The GeForce GTX 970 is the comparison's loser – it's at least 2x slower gaming GPU than the GeForce RTX 2070 and it's also a worse value for money, as it's only $270.99 cheaper!
Advantages of the GeForce GTX 970
- Up to 40% cheaper – $399.00 vs $669.99
- Consumes up to 15% less energy – 148 vs 175 Watts
Advantages of the GeForce RTX 2070
- 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 RTX 2070 for Gaming
The GPU's performance in selected game and settings
GeForce GTX 970
Sep 19th, 2014
Average FPS
65
64%
Min 1% FPS
32
56%
Price, $
$399
100%
Value, $/FPS
$6.13/FPS
100%
GeForce RTX 2070
Oct 17th, 2018
Average FPS
101
100%
Min 1% FPS
57
100%
Price, $
$669.99
59%
Value, $/FPS
$6.63/FPS
92%
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$399.22
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$679.00
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$675.00
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$659.00
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GeForce GTX 970 vs GeForce RTX 2070 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 RTX 2070 in synthetic GPU benchmarks
Performance Specifications
The GeForce GTX 970 vs GeForce RTX 2070 in core GPU performance specifications
GeForce GTX 970
Sep 19th, 2014
Memory
4 GB
50%
Memory Bandwidth
224.4 GB/s
50%
Pixel Fillrate
65.97 GPixel/s
64%
Texture Fillrate
122.5 GTexel/s
53%
FP32
3.92 TFLOPS
53%
GeForce RTX 2070
Oct 17th, 2018
Memory
8 GB
100%
Memory Bandwidth
448 GB/s
100%
Pixel Fillrate
103.7 GPixel/s
100%
Texture Fillrate
233.3 GTexel/s
100%
FP32
7.465 TFLOPS
100%
Specifications
Comparison of all specifications
GeForce GTX 970 | SpecificationsComparison of all specifications | GeForce RTX 2070 |
|---|---|---|
| General | ||
| Sep 19th, 2014 | Release Date | Oct 17th, 2018 |
$329.00 | MSRP | $499.00 |
| GeForce 900 | Generation | GeForce 20 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
148 W | Power Consumption | 175 W |
| Memory | ||
| 4 GB | Memory Size | 8 GB |
| GDDR5 | Memory Type | GDDR6 |
| 256-bit | Memory Bus | 256-bit |
| 224.4 GB/s | Bandwidth | 448 GB/s |
| Theoretical Performance | ||
| 65.97 GPixel/s | Pixel Fillrate | 103.7 GPixel/s |
| 122.5 GTexel/s | Texture Fillrate | 233.3 GTexel/s |
| 3.92 TFLOPS | FP32 | 7.465 TFLOPS |
