GeForce RTX 4060 Ti vs GTX 970M

Place in performance ranking	334	28
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	4.13	40.67
Architecture	Maxwell (2014−2018)	Ada Lovelace
GPU code name	GM204	AD106
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	7 October 2014 (9 years ago)	18 May 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$2,560.89	$399
Current price	$848 (0.3x MSRP)	$461 (1.2x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RTX 4060 Ti has 885% better value for money than GTX 970M.

Detailed specifications

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	1280	4352
CUDA cores	1280	no data
Core clock speed	924 MHz	no data
Boost clock speed	1038 MHz	2535 MHz
Number of transistors	5,200 million	22,900 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	unknown	160 Watt
Texture fill rate	83.04	344.8
Floating-point performance	2,657 gflops	no data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on GeForce GTX 970M and GeForce RTX 4060 Ti compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Laptop size	large	no data
Bus support	PCI Express 3.0	no data
Interface	MXM-B (3.0)	PCIe 4.0 x8
Length	no data	240 mm
Width	no data	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	None	1x 16-pin
SLI options	+	no data

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 type	GDDR5	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	6 GB	8 GB
Memory bus width	192 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	2500 MHz	18 GB/s
Memory bandwidth	120 GB/s	288.0 GB/s
Shared memory	-	no data

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 Connectors	No outputs	1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
VGA аnalog display support	+	no data
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support	+	no data
HDMI	+	+
G-SYNC support	+	no data

Supported technologies

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

GameStream	+	no data
GeForce ShadowPlay	+	no data
GPU Boost	2.0	no data
GameWorks	+	no data
H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder	+	no data
Optimus	+	no data
BatteryBoost	+	no data
Ansel	+	no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_1)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.4	6.7
OpenGL	4.5	4.6
OpenCL	1.1	3.0
Vulkan	1.1.126	1.3
CUDA	+	8.9

Synthetic benchmark performance

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

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance 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 970M 14.87

RTX 4060 Ti 59.36
+299%

RTX 4060 Ti outperforms GTX 970M by 299% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. 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.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

GTX 970M 5741

RTX 4060 Ti 22925
+299%

RTX 4060 Ti outperforms GTX 970M by 299% in Passmark.

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:

900p	136 −268%	500−550 +268%
Full HD	59 −290%	230−240 +290%
1440p	25 −280%	95−100 +280%
4K	22 −286%	85−90 +286%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

5−6
−360%

21−24

+360%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	10−11 −320%	42 +320%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	6−7 −300%	24−27 +300%
Battlefield 5	12−14 −333%	52 +333%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	7−8 −329%	30−33 +329%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 −360%	21−24 +360%
Far Cry 5	12−14 −317%	50 +317%
Far Cry New Dawn	12−14 −300%	48 +300%
Forza Horizon 4	14−16 −336%	61 +336%
Hitman 3	7−8 −314%	27−30 +314%
Horizon Zero Dawn	14−16 −329%	60−65 +329%
Metro Exodus	12−14 −342%	53 +342%
Red Dead Redemption 2	10−11 −310%	40−45 +310%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	10−11 −370%	45−50 +370%
Watch Dogs: Legion	12−14 −300%	45−50 +300%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	9−10 −300%	36 +300%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	6−7 −300%	24−27 +300%
Battlefield 5	10−11 −340%	44 +340%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	7−8 −329%	30−33 +329%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 −360%	21−24 +360%
Far Cry 5	10−11 −310%	41 +310%
Far Cry New Dawn	9−10 −311%	37 +311%
Forza Horizon 4	30−33 −337%	131 +337%
Hitman 3	7−8 −314%	27−30 +314%
Horizon Zero Dawn	14−16 −329%	60−65 +329%
Metro Exodus	10−11 −300%	40 +300%
Red Dead Redemption 2	10−11 −310%	40−45 +310%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	10−11 −370%	45−50 +370%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−11 −350%	45 +350%
Watch Dogs: Legion	12−14 −300%	45−50 +300%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	5−6 −320%	21 +320%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	6−7 −300%	24−27 +300%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	7−8 −329%	30−33 +329%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 −360%	21−24 +360%
Far Cry 5	7−8 −314%	29 +314%
Forza Horizon 4	9−10 −300%	36 +300%
Horizon Zero Dawn	14−16 −329%	60−65 +329%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	10−11 −370%	45−50 +370%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	6−7 −333%	26 +333%
Watch Dogs: Legion	12−14 −300%	45−50 +300%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

10−11

−310%

40−45
+310%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	6−7 −333%	26 +333%
Far Cry New Dawn	7−8 −300%	28 +300%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	4−5 −325%	17 +325%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	3−4 −300%	12−14 +300%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	4−5 −350%	18−20 +350%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −300%	8−9 +300%
Far Cry 5	6−7 −350%	27 +350%
Forza Horizon 4	5−6 −360%	23 +360%
Hitman 3	4−5 −350%	18−20 +350%
Horizon Zero Dawn	7−8 −329%	30−33 +329%
Metro Exodus	6−7 −317%	25 +317%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	6−7 −350%	27−30 +350%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	4−5 −300%	16−18 +300%
Watch Dogs: Legion	2−3 −350%	9−10 +350%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

6−7
−300%

24−27

+300%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	3−4 −300%	12 +300%
Far Cry New Dawn	3−4 −333%	13 +333%
Hitman 3	2−3 −450%	10−12 +450%
Horizon Zero Dawn	4−5 −300%	16−18 +300%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	2−3 −350%	9 +350%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	4−5 −300%	16 +300%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	2−3 −300%	8−9 +300%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	1−2 −600%	7−8 +600%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	1−2 −600%	7−8 +600%
Cyberpunk 2077	0−1	2−3
Far Cry 5	2−3 −300%	8 +300%
Forza Horizon 4	1−2 −500%	6 +500%
Horizon Zero Dawn	4−5 −300%	16−18 +300%
Metro Exodus	3−4 −300%	12 +300%
Watch Dogs: Legion	1−2 −500%	6−7 +500%