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AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT vs KFA2 GeForce GTX 970 EXOC Black Edition

AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT
AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT 12 GB GDDR6 · 2.54 GHz · 245 W Speed index 29/100

The AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT is based on the AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT (RDNA 3) and has 12 GB GDDR6 graphics memory with a bandwidth of 432 GB/s.

KFA2 GeForce GTX 970 EXOC Black Edition
KFA2 GeForce GTX 970 EXOC Black Edition 4 GB GDDR5 · 1.32 GHz · 145 W Speed index 4/100

The KFA2 GeForce GTX 970 EXOC Black Edition 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.

Quick comparison

In FP32 performance, the AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT is 703 % faster than the KFA2 GeForce GTX 970 EXOC Black Edition.

AMD Radeon RX 7700 XTKFA2 GeForce GTX 970 EXOC Black Edition
Speed index
29/100
4/100
FP32
35.17 TFLOPS
4.38 TFLOPS
Boost Clock
2.54 GHz
1.32 GHz
Memory Size
12 GB GDDR6
4 GB GDDR5
Memory bandwidth
432 GB/s
224 GB/s
TDP
245 W
145 W
Launch Price
449 $
329 $
596 pts
106 pts

GPU

GPUAMD Radeon RX 7700 XTKFA2 GeForce GTX 970 EXOC Black Edition
Based onAMD Radeon RX 7700 XTNVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
GPU ChipNavi 32 XLGM204-200-A1
Streaming Multiprocessors5413
Shader34561664
Render Output Units9656
Texture Units216104
Raytracing Cores54--
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The AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT has the Navi 32 XL graphics chip installed, which is based on the RDNA 3 architecture.

The KFA2 GeForce GTX 970 EXOC Black Edition is based on the graphics chip GM204-200-A1, which comes from the Maxwell 2.0 architecture.

Memory

MemoryAMD Radeon RX 7700 XTKFA2 GeForce GTX 970 EXOC Black Edition
Memory Size12 GB4 GB
Memory TypeGDDR6GDDR5
Memory Clock2.250 GHz1.753 GHz
Memory Speed18.0 Gbps7.0 Gbps
Memory bandwidth432 GB/s224 GB/s
Memory Interface192 bit256 bit
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The graphics memory of the AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT clocks at 2.250 GHz, which corresponds to a speed of 18.0 Gbps.

The graphics memory speed of the KFA2 GeForce GTX 970 EXOC Black Edition is 7.0 Gbps and the clock speed is 1.753 GHz.

Clock Speeds

Clock SpeedsAMD Radeon RX 7700 XTKFA2 GeForce GTX 970 EXOC Black Edition
Base Clock1.900 GHz1.164 GHz
Boost Clock2.544 GHz1.317 GHz
Avg (Game) Clock2.17 GHz--
OverclockingYesYes
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The clock frequency of a graphics card determines the speed in connection with the graphics architecture.

Thermal Design

Thermal DesignAMD Radeon RX 7700 XTKFA2 GeForce GTX 970 EXOC Black Edition
TDP245 W145 W
Tjunction max97 °C98 °C
PCIe-Power2 x 8-Pin1 x 6-Pin, 1 x 8-Pin
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The AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT is powered by 2 x 8-Pin connectors. The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the graphics card is 245 W.

The KFA2 GeForce GTX 970 EXOC Black Edition has 1 x 6-Pin, 1 x 8-Pin PCIe power connectors that supply it with energy. The manufacturer specifies the TDP of the card as 145 W.

Cooler & Fans

Cooler & FansAMD Radeon RX 7700 XTKFA2 GeForce GTX 970 EXOC Black Edition
Fan-TypeAxialAxial
Fan 12 x 90 mm2 x 90 mm
Cooler-TypeAir coolingAir cooling
Noise (Idle)0 dB0 dB
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The AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT is equipped with a total of 2 Axial main fans.

The KFA2 GeForce GTX 970 EXOC Black Edition has 2 Axial main fans that cool the GPU and memory.

Connectivity

ConnectivityAMD Radeon RX 7700 XTKFA2 GeForce GTX 970 EXOC Black Edition
Max. Displays44
HDCP2.32.2
HDMI1x HDMI 2.11x HDMI 2.0
DisplayPort3x DP 2.11x DP 1.2
DVI--2
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Up to 4 screens can be operated with the AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT.

The KFA2 GeForce GTX 970 EXOC Black Edition supports the operation of a maximum of 4 monitors.

Featureset

FeaturesetAMD Radeon RX 7700 XTKFA2 GeForce GTX 970 EXOC Black Edition
Max. resolution7680x43204096x2160
DirectX12_2 (Ultimate)12_1
RaytracingYesNo
DLSS / FSRYesNo
LEDAddressable LEDNo LED lighting
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With the AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT it is possible to operate a screen with a maximum resolution of up to 7680x4320 pixels.

The maximum supported resolution of the KFA2 GeForce GTX 970 EXOC Black Edition is 4096x2160 pixels.

Supported Video Codecs

Supported Video CodecsAMD Radeon RX 7700 XTKFA2 GeForce GTX 970 EXOC Black Edition
h264Decode / EncodeDecode / Encode
h265 / HEVCDecode / EncodeNo
VP8Decode / EncodeDecode
VP9Decode / EncodeNo
AV1Decode / EncodeNo
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The 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.

Dimensions

DimensionsAMD Radeon RX 7700 XTKFA2 GeForce GTX 970 EXOC Black Edition
Length267 mm271 mm
Height135 mm124 mm
Width50 mm41 mm
Width (Slots)3 Slots2 Slots
SFF-ReadyNoNo
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The AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT is connected to the system via PCIe 4 x 16 lanes and requires 3 PCIe-Slots space in the housing.

The KFA2 GeForce GTX 970 EXOC Black Edition needs the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the case and has a PCIe 3 x 16 Lanes interface.

Additional data

Additional dataAMD Radeon RX 7700 XTKFA2 GeForce GTX 970 EXOC Black Edition
GPU InterfacePCIe 4 x 16PCIe 3 x 16
Release dateQ3/2023Q4/2014
Launch Price449 $329 $
Structure size5 nm28 nm
Part-no--97NQH6DNB4TX
Documentsdata sheetdata sheet
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The AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT has been manufactured with a structure width of 5 nanometers since Q3/2023.

The KFA2 GeForce GTX 970 EXOC Black Edition came on the market in Q4/2014 and will have a structure width of 28 nanometers manufactured.

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 7700 XT +399.1 %

  1. 7,866
  2. 1,576

Port Royal (Raytracing)

  1. 9,058
  2. no data

Speed Way Graphics Score (Raytracing)

  1. 3,189
  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. 30 fps (avg)
  2. no data

2560x1440 (1440p)

  1. 68 fps (avg)
  2. no data

1920x1080 (1080p)

  1. 102 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. 29 fps (avg)
  2. no data

2560x1440 (1440p)

  1. 67 fps (avg)
  2. no data

1920x1080 (1080p)

  1. 117 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 7700 XT +318.8 %

  1. 125,114
  2. 29,871

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT +276.2 %

  1. 133,851
  2. 35,582

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