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$127.22
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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $329
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Base Clock
Boost Clock
AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $699
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MSRP in USD: $699
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$454.96
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Key Differences
In short — GeForce RTX 2080 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 2080 is 1462 days newer than the cheaper GeForce GTX 970.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
- Up to 72% cheaper than GeForce RTX 2080 - $127.22 vs $454.96
- Up to 61% better value when playing Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege than GeForce RTX 2080 - $0.38 vs $0.98 per FPS
- Consumes up to 31% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 - 148 vs 215 Watts
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080
- Performs up to 40% better in Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege than GeForce GTX 970 - 466 vs 333 FPS
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 - 8 vs 4 GB
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
GeForce GTX 970
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
FPS
333
71.45922746781116%
Value, $/FPS
$0.38/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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GeForce RTX 2080
Desktop • Sep 20th, 2018
FPS
466
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.98/FPS
38.775510204081634%
Price, $
$454.96
27%
FPS Winner
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 Founders Edition
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
GeForce GTX 970
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
GeForce RTX 2080
Desktop • Sep 20th, 2018
Theoretical Performance
GeForce GTX 970
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
Pixel Fillrate
65.97 GPixel/s
60.30164533820841%
Texel Fillrate
122.5 GTexel/s
38.938334392879845%
GeForce RTX 2080
Desktop • Sep 20th, 2018
Pixel Fillrate
109.4 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
314.6 GTexel/s
100%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 | vs | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 19th, 2014 | Release Date | Sep 20th, 2018 |
| GeForce 900 | Generation | GeForce 20 |
$329 | MSRP | $699 |
| 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C |
| 2x 6-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 GB | Memory | 8 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR6 |
| 256-bit | Bus | 256-bit |
| 224.4 GB/s | Bandwidth | 448 GB/s |
| 1050 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1515 MHz |
| 1178 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1710 MHz |
1753 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1750 MHz |
Builds Using GeForce GTX 970 or GeForce RTX 2080
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
292 FPS
$13.02/FPS
GeForce RTX 2080
Core i9-9900K
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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