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GeForce GTX 970 vs GeForce GTX 1060 3GB

The values for the video cards below are determined from thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and are updated daily.

  • The first section will show basic information for each Video Card selected.
  • The first graph shows the G3D Mark values of each Videocard selected.
  • The second graph, if price data is available, will shows the value for money, in terms of the G3DMark per dollar.

×GeForce GTX 970×GeForce GTX 1060 3GB+ ADD
Price$237.991$235.471
Bus InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
GPU ClassDesktopDesktop
Core Clock1050 MHz1708 MHz
Memory Clock1752.5 MHz2000 MHz
Maximum Memory Supported4096 MB3072 MB
DirectX12.012.0
OpenGL4.54.5
Max TDP145W120W
First Seen on ChartQ2 2014Q2 2016
# of Samples3276719978
Average Results (% diff. to max in group)
DirectX 9143 FPS (-12.8%)164 FPS
DirectX 1046 FPS (-15.7%)55 FPS
DirectX 1171 FPS (-0.2%)71 FPS
DirectX 1241 FPS35 FPS (-15.5%)
GPU Compute4084 Ops/Sec (-0.8%)4118 Ops/Sec
G2D Rating766 (-0.8%)772
G3D Rating9640(-1.6%)9795
1 - Last seen price from our affiliates NewEgg.com & Amazon.com.
G3D Mark Rating
As of 24th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
GeForce GTX 1060 3GB
 9,795
GeForce GTX 970
 9,640
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Value (G3D Mark / $Price)
As of 24th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better value
GeForce GTX 1060 3GB
 41.60
GeForce GTX 970
 40.50
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