Comparison

GTX 970 vs RX 6500 XT

The RX 6500 XT is 36.3% faster than GTX 970 in synthetic benchmark and 111.1% less expensive on the retail market.

Retail Price

$399

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Better Value

Retail Price

$ 189

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Value

9

Value

26

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3DMark Performace

3648

3DMark Performace

4973

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+36.3%

Video Memory

4 GB

Video Memory

4 GB

Power Consumption

145W

Power Consumption

107W

Efficiency

25

Efficiency

46

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Release Date

2015

Release Date

2022

MSRP

329 $

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+65.3%

MSRP

199 $

AMD Equivalent to GTX 970

NAME3DMARKPRICE
Radeon RX 64003622

Nvidia Equivalent to RX 6500 XT

NAME3DMARKPRICE
GeForce GTX 1650 SUPER4702
GeForce GTX 16605454

Is GTX 970 better than RX 6500 XT?

GTX 970 price to performance rating is lower than RX 6500 XT's. RX 6500 XT offers 188.9% 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 RX 6500 XT 46. Consuming 107 watts, RX 6500 XT has 84.0% better power consumption to performance ratio. The efficiency score is calculated by comparing the benchmark score with power consumption