Key Differences
In short — GeForce GTX 970 outperforms the cheaper GeForce GT 610 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing GeForce GT 610 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing GeForce GTX 970 is 900 days newer than the cheaper GeForce GT 610.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
- Performs up to 32% better in Dead Space than GeForce GT 610 - 53 vs 40 FPS
- Up to 300% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GT 610 - 4 vs 1 GB
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GT 610
- Up to 92% cheaper than GeForce GTX 970 - $37.99 vs $469.0
- Up to 89% better value when playing Dead Space than GeForce GTX 970 - $0.95 vs $8.85 per FPS
- Consumes up to 80% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 - 29 vs 148 Watts
Dead Space
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Buy for $469 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 15 minutes ago
Desktop • Apr 2nd, 2012
FPS
40
75%
Value, $/FPS
$0.95/FPS
100%
Price, $
$37.99
100%
Value Winner
Buy for $37.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 15 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
Desktop • Apr 2nd, 2012
Theoretical Performance
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
Pixel Fillrate
65.97 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
122.5 GTexel/s
100%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 | vs | NVIDIA GeForce GT 610 |
---|---|---|
Sep 19th, 2014 | Release Date | Apr 2nd, 2012 |
GeForce 900 | Generation | GeForce 600 |
$329 | MSRP | Not Available |
1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA |
2x 6-pin | Power Connectors | None |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 GB | Memory | 1 GB |
GDDR5 | Type | DDR3 |
256-bit | Bus | 64-bit |
224.4 GB/s | Bandwidth | 14.37 GB/s |
1050 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 810 MHz |
1178 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
1753 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 898 MHz |