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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — GeForce RTX 3060 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 is 2307 days newer than the more expensive GeForce GTX 970.
Advantages of GeForce GTX 970
- Consumes up to 13% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 - 148 vs 170 Watts
Advantages of GeForce RTX 3060
- Performs up to 1700% better in Cyberpunk 2077 than GeForce GTX 970 - 18 vs 1 FPS
- Up to 26% cheaper than GeForce GTX 970 - $239.42 vs $321.61
- Up to 96% better value when playing Cyberpunk 2077 than GeForce GTX 970 - $14.76 vs $356.99 per FPS
- Up to 200% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 - 12 vs 4 GB
Cyberpunk 2077
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
RT Overdrive
NVIDIA - GeForce GTX 970 4GB GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 Graphics Card …
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GeForce RTX 3060
Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021
FPS
18
100%
Value, €/FPS
€14.76/FPS
100%
Price, €
€265.76
100%
FPS and Value Winner
GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3060 Gaming OC 12G (REV2.0) Graphics Card, 3X WINDFORCE Fans, 12GB 192-bit GDDR6, GV-N3060GAMING OC-12GD Video Card
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With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
RT Overdrive
GeForce GTX 970
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
GeForce RTX 3060
Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021
Theoretical Performance
GeForce GTX 970
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
Pixel Fillrate
65.97 GPixel/s
77%
Texel Fillrate
122.5 GTexel/s
62%
GeForce RTX 3060
Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021
Pixel Fillrate
85.3 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
199 GTexel/s
100%
GeForce GTX 970 | vs | GeForce RTX 3060 |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 19th, 2014 | Release Date | Jan 12th, 2021 |
| GeForce 900 | Generation | GeForce 30 |
| $329 | MSRP | $329 |
| 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a |
| 2x 6-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 12-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 GB | Memory | 12 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR6 |
| 256-bit | Bus | 192-bit |
| 224.4 GB/s | Bandwidth | 360 GB/s |
| 1050 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1320 MHz |
| 1178 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1777 MHz |
| 1753 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1875 MHz |
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