Key Differences
In short — GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER 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 4070 SUPER is 3398 days newer than the cheaper GeForce GTX 970.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER
- Performs up to 151% better in Apex Legends than GeForce GTX 970 - 254 vs 101 FPS
- Up to 200% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 - 12 vs 4 GB
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
- Up to 79% cheaper than GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER - $127.22 vs $599.99
- Up to 47% better value when playing Apex Legends than GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER - $1.26 vs $2.36 per FPS
- Consumes up to 33% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER - 148 vs 220 Watts
Apex Legends
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2024
FPS
254
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.36/FPS
53%
Price, $
$599.99
21%
FPS Winner
Buy for $599.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 241364 minutes ago
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
FPS
101
39%
Value, $/FPS
$1.26/FPS
100%
Price, $
$127.22
100%
Value Winner
Buy for $127.22 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 241366 minutes ago
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2024
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
Theoretical Performance
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2024
Pixel Fillrate
198 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
554.4 GTexel/s
100%
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
Pixel Fillrate
65.97 GPixel/s
33%
Texel Fillrate
122.5 GTexel/s
22%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER | vs | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 |
---|---|---|
Jan 8th, 2024 | Release Date | Sep 19th, 2014 |
GeForce 40 | Generation | GeForce 900 |
$599 | MSRP | $329 |
1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a | Outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort |
1x 16-pin | Power Connectors | 2x 6-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
12 GB | Memory | 4 GB |
GDDR6X | Type | GDDR5 |
192-bit | Bus | 256-bit |
504.2 GB/s | Bandwidth | 224.4 GB/s |
1980 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1050 MHz |
2475 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1178 MHz |
1313 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1753 MHz |