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MSRP in USD: $699
AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $329
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MSRP in USD: $329
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$127.22
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Same as Founder's Edition
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$469
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Same as Founder's Edition
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$399
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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 RTX 3080
- Performs up to 70% better in Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege than GeForce GTX 970 - 567 vs 333 FPS
- Up to 150% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 - 10 vs 4 GB
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
- Up to 83% cheaper than GeForce RTX 3080 - $127.22 vs $748.96
- Up to 71% better value when playing Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege than GeForce RTX 3080 - $0.38 vs $1.32 per FPS
- Consumes up to 54% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 - 148 vs 320 Watts
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
GeForce RTX 3080
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2020
FPS
567
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.32/FPS
28.787878787878785%
Price, $
$748.96
16%
FPS Winner
2021 Newst GeForce RTX 3080 Founders Edition / AllyFlex HDMI
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GeForce GTX 970
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
FPS
333
58.730158730158735%
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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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
GeForce RTX 3080
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2020
GeForce GTX 970
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
Theoretical Performance
GeForce RTX 3080
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2020
Pixel Fillrate
164.2 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
465.1 GTexel/s
100%
GeForce GTX 970
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
Pixel Fillrate
65.97 GPixel/s
40.17661388550549%
Texel Fillrate
122.5 GTexel/s
26.338421844764564%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 | vs | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 |
|---|---|---|
Sep 1st, 2020 | Release Date | Sep 19th, 2014 |
| GeForce 30 | Generation | GeForce 900 |
| $699 | 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 |
10 GB | Memory | 4 GB |
| GDDR6X | Type | GDDR5 |
| 320-bit | Bus | 256-bit |
760.3 GB/s | Bandwidth | 224.4 GB/s |
1440 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1050 MHz |
1710 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1178 MHz |
| 1188 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1753 MHz |
Builds Using GeForce RTX 3080 or GeForce GTX 970
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
442 FPS
$4.37/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 9 5900
16 GB, 2 TB HDD
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$1,929.97
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458 FPS
$4.37/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,999.99
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458 FPS
$4.37/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,999.99
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498 FPS
$5.22/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 4 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$2,599
In Stock
448 FPS
$6.02/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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447 FPS
$3.37/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,505.95
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483 FPS
$3.21/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i7-12700F
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,549
In Stock
447 FPS
$3.94/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 5 5600X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,759
In Stock
507 FPS
$3.69/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,869
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458 FPS
$3.93/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 7 5800X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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