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Key Differences
In short — GeForce GTX 970 outperforms the cheaper Radeon R7 260X on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Radeon R7 260X is a better bang for your buck. The better performing GeForce GTX 970 is 346 days newer than the cheaper Radeon R7 260X.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
- Performs up to 10% better in Valorant than Radeon R7 260X - 574 vs 522 FPS
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R7 260X - 4 vs 2 GB
Advantages of AMD Radeon R7 260X
- Up to 47% cheaper than GeForce GTX 970 - $246.31 vs $469.0
- Up to 43% better value when playing Valorant than GeForce GTX 970 - $0.47 vs $0.82 per FPS
- Consumes up to 22% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 - 115 vs 148 Watts
Valorant
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
NVIDIA - GeForce GTX 970 4GB GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 Graphics Card …
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Radeon R7 260X
Desktop • Oct 8th, 2013
FPS
522
90%
Value, $/FPS
$0.47/FPS
100%
Price, $
$246.31
100%
Value Winner
XFX Radeon R7 260X Double Dissipation Core Edition
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
GeForce GTX 970
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
Radeon R7 260X
Desktop • Oct 8th, 2013
Theoretical Performance
GeForce GTX 970
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
Pixel Fillrate
65.97 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
122.5 GTexel/s
100%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 | vs | AMD Radeon R7 260X |
|---|---|---|
Sep 19th, 2014 | Release Date | Oct 8th, 2013 |
| GeForce 900 | Generation | Volcanic Islands |
| $329 | MSRP | $139 |
| 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort | Outputs | 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort |
| 2x 6-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 GB | Memory | 2 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 256-bit | Bus | 128-bit |
224.4 GB/s | Bandwidth | 104 GB/s |
| 1050 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1100 MHz |
| 1178 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
1753 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1625 MHz |
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