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AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT vs MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GD5 OC

AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT
AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT 16 GB GDDR6 · 2.31 GHz · 335 W Speed index 20/100
MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GD5 OC
MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GD5 OC 4 GB GDDR5 · 1.22 GHz · 145 W Speed index 3/100
In the gpu comparison between the AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT and the MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GD5 OC, we compare both the technical data and the benchmark results of the two graphics cards.

Quick comparison

In FP32 performance, the AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT is 484 % faster than the MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GD5 OC.

AMD Radeon RX 6950 XTMSI GeForce GTX 970 4GD5 OC
Speed index
20/100
3/100
FP32
23.65 TFLOPS
4.05 TFLOPS
Boost Clock
2.31 GHz
1.22 GHz
Memory Size
16 GB GDDR6
4 GB GDDR5
Memory bandwidth
576 GB/s
224 GB/s
TDP
335 W
145 W
Launch Price
1,099 $
329 $

GPU

GPUAMD Radeon RX 6950 XTMSI GeForce GTX 970 4GD5 OC
Based onAMD Radeon RX 6950 XTNVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
GPU ChipNavi 21 KXTXGM204-200-A1
Streaming Multiprocessors8013
Shader51201664
Render Output Units12856
Texture Units320104
Raytracing Cores80--
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The AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT is based on the AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT and has 5120 texture shaders and 80 execution units.

MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GD5 OC is based on NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970, which has 1664 shaders and 13 execution units.

Memory

MemoryAMD Radeon RX 6950 XTMSI GeForce GTX 970 4GD5 OC
Memory Size16 GB4 GB
Memory TypeGDDR6GDDR5
Memory Clock2.250 GHz1.753 GHz
Memory Speed18.0 Gbps7.0 Gbps
Memory bandwidth576 GB/s224 GB/s
Memory Interface256 bit256 bit
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The 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 MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GD5 OC can access 4 GB GDDR5 graphics memory and thus achieves a memory bandwidth of 224 GB/s.

Clock Speeds

Clock SpeedsAMD Radeon RX 6950 XTMSI GeForce GTX 970 4GD5 OC
Base Clock1.890 GHz1.076 GHz
Boost Clock2.310 GHz1.216 GHz
Avg (Game) Clock2.10 GHz--
OverclockingYesYes
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The AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT clocks in the base with up to 1.890 GHz. The base frequency of the MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GD5 OC is 1.076 GHz.

Thermal Design

Thermal DesignAMD Radeon RX 6950 XTMSI GeForce GTX 970 4GD5 OC
TDP335 W145 W
Tjunction max100 °C98 °C
PCIe-Power2 x 8-Pin2 x 6-Pin
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The 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 MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GD5 OC has a TDP of 145 W and is supplied with the required energy via 2 x 6-Pin PCIe power connectors.

Cooler & Fans

Cooler & FansAMD Radeon RX 6950 XTMSI GeForce GTX 970 4GD5 OC
Fan-TypeAxialRadial
Fan 1--1 x 65 mm
Cooler-TypeAir coolingAir cooling
Noise (Idle)0 dB0 dB
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The AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT has a total of 0 Axial fans.

The MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GD5 OC has 1 Radial fans to cool the GPU and memory.

Connectivity

ConnectivityAMD Radeon RX 6950 XTMSI GeForce GTX 970 4GD5 OC
Max. Displays44
HDCP2.32.2
HDMI1x HDMI 2.11x HDMI 2.0
DisplayPort2x DP 1.4a3x DP 1.2
DVI--1
USB-C1--
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In 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 MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GD5 OC supports a maximum of 4 screens.

Featureset

FeaturesetAMD Radeon RX 6950 XTMSI GeForce GTX 970 4GD5 OC
Max. resolution7680x43204096x2160
DirectX12_2 (Ultimate)12_1
RaytracingYesNo
DLSS / FSRYesNo
LEDNo LED lightingNo LED lighting
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The AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT supports a maximum resolution of 7680x4320 pixels.

The maximum resolution of the MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GD5 OC is 4096x2160 pixels.

Supported Video Codecs

Supported Video CodecsAMD Radeon RX 6950 XTMSI GeForce GTX 970 4GD5 OC
h264Decode / EncodeDecode / Encode
h265 / HEVCDecode / EncodeNo
VP8Decode / EncodeDecode
VP9Decode / EncodeNo
AV1DecodeNo
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The support and acceleration of certain video codecs directly in the graphics card reduces the load when playing or creating videos.

Dimensions

DimensionsAMD Radeon RX 6950 XTMSI GeForce GTX 970 4GD5 OC
Length--269 mm
Height--111 mm
Width--38 mm
Width (Slots)3 Slots2 Slots
Weight--890 g
SFF-ReadyNoNo
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The AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT is -- long, -- high and -- wide.

The MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GD5 OC is 269 mm long, 111 mm high and 38 mm wide.

Additional data

Additional dataAMD Radeon RX 6950 XTMSI GeForce GTX 970 4GD5 OC
GPU InterfacePCIe 4.0 x 16PCIe 3 x 16
Release dateQ2/2022Q4/2014
Launch Price1,099 $329 $
Structure size7 nm28 nm
Documentsdata sheetdata sheet
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The AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT was released in Q2/2022 at a price of 1,099 $.

The MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GD5 OC was introduced in Q4/2014 at a price of 329 $.

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 AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT +586.0 %

  1. 10,386
  2. 1,514

Port Royal (Raytracing)

  1. 10,412
  2. no data

Speed Way Graphics Score (Raytracing)

  1. 3,927
  2. no data

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)

  1. 64 fps (avg)
  2. no data

2560x1440 (1440p)

  1. 75 fps (avg)
  2. no data

1920x1080 (1080p)

  1. 114 fps (avg)
  2. no data

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)

  1. 40 fps (avg)
  2. no data

2560x1440 (1440p)

  1. 76 fps (avg)
  2. no data

1920x1080 (1080p)

  1. 132 fps (avg)
  2. no data

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)

  1. 121 fps (avg)
  2. no data

2560x1440 (1440p)

  1. 200 fps (avg)
  2. no data

1920x1080 (1080p)

  1. 200 fps (avg)
  2. no data

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 AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT +521.4 %

  1. 171,649
  2. 27,621

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT +436.2 %

  1. 176,425
  2. 32,901

Geekbench 6 - Metal

  1. 239,858
  2. no data

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