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$127.22
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Same as Founder's Edition
AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $329
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MSRP in USD: $329
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$469
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$399
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Base Clock
Boost Clock
AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $199
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MSRP in USD: $199
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$139.99
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Boost Clock
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Boost Clock
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$169.99
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$139.99
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Key Differences
In short — Radeon RX 6500 XT 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 6500 XT is 2679 days newer than the cheaper GeForce GTX 970.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
- Up to 9% cheaper than Radeon RX 6500 XT - $127.22 vs $139.99
- Up to 4% better value when playing Far Cry 5 than Radeon RX 6500 XT - $1.16 vs $1.21 per FPS
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT
- Performs up to 5% better in Far Cry 5 than GeForce GTX 970 - 116 vs 110 FPS
- Consumes up to 28% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 - 107 vs 148 Watts
Far Cry 5
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
GeForce GTX 970
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
FPS
110
94%
Value, $/FPS
$1.16/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 6500 XT
Desktop • Jan 19th, 2022
FPS
116
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.21/FPS
95%
Price, $
$139.99
90%
FPS Winner
Sapphire 11314-01-20G Pulse AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT Gaming OC Graphics Card with 4GB GDDR6, AMD RDNA 2
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
GeForce GTX 970
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Desktop • Jan 19th, 2022
Theoretical Performance
GeForce GTX 970
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
Pixel Fillrate
65.97 GPixel/s
73%
Texel Fillrate
122.5 GTexel/s
67%
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Desktop • Jan 19th, 2022
Pixel Fillrate
90.08 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
180.2 GTexel/s
100%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 | vs | AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 19th, 2014 | Release Date | Jan 19th, 2022 |
| GeForce 900 | Generation | Navi II |
| $329 | MSRP | $199 |
| 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x HDMI 2.1, 1x DisplayPort 1.4a |
| 2x 6-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 GB | Memory | 4 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR6 |
| 256-bit | Bus | 64-bit |
224.4 GB/s | Bandwidth | 143.9 GB/s |
| 1050 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 2310 MHz |
| 1178 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 2815 MHz |
| 1753 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 2248 MHz |
Builds Using GeForce GTX 970 or Radeon RX 6500 XT
Far Cry 5, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
72 FPS
$11.81/FPS
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Ryzen 3 3100
8 GB, 480 GB SSD
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87 FPS
$10.34/FPS
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Ryzen 5 5600
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$899.99
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85 FPS
$10.94/FPS
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Core i5-11400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$929.99
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84 FPS
$9.17/FPS
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Ryzen 5 5600G
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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