Key Differences
In short — GeForce RTX 3090 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 3090 is 2174 days newer than GeForce GTX 970.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
- Consumes up to 58% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 - 148 vs 350 Watts
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090
- Performs up to 190% better in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt than GeForce GTX 970 - 142 vs 49 FPS
- Up to 500% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 - 24 vs 4 GB
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra+
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra+
GeForce GTX 970
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
GeForce RTX 3090
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2020
Theoretical Performance
GeForce GTX 970
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
Pixel Fillrate
65.97 GPixel/s
34%
Texel Fillrate
122.5 GTexel/s
22%
GeForce RTX 3090
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2020
Pixel Fillrate
189.8 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
556 GTexel/s
100%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 | vs | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 19th, 2014 | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2020 |
| GeForce 900 | Generation | GeForce 30 |
| $329 | MSRP | $1499 |
| 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 | 24 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR6X |
| 256-bit | Bus | 384-bit |
| 224.4 GB/s | Bandwidth | 936.2 GB/s |
| 1050 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1395 MHz |
| 1178 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1695 MHz |
1753 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1219 MHz |
