Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Radeon RX 580 outperforms the more expensive GeForce GTX 970 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Radeon RX 580 is 942 days newer than the more expensive GeForce GTX 970.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
- Consumes up to 20% less energy than AMD Radeon RX 580 - 148 vs 185 Watts
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 580
- Performs up to 7% better in World of Tanks than GeForce GTX 970 - 157 vs 147 FPS
- Up to 72% cheaper than GeForce GTX 970 - $129.99 vs $469.0
- Up to 74% better value when playing World of Tanks than GeForce GTX 970 - $0.83 vs $3.19 per FPS
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 - 8 vs 4 GB
World of Tanks
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Buy for $469 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 123 minutes ago
Desktop • Apr 18th, 2017
FPS
157
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.83/FPS
100%
Price, $
$129.99
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Buy for $129.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 123 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
Desktop • Apr 18th, 2017
Theoretical Performance
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
Pixel Fillrate
65.97 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
122.5 GTexel/s
63%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 | vs | AMD Radeon RX 580 |
---|---|---|
Sep 19th, 2014 | Release Date | Apr 18th, 2017 |
GeForce 900 | Generation | Polaris |
$329 | MSRP | $229 |
1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort |
2x 6-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 GB | Memory | 8 GB |
GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
256-bit | Bus | 256-bit |
224.4 GB/s | Bandwidth | 256 GB/s |
1050 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1257 MHz |
1178 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1340 MHz |
1753 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 2000 MHz |