GeForce GTX 970 vs Radeon RX 9060

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX 9060 and GeForce GTX 970, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

RX 9060
2025
8 GB GDDR6, 132 Watt
46.03
+111%

RX 9060 outperforms GTX 970 by a whopping 111% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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GTX 970 GTX 970

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking71261
Place by popularitynot in top-10070
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data11.54
Power efficiency28.0611.85
ArchitectureRDNA 4.0 (2025)Maxwell 2.0 (2014−2019)
GPU code nameNavi 44GM204
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date5 August 2025 (less than a year ago)19 September 2014 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$329

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.

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Performance to price scatter graph

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 cores17921664
Core clock speed1700 MHz1050 MHz
Boost clock speed2990 MHz1178 MHz
Number of transistors29,700 million5,200 million
Manufacturing process technology4 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)132 Watt148 Watt
Maximum GPU temperatureno data98 °C
Texture fill rate334.9122.5
Floating-point processing power21.43 TFLOPS3.92 TFLOPS
ROPs6456
TMUs112104
Ray Tracing Cores28no data
L0 Cache448 KBno data
L1 Cacheno data624 KB
L2 Cache4 MB2 MB
L3 Cache32 MBno data

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 supportno dataPCI Express 3.0
InterfacePCIe 5.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Lengthno data267 mm
Heightno data4.376" (11.1 cm)
Width2-slot2-slot
Recommended system power (PSU)no data500 Watt
Supplementary power connectors1x 8-pin2x 6-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 typeGDDR6GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount8 GB4 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed2518 MHz7.0 GB/s
Memory bandwidth322.3 GB/s224 GB/s
Shared memory--
Resizable BAR+-

Connectivity and outputs

This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.

Display Connectors1x HDMI 2.1b, 2x DisplayPort 2.1aDual Link DVI-I, HDMI 2.0, 3x DisplayPort 1.2
Multi monitor supportno data4 displays
HDMI++
HDCP-+
Maximum VGA resolutionno data2048x1536
G-SYNC support-+
Audio input for HDMIno dataInternal

Supported technologies

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

GameStream-+
GeForce ShadowPlay-+
GPU Boostno data2.0
GameWorks-+

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX12 Ultimate (12_2)12 (12_1)
Shader Model6.86.4
OpenGL4.64.4
OpenCL2.21.2
Vulkan1.31.1.126
CUDA-+

Synthetic benchmarks

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.

RX 9060 46.03
+111%
GTX 970 21.79

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.

RX 9060 20352
+111%
GTX 970 Samples: 51291 9635

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 HD170−180
+110%
81
−110%
1440p110−120
+104%
54
−104%
4K80−85
+105%
39
−105%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data4.06
1440pno data6.09
4Kno data8.44

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Far Cry 5 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Fortnite 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Valorant 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 250−260
+0%
250−260
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Dota 2 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Far Cry 5 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Fortnite 82
+0%
82
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 71
+0%
71
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Metro Exodus 39
+0%
39
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 81
+0%
81
+0%
Valorant 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 48
+0%
48
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Dota 2 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Far Cry 5 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 52
+0%
52
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 43
+0%
43
+0%
Valorant 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 60
+0%
60
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Metro Exodus 24
+0%
24
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Valorant 200−210
+0%
200−210
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Far Cry 5 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 46
+0%
46
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Metro Exodus 13
+0%
13
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 29
+0%
29
+0%
Valorant 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 20
+0%
20
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Dota 2 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Far Cry 5 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 18
+0%
18
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 22
+0%
22
+0%

This is how RX 9060 and GTX 970 compete in popular games:

  • RX 9060 is 110% faster in 1080p
  • RX 9060 is 104% faster in 1440p
  • RX 9060 is 105% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 66 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 46.03 21.79
Recency 5 August 2025 19 September 2014
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 4 GB
Chip lithography 4 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 132 Watt 148 Watt

RX 9060 has a 111.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 600% more advanced lithography process, and 12.1% lower power consumption.

The Radeon RX 9060 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 970 in performance tests.

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