AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT
vs
GALAX GeForce GTX 970
GPU comparison with benchmarksIn the gpu comparison between the AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT and the GALAX GeForce GTX 970, we compare both the technical data and the benchmark results of the two graphics cards.
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GPUThe AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT is based on the AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT and has 5120 texture shaders and 80 execution units. GALAX GeForce GTX 970 is based on NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970, which has 1664 shaders and 13 execution units. |
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| AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT | GPU | GALAX GeForce GTX 970 |
| AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT | Based on | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 |
| Navi 21 KXTX | GPU Chip | GM204-200-A1 |
| RDNA 2 | Architecture | Maxwell 2.0 |
| 80 | Streaming Multiprocessors | 13 |
| 5120 | Shader | 1664 |
| 128 | Render Output Units | 56 |
| 320 | Texture Units | 104 |
| 80 | Raytracing Cores | 0 |
MemoryThe AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT has 16 GB of graphics memory of the type GDDR6 and achieves a memory bandwidth of 576 GB/s. The GALAX GeForce GTX 970 can access 4 GB GDDR5 graphics memory and thus achieves a memory bandwidth of 224 GB/s. |
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| 16 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 |
| 576 GB/s | Memory bandwidth | 224 GB/s |
| 256 bit | Memory Interface | 256 bit |
Clock SpeedsThe AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT clocks in the base with up to 1.890 GHz. The base frequency of the GALAX GeForce GTX 970 is 1.050 GHz. |
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| 1.890 GHz | Base Clock | 1.050 GHz |
| 2.310 GHz | Boost Clock | 1.177 GHz |
| 2.10 GHz | Avg (Game) Clock | |
| Yes | Overclocking | Yes |
Thermal DesignThe TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT is 335 W. The graphics card is supplied with energy via the 2 x 8-Pin connector. The GALAX GeForce GTX 970 has a TDP of 145 W and is supplied with the required energy via 2 x 6-Pin PCIe power connectors. |
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| 335 W | TDP | 145 W |
| -- | TDP (up) | -- |
| 100 °C | Tjunction max | 98 °C |
| 2 x 8-Pin | PCIe-Power | 2 x 6-Pin |
Cooler & FansThe AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT has a total of 0 Axial fans. The GALAX GeForce GTX 970 has 1 Radial fans to cool the GPU and memory. |
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| Axial | Fan-Type | Radial |
| -- | Fan 1 | 1 x 65 mm |
| -- | Fan 2 | -- |
| Air cooling | Cooler-Type | Air cooling |
| 0 dB | Noise (Idle) | 0 dB |
| -- | Noise (Load) | -- |
ConnectivityIn the connectivity category, we recorded the number of ports on a graphics card. A total of 4 screens can be connected to the AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT. The GALAX GeForce GTX 970 supports a maximum of 4 screens. |
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| 4 | Max. Displays | 4 |
| 2.3 | HDCP-Version | 2.2 |
| 1x HDMI v2.1 | HDMI Ports | 1x HDMI v2.0 |
| 2x DP v1.4a | DP Ports | 1x DP v1.2 |
| -- | DVI Ports | 2 |
| -- | VGA Ports | -- |
| 1 | USB-C Ports | -- |
FeaturesetThe AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT supports a maximum resolution of 7680x4320 pixels. The maximum resolution of the GALAX 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 directly in the graphics card reduces the load when playing or creating videos. |
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| Decode / Encode | h264 | Decode / Encode |
| Decode / Encode | h265 / HEVC | No |
| Decode | AV1 | No |
| Decode / Encode | VP8 | Decode |
| Decode / Encode | VP9 | No |
DimensionsThe AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT is -- long, -- high and -- wide. The GALAX GeForce GTX 970 is 241 mm long, 111 mm high and 38 mm wide. |
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| -- | Length | 241 mm |
| -- | Height | 111 mm |
| -- | Width | 38 mm |
| 3 PCIe-Slots | Width (Slots) | 2 PCIe-Slots |
| -- | Weight | -- |
| PCIe 4.0 x 16 | GPU Interface | PCIe 3 x 16 |
| No | SFF-Ready | No |
Additional dataThe AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT was released in Q2/2022 at a price of 1,099 $ (Reference). The GALAX GeForce GTX 970 was introduced in Q3/2014 at a price of 299 $. |
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| -- | Part-no | 97NPH6DT6XTZ |
| Q2/2022 | Release date | Q3/2014 |
| 1,099 $ (Reference) | Launch Price | 299 $ |
| 7 nm | Structure size | 28 nm |
| data sheet | Documents | data sheet |
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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 6950 XT
16 GB GDDR6 |
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GALAX GeForce GTX 970
4 GB GDDR5 |
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Port Royal (Raytracing)
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AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT
16 GB GDDR6 |
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Speed Way Graphics Score (Raytracing)
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Cyberpunk 2077
Cyberpunk 2077 was developed by CD Projekt Red and is based on the development studio's own REDengine 4. Ray tracing is switched off in our benchmarks.
3840x2160 (2160p)
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2560x1440 (1440p)
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The Last of Us Part 1
The Last of Us Part One is a game released by Sony in June 2013 exclusively for the Playstation and released for the PC in early 2023. The benchmark values here were determined at high details.
3840x2160 (2160p)
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Battlefield 5
Battlefield 5 is a visually stunning game that is ideal as a graphics card benchmark. We test the game with maximum details on Windows 10.
3840x2160 (2160p)
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16 GB GDDR6 |
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16 GB GDDR6 |
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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 6950 XT
16 GB GDDR6 |
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GALAX GeForce GTX 970
4 GB GDDR5 |
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Geekbench 6 - Vulkan
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AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT
16 GB GDDR6 |
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GALAX GeForce GTX 970
4 GB GDDR5 |
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Geekbench 6 - Metal
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AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT
16 GB GDDR6 |
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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 6950 XT
16 GB GDDR6 |
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GALAX GeForce GTX 970
4 GB GDDR5 |
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