The GeForce GTX 970 is the comparison's loser – it's at least 2x slower gaming GPU than the GeForce RTX 4070 and it's also a much worse value for money, as it's only $400.99 cheaper!
Advantages of the GeForce GTX 970
- Up to 57% cheaper – $299.00 vs $699.99
- Consumes up to 26% less energy – 148 vs 200 Watts
Advantages of the GeForce RTX 4070
- At least 2x faster GPU for gaming
- A much better value for money for gaming
- Up to 200% more VRAM memory – 12 vs 4 GB
GeForce GTX 970 vs GeForce RTX 4070 for Gaming
The GPU's performance in selected game and settings
GeForce GTX 970
Sep 19th, 2014
Average FPS
65
43%
Min 1% FPS
32
35%
Price, $
$299
100%
Value, $/FPS
$4.6/FPS
100%
GeForce RTX 4070
Apr 12th, 2023
Average FPS
152
100%
Min 1% FPS
92
100%
Price, $
$699.99
42%
Value, $/FPS
$4.6/FPS
100%
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$789.95
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$1,879.99
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GeForce GTX 970 vs GeForce RTX 4070 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 4070 in synthetic GPU benchmarks
Performance Specifications
The GeForce GTX 970 vs GeForce RTX 4070 in core GPU performance specifications
GeForce GTX 970
Sep 19th, 2014
Memory
4 GB
33%
Memory Bandwidth
224.4 GB/s
45%
Pixel Fillrate
65.97 GPixel/s
42%
Texture Fillrate
122.5 GTexel/s
27%
FP32
3.92 TFLOPS
13%
GeForce RTX 4070
Apr 12th, 2023
Memory
12 GB
100%
Memory Bandwidth
504.2 GB/s
100%
Pixel Fillrate
158.4 GPixel/s
100%
Texture Fillrate
455.4 GTexel/s
100%
FP32
29.15 TFLOPS
100%
Specifications
Comparison of all specifications
GeForce GTX 970 | SpecificationsComparison of all specifications | GeForce RTX 4070 |
|---|---|---|
| General | ||
| Sep 19th, 2014 | Release Date | Apr 12th, 2023 |
$329.00 | MSRP | $599.00 |
| GeForce 900 | Generation | GeForce 40 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
148 W | Power Consumption | 200 W |
| Memory | ||
| 4 GB | Memory Size | 12 GB |
| GDDR5 | Memory Type | GDDR6X |
| 256-bit | Memory Bus | 192-bit |
| 224.4 GB/s | Bandwidth | 504.2 GB/s |
| Theoretical Performance | ||
| 65.97 GPixel/s | Pixel Fillrate | 158.4 GPixel/s |
| 122.5 GTexel/s | Texture Fillrate | 455.4 GTexel/s |
| 3.92 TFLOPS | FP32 | 29.15 TFLOPS |
