NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060
22.5Rasterization28.4
20Ray Tracing23.2
32.4Memoryspec-based39.8
76.3Efficiencyspec-based83.3
29.8Compute33.8
2 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce GTX 9709 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060
InnoReviews verdict
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 wins this graphics card face-off, 38.1 to 32.6, pulling ahead mainly in rasterization (+6) and compute (+4). NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 still makes sense if its price or standout specs fit your needs better.
Which would you pick?
Key differences
Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
- 33% higher Bus width: 256 bit vs 192 bit
Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060
- Stronger rasterization score: 28 vs 23
- Stronger Ray Tracing score: 23 vs 20
- Stronger compute score: 34 vs 30
- 79% higher 3DMark Time Spy: 6,500 vs 3,625
- 57% lower process: 12 nm vs 28 nm
General
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2014 | 2019 |
| Architecture | Maxwell | Turing |
| Process | 28 nm | 12 nm+57% |
| TDP | 145 W+9% | 160 W |
| Power connector | 2x 6-pin | 1x 8-pin |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 |
|---|---|---|
| Shading units | 1,664 | 1,920+15% |
| RT cores | — | 30 |
| Tensor / AI cores | — | 240 |
| Base clock | 1,050 MHz | 1,365 MHz+30% |
| Boost clock | 1,178 MHz | 1,680 MHz+43% |
Memory
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | 4 GB | 6 GB+50% |
| VRAM type | GDDR5 | GDDR6 |
| Bus width | 256 bit+33% | 192 bit |
| Bandwidth | 224 GB/s | 336 GB/s+50% |
Benchmarks
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 |
|---|---|---|
| 3DMark Time Spy | 3,625Bottom 7% | 6,500+79%Bottom 24% |
| 3DMark Speed Way | — | 1,600Bottom 6% |
| PassMark G3D | 9,635Bottom 13% | 11,800+22%Bottom 20% |
| 1080p Ultra | — | 69 fpsBottom 10% |
| 1440p Ultra | — | 49 fpsBottom 10% |
| 4K Ultra | — | 26 fpsBottom 10% |
Features
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 |
|---|---|---|
| Upscaling | — | DLSS 4 (no FG) |
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