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Boost Clock
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Key Differences
In short — GeForce RTX 4090 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 4090 is 2923 days newer than the cheaper GeForce GTX 970.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
- Up to 80% cheaper than GeForce RTX 4090 - $399.0 vs $1979.97
- Consumes up to 67% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 - 148 vs 450 Watts
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
- Performs up to 88% better in Grand Theft Auto V than GeForce GTX 970 - 167 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
NVIDIA - GeForce GTX 970 4GB GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 Graphics Card …
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ASUS TUF Gaming GeForce RTX™ 4090 OG OC Edition Gaming Graphics Card (PCIe 4.0, 24GB GDDR6X, DLSS 3, HDMI 2.1, DisplayPort 1.4a)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
GeForce GTX 970
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
GeForce RTX 4090
Desktop • Sep 20th, 2022
Theoretical Performance
GeForce GTX 970
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
Pixel Fillrate
65.97 GPixel/s
14.874859075535513%
Texel Fillrate
122.5 GTexel/s
9.496124031007753%
GeForce RTX 4090
Desktop • Sep 20th, 2022
Pixel Fillrate
443.5 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
1290 GTexel/s
100%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 | vs | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 19th, 2014 | Release Date | Sep 20th, 2022 |
| GeForce 900 | Generation | GeForce 40 |
$329 | MSRP | $1599 |
| 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 | 2235 MHz |
| 1178 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 2520 MHz |
1753 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1313 MHz |
Builds Using GeForce GTX 970 or GeForce RTX 4090
Grand Theft Auto V, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
170 FPS
$22.94/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-14900KF
16 GB, N/A Storage
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170 FPS
$27.94/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-14900KF
96 GB, 2 TB SSD + 12 TB HDD
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167 FPS
$23.35/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-13900K
64 GB, N/A Storage
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170 FPS
$27.06/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-14900KF
64 GB, 6 TB HDD
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$4,599.99
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167 FPS
$23.35/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-13900K
64 GB, 4 TB SSD
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$3,899.95
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170 FPS
$31.76/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-14900KF
16 GB, 12 TB HDD
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170 FPS
$25.88/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-14900KF
16 GB, N/A Storage
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170 FPS
$22.94/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-14900K
64 GB, N/A Storage
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$3,899.99
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170 FPS
$25.88/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-14900KF
96 GB, 2 TB SSD + 8 TB HDD
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$4,399.99
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166 FPS
$19.27/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 9 7950X
32 GB, 2 TB HDD
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$3,199
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