Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — GeForce RTX 3060 Ti outperforms the more expensive GeForce GTX 970 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing GeForce RTX 3060 Ti is 2265 days newer than the more expensive GeForce GTX 970.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
- Performs up to 39% better in Rust than GeForce GTX 970 - 138 vs 99 FPS
- Up to 6% cheaper than GeForce GTX 970 - $321.72 vs $342.93
- Up to 33% better value when playing Rust than GeForce GTX 970 - $2.59 vs $3.84 per FPS
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 - 8 vs 4 GB
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
- Consumes up to 26% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti - 148 vs 200 Watts
Rust
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Desktop • Dec 1st, 2020
FPS
138
100%
Value, €/FPS
€2.59/FPS
100%
Price, €
€357.11
100%
FPS and Value Winner
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Desktop • Dec 1st, 2020
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
Theoretical Performance
Desktop • Dec 1st, 2020
Pixel Fillrate
133.2 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
253.1 GTexel/s
100%
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
Pixel Fillrate
65.97 GPixel/s
49%
Texel Fillrate
122.5 GTexel/s
48%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti | vs | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 |
---|---|---|
Dec 1st, 2020 | Release Date | Sep 19th, 2014 |
GeForce 30 | Generation | GeForce 900 |
$399 | MSRP | $329 |
1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a | Outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort |
1x 12-pin | Power Connectors | 2x 6-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 GB | Memory | 4 GB |
GDDR6 | Type | GDDR5 |
256-bit | Bus | 256-bit |
448 GB/s | Bandwidth | 224.4 GB/s |
1410 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1050 MHz |
1665 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1178 MHz |
1750 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1753 MHz |