GeForce RTX 3070 Ti vs GeForce GTX 970

Prices and Stock
MSRP $599

MSI Gaming GeForce RTX 3070 Ti 8GB GDRR6X 256-Bit HDMI/DP Nvlink Tri-Frozr 2 Ampere Architecture OC Graphics Card (RTX 3070 Ti Ventus 3X 8G OC)

NVIDIA - GeForce RTX 3070 Ti 8GB GDDR6X PCI Express 4.0 Graphics Card - Dark Platinum and Black

Gigabyte GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Gaming OC 8GB Graphics Card

Prices and Stock
MSRP $329

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

MSI GeForce GTX 970 Gaming 4G LE VR Ready Graphics Card

Key Differences

In short, we have a clear winner — GeForce RTX 3070 Ti outperforms GeForce GTX 970 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing GeForce RTX 3070 Ti is 2446 days newer than GeForce GTX 970.

Advantages of GeForce RTX 3070 Ti

Performs up to 91% better in Valheim than GeForce GTX 970 - 132 vs 69 FPS
Up to 6% better value when playing Valheim than GeForce GTX 970 - $4.91 vs $5.21 per FPS
Up to 100% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 - 8 vs 4 GB

Advantages of GeForce GTX 970

Consumes up to 49% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti - 148 vs 290 Watts

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Valheim

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Highest

GeForce RTX 3070 Ti

Desktop • May 31st, 2021

FPS

132

100%

Value, €/FPS

€4.91/FPS

100%

Price, €

€647.75

55%

FPS and Value Winner

MSI Gaming GeForce RTX 3070 Ti 8GB GDRR6X 256-Bit HDMI/DP Nvlink Tri-Frozr 2 Ampere Architecture OC Graphics Card (RTX 3070 Ti Ventus 3X 8G OC)

Buy for €647.75 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 42 minutes ago

GeForce GTX 970

Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014

FPS

52%

Value, €/FPS

€5.21/FPS

94%

Price, €

€359.46

100%

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

Buy for €359.46 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 40 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Highest

GeForce RTX 3070 Ti

Desktop • May 31st, 2021

GeForce GTX 970

Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014

1920 x 1080

Very High

340

FPS

358

FPS

League of Legends

1920 x 1080

Very High

FPS

164

FPS

Counter-Strike 2

1920 x 1080

Best Looking

161

FPS

227

FPS

Dota 2

1920 x 1080

High

577

FPS

795

FPS

Valorant

1920 x 1080

High

100

FPS

155

FPS

Rust

Theoretical Performance

GeForce RTX 3070 Ti

Desktop • May 31st, 2021

Pixel Fillrate

169.9 GPixel/s

100%

Texel Fillrate

339.8 GTexel/s

100%

GeForce GTX 970

Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014

Pixel Fillrate

65.97 GPixel/s

39%

Texel Fillrate

122.5 GTexel/s

36%

GeForce RTX 3070 Ti	vs	GeForce GTX 970
May 31st, 2021	Release Date	Sep 19th, 2014
GeForce 30	Generation	GeForce 900
$599	MSRP	$329
1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a	Outputs	1x DVI, 1x HDMI 2.0, 3x DisplayPort 1.2
1x 12-pin	Power Connectors	2x 6-pin
Desktop	Segment	Desktop
8 GB	Memory	4 GB
GDDR6X	Type	GDDR5
256-bit	Bus	256-bit
608.3 GB/s	Bandwidth	224.4 GB/s
1575 MHz	Base Clock Speed	1050 MHz
1770 MHz	Boost Clock Speed	1178 MHz
1188 MHz	Memory Clock Speed	1753 MHz