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Same as Founder's Edition
AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $1499
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MSRP in USD: $1499
AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $329
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MSRP in USD: $329
Key Differences
In short — GeForce RTX 3090 outperforms the cheaper GeForce GTX 970 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing GeForce GTX 970 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing GeForce RTX 3090 is 2174 days newer than the cheaper GeForce GTX 970.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090
- Performs up to 121% better in Death Stranding than GeForce GTX 970 - 188 vs 85 FPS
- Up to 500% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 - 24 vs 4 GB
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
- Up to 68% cheaper than GeForce RTX 3090 - $469.0 vs $1449.99
- Up to 28% better value when playing Death Stranding than GeForce RTX 3090 - $5.52 vs $7.71 per FPS
- Consumes up to 58% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 - 148 vs 350 Watts
Death Stranding
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
GeForce RTX 3090
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2020
FPS
188
100%
Value, $/FPS
$7.71/FPS
71%
Price, $
$1449.99
32%
FPS Winner
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090 Founders Edition Graphics Card
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GeForce GTX 970
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
FPS
85
45%
Value, $/FPS
$5.52/FPS
100%
Price, $
$469
100%
Value Winner
NVIDIA - GeForce GTX 970 4GB GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 Graphics Card …
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
GeForce RTX 3090
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2020
GeForce GTX 970
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
Theoretical Performance
GeForce RTX 3090
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2020
Pixel Fillrate
189.8 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
556 GTexel/s
100%
GeForce GTX 970
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
Pixel Fillrate
65.97 GPixel/s
34%
Texel Fillrate
122.5 GTexel/s
22%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 | vs | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 |
|---|---|---|
Sep 1st, 2020 | Release Date | Sep 19th, 2014 |
| GeForce 30 | Generation | GeForce 900 |
$1499 | 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 |
24 GB | Memory | 4 GB |
| GDDR6X | Type | GDDR5 |
| 384-bit | Bus | 256-bit |
936.2 GB/s | Bandwidth | 224.4 GB/s |
1395 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1050 MHz |
1695 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1178 MHz |
| 1219 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1753 MHz |
Builds Using GeForce RTX 3090 or GeForce GTX 970
Death Stranding, 1920 x 1080, Very High
174 FPS
$18.28/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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174 FPS
$10.2/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,775.18
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176 FPS
$18.75/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i9-11900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$3,299.97
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181 FPS
$17.62/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$3,189.99
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167 FPS
$17.96/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Ryzen 9 3900X
24 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,999.99
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177 FPS
$15.14/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i7-12700F
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$2,679
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174 FPS
$14.52/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Ryzen 9 5900X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$2,527.3
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174 FPS
$16.66/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,899
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183 FPS
$15.29/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i9-13900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$2,798
In Stock
175 FPS
$17.13/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i7-11700K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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