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$322.15
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Boost Clock
AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $329
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MSRP in USD: $329
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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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Boost Clock
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$342.03
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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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Same as Founder's Edition
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$469
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Base Clock
Boost Clock
Key Differences
In short — GeForce RTX 3060 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 3060 is 2307 days newer than the cheaper GeForce GTX 970.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
- Performs up to 16% better in Far Cry 3 than GeForce GTX 970 - 170 vs 147 FPS
- Up to 200% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 - 12 vs 4 GB
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
- Up to 61% cheaper than GeForce RTX 3060 - $127.22 vs $322.15
- Up to 54% better value when playing Far Cry 3 than GeForce RTX 3060 - $0.87 vs $1.89 per FPS
- Consumes up to 13% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 - 148 vs 170 Watts
Far Cry 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
GeForce RTX 3060
Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021
FPS
170
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.89/FPS
46.03174603174603%
Price, $
$322.15
39%
FPS Winner
GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3060 Gaming OC 12G (REV2.0) Graphics Card, 3X WINDFORCE Fans, 12GB 192-bit GDDR6, GV-N3060GAMING OC-12GD Video Card
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GeForce GTX 970
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
FPS
147
86.47058823529412%
Value, $/FPS
$0.87/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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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
GeForce RTX 3060
Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021
GeForce GTX 970
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
Theoretical Performance
GeForce RTX 3060
Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021
Pixel Fillrate
85.3 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
199 GTexel/s
100%
GeForce GTX 970
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
Pixel Fillrate
65.97 GPixel/s
77.3388042203986%
Texel Fillrate
122.5 GTexel/s
61.55778894472361%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 | vs | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 |
|---|---|---|
Jan 12th, 2021 | Release Date | Sep 19th, 2014 |
| GeForce 30 | Generation | GeForce 900 |
| $329 | MSRP | $329 |
| 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a | Outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort |
| 1x 12-pin | Power Connectors | 2x 6-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
12 GB | Memory | 4 GB |
| GDDR6 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 192-bit | Bus | 256-bit |
360 GB/s | Bandwidth | 224.4 GB/s |
1320 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1050 MHz |
1777 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1178 MHz |
1875 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1753 MHz |
Builds Using GeForce RTX 3060 or GeForce GTX 970
Far Cry 3, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
102 FPS
$8.3/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-10700KF
16 GB, N/A Storage
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133 FPS
$8.65/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,149.99
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133 FPS
$8.78/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,168.12
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148 FPS
$8.43/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-13700
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,247.99
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105 FPS
$15.14/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i9-10900KF
32 GB, 960 GB SSD + 4 TB HDD
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$1,589.99
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124 FPS
$8.06/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$999.99
In Stock
148 FPS
$15.12/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i9-12900K
16 GB, 4 TB SSD
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$2,238
In Stock
129 FPS
$9.14/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-12700
64 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,179
In Stock
148 FPS
$9.46/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-13700
64 GB, 2 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,399.99
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133 FPS
$10.36/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-12700F
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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