The GeForce GTX 970 is the comparison's loser – it's at least 2x slower gaming GPU than the GeForce RTX 2060 12 GB and it's also a much worse value for money, as it's only $95.95 cheaper!
Advantages of the GeForce GTX 970
- Up to 21% cheaper – $359.46 vs $455.41
- Consumes up to 20% less energy – 148 vs 184 Watts
Advantages of the GeForce RTX 2060 12 GB
- At least 2x faster GPU for gaming
- A better value for money for gaming
- Up to 200% more VRAM memory – 12 vs 4 GB
GeForce GTX 970 vs GeForce RTX 2060 12 GB for Gaming
The GPU's performance in selected game and settings
GeForce GTX 970
Sep 19th, 2014
Average FPS
65
68%
Min 1% FPS
32
62%
Price, €
€359.46
100%
Value, €/FPS
€5.53/FPS
87%
GeForce RTX 2060 12 GB
Dec 7th, 2021
Average FPS
95
100%
Min 1% FPS
52
100%
Price, €
€455.41
78%
Value, €/FPS
€4.79/FPS
100%
GeForce GTX 970 vs GeForce RTX 2060 12 GB in My Games
The FPS you'll get in saved games
The FPS you'll get in saved games
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Synthetic Benchmarks
The GeForce GTX 970 vs GeForce RTX 2060 12 GB in synthetic GPU benchmarks
Performance Specifications
The GeForce GTX 970 vs GeForce RTX 2060 12 GB in core GPU performance specifications
GeForce GTX 970
Sep 19th, 2014
Memory
4 GB
33%
Memory Bandwidth
224.4 GB/s
67%
Pixel Fillrate
65.97 GPixel/s
83%
Texture Fillrate
122.5 GTexel/s
55%
FP32
3.92 TFLOPS
55%
GeForce RTX 2060 12 GB
Dec 7th, 2021
Memory
12 GB
100%
Memory Bandwidth
336 GB/s
100%
Pixel Fillrate
79.2 GPixel/s
100%
Texture Fillrate
224.4 GTexel/s
100%
FP32
7.181 TFLOPS
100%
Specifications
Comparison of all specifications
GeForce GTX 970 | SpecificationsComparison of all specifications | GeForce RTX 2060 12 GB |
|---|---|---|
| General | ||
| Sep 19th, 2014 | Release Date | Dec 7th, 2021 |
| $329.00 | MSRP | Not Available |
| GeForce 900 | Generation | GeForce 20 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
148 W | Power Consumption | 184 W |
| Memory | ||
| 4 GB | Memory Size | 12 GB |
| GDDR5 | Memory Type | GDDR6 |
| 256-bit | Memory Bus | 192-bit |
| 224.4 GB/s | Bandwidth | 336 GB/s |
| Theoretical Performance | ||
| 65.97 GPixel/s | Pixel Fillrate | 79.2 GPixel/s |
| 122.5 GTexel/s | Texture Fillrate | 224.4 GTexel/s |
| 3.92 TFLOPS | FP32 | 7.181 TFLOPS |
