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GeForce GTX 970M vs GeForce RTX 3060

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

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FPS Winner

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060

12 GB GDDR6 | 192-bit

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Logo
MSI GeForce RTX 3060 VENTUS 2X 12G OC Scheda grafica gaming - 12GB GDDR6, 1807 MHz, PCI Express Gen 4, 192-bit, 3x DP (v1.4), HDMI 2.1 (Supporta 4K)

Buy for 312.46 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 204 minutes ago

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FPS Winner

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060

12 GB GDDR6 | 192-bit

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Logo
MSI GeForce RTX 3060 VENTUS 2X 12G OC Scheda grafica gaming - 12GB GDDR6, 1807 MHz, PCI Express Gen 4, 192-bit, 3x DP (v1.4), HDMI 2.1 (Supporta 4K)

Buy for 312.46 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 204 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — GeForce RTX 3060 outperforms GeForce GTX 970M on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both GPUs to compare value. The better performing GeForce RTX 3060 is 2289 days newer than GeForce GTX 970M.

Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060

  • Performs up to 102% better in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt than GeForce GTX 970M - 85 vs 42 FPS
  • Up to 100% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970M - 12 vs 6 GB
This is a free version of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt.
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra+

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970M Logo
GeForce GTX 970M

Mobile • Oct 7th, 2014


FPS

42

49%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Logo
GeForce RTX 3060

Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021


FPS

85

100%

Value, €/FPS

€3.68/FPS

100%

Price, €

€312.46

100%

FPS and Value Winner

MSI GeForce RTX 3060 VENTUS 2X 12G OC Scheda grafica gaming - 12GB GDDR6, 1807 MHz, PCI Express Gen 4, 192-bit, 3x DP (v1.4), HDMI 2.1 (Supporta 4K)

Buy for 312.46 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 204 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra+

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970M Logo
GeForce GTX 970M

Mobile • Oct 7th, 2014

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Logo
GeForce RTX 3060

Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021

Theoretical Performance

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970M Logo
GeForce GTX 970M

Mobile • Oct 7th, 2014


Pixel Fillrate

49.82 GPixel/s

58%

Texel Fillrate

83.04 GTexel/s

42%

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Logo
GeForce RTX 3060

Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021


Pixel Fillrate

85.3 GPixel/s

100%

Texel Fillrate

199 GTexel/s

100%

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970M Logo

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970M

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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Logo

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060

Oct 7th, 2014Release Date
Jan 12th, 2021
GeForce 900MGenerationGeForce 30
Not AvailableMSRP$329
NoneOutputs1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
NonePower Connectors1x 12-pin
Mobile
Segment
Desktop
6 GBMemory
12 GB
GDDR5TypeGDDR6
192-bitBus192-bit
120.3 GB/sBandwidth
360 GB/s
924 MHzBase Clock Speed
1320 MHz
1038 MHzBoost Clock Speed
1777 MHz
1253 MHzMemory Clock Speed
1875 MHz

PC Builds Using GeForce GTX 970M or GeForce RTX 3060

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, 1920 x 1080, Ultra+

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