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In short — GeForce RTX 2060 12 GB outperforms the cheaper GeForce GTX 970 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing GeForce RTX 2060 12 GB is 2636 days newer than the cheaper GeForce GTX 970.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
- Up to 11% cheaper than GeForce RTX 2060 12 GB - $399.0 vs $449.0
- Consumes up to 20% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 12 GB - 148 vs 184 Watts
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 12 GB
- Performs up to 59% better in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt than GeForce GTX 970 - 78 vs 49 FPS
- Up to 200% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 - 12 vs 4 GB
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra+
NVIDIA - GeForce GTX 970 4GB GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 Graphics Card …
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MSI GeForce RTX 2060 Ventus 12G OC Gaming Graphics Card - 12GB GDDR6, 1680 MHz, PCI Express x16 3.0, 192-bit, 3X DP v 1.4a, HDMI 2.0b (Supports 4K)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra+
GeForce GTX 970
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
GeForce RTX 2060 12 GB
Desktop • Dec 7th, 2021
Theoretical Performance
GeForce GTX 970
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
Pixel Fillrate
65.97 GPixel/s
83.29545454545453%
Texel Fillrate
122.5 GTexel/s
54.590017825311946%
GeForce RTX 2060 12 GB
Desktop • Dec 7th, 2021
Pixel Fillrate
79.2 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
224.4 GTexel/s
100%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 | vs | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 12 GB |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 19th, 2014 | Release Date | Dec 7th, 2021 |
| GeForce 900 | Generation | GeForce 20 |
| $329 | MSRP | Not Available |
| 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI 2.0, 2x DisplayPort 1.4a, 1x USB Type-C |
| 2x 6-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 GB | Memory | 12 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR6 |
| 256-bit | Bus | 192-bit |
| 224.4 GB/s | Bandwidth | 336 GB/s |
| 1050 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1470 MHz |
| 1178 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1650 MHz |
1753 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1750 MHz |
Builds Using GeForce GTX 970 or GeForce RTX 2060 12 GB
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, 1920 x 1080, Ultra+
54 FPS
$24.07/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060 12 GB
Core i7-10700F
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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62 FPS
$17.73/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060 12 GB
Core i7-11700F
16 GB, 480 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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