The GeForce GTX 970 is the comparison's loser – it's at least 2x slower gaming GPU than the GeForce RTX 3070 Ti and it's also a much worse value for money, as it's only $90.29 cheaper!
Advantages of the GeForce GTX 970
- Up to 20% cheaper – $359.46 vs $449.75
- Consumes up to 49% less energy – 148 vs 290 Watts
Advantages of the GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
- At least 2x faster GPU for gaming
- A much better value for money for gaming
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory – 8 vs 4 GB
GeForce GTX 970 vs GeForce RTX 3070 Ti for Gaming
The GPU's performance in selected game and settings
GeForce GTX 970
Sep 19th, 2014
Average FPS
65
48%
Min 1% FPS
32
40%
Price, €
€359.46
100%
Value, €/FPS
€5.53/FPS
60%
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
May 31st, 2021
Average FPS
136
100%
Min 1% FPS
81
100%
Price, €
€449.75
79%
Value, €/FPS
€3.3/FPS
100%
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GeForce GTX 970 vs GeForce RTX 3070 Ti 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 3070 Ti in synthetic GPU benchmarks
Performance Specifications
The GeForce GTX 970 vs GeForce RTX 3070 Ti 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
39%
Texture Fillrate
122.5 GTexel/s
36%
FP32
3.92 TFLOPS
18%
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
May 31st, 2021
Memory
8 GB
100%
Memory Bandwidth
608.3 GB/s
100%
Pixel Fillrate
169.9 GPixel/s
100%
Texture Fillrate
339.8 GTexel/s
100%
FP32
21.75 TFLOPS
100%
Specifications
Comparison of all specifications
GeForce GTX 970 | SpecificationsComparison of all specifications | GeForce RTX 3070 Ti |
|---|---|---|
| General | ||
| Sep 19th, 2014 | Release Date | May 31st, 2021 |
$329.00 | MSRP | $599.00 |
| GeForce 900 | Generation | GeForce 30 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
148 W | Power Consumption | 290 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 | 169.9 GPixel/s |
| 122.5 GTexel/s | Texture Fillrate | 339.8 GTexel/s |
| 3.92 TFLOPS | FP32 | 21.75 TFLOPS |
