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Key Differences
In short — GeForce RTX 4090 outperforms the cheaper GeForce GTX 970 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing GeForce GTX 970 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing GeForce RTX 4090 is 2923 days newer than the cheaper GeForce GTX 970.
Advantages of GeForce GTX 970
- Up to 85% cheaper than GeForce RTX 4090 - $396.24 vs $2600.00
- Up to 58% better value when playing The Callisto Protocol than GeForce RTX 4090 - $5.35 vs $12.68 per FPS
- Consumes up to 67% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 - 148 vs 450 Watts
Advantages of GeForce RTX 4090
- Performs up to 177% better in The Callisto Protocol than GeForce GTX 970 - 205 vs 74 FPS
- Up to 500% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 - 24 vs 4 GB
The Callisto Protocol
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
GeForce GTX 970
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
FPS
74
36%
Value, $/FPS
$5.35/FPS
100%
Price, $
$396.24
100%
Value Winner
NVIDIA - GeForce GTX 970 4GB GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 Graphics Card …
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GeForce RTX 4090
Desktop • Sep 20th, 2022
FPS
205
100%
Value, $/FPS
$12.68/FPS
42%
Price, $
$2600
15%
FPS Winner
MSI RTX 4090 Gaming Trio 24G Carte graphique NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 24 Go GDDR6X
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With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
GeForce GTX 970
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
GeForce RTX 4090
Desktop • Sep 20th, 2022
Theoretical Performance
GeForce GTX 970
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
Pixel Fillrate
65.97 GPixel/s
15%
Texel Fillrate
122.5 GTexel/s
9%
GeForce RTX 4090
Desktop • Sep 20th, 2022
Pixel Fillrate
443.5 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
1290 GTexel/s
100%
GeForce GTX 970 | vs | GeForce RTX 4090 |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 19th, 2014 | Release Date | Sep 20th, 2022 |
| GeForce 900 | Generation | GeForce 40 |
$329 | MSRP | $1599 |
| 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 | 24 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR6X |
| 256-bit | Bus | 384-bit |
| 224.4 GB/s | Bandwidth | 1008 GB/s |
| 1050 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 2235 MHz |
| 1178 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 2520 MHz |
1753 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1313 MHz |
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