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$469
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MSRP in USD: $329
AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $399
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MSRP in USD: $399
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$381.11
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Same as Founder's Edition
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$429.99
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Boost Clock
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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — GeForce RTX 3060 Ti 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 Ti is 2265 days newer than the more expensive GeForce GTX 970.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
- Consumes up to 26% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti - 148 vs 200 Watts
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
- Performs up to 51% better in Far Cry 6 than GeForce GTX 970 - 124 vs 82 FPS
- Up to 19% cheaper than GeForce GTX 970 - $381.11 vs $469.0
- Up to 46% better value when playing Far Cry 6 than GeForce GTX 970 - $3.07 vs $5.72 per FPS
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 - 8 vs 4 GB
Far Cry 6
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 3060 Ti
Desktop • Dec 1st, 2020
FPS
124
100%
Value, $/FPS
$3.07/FPS
100%
Price, $
$381.11
100%
FPS and Value Winner
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti Founders Edition 8GB GDDR6 PCI Express 4.0 Graphics Card
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
GeForce GTX 970
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Desktop • Dec 1st, 2020
Theoretical Performance
GeForce GTX 970
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
Pixel Fillrate
65.97 GPixel/s
49%
Texel Fillrate
122.5 GTexel/s
48%
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Desktop • Dec 1st, 2020
Pixel Fillrate
133.2 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
253.1 GTexel/s
100%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 | vs | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 19th, 2014 | Release Date | Dec 1st, 2020 |
| GeForce 900 | Generation | GeForce 30 |
$329 | MSRP | $399 |
| 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 | 8 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR6 |
| 256-bit | Bus | 256-bit |
| 224.4 GB/s | Bandwidth | 448 GB/s |
| 1050 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1410 MHz |
| 1178 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1665 MHz |
1753 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1750 MHz |
Builds Using GeForce GTX 970 or GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Far Cry 6, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
91 FPS
$14.29/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i7-11700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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95 FPS
$9.99/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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101 FPS
$13.66/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,379.99
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91 FPS
$17.58/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i7-11700F
16 GB, 1 TB HDD
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$1,599.99
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92 FPS
$11.96/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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92 FPS
$24.98/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$2,298
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104 FPS
$16.87/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i5-12600K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,754.11
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92 FPS
$17.39/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,599.99
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76 FPS
$18.42/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,399.99
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111 FPS
$15.26/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i7-13700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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