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$127.22
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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $329
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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $229
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MSRP in USD: $229
Key Differences
In short — Radeon RX 480 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 Radeon RX 480 is 649 days newer than the cheaper GeForce GTX 970.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
- Up to 57% cheaper than Radeon RX 480 - $127.22 vs $299.0
- Up to 55% better value when playing A Plague Tale: Requiem than Radeon RX 480 - $3.63 vs $8.08 per FPS
- Consumes up to 1% less energy than AMD Radeon RX 480 - 148 vs 150 Watts
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 480
- Performs up to 6% better in A Plague Tale: Requiem than GeForce GTX 970 - 37 vs 35 FPS
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 - 8 vs 4 GB
A Plague Tale: Requiem
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
GeForce GTX 970
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
FPS
35
94.5945945945946%
Value, $/FPS
$3.63/FPS
100%
Price, $
$127.22
100%
Value Winner
EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB SC GAMING ACX 2.0, 26% Cooler and 36% Quieter Cooling Graphics Card 04G-P4-2974-KR
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Radeon RX 480
Desktop • Jun 29th, 2016
FPS
37
100%
Value, $/FPS
$8.08/FPS
44.92574257425743%
Price, $
$299
42%
FPS Winner
Sapphire Radeon Nitro Rx 480 8GB GDDR5 Dual HDMI/DVI-D/Dual DP OC w/Back Plate (UEFI) PCI-E Graphics Card Graphic Cards 11260-20-20G
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
GeForce GTX 970
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
Radeon RX 480
Desktop • Jun 29th, 2016
Theoretical Performance
GeForce GTX 970
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
Pixel Fillrate
65.97 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
122.5 GTexel/s
67.19692814042786%
Radeon RX 480
Desktop • Jun 29th, 2016
Pixel Fillrate
40.51 GPixel/s
61.4067000151584%
Texel Fillrate
182.3 GTexel/s
100%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 | vs | AMD Radeon RX 480 |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 19th, 2014 | Release Date | Jun 29th, 2016 |
| GeForce 900 | Generation | Arctic Islands |
| $329 | MSRP | $229 |
| 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort |
| 2x 6-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 GB | Memory | 8 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 256-bit | Bus | 256-bit |
| 224.4 GB/s | Bandwidth | 256 GB/s |
| 1050 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1120 MHz |
| 1178 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1266 MHz |
| 1753 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 2000 MHz |
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