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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — GeForce RTX 2080 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 2080 is 1462 days newer than the more expensive GeForce GTX 970.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080
- Performs up to 64% better in No Man's Sky than GeForce GTX 970 - 144 vs 88 FPS
- Up to 3% cheaper than GeForce GTX 970 - $454.96 vs $469.0
- Up to 41% better value when playing No Man's Sky than GeForce GTX 970 - $3.16 vs $5.33 per FPS
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 - 8 vs 4 GB
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
- Consumes up to 31% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 - 148 vs 215 Watts
No Man's Sky
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
GeForce RTX 2080
Desktop • Sep 20th, 2018
FPS
144
100%
Value, $/FPS
$3.16/FPS
100%
Price, $
$454.96
100%
FPS and Value Winner
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
GeForce RTX 2080
Desktop • Sep 20th, 2018
GeForce GTX 970
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
Theoretical Performance
GeForce RTX 2080
Desktop • Sep 20th, 2018
Pixel Fillrate
109.4 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
314.6 GTexel/s
100%
GeForce GTX 970
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
Pixel Fillrate
65.97 GPixel/s
60%
Texel Fillrate
122.5 GTexel/s
38%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 | vs | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 |
|---|---|---|
Sep 20th, 2018 | Release Date | Sep 19th, 2014 |
| GeForce 20 | Generation | GeForce 900 |
| $699 | MSRP | $329 |
| 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C | Outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort |
| 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | 2x 6-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 GB | Memory | 4 GB |
| GDDR6 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 256-bit | Bus | 256-bit |
448 GB/s | Bandwidth | 224.4 GB/s |
1515 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1050 MHz |
1710 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1178 MHz |
| 1750 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1753 MHz |
Builds Using GeForce RTX 2080 or GeForce GTX 970
No Man's Sky, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
111 FPS
$36.03/FPS
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