NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 TI 8GB
In this graphics card comparison between the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 TI 8GB we compare both the technical data of the graphics cards and the results achieved in various benchmarks such as e.g. the 3DMark Time Spy Benchmark.The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 is based on the Maxwell 2.0 GPU architecture from NVIDIA. It has 4 GB of graphics memory of type GDDR5. Its clock frequency is 1.05 GHz with a TDP of 148 Watt.
The architecture used on the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 TI 8GB is the Blackwell from NVIDIA. The chip of this graphics card has a clock frequency of 2.41 GHz. It can access 8 GB GDDR7 memory. The TDP of this graphics card is 180 Watt.
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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970  |
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 TI 8GB |
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| Manufacturer: | NVIDIA | NVIDIA |
| Architecture: | Maxwell 2.0 | Blackwell |
| Graphic type: | Dedicated graphics | Dedicated graphics |
| Chip | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 |
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 TI 8GB |
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| Graphics card chip: | GM204-200-A1 | GB206 |
| SM: | 13 | 36 |
| Raytracing cores: | 13 | 36 |
| Render Output Units: | 56 | 48 |
| Texture shader: | 1664 | 4608 |
| Graphics memory | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 |
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 TI 8GB |
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| Memory Size: | 4 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory Type: | GDDR5 | GDDR7 |
| Memory Clock: | 1.75 GHz | 1.75 GHz |
| Memory Interface: | 256 bit | 128 bit |
| Memory Bandwith: | 224 GB/s | 448 GB/s |
| Other data | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 |
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 TI 8GB |
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| TDP: | 148 W | 180 W |
| GPU Interface: | PCIe 3.0 x 16 | PCIe 5.0 x 8 |
| Raytracing: | No | Yes |
| DLSS / FSR: | No | Yes |
| Number of models: | show 80 models | show 64 models |
3DMark Time Spy (graphics)
The 3DMark Time Spy Benchmark measures the gaming performance of a graphics card in a special course whose requirements are very similar to modern PC games. It is therefore ideal for assessing the practical performance of a graphics card.
3DMark Time Spy (graphics) - Price-performance
In the Price-Performance Index, the points achieved in the 3DMark Time Spy benchmark are compared with the current price of the graphics card.3DMark Time Spy (graphics) - Efficiency
The points achieved in the 3DMark Time Spy benchmark divided by the energy consumption of the graphics card result in the efficiency rating of this graphics card. The higher the score, the more efficient a GPU is.FP32 rasterization performance
The raster performance of the graphics card at single precision in TFLOPS. The FP32 raw performance is a first indication of the graphics performance, but cannot be transferred 1:1 to the performance in computer games.Popular graphics cards
The currently most popular graphics cards for smooth playback of most games. You should adapt the graphics card to your resolution and desired frame rate. Depending on the resolution, we recommend a suitable graphics card for each game.
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070
12 GB GDDR6X
12 GB GDDR6X
AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT
16 GB GDDR6
16 GB GDDR6
AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX
24 GB GDDR6
24 GB GDDR6
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060
8 GB GDDR6
8 GB GDDR6