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Key Differences
In short — GeForce RTX 3050 outperforms GeForce GTX 970 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both GPUs to compare value. The better performing GeForce RTX 3050 is 2664 days newer than GeForce GTX 970.
Advantages of GeForce RTX 3050
- Performs up to 24% better in Battlefield 2042 than GeForce GTX 970 - 83 vs 67 FPS
- Consumes up to 12% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 - 130 vs 148 Watts
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 - 8 vs 4 GB
Battlefield 2042
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
GeForce RTX 3050
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
83
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.93/FPS
100%
Price, £
£159.99
100%
FPS and Value Winner
MSI GeForce RTX 3050 LP 6G OC Gaming Graphics Card - 6GB GDDR6, 1492 MHz, PCI Express Gen 4, 96-bit, 1x DP (v1.4a), 2x HDMI 2.1 (Supports 4K)
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With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
GeForce GTX 970
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
GeForce RTX 3050
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Theoretical Performance
GeForce GTX 970
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
Pixel Fillrate
65.97 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
122.5 GTexel/s
86%
GeForce RTX 3050
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Pixel Fillrate
56.86 GPixel/s
86%
Texel Fillrate
142.2 GTexel/s
100%
GeForce GTX 970 | vs | GeForce RTX 3050 |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 19th, 2014 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| GeForce 900 | Generation | GeForce 30 |
| $329 | MSRP | $249 |
| 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a |
| 2x 6-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 GB | Memory | 8 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR6 |
| 256-bit | Bus | 128-bit |
224.4 GB/s | Bandwidth | 224 GB/s |
| 1050 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1552 MHz |
| 1178 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1777 MHz |
1753 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1750 MHz |
PC Builds Using GeForce GTX 970 or GeForce RTX 3050
With selected game settings
66 FPS
£10.53/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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68 FPS
£10/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-13400F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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£9.53/FPS
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Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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67 FPS
£13.96/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i3-12100F
8 GB, N/A Storage
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