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GeForce GTX 970 vs Radeon RX 6700 XT

GeForce GTX 970 vs Radeon RX 6700 XT: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

GeForce GTX 970

4 GB GDDR5 | 256-bit

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N/A Stock

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FPS Winner

Radeon RX 6700 XT

12 GB GDDR6 | 192-bit

MSI Radeon RX 6700 XT MECH 2X 12G Gaming Graphics Card - 12GB GDDR6, 2581MHz, PCI Express 4, 192-bit, 3x DP v 1.4, HDMI 2.1 (Supports 4K & 8K)

Buy for £499 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 202 minutes ago

GeForce GTX 970

4 GB GDDR5 | 256-bit

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N/A Stock

vs

FPS Winner

Radeon RX 6700 XT

12 GB GDDR6 | 192-bit

MSI Radeon RX 6700 XT MECH 2X 12G Gaming Graphics Card - 12GB GDDR6, 2581MHz, PCI Express 4, 192-bit, 3x DP v 1.4, HDMI 2.1 (Supports 4K & 8K)

Buy for £499 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 202 minutes ago

Prices and Stock
MSRP $329

All items are out of stock

Prices and Stock
MSRP $479

MSI Radeon RX 6700 XT MECH 2X 12G Gaming Graphics Card - 12GB GDDR6, 2581MHz, PCI Express 4, 192-bit, 3x DP v 1.4, HDMI 2.1 (Supports 4K & 8K)

Sapphire PULSE Radeon RX 6700 XT 12GB, 11306-02-20G

ASROCK Challenger Radeon RX 6700 XT Pro 12GB OC AMD 12 Go GDDR6

Sapphire NITRO+ Radeon RX 6700 XT 12GB 11306-01-20G

Key Differences

In short — Radeon RX 6700 XT outperforms GeForce GTX 970 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both GPUs to compare value. The better performing Radeon RX 6700 XT is 2357 days newer than GeForce GTX 970.

Advantages of GeForce GTX 970

Consumes up to 36% less energy than AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT - 148 vs 230 Watts

Advantages of Radeon RX 6700 XT

Performs up to 88% better in Halo Infinite than GeForce GTX 970 - 90 vs 48 FPS
Up to 200% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 - 12 vs 4 GB

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Halo Infinite

Halo Infinite

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

GeForce GTX 970

Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014

FPS

48

53%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

Radeon RX 6700 XT

Desktop • Mar 3rd, 2021

FPS

90

100%

Value, £/FPS

£5.54/FPS

100%

Price, £

£499

100%

FPS and Value Winner

MSI Radeon RX 6700 XT MECH 2X 12G Gaming Graphics Card - 12GB GDDR6, 2581MHz, PCI Express 4, 192-bit, 3x DP v 1.4, HDMI 2.1 (Supports 4K & 8K)

Buy for £499 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 202 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

GeForce GTX 970

Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014

Radeon RX 6700 XT

Desktop • Mar 3rd, 2021

387

FPS

394

FPS

League of Legends

League of Legends

92

FPS

133

FPS

Grand Theft Auto V

Grand Theft Auto V

370

FPS

446

FPS

Counter-Strike 2

Counter-Strike 2

153

FPS

201

FPS

World of Warcraft

World of Warcraft

594

FPS

779

FPS

Valorant

Valorant

Theoretical Performance

GeForce GTX 970

Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014

Pixel Fillrate

65.97 GPixel/s

40%

Texel Fillrate

122.5 GTexel/s

30%

Radeon RX 6700 XT

Desktop • Mar 3rd, 2021

Pixel Fillrate

165.2 GPixel/s

100%

Texel Fillrate

413 GTexel/s

100%

GeForce GTX 970	vs	Radeon RX 6700 XT
Sep 19th, 2014	Release Date	Mar 3rd, 2021
GeForce 900	Generation	Navi II
$329	MSRP	$479
1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort	Outputs	1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
2x 6-pin	Power Connectors	1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
Desktop	Segment	Desktop
4 GB	Memory	12 GB
GDDR5	Type	GDDR6
256-bit	Bus	192-bit
224.4 GB/s	Bandwidth	384 GB/s
1050 MHz	Base Clock Speed	2321 MHz
1178 MHz	Boost Clock Speed	2581 MHz
1753 MHz	Memory Clock Speed	2000 MHz

PCs Using GeForce GTX 970 or Radeon RX 6700 XT

With selected game settings

CYBERPOWERPC Wyvern Gaming PC Image

CYBERPOWERPC Wyvern Gaming PC

71 FPS

£10.13/FPS

Radeon RX 6700 XT

Core i5-10400F

16 GB, 500 GB SSD

Buy on Amazon

£719

In Stock

CYBERPOWERPC Wyvern Gaming PC Image

CYBERPOWERPC Wyvern Gaming PC

79 FPS

£9.48/FPS

Radeon RX 6700 XT

Core i5-12400F

16 GB, 500 GB SSD

Buy on Amazon

£749

In Stock

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£499

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Radeon RX 6700 XT

£499

Radeon RX 7600 XT

£307.99

Radeon RX 6700 XT

£499

GeForce RTX 4060

£254.99

Radeon RX 6700 XT

£499

Radeon RX 7900 XT

£753.99

Radeon RX 6700 XT

£499

GeForce RTX 3050

£169.98

Radeon RX 6700 XT

£499

£201.99

Radeon RX 6700 XT

£499

Radeon RX 7800 XT

£529.99

Radeon RX 6700 XT

£499

£141.32

Radeon RX 6700 XT

£499

£89.99

Radeon RX 6700 XT

£499

£237.62

Radeon RX 6700 XT

£499

Radeon RX 7700 XT

£438.99

Radeon RX 6700 XT

£499

Radeon RX 7900 XTX

£1,151.3

Radeon RX 6700 XT

£499

£147.42

Radeon RX 6700 XT

£499

GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER

£1,932.14

Radeon RX 6700 XT

£499

GeForce GT 1030

£68.99

Radeon RX 6700 XT

£499

Radeon RX 6600 XT

Out of Stock

Radeon RX 6700 XT

£499

GeForce RTX 4070 Ti

Radeon RX 6700 XT

£499

GeForce RTX 4070

Radeon RX 6700 XT

£499

GeForce RTX 4090

Out of Stock

Radeon RX 6700 XT

£499

GeForce RTX 3060 Ti

£409

Radeon RX 6700 XT

£499

GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB

£488.25

Radeon RX 6700 XT

£499

£47.53

Radeon RX 6700 XT

£499

Radeon RX 6750 XT

£334.75

Radeon RX 6700 XT

£499

GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB

£369.99

Radeon RX 6700 XT

£499

GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER

£599.99

Radeon RX 6700 XT

£499

£63.56

Radeon RX 6700 XT

£499

GeForce RTX 3070

£752.36

Radeon RX 6700 XT

£499

GeForce RTX 3080 Ti

£967.76

Radeon RX 6700 XT

£499

GeForce GTX 1650

£220

Radeon RX 6700 XT

£499

GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER

£199.99

Radeon RX 6700 XT

£499

£605.36

Radeon RX 6700 XT

£499

GeForce RTX 3090

£1,565.5

GeForce GTX 970

GeForce RTX 3060

£254.99

GeForce GTX 970

Radeon RX 7600 XT

£307.99

GeForce GTX 970

GeForce RTX 4060

£254.99

GeForce GTX 970

Radeon RX 7900 XT

£753.99

GeForce GTX 970

GeForce RTX 3050

£169.98

GeForce GTX 970

£201.99

GeForce GTX 970

Radeon RX 7800 XT

£529.99

GeForce GTX 970

£141.32

GeForce GTX 970

£89.99

GeForce GTX 970

£237.62

GeForce GTX 970

Radeon RX 7700 XT

£438.99

GeForce GTX 970

Radeon RX 7900 XTX

£1,151.3

GeForce GTX 970

£147.42

GeForce GTX 970

GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER

£1,932.14

GeForce GTX 970

GeForce GT 1030

£68.99

GeForce GTX 970

Radeon RX 6600 XT

Out of Stock

GeForce GTX 970

GeForce RTX 4070 Ti

GeForce GTX 970

GeForce RTX 4070

GeForce GTX 970

GeForce RTX 4090

Out of Stock

GeForce GTX 970

GeForce RTX 3060 Ti

£409

GeForce GTX 970

GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB

£488.25

GeForce GTX 970

£47.53

GeForce GTX 970

Radeon RX 6750 XT

£334.75

GeForce GTX 970

GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB

£369.99

GeForce GTX 970

GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER

£599.99

GeForce GTX 970

£63.56

GeForce GTX 970

GeForce RTX 3070

£752.36

GeForce GTX 970

GeForce RTX 3080 Ti

£967.76