Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — GeForce RTX 4070 outperforms the cheaper GeForce GTX 970 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing GeForce RTX 4070 is 3127 days newer than the cheaper GeForce GTX 970.
Advantages of GeForce GTX 970
- Up to 38% cheaper than GeForce RTX 4070 - $396.24 vs $639.90
- Consumes up to 26% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 - 148 vs 200 Watts
Advantages of GeForce RTX 4070
- Performs up to 163% better in Total War: WARHAMMER III than GeForce GTX 970 - 113 vs 43 FPS
- Up to 39% better value when playing Total War: WARHAMMER III than GeForce GTX 970 - $5.66 vs $9.21 per FPS
- Up to 200% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 - 12 vs 4 GB
Total War: WARHAMMER III
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Buy for $396.24 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 5 minutes ago
Desktop • Apr 12th, 2023
FPS
113
100%
Value, $/FPS
$5.66/FPS
100%
Price, $
$639.9
61%
FPS and Value Winner
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In Stock
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With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
Desktop • Apr 12th, 2023
Theoretical Performance
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
Pixel Fillrate
65.97 GPixel/s
42%
Texel Fillrate
122.5 GTexel/s
27%
Desktop • Apr 12th, 2023
Pixel Fillrate
158.4 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
455.4 GTexel/s
100%
GeForce GTX 970 | vs | GeForce RTX 4070 |
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Sep 19th, 2014 | Release Date | Apr 12th, 2023 |
GeForce 900 | Generation | GeForce 40 |
$329 | MSRP | $599 |
1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a |
2x 6-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 16-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 GB | Memory | 12 GB |
GDDR5 | Type | GDDR6X |
256-bit | Bus | 192-bit |
224.4 GB/s | Bandwidth | 504.2 GB/s |
1050 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1920 MHz |
1178 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 2475 MHz |
1753 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1313 MHz |