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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: $299
Availability
MSRP in USD: $299
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$314.99
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Boost Clock
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$289.99
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Boost Clock
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$299.99
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Same as Founder's Edition
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$309.99
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Key Differences
In short — GeForce RTX 4060 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 4060 is 3163 days newer than the cheaper GeForce GTX 970.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
- Up to 60% cheaper than GeForce RTX 4060 - $127.22 vs $314.99
- Up to 45% better value when playing Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege than GeForce RTX 4060 - $0.38 vs $0.69 per FPS
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060
- Performs up to 38% better in Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege than GeForce GTX 970 - 459 vs 333 FPS
- Consumes up to 22% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 - 115 vs 148 Watts
- 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
72.54901960784314%
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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Updated 311606 minutes ago
GeForce RTX 4060
Desktop • May 18th, 2023
FPS
459
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.69/FPS
55.072463768115945%
Price, $
$314.99
40%
FPS Winner
GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 4060 Gaming OC 8G Graphics Card, 3X WINDFORCE Fans, 8GB 128-bit GDDR6, GV-N4060GAMING OC-8GD Video Card
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In Stock
Updated 311604 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
GeForce GTX 970
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
GeForce RTX 4060
Desktop • May 18th, 2023
Theoretical Performance
GeForce GTX 970
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
Pixel Fillrate
65.97 GPixel/s
55.85944115156647%
Texel Fillrate
122.5 GTexel/s
51.86282811176969%
GeForce RTX 4060
Desktop • May 18th, 2023
Pixel Fillrate
118.1 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
236.2 GTexel/s
100%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 | vs | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 19th, 2014 | Release Date | May 18th, 2023 |
| GeForce 900 | Generation | GeForce 40 |
| $329 | MSRP | $299 |
| 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 | 128-bit |
| 224.4 GB/s | Bandwidth | 272 GB/s |
| 1050 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1830 MHz |
| 1178 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 2460 MHz |
| 1753 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 2125 MHz |
Builds Using GeForce GTX 970 or GeForce RTX 4060
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
411 FPS
$3.16/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i7-13700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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352 FPS
$2.98/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,049.99
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425 FPS
$2.35/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 7600
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$999.99
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375 FPS
$3.2/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,199.99
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442 FPS
$2.83/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 7 7700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,249
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339 FPS
$3.1/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,049.99
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352 FPS
$2.55/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$899
In Stock
375 FPS
$3.41/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,279.99
In Stock
443 FPS
$2.93/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 7600X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,299.99
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411 FPS
$4.14/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i7-13700
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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