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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 RTX 3070
- Performs up to 132% better in Fortnite than GeForce GTX 970 - 139 vs 60 FPS
- Up to 49% better value when playing Fortnite than GeForce GTX 970 - $4.02 vs $7.82 per FPS
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 - 8 vs 4 GB
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
Fortnite
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
GeForce RTX 3070
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2020
FPS
139
100%
Value, $/FPS
$4.02/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
Epic
GeForce RTX 3070
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2020
GeForce GTX 970
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
Theoretical Performance
GeForce RTX 3070
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2020
Pixel Fillrate
165.6 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
317.4 GTexel/s
100%
GeForce GTX 970
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
Pixel Fillrate
65.97 GPixel/s
39%
Texel Fillrate
122.5 GTexel/s
38%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 | vs | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 |
|---|---|---|
Sep 1st, 2020 | Release Date | Sep 19th, 2014 |
| GeForce 30 | Generation | GeForce 900 |
| $499 | MSRP | $329 |
| 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a | Outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort |
| 1x 12-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 |
1500 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1050 MHz |
1725 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1178 MHz |
| 1750 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1753 MHz |
Builds Using GeForce RTX 3070 or GeForce GTX 970
Fortnite, 1920 x 1080, Epic
125 FPS
$7.88/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 5 5600G
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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131 FPS
$10.68/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i7-12700F
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,399
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121 FPS
$5.37/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 7 3700X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$649.99
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139 FPS
$13.67/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-13900K
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,899.97
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124 FPS
$7.66/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$949.99
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131 FPS
$10.05/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,317.16
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139 FPS
$16.75/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-13900K
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$2,328
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134 FPS
$17.98/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-12900K
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$2,409
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127 FPS
$10.24/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,299.99
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129 FPS
$7.75/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i7-11700KF
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$999.99
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