Comparison

GTX 970 vs RTX 3080

The RTX 3080 is 384.0% faster than GTX 970 in synthetic benchmark and 22.6% more expensive on the retail market.

Retail Price

$399

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Better Value

Retail Price

$ 489

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Value

9

Value

36

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3DMark Performace

3648

3DMark Performace

17656

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+384.0%

Video Memory

4 GB

Video Memory

10 GB

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+150.0%

Power Consumption

145W

Power Consumption

320W

Efficiency

25

Efficiency

55

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Release Date

2015

Release Date

2020

MSRP

329 $

MSRP

699 $

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+112.5%

AMD Equivalent to GTX 970

NAME3DMARKPRICE
Radeon RX 64003622

AMD Equivalent to RTX 3080

NAME3DMARKPRICE
Radeon RX 680015972
Radeon RX 7700 XT17245
Radeon RX 6800 XT19187

Is GTX 970 better than RTX 3080?

GTX 970 price to performance rating is lower than RTX 3080's. RTX 3080 offers 300.0% 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 3080 55. Consuming 320 watts, RTX 3080 has 120.0% better power consumption to performance ratio. The efficiency score is calculated by comparing the benchmark score with power consumption