The GeForce GTX 970 is the comparison's loser – it's at least 2x slower gaming GPU than the GeForce RTX 3060 Ti GDDR6X and it's also a worse value for money, as it's only $449.55 cheaper!
Advantages of the GeForce GTX 970
- Up to 63% cheaper – $269.36 vs $718.91
- Consumes up to 34% less energy – 148 vs 225 Watts
Advantages of the GeForce RTX 3060 Ti GDDR6X
- At least 2x faster GPU for gaming
- A better value for money for gaming
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory – 8 vs 4 GB
GeForce GTX 970 vs GeForce RTX 3060 Ti GDDR6X for Gaming
The GPU's performance in selected game and settings
GeForce GTX 970
Sep 19th, 2014
Average FPS
65
54%
Min 1% FPS
32
46%
Price, €
€269.36
100%
Value, €/FPS
€4.14/FPS
100%
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti GDDR6X
Oct 19th, 2022
Average FPS
121
100%
Min 1% FPS
70
100%
Price, €
€718.91
37%
Value, €/FPS
€5.94/FPS
70%
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GeForce GTX 970 vs GeForce RTX 3060 Ti GDDR6X in My Games
The FPS you'll get in saved games, click on a game to change it
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Synthetic Benchmarks
The GeForce GTX 970 vs GeForce RTX 3060 Ti GDDR6X in synthetic GPU benchmarks
Performance Specifications
The GeForce GTX 970 vs GeForce RTX 3060 Ti GDDR6X in core GPU performance specifications
GeForce GTX 970
Sep 19th, 2014
Memory
4 GB
50%
Memory Bandwidth
224.4 GB/s
37%
Pixel Fillrate
65.97 GPixel/s
50%
Texture Fillrate
122.5 GTexel/s
48%
FP32
3.92 TFLOPS
24%
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti GDDR6X
Oct 19th, 2022
Memory
8 GB
100%
Memory Bandwidth
608.3 GB/s
100%
Pixel Fillrate
133.2 GPixel/s
100%
Texture Fillrate
253.1 GTexel/s
100%
FP32
16.2 TFLOPS
100%
Specifications
Comparison of all specifications
GeForce GTX 970 | SpecificationsComparison of all specifications | GeForce RTX 3060 Ti GDDR6X |
|---|---|---|
| General | ||
| Sep 19th, 2014 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2022 |
| $3.29 | MSRP | Not Available |
| GeForce 900 | Generation | GeForce 30 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
148 W | Power Consumption | 225 W |
| Memory | ||
| 4 GB | Memory Size | 8 GB |
| GDDR5 | Memory Type | GDDR6X |
| 256-bit | Memory Bus | 256-bit |
| 224.4 GB/s | Bandwidth | 608.3 GB/s |
| Theoretical Performance | ||
| 65.97 GPixel/s | Pixel Fillrate | 133.2 GPixel/s |
| 122.5 GTexel/s | Texture Fillrate | 253.1 GTexel/s |
| 3.92 TFLOPS | FP32 | 16.2 TFLOPS |
