NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 6GB
The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 is ahead by 15% on our index and meets the recommended card of 36 more games. Below: where each one wins.
Performance index 15 13
Video memory 4 GB 6 GB
Rated power 145 W 70 W
Launch price $329 $179
Index per $100 4.6 7.3
Games at recommended 206 170
Released20142024
FeaturesFSRDLSS · FSR · ray tracing
At 1440p in the heaviest games
- Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 21311
- Fortnite1513
- Palworld1513
Modelled FPS, high preset, AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D. Left: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970; right: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 6GB.
Games only the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 runs at recommended
- It Takes Two
- ULTRAKILL
- Red Dead Redemption 2
- Destiny 2
- Resident Evil 2
- DOOM Eternal
- Total War: THREE KINGDOMS
- Half-Life: Alyx
And 28 more.
Quick answers
Is the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 faster than the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 6GB?
Yes — the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 scores 15 on our index to the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 6GB's 13, a 15% gap.
Which one runs more games at the recommended spec?
The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 meets the recommended graphics card of 206 of 274 games; the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 6GB, 170.