The GeForce RTX 3050 6 GB is a clear winner – it's a much faster gaming GPU than the GeForce GTX 970 and it's also a much better value for money, as it's $209.01 cheaper!
Advantages of the GeForce RTX 3050 6 GB
- A much faster GPU for gaming
- Up to 52% cheaper – $189.99 vs $399.00
- A much better value for money for gaming
- Consumes up to 53% less energy – 70 vs 148 Watts
- Up to 50% more VRAM memory – 6 vs 4 GB
Advantages of the GeForce GTX 970
The GeForce RTX 3050 6 GB is better in every way
GeForce RTX 3050 6 GB vs GeForce GTX 970 for Gaming
The GPU's performance in selected game and settings
GeForce RTX 3050 6 GB
Feb 2nd, 2024
Average FPS
73
100%
Min 1% FPS
37
100%
Price, $
$189.99
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.6/FPS
100%
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$189.99
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$179.99
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$230.27
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$191.20
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$256.05
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GeForce RTX 3050 6 GB vs GeForce GTX 970 in My Games
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Synthetic Benchmarks
The GeForce RTX 3050 6 GB vs GeForce GTX 970 in synthetic GPU benchmarks
Performance Specifications
The GeForce RTX 3050 6 GB vs GeForce GTX 970 in core GPU performance specifications
GeForce RTX 3050 6 GB
Feb 2nd, 2024
Memory
6 GB
100%
Memory Bandwidth
168 GB/s
75%
Pixel Fillrate
47.04 GPixel/s
71%
Texture Fillrate
105.8 GTexel/s
86%
FP32
6.774 TFLOPS
100%
GeForce GTX 970
Sep 19th, 2014
Memory
4 GB
67%
Memory Bandwidth
224.4 GB/s
100%
Pixel Fillrate
65.97 GPixel/s
100%
Texture Fillrate
122.5 GTexel/s
100%
FP32
3.92 TFLOPS
58%
Specifications
Comparison of all specifications
GeForce RTX 3050 6 GB | SpecificationsComparison of all specifications | GeForce GTX 970 |
|---|---|---|
| General | ||
Feb 2nd, 2024 | Release Date | Sep 19th, 2014 |
$179.00 | MSRP | $329.00 |
| GeForce 30 | Generation | GeForce 900 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
70 W | Power Consumption | 148 W |
| Memory | ||
6 GB | Memory Size | 4 GB |
| GDDR6 | Memory Type | GDDR5 |
| 96-bit | Memory Bus | 256-bit |
| 168 GB/s | Bandwidth | 224.4 GB/s |
| Theoretical Performance | ||
| 47.04 GPixel/s | Pixel Fillrate | 65.97 GPixel/s |
| 105.8 GTexel/s | Texture Fillrate | 122.5 GTexel/s |
6.774 TFLOPS | FP32 | 3.92 TFLOPS |
