The GeForce GTX 970 is the comparison's loser – it's a slower gaming GPU than the GeForce GTX 980 and it's also a much worse value for money, as it's $274.50 more expensive!
Advantages of the GeForce GTX 970
- Consumes up to 10% less energy – 148 vs 165 Watts
Advantages of the GeForce GTX 980
- A faster GPU for gaming
- Up to 69% cheaper – $124.50 vs $399.00
- A much better value for money for gaming
GeForce GTX 970 vs GeForce GTX 980 for Gaming
The GPU's performance in selected game and settings
GeForce GTX 980
Sep 19th, 2014
Average FPS
70
100%
Min 1% FPS
35
100%
Price, $
$124.5
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.77/FPS
100%
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$124.50
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$399.00
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$879.85
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GeForce GTX 970 vs GeForce GTX 980 in My Games
The FPS you'll get in saved games
The FPS you'll get in saved games
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Synthetic Benchmarks
The GeForce GTX 970 vs GeForce GTX 980 in synthetic GPU benchmarks
Performance Specifications
The GeForce GTX 970 vs GeForce GTX 980 in core GPU performance specifications
GeForce GTX 970
Sep 19th, 2014
Memory
4 GB
100%
Memory Bandwidth
224.4 GB/s
100%
Pixel Fillrate
65.97 GPixel/s
85%
Texture Fillrate
122.5 GTexel/s
79%
FP32
3.92 TFLOPS
79%
GeForce GTX 980
Sep 19th, 2014
Memory
4 GB
100%
Memory Bandwidth
224.4 GB/s
100%
Pixel Fillrate
77.82 GPixel/s
100%
Texture Fillrate
155.6 GTexel/s
100%
FP32
4.981 TFLOPS
100%
Specifications
Comparison of all specifications
GeForce GTX 970 | SpecificationsComparison of all specifications | GeForce GTX 980 |
|---|---|---|
| General | ||
| Sep 19th, 2014 | Release Date | Sep 19th, 2014 |
$329.00 | MSRP | $549.00 |
| GeForce 900 | Generation | GeForce 900 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
148 W | Power Consumption | 165 W |
| Memory | ||
| 4 GB | Memory Size | 4 GB |
| GDDR5 | Memory Type | GDDR5 |
| 256-bit | Memory Bus | 256-bit |
| 224.4 GB/s | Bandwidth | 224.4 GB/s |
| Theoretical Performance | ||
| 65.97 GPixel/s | Pixel Fillrate | 77.82 GPixel/s |
| 122.5 GTexel/s | Texture Fillrate | 155.6 GTexel/s |
| 3.92 TFLOPS | FP32 | 4.981 TFLOPS |
