Key Differences
In short — GeForce GTX 970 outperforms the cheaper Radeon R7 260X on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Radeon R7 260X is a better bang for your buck. The better performing GeForce GTX 970 is 346 days newer than the cheaper Radeon R7 260X.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
- Performs up to 1% better in League of Legends than Radeon R7 260X - 368 vs 366 FPS
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R7 260X - 4 vs 2 GB
Advantages of AMD Radeon R7 260X
- Up to 47% cheaper than GeForce GTX 970 - $180.1 vs $342.93
- Up to 47% better value when playing League of Legends than GeForce GTX 970 - $0.55 vs $1.03 per FPS
- Consumes up to 22% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 - 115 vs 148 Watts
League of Legends
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
FPS
368
100%
Value, €/FPS
€1.03/FPS
53%
Price, €
€380.65
52%
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Desktop • Oct 8th, 2013
FPS
366
99%
Value, €/FPS
€0.55/FPS
100%
Price, €
€199.91
100%
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In Stock
Updated 13 minutes ago
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
Desktop • Oct 8th, 2013
Theoretical Performance
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
Pixel Fillrate
65.97 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
122.5 GTexel/s
100%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 | vs | AMD Radeon R7 260X |
---|---|---|
Sep 19th, 2014 | Release Date | Oct 8th, 2013 |
GeForce 900 | Generation | Volcanic Islands |
$329 | MSRP | $139 |
1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort | Outputs | 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort |
2x 6-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 GB | Memory | 2 GB |
GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
256-bit | Bus | 128-bit |
224.4 GB/s | Bandwidth | 104 GB/s |
1050 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1100 MHz |
1178 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
1753 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1625 MHz |