The GeForce GTX 970 is the comparison's loser – it's a much slower gaming GPU than the Radeon RX Vega 56 and it's also a much worse value for money, as it's the same price!
Advantages of the GeForce GTX 970
- Consumes up to 30% less energy – 148 vs 210 Watts
Advantages of the Radeon RX Vega 56
- 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 Radeon RX Vega 56 for Gaming
The GPU's performance in selected game and settings
GeForce GTX 970
Sep 19th, 2014
Average FPS
65
76%
Min 1% FPS
32
70%
Price, $
$399
100%
Value, $/FPS
$6.13/FPS
76%
Radeon RX Vega 56
Aug 14th, 2017
Average FPS
86
100%
Min 1% FPS
46
100%
Price, $
$399
100%
Value, $/FPS
$4.63/FPS
100%
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$399.00
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$599.99
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$449.00
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$399.00
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$479.00
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$479.00
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$380.00
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$599.00
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GeForce GTX 970 vs Radeon RX Vega 56 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 Radeon RX Vega 56 in synthetic GPU benchmarks
Performance Specifications
The GeForce GTX 970 vs Radeon RX Vega 56 in core GPU performance specifications
GeForce GTX 970
Sep 19th, 2014
Memory
4 GB
50%
Memory Bandwidth
224.4 GB/s
55%
Pixel Fillrate
65.97 GPixel/s
70%
Texture Fillrate
122.5 GTexel/s
37%
FP32
3.92 TFLOPS
37%
Radeon RX Vega 56
Aug 14th, 2017
Memory
8 GB
100%
Memory Bandwidth
409.6 GB/s
100%
Pixel Fillrate
94.14 GPixel/s
100%
Texture Fillrate
329.5 GTexel/s
100%
FP32
10.54 TFLOPS
100%
Specifications
Comparison of all specifications
GeForce GTX 970 | SpecificationsComparison of all specifications | Radeon RX Vega 56 |
|---|---|---|
| General | ||
| Sep 19th, 2014 | Release Date | Aug 14th, 2017 |
$329.00 | MSRP | $399.00 |
| GeForce 900 | Generation | Vega |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
148 W | Power Consumption | 210 W |
| Memory | ||
| 4 GB | Memory Size | 8 GB |
| GDDR5 | Memory Type | HBM2 |
| 256-bit | Memory Bus | 2048-bit |
| 224.4 GB/s | Bandwidth | 409.6 GB/s |
| Theoretical Performance | ||
| 65.97 GPixel/s | Pixel Fillrate | 94.14 GPixel/s |
| 122.5 GTexel/s | Texture Fillrate | 329.5 GTexel/s |
| 3.92 TFLOPS | FP32 | 10.54 TFLOPS |
