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Key Differences
In short — GeForce RTX 3070 outperforms GeForce GTX 970 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing GeForce RTX 3070 is 2174 days newer than GeForce GTX 970.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
- Consumes up to 33% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 - 148 vs 220 Watts
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070
- Performs up to 90% better in Elden Ring than GeForce GTX 970 - 97 vs 51 FPS
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 - 8 vs 4 GB
Elden Ring
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
GeForce RTX 3070
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2020
FPS
97
100%
Value, £/FPS
£5.6/FPS
100%
Price, £
£542.99
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Gigabyte GeForce RTX 3070 GAMING OC 8GB V2 LHR Graphics Card
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
GeForce GTX 970
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
GeForce RTX 3070
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2020
Theoretical Performance
GeForce GTX 970
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
Pixel Fillrate
65.97 GPixel/s
39%
Texel Fillrate
122.5 GTexel/s
38%
GeForce RTX 3070
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2020
Pixel Fillrate
165.6 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
317.4 GTexel/s
100%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 | vs | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 19th, 2014 | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2020 |
| GeForce 900 | Generation | GeForce 30 |
$329 | MSRP | $499 |
| 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 | 1500 MHz |
| 1178 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1725 MHz |
1753 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1750 MHz |
Builds Using GeForce GTX 970 or GeForce RTX 3070
Elden Ring, 1920 x 1080, Maximum
89 FPS
£13.6/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-11900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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81 FPS
£11.11/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i7-10700F
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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89 FPS
£11.24/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-11900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£999.95
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97 FPS
£16.24/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-13900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,575.6
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89 FPS
£13.48/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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£1,199.99
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81 FPS
£18.95/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£1,535
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95 FPS
£24.32/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 5 7600X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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£2,309.95
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86 FPS
£17.79/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 5 5600
16 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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88 FPS
£14.43/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i3-12100F
8 GB, N/A Storage
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88 FPS
£18.18/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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