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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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Same as Founder's Edition
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$399
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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $499
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MSRP in USD: $499
Key Differences
In short — GeForce RTX 3070 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 3070 is 2174 days newer than the cheaper GeForce GTX 970.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
- Up to 80% cheaper than GeForce RTX 3070 - $127.22 vs $639.9
- Up to 57% better value when playing A Plague Tale: Requiem than GeForce RTX 3070 - $3.63 vs $8.42 per FPS
- Consumes up to 33% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 - 148 vs 220 Watts
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070
- Performs up to 117% better in A Plague Tale: Requiem than GeForce GTX 970 - 76 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
46.05263157894737%
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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GeForce RTX 3070
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2020
FPS
76
100%
Value, $/FPS
$8.42/FPS
43.111638954869356%
Price, $
$639.9
19%
FPS Winner
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 8GB GDDR6 PCI Express 4.0 Graphics Card - Dark Platinum and Black
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
GeForce GTX 970
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
GeForce RTX 3070
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2020
Theoretical Performance
GeForce GTX 970
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
Pixel Fillrate
65.97 GPixel/s
39.83695652173913%
Texel Fillrate
122.5 GTexel/s
38.59483301827347%
GeForce RTX 3070
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2020
Pixel Fillrate
165.6 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
317.4 GTexel/s
100%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 | vs | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 19th, 2014 | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2020 |
| GeForce 900 | Generation | GeForce 30 |
$329 | MSRP | $499 |
| 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a |
| 2x 6-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 12-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 | 1500 MHz |
| 1178 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1725 MHz |
1753 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1750 MHz |
Builds Using GeForce GTX 970 or GeForce RTX 3070
A Plague Tale: Requiem, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
61 FPS
$17.2/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$28.16/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-13900K
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$16.94/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-11900F
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,049.99
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62 FPS
$16.94/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-11900F
32 GB, N/A Storage
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58 FPS
$18.1/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 5 5600G
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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67 FPS
$29.09/FPS
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Core i9-12900
64 GB, 2 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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65 FPS
$22.32/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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67 FPS
$26.5/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-12900
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,775.76
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61 FPS
$38.43/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$2,344
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65 FPS
$23.08/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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