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€998
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Same as Founder's Edition
AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $329
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MSRP in USD: $329
AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $1199
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MSRP in USD: $1199
Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — GeForce RTX 4080 outperforms the cheaper GeForce GTX 970 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing GeForce RTX 4080 is 2923 days newer than the cheaper GeForce GTX 970.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
- Up to 22% cheaper than GeForce RTX 4080 - €998.0 vs €1286.4
- Consumes up to 54% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 - 148 vs 320 Watts
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080
- Performs up to 57% better in Lost Ark than GeForce GTX 970 - 280 vs 178 FPS
- Up to 18% better value when playing Lost Ark than GeForce GTX 970 - €4.59 vs €5.61 per FPS
- Up to 300% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 - 16 vs 4 GB
Lost Ark
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
GeForce GTX 970
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
FPS
178
63.57142857142857%
Value, €/FPS
€5.61/FPS
81.81818181818181%
Price, €
€998
100%
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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GeForce RTX 4080
Desktop • Sep 20th, 2022
FPS
280
100%
Value, €/FPS
€4.59/FPS
100%
Price, €
€1286.4
77%
FPS and Value Winner
GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 4080 EAGLE 16GB Graphics Card - 16GB DDR6X, PCI-E 4.0, Core 2505Mhz, RGB, DP 1.4, HDMI 2.1a, NVIDIA DLSS 3, Ada Lovelace Arch, GV-N4080EAGLE-16GD
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
GeForce GTX 970
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
GeForce RTX 4080
Desktop • Sep 20th, 2022
Theoretical Performance
GeForce GTX 970
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
Pixel Fillrate
65.97 GPixel/s
23.510334996436207%
Texel Fillrate
122.5 GTexel/s
16.08667104399212%
GeForce RTX 4080
Desktop • Sep 20th, 2022
Pixel Fillrate
280.6 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
761.5 GTexel/s
100%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 | vs | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 19th, 2014 | Release Date | Sep 20th, 2022 |
| GeForce 900 | Generation | GeForce 40 |
$329 | MSRP | $1199 |
| 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a |
| 2x 6-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 16-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 GB | Memory | 16 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR6X |
| 256-bit | Bus | 256-bit |
| 224.4 GB/s | Bandwidth | 716.8 GB/s |
| 1050 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 2205 MHz |
| 1178 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 2505 MHz |
1753 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1400 MHz |
Builds Using GeForce GTX 970 or GeForce RTX 4080
Lost Ark, 1920 x 1080, Very High
279 FPS
€8.78/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7950X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€2,449
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285 FPS
€11.81/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Core i9-14900KF
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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€3,366.08
In Stock
285 FPS
€12.45/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Core i9-14900K
16 GB, 1.953125 TB SSD
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€3,549
In Stock
285 FPS
€12.21/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Core i9-14900KF
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€3,480.04
In Stock
258 FPS
€10.7/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Core i9-11900K
32 GB, 2 TB HDD
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€2,759.9
In Stock
278 FPS
€11.36/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7950X3D
64 GB, 4 TB SSD
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€3,159
In Stock
267 FPS
€11.23/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Core i7-13700
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€2,999
In Stock
280 FPS
€10.25/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Core i9-13900K
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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€2,869
In Stock
280 FPS
€9.75/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Core i9-13900KF
64 GB, N/A Storage
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€2,729.9
In Stock
275 FPS
€11.38/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Core i7-13700K
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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€3,129.99
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