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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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Base Clock
Boost Clock
AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $699
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MSRP in USD: $699
Key Differences
In short — GeForce RTX 3080 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 3080 is 2174 days newer than the cheaper GeForce GTX 970.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
- Up to 83% cheaper than GeForce RTX 3080 - $127.22 vs $748.96
- Up to 60% better value when playing Borderlands 3 than GeForce RTX 3080 - $1.93 vs $4.86 per FPS
- Consumes up to 54% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 - 148 vs 320 Watts
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080
- Performs up to 133% better in Borderlands 3 than GeForce GTX 970 - 154 vs 66 FPS
- Up to 150% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 - 10 vs 4 GB
Borderlands 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Badass
GeForce GTX 970
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
FPS
66
42.857142857142854%
Value, $/FPS
$1.93/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 3080
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2020
FPS
154
100%
Value, $/FPS
$4.86/FPS
39.7119341563786%
Price, $
$748.96
16%
FPS Winner
2021 Newst GeForce RTX 3080 Founders Edition / AllyFlex HDMI
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Updated 311471 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Badass
GeForce GTX 970
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
GeForce RTX 3080
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2020
Theoretical Performance
GeForce GTX 970
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
Pixel Fillrate
65.97 GPixel/s
40.17661388550549%
Texel Fillrate
122.5 GTexel/s
26.338421844764564%
GeForce RTX 3080
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2020
Pixel Fillrate
164.2 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
465.1 GTexel/s
100%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 | vs | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 19th, 2014 | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2020 |
| GeForce 900 | Generation | GeForce 30 |
$329 | MSRP | $699 |
| 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 | 10 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR6X |
| 256-bit | Bus | 320-bit |
| 224.4 GB/s | Bandwidth | 760.3 GB/s |
| 1050 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1440 MHz |
| 1178 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1710 MHz |
1753 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1188 MHz |
Builds Using GeForce GTX 970 or GeForce RTX 3080
Borderlands 3, 1920 x 1080, Badass
136 FPS
$14.19/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 9 5900
16 GB, 2 TB HDD
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$1,929.97
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136 FPS
$14.71/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,999.99
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136 FPS
$14.71/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,999.99
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142 FPS
$18.3/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 4 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$2,599
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132 FPS
$20.45/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i7-11700F
32 GB, 2 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$2,699
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134 FPS
$11.24/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,505.95
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139 FPS
$11.14/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i7-12700F
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,549
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134 FPS
$13.13/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 5 5600X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,759
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144 FPS
$12.98/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,869
In Stock
136 FPS
$13.24/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 7 5800X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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