Comparison
GTX 970 vs RTX 3060
The RTX 3060 is 139.6% faster than GTX 970 in synthetic benchmark and 38.1% less expensive on the retail market.
- RTX 3050
- RTX 3060
- RTX 3060 Ti
3DMark Performace
3648
3DMark Performace
8739
+139.6%
Video Memory
4 GB
Video Memory
12 GB
+200.0%
Power Consumption
145WPower Consumption
170WEfficiency
25
Efficiency
51
+104.0%
Release Date
2015
Release Date
2021
MSRP
329 $
MSRP
329 $
AMD Equivalent to GTX 970
| NAME | 3DMARK | PRICE |
|---|---|---|
| Radeon RX 6400 | 3622 |
AMD Equivalent to RTX 3060
| NAME | 3DMARK | PRICE |
|---|---|---|
| Radeon RX 6600 | 8158 | |
| Radeon RX 5700 XT | 9410 | |
| Radeon RX 6600 XT | 9707 |
Is GTX 970 better than RTX 3060?
GTX 970 price to performance rating is lower than RTX 3060's. RTX 3060 offers 233.3% 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 RTX 3060 51. Consuming 170 watts, RTX 3060 has 104.0% better power consumption to performance ratio. The efficiency score is calculated by comparing the benchmark score with power consumption