GeForce GTX 970 vs GeForce GTX 980 Ti

GeForce GTX 970 Memory: 4096Mb GDDR5DESKTOP Release date: 19 Sep 2014

GeForce GTX 980 Ti Memory: 6144Mb GDDR5DESKTOP Release date: 2 Jun 2015

Summary

Synthetic performance index

GeForce GTX 970
100%
GeForce GTX 980 Ti
155%

Relative performance

Gaming performance index

GeForce GTX 970
100%
GeForce GTX 980 Ti
149%

Relative performance

Reasons to consider GeForce GTX 970

102 watts lower power draw. This might be a strong point if your current power supply is not enough to handle the GeForce GTX 980 Ti .

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Based on an outdated architecture (Nvidia Maxwell), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications

Reasons to consider GeForce GTX 980 Ti

49% higher gaming performance.

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Based on an outdated architecture (Nvidia Maxwell), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications

HWBench recommends GeForce GTX 980 Ti

The GeForce GTX 980 Ti is the better performing card based on the game benchmark suite used (118 combinations of games and resolutions).

Specifications

Core Configuration

	GeForce GTX 970		GeForce GTX 980 Ti
GPU Name	GM204 (GM204-200-A1)	vs	GM200 (GM200-310-A1)
Fab Process	28 nm	vs	28 nm
Die Size	398 mmÂ²	vs	601 mmÂ²
Transistors	5,200 million	vs	8,000 million
Shaders	1664	vs	2816
Compute Units	13	vs	22
Core clock	1050 MHz	vs	1000 MHz
ROPs	56	vs	96
TMUs	104	vs	176

Memory Configuration

	GeForce GTX 970		GeForce GTX 980 Ti
Memory Type	GDDR5	vs	GDDR5
Bus Width	256 bit	vs	384 bit
Memory Speed	1753 MHz 7012 MHz effective	vs	1753 MHz 7012 MHz effective
Memory Size	4096 Mb	vs	6144 Mb

Additional details

	GeForce GTX 970		GeForce GTX 980 Ti
TDP	148 watts	vs	250 watts
Release Date	19 Sep 2014	vs	2 Jun 2015

Raw Performance comparison

Pixel Rate

GeForce GTX 970
58.80 GP/s
GeForce GTX 980 Ti
96.00 GP/s

GigaPixels - higher is better

Texel Rate

GeForce GTX 970
109.20 GT/s
GeForce GTX 980 Ti
176.00 GT/s

GigaTexels - higher is better

Memory bandwidth

GeForce GTX 970
224.40 GB/s
GeForce GTX 980 Ti
337.00 GB/s

GB/s - higher is better

Single precision performance

GeForce GTX 970
3494.00 GFLOPs
GeForce GTX 980 Ti
5632.00 GFLOPs

GFLOPs - higher is better

Synthetic benchmarks

3DMark 11

GeForce GTX 970
15750
GeForce GTX 980 Ti
24560

Points (higher is better)

Game benchmarks

Anno 2205

DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xAA

GeForce GTX 970
64
GeForce GTX 980 Ti
98

FPS (higher is better)

Assassin's Creed: Unity

GeForce GTX 970
32.1
GeForce GTX 980 Ti
46.8

FPS (higher is better)

Battlefield 3

GeForce GTX 970
114.7
GeForce GTX 980 Ti
164.2

FPS (higher is better)

Battlefield 4

GeForce GTX 970
79.6
GeForce GTX 980 Ti
113.8

FPS (higher is better)

Battlefield Hardline

DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xMSAA,EP3 Gator Bait

GeForce GTX 970
55
GeForce GTX 980 Ti
90

FPS (higher is better)

Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare

GeForce GTX 970
112.5
GeForce GTX 980 Ti
144.3

FPS (higher is better)

Civilization: Beyond Earth

GeForce GTX 970
101
GeForce GTX 980 Ti
142.4

FPS (higher is better)

Crysis 3

GeForce GTX 970
42.3
GeForce GTX 980 Ti
59

FPS (higher is better)

Death Stranding

Very High Quality TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

GeForce GTX 970
65
GeForce GTX 980 Ti
87

FPS (higher is better)

Destiny 2

Highest quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64

GeForce GTX 970
75
GeForce GTX 980 Ti
100

FPS (higher is better)

Dishonored 2

Ultra Quality,DX11, Windows 10 x64

GeForce GTX 970
47
GeForce GTX 980 Ti
71

FPS (higher is better)

Doom (2016)

OpenGL, Ultra Quality, SMAA 1tx

GeForce GTX 970
91
GeForce GTX 980 Ti
141

FPS (higher is better)

Fallout 4

DX11, Ultra Details, Godrays, High shadows

GeForce GTX 970
88
GeForce GTX 980 Ti
125

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry 4

GeForce GTX 970
68.6
GeForce GTX 980 Ti
96.1

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry 5

Ultra quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64

GeForce GTX 970
53
GeForce GTX 980 Ti
81

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry Primal

DX11, Very High Settings

GeForce GTX 970
62
GeForce GTX 980 Ti
84

FPS (higher is better)

Gears of War 4

Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64

GeForce GTX 970
76
GeForce GTX 980 Ti
102

FPS (higher is better)

Ghost Recon - Wildlands

Very high Quality, DX11, Windows 10 x64

GeForce GTX 970
54
GeForce GTX 980 Ti
70

FPS (higher is better)

Grand Theft Auto V

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

GeForce GTX 970
79
GeForce GTX 980 Ti
113

FPS (higher is better)

Hitman (2016)

DX12, Ultra Quality, MSAA, 16x AF

GeForce GTX 970
53
GeForce GTX 980 Ti
76

FPS (higher is better)

Kingdom Come: Deliverance

Very high quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64

GeForce GTX 970
49
GeForce GTX 980 Ti
73

FPS (higher is better)

Mad Max

GeForce GTX 970
102.4
GeForce GTX 980 Ti
142.9

FPS (higher is better)

Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain

GeForce GTX 970
96
GeForce GTX 980 Ti
96.4

FPS (higher is better)

Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor

GeForce GTX 970
85
GeForce GTX 980 Ti
128.6

FPS (higher is better)

Middle-Earth Shadow of War

Ultra Quality, HR Textures, DirectX11, Windows 10 x64

GeForce GTX 970
47
GeForce GTX 980 Ti
73

FPS (higher is better)

Resident Evil 7

Maximun Quality, DX11, Windows 10 x64

GeForce GTX 970
77
GeForce GTX 980 Ti
115

FPS (higher is better)

Rise Of The Tomb Raider

Very High Details, Pure Hair On, FXAA/HBAO+ enabled, 16x AF, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

GeForce GTX 970
63
GeForce GTX 980 Ti
104

FPS (higher is better)

Ryse

GeForce GTX 970
76.4
GeForce GTX 980 Ti
108.1

FPS (higher is better)

Shadow of the Tomb Raider

Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64

GeForce GTX 970
44
GeForce GTX 980 Ti
66

FPS (higher is better)

Sniper Elite 4

Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64

GeForce GTX 970
62
GeForce GTX 980 Ti
91

FPS (higher is better)

Star Wars Battlefront II

Ultra quality DirectX12 Windows10 x64

GeForce GTX 970
78
GeForce GTX 980 Ti
103

FPS (higher is better)

Strange Brigade

Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Async Compute ,Windows 10x64

GeForce GTX 970
66
GeForce GTX 980 Ti
95

FPS (higher is better)

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

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

GeForce GTX 970
53
GeForce GTX 980 Ti
76

FPS (higher is better)

Thief 2014

DX11, Very High Details

GeForce GTX 970
61
GeForce GTX 980 Ti
98

FPS (higher is better)

Tom Clancy's The Division

DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF

GeForce GTX 970
57
GeForce GTX 980 Ti
81

FPS (higher is better)

Total War: Warhammer

DX12, Max Detail, FXAA, 16:1 AF

GeForce GTX 970
64
GeForce GTX 980 Ti
88

FPS (higher is better)

Watch Dogs

GeForce GTX 970
78.7
GeForce GTX 980 Ti
111

FPS (higher is better)

Watch Dogs 2

Ultra Quality, Windows 10 x64

GeForce GTX 970
44
GeForce GTX 980 Ti
64

FPS (higher is better)

Wolfenstein II The New Colossus

Main Leben! quality preset- Vulkan Windows 10x64

GeForce GTX 970
47
GeForce GTX 980 Ti
73

FPS (higher is better)

Anno 2205

DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xAA

GeForce GTX 970
41
GeForce GTX 980 Ti
70

FPS (higher is better)

Ashes Of The Singularity

High Quality Mode, 8 millon samples, 2xMSAA, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64

GeForce GTX 970
41
GeForce GTX 980 Ti
57

FPS (higher is better)

Assassin's Creed: Unity

GeForce GTX 970
20.6
GeForce GTX 980 Ti
29

FPS (higher is better)

Battlefield 3

GeForce GTX 970
70.2
GeForce GTX 980 Ti
102

FPS (higher is better)

Battlefield 4

GeForce GTX 970
50.5
GeForce GTX 980 Ti
74.1

FPS (higher is better)

Battlefield Hardline

DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xMSAA,EP3 Gator Bait

GeForce GTX 970
40
GeForce GTX 980 Ti
61

FPS (higher is better)

Bioshock Infinite

DX11, Ultra, DDOD, FXAA

GeForce GTX 970
73
GeForce GTX 980 Ti
110

FPS (higher is better)

Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare

GeForce GTX 970
83.5
GeForce GTX 980 Ti
113

FPS (higher is better)

Civilization: Beyond Earth

GeForce GTX 970
69.4
GeForce GTX 980 Ti
99

FPS (higher is better)

Crysis 3

GeForce GTX 970
25.7
GeForce GTX 980 Ti
38.5

FPS (higher is better)

Death Stranding

Very High Quality TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

GeForce GTX 970
45
GeForce GTX 980 Ti
62

FPS (higher is better)

Dishonored 2

Ultra Quality,DX11, Windows 10 x64

GeForce GTX 970
36
GeForce GTX 980 Ti
52

FPS (higher is better)

Doom (2016)

OpenGL, Ultra Quality, SMAA 1tx

GeForce GTX 970
58
GeForce GTX 980 Ti
91

FPS (higher is better)

Fallout 4

DX11, Ultra Details, Godrays, High shadows

GeForce GTX 970
54
GeForce GTX 980 Ti
84

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry 4

GeForce GTX 970
46.3
GeForce GTX 980 Ti
65.2

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry 5

Ultra quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64

GeForce GTX 970
37
GeForce GTX 980 Ti
57

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry Primal

DX11, Very High Settings

GeForce GTX 970
43
GeForce GTX 980 Ti
60

FPS (higher is better)

Gears of War 4

Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64

GeForce GTX 970
44
GeForce GTX 980 Ti
68

FPS (higher is better)

Ghost Recon - Wildlands

Very high Quality, DX11, Windows 10 x64

GeForce GTX 970
39
GeForce GTX 980 Ti
55

FPS (higher is better)

Grand Theft Auto V

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

GeForce GTX 970
55
GeForce GTX 980 Ti
86

FPS (higher is better)

Hitman (2016)

DX12, Ultra Quality, MSAA, 16x AF

GeForce GTX 970
37
GeForce GTX 980 Ti
58

FPS (higher is better)

Hitman Absolution

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

GeForce GTX 970
54
GeForce GTX 980 Ti
84

FPS (higher is better)

Kingdom Come: Deliverance

Very high quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64

GeForce GTX 970
29
GeForce GTX 980 Ti
45

FPS (higher is better)

Mad Max

GeForce GTX 970
65.7
GeForce GTX 980 Ti
94.1

FPS (higher is better)

Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain

GeForce GTX 970
60.4
GeForce GTX 980 Ti
88

FPS (higher is better)

Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor

DX11, Very High Detail

GeForce GTX 970
69
GeForce GTX 980 Ti
99

FPS (higher is better)

Middle-Earth Shadow of War

Ultra Quality, HR Textures, DirectX11, Windows 10 x64

GeForce GTX 970
31
GeForce GTX 980 Ti
50

FPS (higher is better)

Rise Of The Tomb Raider

Very High Details, Pure Hair On, FXAA/HBAO+ enabled, 16x AF, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

GeForce GTX 970
42
GeForce GTX 980 Ti
70

FPS (higher is better)

Ryse

GeForce GTX 970
55.2
GeForce GTX 980 Ti
78.9

FPS (higher is better)

Shadow of the Tomb Raider

Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64

GeForce GTX 970
29
GeForce GTX 980 Ti
45

FPS (higher is better)

Sniper Elite 4

Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64

GeForce GTX 970
45
GeForce GTX 980 Ti
67

FPS (higher is better)

Star Wars Battlefront II

Ultra quality DirectX12 Windows10 x64

GeForce GTX 970
49
GeForce GTX 980 Ti
74

FPS (higher is better)

Strange Brigade

Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Async Compute ,Windows 10x64

GeForce GTX 970
45
GeForce GTX 980 Ti
69

FPS (higher is better)

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

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

GeForce GTX 970
42
GeForce GTX 980 Ti
61

FPS (higher is better)

Thief 2014

DX11, Very High Details

GeForce GTX 970
44
GeForce GTX 980 Ti
72

FPS (higher is better)

Tom Clancy's The Division

DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF

GeForce GTX 970
40
GeForce GTX 980 Ti
59

FPS (higher is better)

Total War: Warhammer

DX12, Max Detail, FXAA, 16:1 AF

GeForce GTX 970
45
GeForce GTX 980 Ti
66

FPS (higher is better)

Watch Dogs

GeForce GTX 970
54.5
GeForce GTX 980 Ti
76.8

FPS (higher is better)

Watch Dogs 2

Ultra Quality, Windows 10 x64

GeForce GTX 970
30
GeForce GTX 980 Ti
45

FPS (higher is better)

Wolfenstein II The New Colossus

Main Leben! quality preset- Vulkan Windows 10x64

GeForce GTX 970
32
GeForce GTX 980 Ti
48

FPS (higher is better)

Anno 2205

DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xAA

GeForce GTX 970
25
GeForce GTX 980 Ti
38

FPS (higher is better)

Assassin's Creed: Unity

GeForce GTX 970
20.9
GeForce GTX 980 Ti
28.7

FPS (higher is better)

Battlefield 3

GeForce GTX 970
33.8
GeForce GTX 980 Ti
49

FPS (higher is better)

Battlefield 4

GeForce GTX 970
24.7
GeForce GTX 980 Ti
37.3

FPS (higher is better)

Battlefield Hardline

DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xMSAA,EP3 Gator Bait

GeForce GTX 970
21
GeForce GTX 980 Ti
30

FPS (higher is better)

Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare

GeForce GTX 970
49.3
GeForce GTX 980 Ti
68.5

FPS (higher is better)

Civilization: Beyond Earth

GeForce GTX 970
41.6
GeForce GTX 980 Ti
59.7

FPS (higher is better)

Crysis 3

GeForce GTX 970
17.7
GeForce GTX 980 Ti
26.2

FPS (higher is better)

Death Stranding

Very High Quality TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

GeForce GTX 970
22
GeForce GTX 980 Ti
35

FPS (higher is better)

Destiny 2

Highest quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64

GeForce GTX 970
29
GeForce GTX 980 Ti
43

FPS (higher is better)

Dishonored 2

Ultra Quality,DX11, Windows 10 x64

GeForce GTX 970
25
GeForce GTX 980 Ti
32

FPS (higher is better)

Doom (2016)

OpenGL, Ultra Quality, SMAA 1tx

GeForce GTX 970
29
GeForce GTX 980 Ti
47

FPS (higher is better)

Fallout 4

DX11, Ultra Details, Godrays, High shadows

GeForce GTX 970
26
GeForce GTX 980 Ti
41

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry 4

GeForce GTX 970
23.8
GeForce GTX 980 Ti
34.1

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry 5

Ultra quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64

GeForce GTX 970
18
GeForce GTX 980 Ti
32

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry Primal

DX11, Very High Settings

GeForce GTX 970
23
GeForce GTX 980 Ti
34

FPS (higher is better)

Gears of War 4

Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64

GeForce GTX 970
20
GeForce GTX 980 Ti
33

FPS (higher is better)

Ghost Recon - Wildlands

Very high Quality, DX11, Windows 10 x64

GeForce GTX 970
21
GeForce GTX 980 Ti
31

FPS (higher is better)

Grand Theft Auto V

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

GeForce GTX 970
27
GeForce GTX 980 Ti
43

FPS (higher is better)

Hitman (2016)

DX12, Ultra Quality, MSAA, 16x AF

GeForce GTX 970
19
GeForce GTX 980 Ti
35

FPS (higher is better)

Kingdom Come: Deliverance

Very high quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64

GeForce GTX 970
14
GeForce GTX 980 Ti
21

FPS (higher is better)

Mad Max

GeForce GTX 970
32.6
GeForce GTX 980 Ti
47.8

FPS (higher is better)

Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain

GeForce GTX 970
27.7
GeForce GTX 980 Ti
41.2

FPS (higher is better)

Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor

DX11, Very High Detail

GeForce GTX 970
38
GeForce GTX 980 Ti
53

FPS (higher is better)

Middle-Earth Shadow of War

Ultra Quality, HR Textures, DirectX11, Windows 10 x64

GeForce GTX 970
19
GeForce GTX 980 Ti
28

FPS (higher is better)

Rise Of The Tomb Raider

Very High Details, Pure Hair On, FXAA/HBAO+ enabled, 16x AF, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

GeForce GTX 970
19
GeForce GTX 980 Ti
37

FPS (higher is better)

Ryse

GeForce GTX 970
27
GeForce GTX 980 Ti
39.7

FPS (higher is better)

Shadow of the Tomb Raider

Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64

GeForce GTX 970
14
GeForce GTX 980 Ti
23

FPS (higher is better)

Sniper Elite 4

Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64

GeForce GTX 970
26
GeForce GTX 980 Ti
42

FPS (higher is better)

Star Wars Battlefront II

Ultra quality DirectX12 Windows10 x64

GeForce GTX 970
25
GeForce GTX 980 Ti
38

FPS (higher is better)

Strange Brigade

Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Async Compute ,Windows 10x64

GeForce GTX 970
25
GeForce GTX 980 Ti
40

FPS (higher is better)

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

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

GeForce GTX 970
25
GeForce GTX 980 Ti
37

FPS (higher is better)

Thief 2014

DX11, Very High Details

GeForce GTX 970
24
GeForce GTX 980 Ti
39

FPS (higher is better)

Tom Clancy's The Division

DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF

GeForce GTX 970
18
GeForce GTX 980 Ti
35

FPS (higher is better)

Total War: Warhammer

DX12, Max Detail, FXAA, 16:1 AF

GeForce GTX 970
23
GeForce GTX 980 Ti
36

FPS (higher is better)

Watch Dogs

GeForce GTX 970
28.6
GeForce GTX 980 Ti
41.1

FPS (higher is better)

Watch Dogs 2

Ultra Quality, Windows 10 x64

GeForce GTX 970
16
GeForce GTX 980 Ti
24

FPS (higher is better)

Wolfenstein II The New Colossus

Main Leben! quality preset- Vulkan Windows 10x64

GeForce GTX 970
19
GeForce GTX 980 Ti
32

FPS (higher is better)

Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor

DX11, Very High Detail

GeForce GTX 970
23
GeForce GTX 980 Ti
32

FPS (higher is better)

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GeForce GTX 970 vs GeForce GTX 980 Ti

Summary

Synthetic performance index

Gaming performance index

Reasons to consider GeForce GTX 970

Reasons to consider GeForce GTX 980 Ti

HWBench recommends GeForce GTX 980 Ti

Specifications

Core Configuration

Memory Configuration

Additional details

Raw Performance comparison

Pixel Rate

Texel Rate

Memory bandwidth

Single precision performance

Synthetic benchmarks

3DMark 11

Game benchmarks

Anno 2205

Assassin's Creed: Unity

Battlefield 3

Battlefield 4

Battlefield Hardline

Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare

Civilization: Beyond Earth

Crysis 3

Death Stranding

Destiny 2

Dishonored 2

Doom (2016)

Fallout 4

Far Cry 4

Far Cry 5

Far Cry Primal

Gears of War 4

Ghost Recon - Wildlands

Grand Theft Auto V

Hitman (2016)

Kingdom Come: Deliverance

Mad Max

Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain

Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor

Middle-Earth Shadow of War

Resident Evil 7

Rise Of The Tomb Raider

Ryse

Shadow of the Tomb Raider

Sniper Elite 4

Star Wars Battlefront II

Strange Brigade

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

Thief 2014

Tom Clancy's The Division

Total War: Warhammer

Watch Dogs

Watch Dogs 2

Wolfenstein II The New Colossus

Anno 2205

Ashes Of The Singularity

Assassin's Creed: Unity

Battlefield 3

Battlefield 4

Battlefield Hardline

Bioshock Infinite

Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare

Civilization: Beyond Earth

Crysis 3

Death Stranding

Dishonored 2

Doom (2016)

Fallout 4

Far Cry 4

Far Cry 5

Far Cry Primal

Gears of War 4

Ghost Recon - Wildlands

Grand Theft Auto V

Hitman (2016)