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GeForce GTX 970 vs GeForce RTX 3060 Ti

GeForce GTX 970 vs GeForce RTX 3060 Ti: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

GeForce GTX 970

4 GB GDDR5 | 256-bit

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vs

FPS Winner

GeForce RTX 3060 Ti

8 GB GDDR6 | 256-bit

Gigabyte GeForce RTX 3060 Ti EAGLE OC 8GB V2 LHR Graphics Card

Buy for £409 on Amazon

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Updated 7024 minutes ago

GeForce GTX 970

4 GB GDDR5 | 256-bit

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N/A Stock

vs

FPS Winner

GeForce RTX 3060 Ti

8 GB GDDR6 | 256-bit

Gigabyte GeForce RTX 3060 Ti EAGLE OC 8GB V2 LHR Graphics Card

Buy for £409 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 7024 minutes ago

Prices and Stock
MSRP $329

All items are out of stock

Prices and Stock
MSRP $399

Gigabyte GeForce RTX 3060 Ti EAGLE OC 8GB V2 LHR Graphics Card

MSI GeForce RTX 3060 Ti VENTUS 2X 8G OCV1 LHR Gaming Graphics Card - 8GB GDDR6, 1695MHz, PCI Express Gen 4, 256-bit, 3x DP v 1.4a, HDMI 2.1 (Supports 4K)

Gigabyte GeForce RTX 3060 Ti Gaming OC D6X 8G Graphics Card, 3X WINDFORCE Fans, 8GB 256-bit GDDR6X, GV-N306TXGAMING OC-8GD Video Card

Key Differences

In short — GeForce RTX 3060 Ti 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 3060 Ti is 2265 days newer than GeForce GTX 970.

Advantages of GeForce GTX 970

Consumes up to 26% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti - 148 vs 200 Watts

Advantages of GeForce RTX 3060 Ti

Performs up to 86% better in PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds than GeForce GTX 970 - 173 vs 93 FPS
Up to 100% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 - 8 vs 4 GB

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PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

GeForce GTX 970

Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014

FPS

93

54%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

GeForce RTX 3060 Ti

Desktop • Dec 1st, 2020

FPS

173

100%

Value, £/FPS

£2.36/FPS

100%

Price, £

£409

100%

FPS and Value Winner

Gigabyte GeForce RTX 3060 Ti EAGLE OC 8GB V2 LHR Graphics Card

Buy for £409 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 7024 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

GeForce GTX 970

Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014

GeForce RTX 3060 Ti

Desktop • Dec 1st, 2020

370

FPS

437

FPS

Counter-Strike 2

Counter-Strike 2

61

FPS

127

FPS

Fortnite

Fortnite

594

FPS

760

FPS

Valorant

Valorant

387

FPS

393

FPS

League of Legends

League of Legends

92

FPS

129

FPS

Grand Theft Auto V

Grand Theft Auto V

Theoretical Performance

GeForce GTX 970

Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014

Pixel Fillrate

65.97 GPixel/s

50%

Texel Fillrate

122.5 GTexel/s

48%

GeForce RTX 3060 Ti

Desktop • Dec 1st, 2020

Pixel Fillrate

133.2 GPixel/s

100%

Texel Fillrate

253.1 GTexel/s

100%

GeForce GTX 970	vs	GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Sep 19th, 2014	Release Date	Dec 1st, 2020
GeForce 900	Generation	GeForce 30
$329	MSRP	$399
1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort	Outputs	1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
2x 6-pin	Power Connectors	1x 12-pin
Desktop	Segment	Desktop
4 GB	Memory	8 GB
GDDR5	Type	GDDR6
256-bit	Bus	256-bit
224.4 GB/s	Bandwidth	448 GB/s
1050 MHz	Base Clock Speed	1410 MHz
1178 MHz	Boost Clock Speed	1665 MHz
1753 MHz	Memory Clock Speed	1750 MHz

PCs Using GeForce GTX 970 or GeForce RTX 3060 Ti

With selected game settings

CYBERPOWERPC Luxe Gaming PC Image

CYBERPOWERPC Luxe Gaming PC

171 FPS

£8.94/FPS

GeForce RTX 3060 Ti

Ryzen 9 7900X

32 GB, 1 TB SSD

Buy on Amazon

£1,529

In Stock

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Lenovo IdeaCentre LOQ | 17L Gaming Desktop PC

150 FPS

£7.31/FPS

GeForce RTX 3060 Ti

Core i5-13400F

16 GB, 1 TB SSD

Buy on Amazon

£1,096.39

In Stock

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Vibox VIII-53 Gaming PC

151 FPS

£6.89/FPS

GeForce RTX 3060 Ti

Core i9-11900KF

32 GB, 1 TB SSD

Buy on Amazon

£1,039.95

In Stock

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Alienware Aurora R12 Gaming Desktop PC

149 FPS

£10.74/FPS

GeForce RTX 3060 Ti

Core i7-11700KF

8 GB, 1 TB SSD

Buy on Amazon

£1,599.99

In Stock

Vibox VIII-59 Gaming PC Image

Vibox VIII-59 Gaming PC

151 FPS

£6.82/FPS

GeForce RTX 3060 Ti

Core i9-11900KF

32 GB, 1 TB SSD

Buy on Amazon

£1,029.95

In Stock

Vibox X-215 Gaming PC Image

Vibox X-215 Gaming PC

170 FPS

£7.97/FPS

GeForce RTX 3060 Ti

Core i9-13900KF

32 GB, 1 TB SSD

Buy on Amazon

£1,354.95

In Stock

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OPSYS Omnia Lite-V6 RGB Gaming PC

140 FPS

£10.21/FPS

GeForce RTX 3060 Ti

Ryzen 5 5500

32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD

Buy on Amazon

£1,429.95

In Stock

OPSYS Gallantis-i1 White Gaming PC Image

OPSYS Gallantis-i1 White Gaming PC

145 FPS

£11.17/FPS

GeForce RTX 3060 Ti

Ryzen 5 5600

16 GB, 500 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD

Buy on Amazon

£1,619.95

In Stock

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£409

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£68.99

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£1,932.14

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£409

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£694.35

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£409

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£3,500

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£409

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£480.12

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£409

£50.99

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£409

£605.36

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£409

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£333.96

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£409

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£369.99

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£409

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£599.99

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£409

£63.56

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£409

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£618.21

GeForce RTX 3060 Ti

£409

GeForce RTX 2060

£209.99

GeForce RTX 3060 Ti

£409

GeForce RTX 3090 Ti

£2,300

GeForce RTX 3060 Ti

£409

GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER

£799.98

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£409

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GeForce GTX 970

GeForce RTX 3060

£254.99

GeForce GTX 970

GeForce RTX 3050

£159.99

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Radeon RX 7900 XT

£658.99

GeForce GTX 970

GeForce RTX 4060

£254.99

GeForce GTX 970

Radeon RX 7600 XT

£307.99

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£199.55

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Radeon RX 7800 XT

£469.99

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£141.3

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Radeon RX 7700 XT

£438.99

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£244.34

GeForce GTX 970

Radeon RX 7900 XTX

£1,151.3

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£89.99

GeForce GTX 970

GeForce GT 1030

£68.99

GeForce GTX 970

£146.76

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GeForce RTX 4070

GeForce GTX 970

GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER

£1,932.14

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GeForce RTX 4070 Ti

GeForce GTX 970

Radeon RX 6600 XT

£694.35

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GeForce RTX 4090

£3,500

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£480.12

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£50.99

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£605.36

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Radeon RX 6750 XT

£333.96

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GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB

£369.99

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GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER

£599.99

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£63.56

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GeForce RTX 3070

£618.21

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GeForce RTX 2060

£209.99

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GeForce RTX 3090 Ti

£2,300