NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060
22.5Rasterization37.2
20Ray Tracing32.3
32.4Memoryspec-based45.7
76.3Efficiencyspec-based93
29.8Compute45.2
1 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce GTX 9709 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060
InnoReviews verdict
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 wins this graphics card face-off, 47.1 to 32.6, pulling ahead mainly in compute (+15) and rasterization (+15). 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 5060
- Stronger rasterization score: 37 vs 23
- Stronger Ray Tracing score: 32 vs 20
- Stronger compute score: 45 vs 30
- 245% higher 3DMark Time Spy: 12,500 vs 3,625
- 131% higher Shading units: 3,840 vs 1,664
General
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2014 | 2025+1% |
| Architecture | Maxwell | Blackwell |
| Process | 28 nm | 5 nm+82% |
| TDP | 145 W | 145 W |
| Power connector | 2x 6-pin | 1x 8-pin |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 |
|---|---|---|
| Shading units | 1,664 | 3,840+131% |
| RT cores | — | 30 |
| Tensor / AI cores | — | 120 |
| Base clock | 1,050 MHz | 2,280 MHz+117% |
| Boost clock | 1,178 MHz | 2,497 MHz+112% |
Memory
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | 4 GB | 8 GB+100% |
| VRAM type | GDDR5 | GDDR7 |
| Bus width | 256 bit+100% | 128 bit |
| Bandwidth | 224 GB/s | 448 GB/s+100% |
Benchmarks
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 |
|---|---|---|
| 3DMark Time Spy | 3,625Bottom 7% | 12,500+245%Top 48% |
| 3DMark Speed Way | — | 3,300Bottom 41% |
| PassMark G3D | 9,635Bottom 13% | 16,700+73%Bottom 47% |
| 1080p Ultra | — | 114 fpsBottom 43% |
| 1440p Ultra | — | 81 fpsBottom 43% |
| 4K Ultra | — | 40 fpsBottom 38% |
Features
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 |
|---|---|---|
| Upscaling | — | DLSS 4 |
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