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$469
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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $499
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MSRP in USD: $499
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$559
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Boost Clock
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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — GeForce RTX 3070 outperforms the cheaper GeForce GTX 970 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing GeForce RTX 3070 is 2174 days newer than the cheaper GeForce GTX 970.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
- Up to 16% cheaper than GeForce RTX 3070 - $469.0 vs $559.0
- Consumes up to 33% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 - 148 vs 220 Watts
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070
- Performs up to 89% better in Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart than GeForce GTX 970 - 89 vs 47 FPS
- Up to 37% better value when playing Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart than GeForce GTX 970 - $6.28 vs $9.98 per FPS
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 - 8 vs 4 GB
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
NVIDIA - GeForce GTX 970 4GB GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 Graphics Card …
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GeForce RTX 3070
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2020
FPS
89
100%
Value, $/FPS
$6.28/FPS
100%
Price, $
$559
83%
FPS and Value Winner
Gigabyte GeForce RTX 3070 Gaming OC 8G Graphics Card, 3X WINDFORCE Fans, 8GB 256-Bit GDDR6, GV-N3070GAMING OC-8GD Video Card
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
GeForce GTX 970
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
GeForce RTX 3070
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2020
Theoretical Performance
GeForce GTX 970
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
Pixel Fillrate
65.97 GPixel/s
39%
Texel Fillrate
122.5 GTexel/s
38%
GeForce RTX 3070
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2020
Pixel Fillrate
165.6 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
317.4 GTexel/s
100%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 | vs | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 19th, 2014 | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2020 |
| GeForce 900 | Generation | GeForce 30 |
$329 | MSRP | $499 |
| 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 | 1500 MHz |
| 1178 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1725 MHz |
1753 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1750 MHz |
Builds Using GeForce GTX 970 or GeForce RTX 3070
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart, 1920 x 1080, Very High
29 FPS
$33.97/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 5 5600G
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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54 FPS
$25.91/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i7-12700F
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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14 FPS
$46.43/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 7 3700X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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89 FPS
$21.35/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-13900K
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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26 FPS
$36.54/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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54 FPS
$24.39/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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89 FPS
$26.16/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-13900K
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$2,328
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69 FPS
$34.91/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-12900K
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$2,409
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39 FPS
$33.33/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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48 FPS
$20.83/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i7-11700KF
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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