The GeForce GTX 970 is the comparison's loser – it's at least 2x slower gaming GPU than the GeForce RTX 5080 and it's also a much worse value for money, as it's only $1591.00 cheaper!
Advantages of the GeForce GTX 970
- Up to 80% cheaper – $399.00 vs $1990.00
- Consumes up to 59% less energy – 148 vs 360 Watts
Advantages of the GeForce RTX 5080
- At least 2x faster GPU for gaming
- A better value for money for gaming
- Up to 300% more VRAM memory – 16 vs 4 GB
GeForce GTX 970 vs GeForce RTX 5080 for Gaming
The GPU's performance in selected game and settings
GeForce GTX 970
Sep 19th, 2014
Average FPS
65
30%
Min 1% FPS
32
23%
Price, $
$399
100%
Value, $/FPS
$6.13/FPS
100%
GeForce RTX 5080
Jan 30th, 2025
Average FPS
214
100%
Min 1% FPS
139
100%
Price, $
$1990
20%
Value, $/FPS
$9.29/FPS
66%
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$2,388.98
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$2,133.61
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$2,499.98
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GeForce GTX 970 vs GeForce RTX 5080 in My Games
The FPS you'll get in saved games
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Synthetic Benchmarks
The GeForce GTX 970 vs GeForce RTX 5080 in synthetic GPU benchmarks
Performance Specifications
The GeForce GTX 970 vs GeForce RTX 5080 in core GPU performance specifications
GeForce GTX 970
Sep 19th, 2014
Memory
4 GB
25%
Memory Bandwidth
224.4 GB/s
23%
Pixel Fillrate
65.97 GPixel/s
20%
Texture Fillrate
122.5 GTexel/s
14%
FP32
3.92 TFLOPS
7%
GeForce RTX 5080
Jan 30th, 2025
Memory
16 GB
100%
Memory Bandwidth
960 GB/s
100%
Pixel Fillrate
335 GPixel/s
100%
Texture Fillrate
879.3 GTexel/s
100%
FP32
56.28 TFLOPS
100%
Specifications
Comparison of all specifications
GeForce GTX 970 | SpecificationsComparison of all specifications | GeForce RTX 5080 |
|---|---|---|
| General | ||
| Sep 19th, 2014 | Release Date | Jan 30th, 2025 |
$329.00 | MSRP | $999.00 |
| GeForce 900 | Generation | GeForce 50 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
148 W | Power Consumption | 360 W |
| Memory | ||
| 4 GB | Memory Size | 16 GB |
| GDDR5 | Memory Type | GDDR7 |
| 256-bit | Memory Bus | 256-bit |
| 224.4 GB/s | Bandwidth | 960 GB/s |
| Theoretical Performance | ||
| 65.97 GPixel/s | Pixel Fillrate | 335 GPixel/s |
| 122.5 GTexel/s | Texture Fillrate | 879.3 GTexel/s |
| 3.92 TFLOPS | FP32 | 56.28 TFLOPS |
