NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060
22.5Rasterization34.4
20Ray Tracing28.8
32.4Memoryspec-based39.5
76.3Efficiencyspec-based96.7
29.8Compute42.1
1 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce GTX 97010 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060
InnoReviews verdict
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 wins this graphics card face-off, 44.5 to 32.6, pulling ahead mainly in compute (+12) and rasterization (+12). 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
- 100% higher Bus width: 256 bit vs 128 bit
Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060
- Stronger rasterization score: 34 vs 23
- Stronger Ray Tracing score: 29 vs 20
- Stronger compute score: 42 vs 30
- 195% higher 3DMark Time Spy: 10,700 vs 3,625
- 109% higher Boost clock: 2,460 MHz vs 1,178 MHz
General
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2014 | 2023 |
| Architecture | Maxwell | Ada Lovelace |
| Process | 28 nm | 5 nm+82% |
| TDP | 145 W | 115 W+21% |
| Power connector | 2x 6-pin | 1x 8-pin |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 |
|---|---|---|
| Shading units | 1,664 | 3,072+85% |
| RT cores | — | 24 |
| Tensor / AI cores | — | 96 |
| Base clock | 1,050 MHz | 1,830 MHz+74% |
| Boost clock | 1,178 MHz | 2,460 MHz+109% |
Memory
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | 4 GB | 8 GB+100% |
| VRAM type | GDDR5 | GDDR6 |
| Bus width | 256 bit+100% | 128 bit |
| Bandwidth | 224 GB/s | 272 GB/s+21% |
Benchmarks
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 |
|---|---|---|
| 3DMark Time Spy | 3,625Bottom 7% | 10,700+195%Bottom 40% |
| 3DMark Speed Way | — | 2,650Bottom 29% |
| PassMark G3D | 9,635Bottom 13% | 15,500+61%Bottom 40% |
| 1080p Ultra | — | 96 fpsBottom 32% |
| 1440p Ultra | — | 68 fpsBottom 32% |
| 4K Ultra | — | 36 fpsBottom 32% |
Features
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 |
|---|---|---|
| Upscaling | — | DLSS 4 (no MFG) |
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