GeForce RTX 4060 Ti vs GTX 970

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 970 and GeForce RTX 4060 Ti, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GTX 970
2014
4 GB GDDR5, 148 Watt
25.01

RTX 4060 Ti outperforms GTX 970 by a whopping 137% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking21534
Place by popularity5714
Cost-effectiveness evaluation13.7983.19
Power efficiency11.5825.43
ArchitectureMaxwell 2.0 (2014−2019)Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code nameGM204AD106
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date19 September 2014 (10 years ago)18 May 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$329 $399

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RTX 4060 Ti has 503% better value for money than GTX 970.

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores16644352
Core clock speed1050 MHz2310 MHz
Boost clock speed1178 MHz2535 MHz
Number of transistors5,200 million22,900 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)148 Watt160 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature98 °Cno data
Texture fill rate122.5344.8
Floating-point processing power3.92 TFLOPS22.06 TFLOPS
ROPs5648
TMUs104136
Tensor Coresno data136
Ray Tracing Coresno data34

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

Bus supportPCI Express 3.0no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x8
Length267 mm240 mm
Height4.376" (11.1 cm)no data
Width2-slot2-slot
Recommended system power (PSU)500 Wattno data
Supplementary power connectors2x 6-pin1x 16-pin
SLI options+-

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount4 GB8 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed7.0 GB/s2250 MHz
Memory bandwidth224 GB/s288.0 GB/s
Shared memory--

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display ConnectorsDual Link DVI-I, HDMI 2.0, 3x DisplayPort 1.21x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
Multi monitor support4 displaysno data
HDMI++
HDCP+-
Maximum VGA resolution2048x1536no data
G-SYNC support+-
Audio input for HDMIInternalno data

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

GameStream+-
GeForce ShadowPlay+-
GPU Boost2.0no data
GameWorks+-

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 (12_1)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.46.7
OpenGL4.44.6
OpenCL1.23.0
Vulkan1.1.1261.3
CUDA+8.9

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

GTX 970 25.01
RTX 4060 Ti 59.36
+137%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

GTX 970 9636
RTX 4060 Ti 22874
+137%

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD80
−125%
180−190
+125%
1440p45
−122%
100−110
+122%
4K38
−137%
90−95
+137%

Cost per frame, $

1080p4.112.22
1440p7.313.99
4K8.664.43

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 40−45
−132%
95−100
+132%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 55−60
−136%
130−140
+136%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 40−45
−133%
100−105
+133%
Battlefield 5 80−85
−132%
190−200
+132%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 50−55
−135%
120−130
+135%
Cyberpunk 2077 40−45
−132%
95−100
+132%
Far Cry 5 55−60
−128%
130−140
+128%
Far Cry New Dawn 65−70
−131%
150−160
+131%
Forza Horizon 4 140−150
−105%
300−310
+105%
Hitman 3 50−55
−120%
110−120
+120%
Horizon Zero Dawn 110−120
−135%
270−280
+135%
Metro Exodus 85−90
−133%
200−210
+133%
Red Dead Redemption 2 65−70
−131%
150−160
+131%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 85−90
−135%
200−210
+135%
Watch Dogs: Legion 100−110
−133%
240−250
+133%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 55−60
−136%
130−140
+136%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 40−45
−133%
100−105
+133%
Battlefield 5 80−85
−132%
190−200
+132%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 52
−131%
120−130
+131%
Cyberpunk 2077 40−45
−132%
95−100
+132%
Far Cry 5 55−60
−128%
130−140
+128%
Far Cry New Dawn 29
−124%
65−70
+124%
Forza Horizon 4 140−150
−105%
300−310
+105%
Hitman 3 50−55
−120%
110−120
+120%
Horizon Zero Dawn 110−120
−135%
270−280
+135%
Metro Exodus 35
−129%
80−85
+129%
Red Dead Redemption 2 65−70
−131%
150−160
+131%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 85−90
−135%
200−210
+135%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 109
−129%
250−260
+129%
Watch Dogs: Legion 100−110
−133%
240−250
+133%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 55−60
−136%
130−140
+136%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 40−45
−133%
100−105
+133%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 36
−136%
85−90
+136%
Cyberpunk 2077 40−45
−132%
95−100
+132%
Far Cry 5 55−60
−128%
130−140
+128%
Forza Horizon 4 140−150
−105%
300−310
+105%
Hitman 3 50−55
−120%
110−120
+120%
Horizon Zero Dawn 110−120
−135%
270−280
+135%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 85−90
−135%
200−210
+135%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 43
−133%
100−105
+133%
Watch Dogs: Legion 100−110
−133%
240−250
+133%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 65−70
−131%
150−160
+131%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 45−50
−134%
110−120
+134%
Far Cry New Dawn 35−40
−137%
90−95
+137%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 24−27
−131%
60−65
+131%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 24−27
−129%
55−60
+129%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 27−30
−132%
65−70
+132%
Cyberpunk 2077 16−18
−119%
35−40
+119%
Far Cry 5 27−30
−124%
65−70
+124%
Forza Horizon 4 140−150
−110%
300−310
+110%
Hitman 3 30−33
−133%
70−75
+133%
Horizon Zero Dawn 50−55
−131%
120−130
+131%
Metro Exodus 45−50
−134%
110−120
+134%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 55−60
−136%
130−140
+136%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 30−35
−126%
70−75
+126%
Watch Dogs: Legion 140−150
−113%
300−310
+113%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 40−45
−126%
95−100
+126%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 24−27
−120%
55−60
+120%
Far Cry New Dawn 20
−125%
45−50
+125%
Hitman 3 20−22
−125%
45−50
+125%
Horizon Zero Dawn 120−130
−134%
300−310
+134%
Metro Exodus 23
−117%
50−55
+117%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 29
−124%
65−70
+124%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 14−16
−133%
35−40
+133%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 12−14
−131%
30−33
+131%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 14−16
−114%
30−33
+114%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
−133%
14−16
+133%
Far Cry 5 14−16
−114%
30−33
+114%
Forza Horizon 4 30−35
−135%
80−85
+135%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 30−33
−133%
70−75
+133%
Watch Dogs: Legion 10−12
−118%
24−27
+118%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 21−24
−127%
50−55
+127%

This is how GTX 970 and RTX 4060 Ti compete in popular games:

  • RTX 4060 Ti is 125% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 4060 Ti is 122% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 4060 Ti is 137% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 25.01 59.36
Recency 19 September 2014 18 May 2023
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 8 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 148 Watt 160 Watt

GTX 970 has 8.1% lower power consumption.

RTX 4060 Ti, on the other hand, has a 137.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 460% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 4060 Ti is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 970 in performance tests.


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