The GeForce GTX 970 is the comparison's loser – it's at least 2x slower gaming GPU than the GeForce GTX 1080 and it's also a worse value for money, as it's only $199.00 cheaper!
Advantages of the GeForce GTX 970
- Up to 33% cheaper – $399.00 vs $598.00
- Consumes up to 18% less energy – 148 vs 180 Watts
Advantages of the GeForce GTX 1080
- At least 2x faster GPU for gaming
- A better value for money for gaming
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory – 8 vs 4 GB
GeForce GTX 970 vs GeForce GTX 1080 for Gaming
The GPU's performance in selected game and settings
GeForce GTX 970
Sep 19th, 2014
Average FPS
65
71%
Min 1% FPS
32
64%
Price, $
$399
100%
Value, $/FPS
$6.13/FPS
100%
GeForce GTX 1080
May 27th, 2016
Average FPS
92
100%
Min 1% FPS
50
100%
Price, $
$598
66%
Value, $/FPS
$6.5/FPS
94%
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$598.00
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$598.00
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$598.00
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$499.00
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GeForce GTX 970 vs GeForce GTX 1080 in My Games
The FPS you'll get in saved games, click on a game to change it
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Synthetic Benchmarks
The GeForce GTX 970 vs GeForce GTX 1080 in synthetic GPU benchmarks
Performance Specifications
The GeForce GTX 970 vs GeForce GTX 1080 in core GPU performance specifications
GeForce GTX 970
Sep 19th, 2014
Memory
4 GB
50%
Memory Bandwidth
224.4 GB/s
70%
Pixel Fillrate
65.97 GPixel/s
59%
Texture Fillrate
122.5 GTexel/s
44%
FP32
3.92 TFLOPS
44%
GeForce GTX 1080
May 27th, 2016
Memory
8 GB
100%
Memory Bandwidth
320.3 GB/s
100%
Pixel Fillrate
110.9 GPixel/s
100%
Texture Fillrate
277.3 GTexel/s
100%
FP32
8.873 TFLOPS
100%
Specifications
Comparison of all specifications
GeForce GTX 970 | SpecificationsComparison of all specifications | GeForce GTX 1080 |
|---|---|---|
| General | ||
| Sep 19th, 2014 | Release Date | May 27th, 2016 |
$329.00 | MSRP | $599.00 |
| GeForce 900 | Generation | GeForce 10 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
148 W | Power Consumption | 180 W |
| Memory | ||
| 4 GB | Memory Size | 8 GB |
| GDDR5 | Memory Type | GDDR5X |
| 256-bit | Memory Bus | 256-bit |
| 224.4 GB/s | Bandwidth | 320.3 GB/s |
| Theoretical Performance | ||
| 65.97 GPixel/s | Pixel Fillrate | 110.9 GPixel/s |
| 122.5 GTexel/s | Texture Fillrate | 277.3 GTexel/s |
| 3.92 TFLOPS | FP32 | 8.873 TFLOPS |
