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Boost Clock
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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Radeon RX 6900 XT outperforms the cheaper GeForce GTX 970 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Radeon RX 6900 XT is 2231 days newer than the cheaper GeForce GTX 970.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
- Up to 50% cheaper than Radeon RX 6900 XT - $469.0 vs $932.96
- Consumes up to 51% less energy than AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT - 148 vs 300 Watts
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT
- Performs up to 121% better in DOOM Eternal than GeForce GTX 970 - 375 vs 170 FPS
- Up to 10% better value when playing DOOM Eternal than GeForce GTX 970 - $2.49 vs $2.76 per FPS
- Up to 300% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 - 16 vs 4 GB
DOOM Eternal
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Nightmare
NVIDIA - GeForce GTX 970 4GB GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 Graphics Card …
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Radeon RX 6900 XT
Desktop • Oct 28th, 2020
FPS
375
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.49/FPS
100%
Price, $
$932.96
50%
FPS and Value Winner
MSI Gaming Radeon RX 6900 XT Boost Clock Up to 2340 MHz 256-bit 16GB GDDR6 DP/HDMI Triple Torx 4.0 Fans FreeSync DirectX 12 VR Ready RGB Graphics Card (RX 6900 XT Gaming X Trio 16G)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Nightmare
GeForce GTX 970
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
Radeon RX 6900 XT
Desktop • Oct 28th, 2020
Theoretical Performance
GeForce GTX 970
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
Pixel Fillrate
65.97 GPixel/s
22%
Texel Fillrate
122.5 GTexel/s
17%
Radeon RX 6900 XT
Desktop • Oct 28th, 2020
Pixel Fillrate
288 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
720 GTexel/s
100%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 | vs | AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 19th, 2014 | Release Date | Oct 28th, 2020 |
| GeForce 900 | Generation | Navi II |
$329 | MSRP | $999 |
| 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x HDMI 2.1, 2x DisplayPort 1.4a, 1x USB Type-C |
| 2x 6-pin | Power Connectors | 2x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 GB | Memory | 16 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR6 |
| 256-bit | Bus | 256-bit |
| 224.4 GB/s | Bandwidth | 512 GB/s |
| 1050 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1825 MHz |
| 1178 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 2250 MHz |
| 1753 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 2000 MHz |
Builds Using GeForce GTX 970 or Radeon RX 6900 XT
DOOM Eternal, 1920 x 1080, Nightmare
339 FPS
$7.26/FPS
Radeon RX 6900 XT
Ryzen 9 5950X
64 GB, 1 TB SSD + 6 TB HDD
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Core i9-11900KF
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$6.63/FPS
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