AMD Radeon RX 480
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Palit GeForce GTX 970
GPU comparison with benchmarksThe AMD Radeon RX 480 is based on the AMD Radeon RX 480 (Ellesmere) and has 8 GB GDDR5 graphics memory with a bandwidth of 256 GB/s.
The Palit 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 RX 480 has the Polaris 10 XT graphics chip installed, which is based on the Ellesmere architecture. The Palit 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 RX 480 | GPU | Palit GeForce GTX 970 |
| AMD Radeon RX 480 | Based on | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 |
| Polaris 10 XT | GPU Chip | GM204-200-A1 |
| Ellesmere | Architecture | Maxwell 2.0 |
| 36 | Streaming Multiprocessors | 13 |
| 2304 | Shader | 1664 |
| 32 | Render Output Units | 56 |
| 144 | Texture Units | 104 |
| 0 | Raytracing Cores | 0 |
MemoryThe graphics memory of the AMD Radeon RX 480 clocks at 2.000 GHz, which corresponds to a speed of 8.0 Gbps. The graphics memory speed of the Palit GeForce GTX 970 is 7.0 Gbps and the clock speed is 1.753 GHz. |
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| 8 GB | Memory Size | 4 GB |
| GDDR5 | Memory Type | GDDR5 |
| 2.000 GHz | Memory Clock | 1.753 GHz |
| 8.0 Gbps | Memory Speed | 7.0 Gbps |
| 256 GB/s | Memory bandwidth | 224 GB/s |
| 256 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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| 1.120 GHz | Base Clock | 1.051 GHz |
| 1.266 GHz | Boost Clock | 1.178 GHz |
| Avg (Game) Clock | ||
| Yes | Overclocking | Yes |
Thermal DesignThe AMD Radeon RX 480 is powered by 1 x 6-Pin connectors. The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the graphics card is 150 W. The Palit 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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| 150 W | TDP | 145 W |
| -- | TDP (up) | -- |
| 100 °C | Tjunction max | 98 °C |
| 1 x 6-Pin | PCIe-Power | 2 x 6-Pin |
Cooler & FansThe AMD Radeon RX 480 is equipped with a total of 1 Radial main fans. The Palit GeForce GTX 970 has 1 Radial main fans that cool the GPU and memory. |
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| Radial | Fan-Type | Radial |
| 1 x 65 mm | Fan 1 | 1 x 65 mm |
| -- | Fan 2 | -- |
| Air cooling | Cooler-Type | Air cooling |
| dB | Noise (Idle) | 0 dB |
| -- | Noise (Load) | -- |
ConnectivityUp to 4 screens can be operated with the AMD Radeon RX 480. The Palit GeForce GTX 970 supports the operation of a maximum of 4 monitors. |
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| 4 | Max. Displays | 4 |
| 2.2 | HDCP-Version | 2.2 |
| 1x HDMI v2.0b | HDMI Ports | 1x HDMI v2.0 |
| 3x DP v1.4a | DP Ports | 2x DP v1.2 |
| -- | DVI Ports | 1 |
| -- | VGA Ports | -- |
| -- | USB-C Ports | -- |
FeaturesetWith the AMD Radeon RX 480 it is possible to operate a screen with a maximum resolution of up to 7680x4320 pixels. The maximum supported resolution of the Palit GeForce GTX 970 is 4096x2160 pixels. |
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| 7680x4320 | Max. resolution | 4096x2160 |
| 12_0 | DirectX | 12_1 |
| No | 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 |
| No | AV1 | No |
| No | VP8 | Decode |
| No | VP9 | No |
DimensionsThe AMD Radeon RX 480 is connected to the system via PCIe 3.0 x 16 lanes and requires 2 PCIe-Slots space in the housing. The Palit 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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| 240 mm | Length | 241 mm |
| 95 mm | Height | 111 mm |
| 35 mm | Width | 38 mm |
| 2 PCIe-Slots | Width (Slots) | 2 PCIe-Slots |
| -- | Weight | -- |
| PCIe 3.0 x 16 | GPU Interface | PCIe 3 x 16 |
| No | SFF-Ready | No |
Additional dataThe AMD Radeon RX 480 has been manufactured with a structure width of 14 nanometers since Q2/2016. The Palit GeForce GTX 970 came on the market in Q3/2015 and will have a structure width of 28 nanometers manufactured. |
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| -- | Part-no | NE5X970016G2F |
| Q2/2016 | Release date | Q3/2015 |
| 199 $ (Reference) | Launch Price | 299 $ |
| 14 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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AMD Radeon RX 480
8 GB GDDR5 |
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Palit 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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AMD Radeon RX 480
8 GB GDDR5 |
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Palit GeForce GTX 970
4 GB GDDR5 |
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Geekbench 6 - Vulkan
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AMD Radeon RX 480
8 GB GDDR5 |
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Palit GeForce GTX 970
4 GB GDDR5 |
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Geekbench 6 - Metal
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AMD Radeon RX 480
8 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 RX 480
8 GB GDDR5 |
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Palit GeForce GTX 970
4 GB GDDR5 |
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