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GeForce GTX 970 vs Radeon RX 7700 XT

GeForce GTX 970 vs Radeon RX 7700 XT: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

GeForce GTX 970

4 GB GDDR5 | 256-bit

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 Logo
NVIDIA - GeForce GTX 970 4GB GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 Graphics Card …

Buy for 356.97 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 12 minutes ago

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FPS Winner

Radeon RX 7700 XT

12 GB GDDR6 | 192-bit

AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT Logo
ASUS Dual Radeon™ RX 7700 XT O12G GDDR6X (PCIe 4.0, 12GB GDDR6X, HDMI 2.1, DisplayPort 2.1)

Buy for 393.22 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 10 minutes ago

GeForce GTX 970

4 GB GDDR5 | 256-bit

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 Logo
NVIDIA - GeForce GTX 970 4GB GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 Graphics Card …

Buy for 356.97 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 12 minutes ago

vs
FPS Winner

Radeon RX 7700 XT

12 GB GDDR6 | 192-bit

AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT Logo
ASUS Dual Radeon™ RX 7700 XT O12G GDDR6X (PCIe 4.0, 12GB GDDR6X, HDMI 2.1, DisplayPort 2.1)

Buy for 393.22 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 10 minutes ago

Availability

MSRP $329

Availability

MSRP $449

Key Differences

In short, we have a clear winner — Radeon RX 7700 XT outperforms the cheaper GeForce GTX 970 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Radeon RX 7700 XT is 3262 days newer than the cheaper GeForce GTX 970.

Advantages of GeForce GTX 970

  • Up to 9% cheaper than Radeon RX 7700 XT - $321.59 vs $354.25
  • Consumes up to 40% less energy than AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT - 148 vs 245 Watts

Advantages of Radeon RX 7700 XT

  • Performs up to 64% better in Rust than GeForce GTX 970 - 172 vs 105 FPS
  • Up to 33% better value when playing Rust than GeForce GTX 970 - $2.29 vs $3.40 per FPS
  • Up to 200% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 - 12 vs 4 GB
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Rust

Rust

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 Logo
GeForce GTX 970

Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014


FPS

105

61%

Value, €/FPS

€3.4/FPS

67%

Price, €

€356.97

100%

NVIDIA - GeForce GTX 970 4GB GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 Graphics Card …

Buy for 356.97 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 12 minutes ago

AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT Logo
Radeon RX 7700 XT

Desktop • Aug 25th, 2023


FPS

172

100%

Value, €/FPS

€2.29/FPS

100%

Price, €

€393.22

90%

FPS and Value Winner

ASUS Dual Radeon™ RX 7700 XT O12G GDDR6X (PCIe 4.0, 12GB GDDR6X, HDMI 2.1, DisplayPort 2.1)

Buy for 393.22 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 10 minutes ago

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With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 Logo
GeForce GTX 970

Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014

AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT Logo
Radeon RX 7700 XT

Desktop • Aug 25th, 2023

Theoretical Performance

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 Logo
GeForce GTX 970

Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014


Pixel Fillrate

65.97 GPixel/s

27%

Texel Fillrate

122.5 GTexel/s

22%

AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT Logo
Radeon RX 7700 XT

Desktop • Aug 25th, 2023


Pixel Fillrate

244.2 GPixel/s

100%

Texel Fillrate

549.5 GTexel/s

100%

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 Logo

GeForce GTX 970

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AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT Logo

Radeon RX 7700 XT

Sep 19th, 2014Release Date
GeForce 900GenerationNavi III
MSRP$449
1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPortOutputs1x HDMI 2.1a, 2x DisplayPort 2.1, 1x USB Type-C
2x 6-pinPower Connectors2x 8-pin
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
4 GBMemory
GDDR5TypeGDDR6
256-bitBus192-bit
224.4 GB/sBandwidth
1050 MHzBase Clock Speed
1178 MHzBoost Clock Speed
1753 MHzMemory Clock Speed

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