NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
22.5Rasterization52.5
20Ray Tracing46.7
32.4Memoryspec-based51.9
76.3Efficiencyspec-based75.6
29.8Compute61.5
2 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce GTX 9709 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
InnoReviews verdict
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti wins this graphics card face-off, 56 to 32.6, pulling ahead mainly in compute (+32) and rasterization (+30). 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
- 49% lower TDP: 145 W vs 285 W
- 33% higher Bus width: 256 bit vs 192 bit
- Lower launch price: $329 vs $799
Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
- Stronger rasterization score: 53 vs 23
- Stronger Ray Tracing score: 47 vs 20
- Stronger compute score: 62 vs 30
- 521% higher 3DMark Time Spy: 22,500 vs 3,625
- 362% higher Shading units: 7,680 vs 1,664
General
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2014 | 2023 |
| Architecture | Maxwell | Ada Lovelace |
| Process | 28 nm | 5 nm+82% |
| TDP | 145 W+49% | 285 W |
| Power connector | 2x 6-pin | 1x 16-pin |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti |
|---|---|---|
| Shading units | 1,664 | 7,680+362% |
| RT cores | — | 60 |
| Tensor / AI cores | — | 240 |
| Base clock | 1,050 MHz | 2,310 MHz+120% |
| Boost clock | 1,178 MHz | 2,610 MHz+122% |
Memory
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | 4 GB | 12 GB+200% |
| VRAM type | GDDR5 | GDDR6X |
| Bus width | 256 bit+33% | 192 bit |
| Bandwidth | 224 GB/s | 504 GB/s+125% |
Benchmarks
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti |
|---|---|---|
| 3DMark Time Spy | 3,625Bottom 7% | 22,500+521%Top 17% |
| 3DMark Speed Way | — | 6,000Top 22% |
| PassMark G3D | 9,635Bottom 13% | 24,900+158%Top 21% |
| 1080p Ultra | — | 169 fpsTop 23% |
| 1440p Ultra | — | 125 fpsTop 25% |
| 4K Ultra | — | 69 fpsTop 26% |
Features
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti |
|---|---|---|
| Upscaling | — | DLSS 4 (no MFG) |
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