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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 CPUs to compare value. The better performing GeForce RTX 3050 is 2664 days newer than GeForce GTX 970.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050
- Performs up to 23% better in Deathloop than GeForce GTX 970 - 75 vs 61 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
Deathloop
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
GeForce RTX 3050
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
75
100%
Value, £/FPS
£2.71/FPS
100%
Price, £
£203.47
100%
FPS and Value Winner
MSI GeForce RTX 3050 VENTUS 2X XS 8G OC Gaming Graphics Card - 8GB GDDR6, 1807 MHz, PCI Express Gen 4 x 8, 128-bit, 1x DP v 1.4a, HDMI 2.1 (Supports 4K)
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
GeForce RTX 3050
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
GeForce GTX 970
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
Theoretical Performance
GeForce RTX 3050
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Pixel Fillrate
56.86 GPixel/s
86%
Texel Fillrate
142.2 GTexel/s
100%
GeForce GTX 970
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
Pixel Fillrate
65.97 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
122.5 GTexel/s
86%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 | vs | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 |
|---|---|---|
Jan 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Sep 19th, 2014 |
| GeForce 30 | Generation | GeForce 900 |
$249 | MSRP | $329 |
| 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a | Outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort |
| 1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | 2x 6-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 GB | Memory | 4 GB |
| GDDR6 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 128-bit | Bus | 256-bit |
| 224 GB/s | Bandwidth | 224.4 GB/s |
1552 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1050 MHz |
1777 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1178 MHz |
| 1750 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1753 MHz |
Builds Using GeForce RTX 3050 or GeForce GTX 970
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