AMD Radeon Pro W7900
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PNY GeForce GTX 970
GPU comparison with benchmarksThe AMD Radeon Pro W7900 is based on the AMD Radeon Pro W7900 (RDNA 3) and has 48 GB GDDR6 graphics memory with a bandwidth of 864 GB/s.
The PNY GeForce GTX 970 is based on the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 (Maxwell 2.0) and has 4 GB GDDR5 graphics memory with a bandwidth of 224 GB/s. |
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GPUThe AMD Radeon Pro W7900 has the Navi 31 graphics chip installed, which is based on the RDNA 3 architecture. The PNY GeForce GTX 970 is based on the graphics chip GM204-200-A1, which comes from the Maxwell 2.0 architecture. |
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| AMD Radeon Pro W7900 | GPU | PNY GeForce GTX 970 |
| AMD Radeon Pro W7900 | Based on | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 |
| Navi 31 | GPU Chip | GM204-200-A1 |
| RDNA 3 | Architecture | Maxwell 2.0 |
| 96 | Streaming Multiprocessors | 13 |
| 6144 | Shader | 1664 |
| 192 | Render Output Units | 56 |
| 384 | Texture Units | 104 |
| 96 | Raytracing Cores | 0 |
MemoryThe graphics memory of the AMD Radeon Pro W7900 clocks at 2.250 GHz, which corresponds to a speed of 18.0 Gbps. The graphics memory speed of the PNY GeForce GTX 970 is 7.0 Gbps and the clock speed is 1.753 GHz. |
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| 48 GB | Memory Size | 4 GB |
| GDDR6 | Memory Type | GDDR5 |
| 2.250 GHz | Memory Clock | 1.753 GHz |
| 18.0 Gbps | Memory Speed | 7.0 Gbps |
| 864 GB/s | Memory bandwidth | 224 GB/s |
| 384 bit | Memory Interface | 256 bit |
Clock SpeedsThe clock frequency of a graphics card determines the speed in connection with the graphics architecture. |
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| 1.855 GHz | Base Clock | 1.050 GHz |
| 2.495 GHz | Boost Clock | 1.178 GHz |
| Avg (Game) Clock | ||
| Yes | Overclocking | Yes |
Thermal DesignThe AMD Radeon Pro W7900 is powered by 2 x 8-Pin connectors. The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the graphics card is 295 W. The PNY GeForce GTX 970 has 2 x 6-Pin PCIe power connectors that supply it with energy. The manufacturer specifies the TDP of the card as 145 W. |
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| 295 W | TDP | 145 W |
| -- | TDP (up) | -- |
| 99 °C | Tjunction max | 98 °C |
| 2 x 8-Pin | PCIe-Power | 2 x 6-Pin |
Cooler & FansThe AMD Radeon Pro W7900 is equipped with a total of 1 Radial main fans. The PNY GeForce GTX 970 has 1 Radial main fans that cool the GPU and memory. |
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| Radial | Fan-Type | Radial |
| 1 x 70 mm | Fan 1 | 1 x 65 mm |
| -- | Fan 2 | -- |
| Air cooling | Cooler-Type | Air cooling |
| 0 dB | Noise (Idle) | 0 dB |
| -- | Noise (Load) | -- |
ConnectivityUp to 4 screens can be operated with the AMD Radeon Pro W7900. The PNY GeForce GTX 970 supports the operation of a maximum of 4 monitors. |
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| 4 | Max. Displays | 4 |
| 2.3 | HDCP-Version | 2.2 |
| -- | HDMI Ports | 1x HDMI v2.0 |
| 4x DP v2.1 | DP Ports | 3x DP v1.2 |
| -- | DVI Ports | 1 |
| -- | VGA Ports | -- |
| -- | USB-C Ports | -- |
FeaturesetWith the AMD Radeon Pro W7900 it is possible to operate a screen with a maximum resolution of up to 7680x4320 pixels. The maximum supported resolution of the PNY GeForce GTX 970 is 4096x2160 pixels. |
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| 7680x4320 | Max. resolution | 4096x2160 |
| 12_2 (Ultimate) | DirectX | 12_1 |
| Yes | Raytracing | No |
| Yes | DLSS / FSR | No |
| No LED lighting | LED | No LED lighting |
Supported Video CodecsThe support and acceleration of certain video codecs can have a positive impact on the lower energy consumption and less waste heat from the graphics card. |
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| Decode / Encode | h264 | Decode / Encode |
| Decode / Encode | h265 / HEVC | No |
| Decode / Encode | AV1 | No |
| Decode / Encode | VP8 | Decode |
| Decode / Encode | VP9 | No |
DimensionsThe AMD Radeon Pro W7900 is connected to the system via PCIe 4.0 x 16 lanes and requires 3 PCIe-Slots space in the housing. The PNY GeForce GTX 970 needs the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the case and has a PCIe 3 x 16 Lanes interface. |
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| 280 mm | Length | 247 mm |
| 110 mm | Height | 112 mm |
| 51 mm | Width | 39 mm |
| 3 PCIe-Slots | Width (Slots) | 2 PCIe-Slots |
| -- | Weight | -- |
| PCIe 4.0 x 16 | GPU Interface | PCIe 3 x 16 |
Additional dataThe AMD Radeon Pro W7900 has been manufactured with a structure width of 5 nanometers since Q2/2023. The PNY GeForce GTX 970 came on the market in Q3/2014 and will have a structure width of 28 nanometers manufactured. |
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| -- | Part-no | GF970GTX4GEPB |
| Q2/2023 | Release date | Q3/2014 |
| 3,999 $ | Launch Price | 299 $ |
| 5 nm | Structure size | 28 nm |
| data sheet | Documents | -- |
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Benchmark results
3DMark Benchmark (DirectX, Raytracing)
3DMark is a benchmark program that determines the performance of certain components of a computer and then reports the performance as a numerical value.
Time Spy Extreme Graphics score
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PNY GeForce GTX 970
4 GB GDDR5 |
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Geekbench 6 (OpenCL, Vulkan, Metal)
Geekbench 6 is a cross-platform benchmark for main processors, which also carries out 3 different graphics benchmarks and outputs them in the form of a numerical value.
Geekbench 6 - OpenCL
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PNY GeForce GTX 970
4 GB GDDR5 |
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Geekbench 6 - Vulkan
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PNY GeForce GTX 970
4 GB GDDR5 |
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FP32 Performance (Single-precision TFLOPS)
The theoretical computing power of the graphics card with single precision (32 bit) in TFLOPS indicates how many trillion FP32 floating point operations the graphics card (GPU) can perform per second.
FP32 (TFLOPS)
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AMD Radeon Pro W7900
48 GB GDDR6 |
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PNY GeForce GTX 970
4 GB GDDR5 |
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