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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — GeForce RTX 3050 outperforms the more expensive GeForce GTX 970 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing GeForce RTX 3050 is 2664 days newer than the more expensive GeForce GTX 970.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050
- Performs up to 7% better in FIFA 23 than GeForce GTX 970 - 160 vs 150 FPS
- Up to 57% cheaper than GeForce GTX 970 - $199.99 vs $469.0
- Up to 60% better value when playing FIFA 23 than GeForce GTX 970 - $1.25 vs $3.13 per FPS
- Consumes up to 12% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 - 130 vs 148 Watts
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 - 8 vs 4 GB
FIFA 23
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
NVIDIA - GeForce GTX 970 4GB GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 Graphics Card …
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GeForce RTX 3050
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
160
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.25/FPS
100%
Price, $
$199.99
100%
FPS and Value Winner
MSI Gaming GeForce RTX 3050 8GB GDRR6 128-Bit HDMI/DP PCIe 4 Torx Twin Fans Ampere OC Graphics Card (RTX 3050 Ventus 2X XS 8G OC)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
GeForce GTX 970
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
GeForce RTX 3050
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Theoretical Performance
GeForce GTX 970
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
Pixel Fillrate
65.97 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
122.5 GTexel/s
86%
GeForce RTX 3050
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Pixel Fillrate
56.86 GPixel/s
86%
Texel Fillrate
142.2 GTexel/s
100%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 | vs | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 19th, 2014 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| GeForce 900 | Generation | GeForce 30 |
| $329 | MSRP | $249 |
| 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a |
| 2x 6-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 GB | Memory | 8 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR6 |
| 256-bit | Bus | 128-bit |
224.4 GB/s | Bandwidth | 224 GB/s |
| 1050 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1552 MHz |
| 1178 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1777 MHz |
1753 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1750 MHz |
Builds Using GeForce GTX 970 or GeForce RTX 3050
FIFA 23, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
105 FPS
$8.86/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-13400F
32 GB, N/A Storage
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132 FPS
$10/FPS
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Core i7-13700
32 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$15.57/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$8.28/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-13400F
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Core i3-12100F
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$10.24/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i7-13700
64 GB, 1 TB SSD
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132 FPS
$7.95/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i7-13700
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$8.96/FPS
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Core i7-13700
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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139 FPS
$16.47/FPS
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Core i9-13900
64 GB, N/A Storage
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97 FPS
$9.28/FPS
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Core i5-12400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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