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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $1999
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Key Differences
In short — GeForce RTX 3090 Ti 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 Ti is 2687 days newer than the cheaper GeForce GTX 970.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
- Up to 87% cheaper than GeForce RTX 3090 Ti - $198.68 vs $1499.97
- Consumes up to 67% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti - 148 vs 450 Watts
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
- Performs up to 229% better in Cities: Skylines II than GeForce GTX 970 - 56 vs 17 FPS
- Up to 500% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 - 24 vs 4 GB
Cities: Skylines II
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
MSI GeForce GTX 970 Gaming 4G LE VR Ready Graphics Card
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
GeForce GTX 970
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
Desktop • Jan 27th, 2022
Theoretical Performance
GeForce GTX 970
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
Pixel Fillrate
65.97 GPixel/s
31.67066730676908%
Texel Fillrate
122.5 GTexel/s
19.6%
GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
Desktop • Jan 27th, 2022
Pixel Fillrate
208.3 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
625 GTexel/s
100%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 | vs | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 19th, 2014 | Release Date | Jan 27th, 2022 |
| GeForce 900 | Generation | GeForce 30 |
$329 | MSRP | $1999 |
| 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a |
| 2x 6-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 16-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 GB | Memory | 24 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR6X |
| 256-bit | Bus | 384-bit |
| 224.4 GB/s | Bandwidth | 1008 GB/s |
| 1050 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1560 MHz |
| 1178 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1860 MHz |
1753 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1313 MHz |
Builds Using GeForce GTX 970 or GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
Cities: Skylines II, 1920 x 1080, High
55 FPS
$63.64/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
Ryzen 9 7950X
64 GB, 1 TB SSD + 6 TB HDD
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