128-bit, 14 Gbps

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238.85

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1777 1807 MHz
Boost Clock
Updated 3523 minutes ago
ASUS GeForce Dual RTX 3050 8GB OC Edition Gaming Grafikkarte (NVIDIA Ampere, GDDR6 Speicher, PCIe 4.0, 1x HDMI 2.1, 3X DisplayPort 1.4a, DUAL-RTX3050-O8G) 3304807664, Schwarz
ASUS GeForce Dual RTX 3050 8GB OC Edition Gaming Grafikkarte (NVIDIA Ampere, GDDR6 Speicher, PCIe 4.0, 1x HDMI 2.1, 3X DisplayPort 1.4a, DUAL-RTX3050-O8G) 3304807664, Schwarz

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267.39

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1777 1822 MHz
Boost Clock
Updated 3523 minutes ago
Gigabyte GeForce RTX 3050 OC (6GB GDDR6/PCI Express 4.0/MHz/MHz)
Gigabyte GeForce RTX 3050 OC (6GB GDDR6/PCI Express 4.0/MHz/MHz)

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229.33

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Updated 3523 minutes ago
MSI GeForce RTX 3050 Ventus 2X 6G OC - 6GB GDDR6 Speicher, 96-bit, 14 Gbps
MSI GeForce RTX 3050 Ventus 2X 6G OC - 6GB GDDR6 Speicher, 96-bit, 14 Gbps

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203.8

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1777 1807 MHz
Boost Clock
Updated 3523 minutes ago
MSI GeForce RTX 3050 LP 6G OC - 6GB GDDR6 Speicher, 96-bit, 14 Gbps
MSI GeForce RTX 3050 LP 6G OC - 6GB GDDR6 Speicher, 96-bit, 14 Gbps

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205.9

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Same as Founder's Edition
Updated 3523 minutes ago
ASUS Phoenix GeForce RTX 3050 8GB Gaming Grafikkarte (NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050, PCIe 4.0, 1x HDMI 2.1, 3X DisplayPort 1.4a, PH-RTX3050-8G-V2)
ASUS Phoenix GeForce RTX 3050 8GB Gaming Grafikkarte (NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050, PCIe 4.0, 1x HDMI 2.1, 3X DisplayPort 1.4a, PH-RTX3050-8G-V2)

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Updated 3523 minutes ago
ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3050 OC Edition 6GB GDDR6 Gaming Grafikkarte (Nvidia GeForce RTX3050 DLSS, PCIe 4.0, 1x HDMI 2.1a, 1x DisplayPort 1.4a, DUAL-RTX3050-O6G)
ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3050 OC Edition 6GB GDDR6 Gaming Grafikkarte (Nvidia GeForce RTX3050 DLSS, PCIe 4.0, 1x HDMI 2.1a, 1x DisplayPort 1.4a, DUAL-RTX3050-O6G)

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203.9

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1777 1822 MHz
Boost Clock
Updated 3523 minutes ago
ASUS GeForce RTX 3050 LP BRK OC Edition 6GB GDDR6 Gaming Grafikkarte (Nvidia RTX3050, PCIe 4.0, 1x DVI-D, 1x HDMI 2.1, 1x DisplayPort 1.4a, RTX3050-O6G-LP-BRK)
ASUS GeForce RTX 3050 LP BRK OC Edition 6GB GDDR6 Gaming Grafikkarte (Nvidia RTX3050, PCIe 4.0, 1x DVI-D, 1x HDMI 2.1, 1x DisplayPort 1.4a, RTX3050-O6G-LP-BRK)

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220.62

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Same as Founder's Edition
Updated 3523 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — GeForce RTX 3050 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 3050 is 2664 days newer than GeForce GTX 970.

Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050

  • Performs up to 88% better in Overwatch 2 than GeForce GTX 970 - 124 vs 66 FPS
  • Consumes up to 12% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 - 130 vs 148 Watts
  • Up to 100% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 - 8 vs 4 GB
This is a free version of Overwatch 2.
Overwatch 2

Overwatch 2

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Epic

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 Logo
GeForce GTX 970

Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014


FPS

66

53%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Logo
GeForce RTX 3050

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022


FPS

124

100%

Value, €/FPS

€1.65/FPS

100%

Price, €

€205

100%

FPS and Value Winner

Gigabyte GeForce RTX 3050 Eagle OC 6G 6GB GDDR6 - GV-N3050EAGLE OC-6GD

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In Stock

Updated 3523 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Epic

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 Logo
GeForce GTX 970

Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Logo
GeForce RTX 3050

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022

Theoretical Performance

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 Logo
GeForce GTX 970

Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014


Pixel Fillrate

65.97 GPixel/s

100%

Texel Fillrate

122.5 GTexel/s

86%

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Logo
GeForce RTX 3050

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022


Pixel Fillrate

56.86 GPixel/s

86%

Texel Fillrate

142.2 GTexel/s

100%

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 Logo

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970

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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Logo

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050

Sep 19th, 2014Release Date
Jan 4th, 2022
GeForce 900GenerationGeForce 30
$329MSRP
$249
1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPortOutputs1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
2x 6-pinPower Connectors1x 8-pin
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
4 GBMemory
8 GB
GDDR5TypeGDDR6
256-bitBus128-bit
224.4 GB/s
Bandwidth224 GB/s
1050 MHzBase Clock Speed
1552 MHz
1178 MHzBoost Clock Speed
1777 MHz
1753 MHz
Memory Clock Speed1750 MHz

Builds Using GeForce GTX 970 or GeForce RTX 3050

Overwatch 2, 1920 x 1080, Epic

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