Comparison

GTX 970 vs GTX 1060 5GB

The GTX 1060 5GB is 7.1% faster than GTX 970 in synthetic benchmark and 0.3% less expensive on the retail market.

Retail Price

$399

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Better Value

Retail Price

$ 398

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Value

9

Value

10

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3DMark Performace

3648

3DMark Performace

3908

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+7.1%

Video Memory

4 GB

Video Memory

5 GB

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+25.0%

Power Consumption

145W

Power Consumption

120W

Efficiency

25

Efficiency

33

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Release Date

2015

Release Date

2017

MSRP

329 $

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MSRP

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AMD Equivalent to GTX 970

NAME3DMARKPRICE
Radeon RX 64003622

AMD Equivalent to GTX 1060 5GB

NAME3DMARKPRICE
Radeon RX 5804346
Radeon RX 64003622

Is GTX 970 better than GTX 1060 5GB?

GTX 970 price to performance rating is lower than GTX 1060 5GB's. GTX 1060 5GB offers 11.1% better value fo money.

When it comes to power efficiency, GTX 970 falls behind with an efficiency score that is 25, lower than that of GTX 1060 5GB 33. Consuming 120 watts, GTX 1060 5GB has 32.0% better power consumption to performance ratio. The efficiency score is calculated by comparing the benchmark score with power consumption