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NVIDIA logo GeForce RTX 3070
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NVIDIA logo GeForce GTX 970

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 logo NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 logo
General information GeForce RTX 3070 GeForce GTX 970
Launched Q4 2020 Q3 2014
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory NVIDIA NVIDIA
Motherboard Bus PCIe 4.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Memory 8192 MB 0 % 4096 MB 50 %
Core Clock 1500 MHz 0 % 1050 MHz 30 %
Boost Clock 1935 MHz 0 % 1380 MHz 28.7 %
Effective Clock 16000 MHz 0 % 7200 MHz 55 %
DirectX DirectX 12 DirectX 12
OpenGL OpenGL 4.6 OpenGL 4.5
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 220 W 0 % 145 W 34.1 %
Length 335 mm 0 % 312 mm 6.9 %
Cooling Fans 4 0 % 4 0 %
Case Slots 2 0 % 2 0 %
Frame Sync G-Sync G-Sync
Performance GeForce RTX 3070 GeForce GTX 970
Overall Score 76072 0 % 49910 34.4 %
Future Proof 76 % 0 % 35 % 53.9 %
Benchmark Score 57870 0 % 24910 57 %
2D Benchmark Score 1002 0 % 778.4 22.3 %
Average DirectX performance 166.6 FPS 0 % 75.2 FPS 54.9 %
DirectX 9 performance 244 FPS 0 % 143.1 FPS 41.3 %
DirectX 10 performance 157.7 FPS 0 % 45.9 FPS 70.9 %
DirectX 11 performance 179.6 FPS 0 % 70.4 FPS 60.8 %
DirectX 12 performance 85.2 FPS 0 % 41.2 FPS 51.6 %
Graphic card computing 11585.5 operations/s 0 % 4114.7 operations/s 64.5 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for GeForce RTX 3070, GeForce GTX 970.

Average frames per second GeForce RTX 3070 GeForce GTX 970
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 188.8 FPS 114.5 FPS
High settings 339.9 FPS 206.1 FPS
Medium settings 407.9 FPS 247.3 FPS
Low settings 571.0 FPS 346.3 FPS
Difference 0 % 39.4 %

Grand Theft Auto V Frames per second

Comparison of FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) in game Grand Theft Auto V for GeForce RTX 3070, GeForce GTX 970.

Grand Theft Auto V GeForce RTX 3070 GeForce GTX 970
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 128.5 FPS 83.6 FPS
High settings 231.4 FPS 150.4 FPS
Medium settings 277.6 FPS 180.5 FPS
Low settings 388.7 FPS 252.7 FPS
Difference 0 % 35 %
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