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Boost Clock
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MSRP in USD: $329
AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $1499
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MSRP in USD: $1499
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Boost Clock
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Key Differences
In short — GeForce RTX 3090 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 3090 is 2174 days newer than the cheaper GeForce GTX 970.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
- Up to 76% cheaper than GeForce RTX 3090 - $198.68 vs $839.99
- Consumes up to 58% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 - 148 vs 350 Watts
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090
- Performs up to 71% better in Grand Theft Auto V than GeForce GTX 970 - 152 vs 89 FPS
- Up to 500% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 - 24 vs 4 GB
Grand Theft Auto V
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
MSI GeForce GTX 970 Gaming 4G LE VR Ready Graphics Card
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Gigabyte GeForce RTX 3090 GAMING OC 24G Graphics Card, 3x WINDFORCE Fans, 24GB 384-Bit GDDR6X, GV-N3090GAMING OC-24GD Video Card
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
GeForce GTX 970
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
GeForce RTX 3090
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2020
Theoretical Performance
GeForce GTX 970
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
Pixel Fillrate
65.97 GPixel/s
34.75763962065332%
Texel Fillrate
122.5 GTexel/s
22.032374100719423%
GeForce RTX 3090
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2020
Pixel Fillrate
189.8 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
556 GTexel/s
100%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 | vs | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 19th, 2014 | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2020 |
| GeForce 900 | Generation | GeForce 30 |
$329 | MSRP | $1499 |
| 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 | 24 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR6X |
| 256-bit | Bus | 384-bit |
| 224.4 GB/s | Bandwidth | 936.2 GB/s |
| 1050 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1395 MHz |
| 1178 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1695 MHz |
1753 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1219 MHz |
Builds Using GeForce GTX 970 or GeForce RTX 3090
Grand Theft Auto V, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
133 FPS
$9.89/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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122 FPS
$29.41/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i9-10850K
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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143 FPS
$20.28/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, N/A Storage
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136 FPS
$24.26/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i9-11900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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121 FPS
$24.79/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Ryzen 9 3900X
24 GB, N/A Storage
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143 FPS
$28.52/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i9-12900K
64 GB, 4 TB SSD + 8 TB HDD
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$4,079
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143 FPS
$26.92/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, 4 TB SSD + 8 TB HDD
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133 FPS
$23.31/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Ryzen 9 5900X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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133 FPS
$26.32/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$3,499.99
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134 FPS
$14.01/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i7-11700K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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