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$469
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Same as Founder's Edition
AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $329
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MSRP in USD: $329
AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $329
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MSRP in USD: $329
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$299.99
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Boost Clock
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$319.99
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Same as Founder's Edition
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$289.99
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Same as Founder's Edition
Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — GeForce RTX 3060 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 3060 is 2307 days newer than the more expensive GeForce GTX 970.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
- Consumes up to 13% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 - 148 vs 170 Watts
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
- Performs up to 30% better in Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order than GeForce GTX 970 - 105 vs 81 FPS
- Up to 36% cheaper than GeForce GTX 970 - $299.99 vs $469.0
- Up to 51% better value when playing Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order than GeForce GTX 970 - $2.86 vs $5.79 per FPS
- Up to 200% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 - 12 vs 4 GB
Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
NVIDIA - GeForce GTX 970 4GB GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 Graphics Card …
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GeForce RTX 3060
Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021
FPS
105
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.86/FPS
100%
Price, $
$299.99
100%
FPS and Value Winner
GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3060 Gaming OC 12G (REV2.0) Graphics Card, 3X WINDFORCE Fans, 12GB 192-bit GDDR6, GV-N3060GAMING OC-12GD Video Card
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
GeForce GTX 970
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
GeForce RTX 3060
Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021
Theoretical Performance
GeForce GTX 970
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
Pixel Fillrate
65.97 GPixel/s
77%
Texel Fillrate
122.5 GTexel/s
61%
GeForce RTX 3060
Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021
Pixel Fillrate
85.3 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
199 GTexel/s
100%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 | vs | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 19th, 2014 | Release Date | Jan 12th, 2021 |
| GeForce 900 | Generation | GeForce 30 |
| $329 | MSRP | $329 |
| 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a |
| 2x 6-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 12-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 GB | Memory | 12 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR6 |
| 256-bit | Bus | 192-bit |
| 224.4 GB/s | Bandwidth | 360 GB/s |
| 1050 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1320 MHz |
| 1178 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1777 MHz |
| 1753 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1875 MHz |
Builds Using GeForce GTX 970 or GeForce RTX 3060
Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, 1920 x 1080, Epic
100 FPS
$11.82/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-13700
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,181.98
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96 FPS
$13/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,248.45
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95 FPS
$10.63/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-11700KF
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,009.99
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91 FPS
$10.93/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5600G
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$995
In Stock
96 FPS
$13.09/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,257
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86 FPS
$11.06/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-10400F
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$950.99
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91 FPS
$13.46/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5600G
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,225
In Stock
96 FPS
$18.22/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-12700F
64 GB, 2 TB SSD + 4 TB HDD
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$1,749
In Stock
93 FPS
$7.53/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 7 5700X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$699.99
In Stock
93 FPS
$14.95/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-11700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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