GeForce GTX 760 vs GeForce GTX 970

GeForce GTX 760
Memory: 2048Mb GDDR5DESKTOP
Release date: 25 Jun 2013
GeForce GTX 760
GeForce GTX 970
Memory: 4096Mb GDDR5DESKTOP
Release date: 19 Sep 2014
GeForce GTX 970

Summary

Synthetic performance index

  • GeForce GTX 760
    100%
  • GeForce GTX 970
    183%

Relative performance

Gaming performance index

  • GeForce GTX 760
    100%
  • GeForce GTX 970
    191%

Relative performance

Reasons to consider GeForce GTX 760

Supports PhysX
Supports G-Sync
Supports ShadowPlay (allows game streaming/recording with minimum performance penalty)
Based on an outdated architecture (Nvidia Kepler), there are less performance optimizations for current games and applications

Reasons to consider GeForce GTX 970

91% higher gaming performance.
This is a much newer product, it might have better long term support.
Supports PhysX
Supports G-Sync
Supports ShadowPlay (allows game streaming/recording with minimum performance penalty)
Based on an outdated architecture (Nvidia Maxwell), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications

GeForce GTX 970

HWBench recommends GeForce GTX 970

The GeForce GTX 970 is the better performing card based on the game benchmark suite used (33 combinations of games and resolutions).


Specifications

Core Configuration

GeForce GTX 760GeForce GTX 970
GPU NameGK104 (GK104-225-A2)vsGM204 (GM204-200-A1)
Fab Process28 nmvs28 nm
Die Size294 mm²vs398 mm²
Transistors3,540 millionvs5,200 million
Shaders1152vs1664
Compute Units6vs13
Core clock980 MHzvs1050 MHz
ROPs32vs56
TMUs96vs104

Memory Configuration

GeForce GTX 760GeForce GTX 970
Memory TypeGDDR5vsGDDR5
Bus Width256 bitvs256 bit
Memory Speed1502 MHz
6008 MHz effective
vs1753 MHz
7012 MHz effective
Memory Size2048 Mbvs4096 Mb

Additional details

GeForce GTX 760GeForce GTX 970
TDP170 wattsvs148 watts
Release Date25 Jun 2013vs19 Sep 2014

Raw Performance comparison

Pixel Rate

  • GeForce GTX 760
    23.50 GP/s
  • GeForce GTX 970
    58.80 GP/s

GigaPixels - higher is better

Texel Rate

  • GeForce GTX 760
    94.10 GT/s
  • GeForce GTX 970
    109.20 GT/s

GigaTexels - higher is better

Memory bandwidth

  • GeForce GTX 760
    192.00 GB/s
  • GeForce GTX 970
    224.40 GB/s

GB/s - higher is better

Single precision performance

  • GeForce GTX 760
    2258.00 GFLOPs
  • GeForce GTX 970
    3494.00 GFLOPs

GFLOPs - higher is better

Synthetic benchmarks

3DMark 11

  • GeForce GTX 760
    8600
  • GeForce GTX 970
    15750

Points (higher is better)

Game benchmarks

Anno 2205

DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xAA

  • GeForce GTX 760
    30
  • GeForce GTX 970
    64

FPS (higher is better)

Assassin's Creed: Unity

  • GeForce GTX 760
    18
  • GeForce GTX 970
    32.1

FPS (higher is better)

Battlefield 3

  • GeForce GTX 760
    69.8
  • GeForce GTX 970
    114.7

FPS (higher is better)

Battlefield 4

  • GeForce GTX 760
    46.3
  • GeForce GTX 970
    79.6

FPS (higher is better)

Battlefield Hardline

DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xMSAA,EP3 Gator Bait

  • GeForce GTX 760
    34
  • GeForce GTX 970
    55

FPS (higher is better)

Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare

  • GeForce GTX 760
    72.7
  • GeForce GTX 970
    112.5

FPS (higher is better)

Civilization: Beyond Earth

  • GeForce GTX 760
    50.2
  • GeForce GTX 970
    101

FPS (higher is better)

Crysis 3

  • GeForce GTX 760
    28.5
  • GeForce GTX 970
    42.3

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry Primal

DX11, Very High Settings

  • GeForce GTX 760
    35
  • GeForce GTX 970
    62

FPS (higher is better)

Grand Theft Auto V

DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF, 2xMSAA

  • GeForce GTX 760
    46
  • GeForce GTX 970
    79

FPS (higher is better)

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA

  • GeForce GTX 760
    22
  • GeForce GTX 970
    53

FPS (higher is better)

Anno 2205

DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xAA

  • GeForce GTX 760
    20
  • GeForce GTX 970
    41

FPS (higher is better)

Assassin's Creed: Unity

  • GeForce GTX 760
    9.9
  • GeForce GTX 970
    20.6

FPS (higher is better)

Battlefield 3

  • GeForce GTX 760
    42.8
  • GeForce GTX 970
    70.2

FPS (higher is better)

Battlefield 4

  • GeForce GTX 760
    30.1
  • GeForce GTX 970
    50.5

FPS (higher is better)

Battlefield Hardline

DX11, Ultra, 4x MSAA, 16x AF, HBAO

  • GeForce GTX 760
    24
  • GeForce GTX 970
    40

FPS (higher is better)

Bioshock Infinite

DX11, Ultra, DDOD, FXAA

  • GeForce GTX 760
    41
  • GeForce GTX 970
    73

FPS (higher is better)

Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare

  • GeForce GTX 760
    52.7
  • GeForce GTX 970
    83.5

FPS (higher is better)

Civilization: Beyond Earth

  • GeForce GTX 760
    34.7
  • GeForce GTX 970
    69.4

FPS (higher is better)

Crysis 3

  • GeForce GTX 760
    17
  • GeForce GTX 970
    25.7

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry Primal

DX11, Very High Settings

  • GeForce GTX 760
    23
  • GeForce GTX 970
    43

FPS (higher is better)

Grand Theft Auto V

DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF, 2xMSAA

  • GeForce GTX 760
    31
  • GeForce GTX 970
    55

FPS (higher is better)

Hitman Absolution

DX11, High Quality, 2x MSAA, 16x AF

  • GeForce GTX 760
    37
  • GeForce GTX 970
    54

FPS (higher is better)

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA

  • GeForce GTX 760
    17
  • GeForce GTX 970
    42

FPS (higher is better)

Anno 2205

DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xAA

  • GeForce GTX 760
    12
  • GeForce GTX 970
    25

FPS (higher is better)

Assassin's Creed: Unity

  • GeForce GTX 760
    9.4
  • GeForce GTX 970
    20.9

FPS (higher is better)

Battlefield 3

  • GeForce GTX 760
    20
  • GeForce GTX 970
    33.8

FPS (higher is better)

Battlefield 4

  • GeForce GTX 760
    14.5
  • GeForce GTX 970
    24.7

FPS (higher is better)

Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare

  • GeForce GTX 760
    29.7
  • GeForce GTX 970
    49.3

FPS (higher is better)

Civilization: Beyond Earth

  • GeForce GTX 760
    20.1
  • GeForce GTX 970
    41.6

FPS (higher is better)

Crysis 3

  • GeForce GTX 760
    9.7
  • GeForce GTX 970
    17.7

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry Primal

DX11, Very High Settings

  • GeForce GTX 760
    6
  • GeForce GTX 970
    23

FPS (higher is better)

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA

  • GeForce GTX 760
    9
  • GeForce GTX 970
    25

FPS (higher is better)