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AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT vs GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 970 WINDFORCE 3X

AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT
AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT 16 GB GDDR6 · 2.43 GHz · 263 W Speed index 31/100
In the gpu comparison between the AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT and the GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 970 WINDFORCE 3X, we compare both the technical data and the benchmark results of the two graphics cards.

Quick comparison

In FP32 performance, the AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT is 833 % faster than the GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 970 WINDFORCE 3X.

AMD Radeon RX 7800 XTGIGABYTE GeForce GTX 970 WINDFORCE 3X
Speed index
31/100
3/100
FP32
37.32 TFLOPS
4.00 TFLOPS
Boost Clock
2.43 GHz
1.20 GHz
Memory Size
16 GB GDDR6
4 GB GDDR5
Memory bandwidth
624 GB/s
224 GB/s
TDP
263 W
145 W
Launch Price
499 $
329 $
626 pts
105 pts

GPU

GPUAMD Radeon RX 7800 XTGIGABYTE GeForce GTX 970 WINDFORCE 3X
Based onAMD Radeon RX 7800 XTNVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
GPU ChipNavi 32 XTGM204-200-A1
Streaming Multiprocessors6013
Shader38401664
Render Output Units9656
Texture Units240104
Raytracing Cores60--
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The AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT is based on the AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT and has 3840 texture shaders and 60 execution units.

GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 970 WINDFORCE 3X is based on NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970, which has 1664 shaders and 13 execution units.

Memory

MemoryAMD Radeon RX 7800 XTGIGABYTE GeForce GTX 970 WINDFORCE 3X
Memory Size16 GB4 GB
Memory TypeGDDR6GDDR5
Memory Clock2.438 GHz1.753 GHz
Memory Speed19.5 Gbps7.0 Gbps
Memory bandwidth624 GB/s224 GB/s
Memory Interface256 bit256 bit
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The AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT has 16 GB of graphics memory of the type GDDR6 and achieves a memory bandwidth of 624 GB/s.

The GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 970 WINDFORCE 3X can access 4 GB GDDR5 graphics memory and thus achieves a memory bandwidth of 224 GB/s.

Clock Speeds

Clock SpeedsAMD Radeon RX 7800 XTGIGABYTE GeForce GTX 970 WINDFORCE 3X
Base Clock1.800 GHz1.076 GHz
Boost Clock2.430 GHz1.203 GHz
Avg (Game) Clock2.12 GHz1.18 GHz
OverclockingYesYes
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The AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT clocks in the base with up to 1.800 GHz. The base frequency of the GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 970 WINDFORCE 3X is 1.076 GHz.

Thermal Design

Thermal DesignAMD Radeon RX 7800 XTGIGABYTE GeForce GTX 970 WINDFORCE 3X
TDP263 W145 W
Tjunction max96 °C98 °C
PCIe-Power2 x 8-Pin1 x 6-Pin, 1 x 8-Pin
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The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT is 263 W. The graphics card is supplied with energy via the 2 x 8-Pin connector.

The GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 970 WINDFORCE 3X has a TDP of 145 W and is supplied with the required energy via 1 x 6-Pin, 1 x 8-Pin PCIe power connectors.

Cooler & Fans

Cooler & FansAMD Radeon RX 7800 XTGIGABYTE GeForce GTX 970 WINDFORCE 3X
Fan-TypeAxialAxial
Fan 12 x 90 mm3 x 80 mm
Cooler-TypeAir coolingAir cooling
Noise (Idle)0 dB0 dB
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The AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT has a total of 2 Axial fans.

The GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 970 WINDFORCE 3X has 3 Axial fans to cool the GPU and memory.

Connectivity

ConnectivityAMD Radeon RX 7800 XTGIGABYTE GeForce GTX 970 WINDFORCE 3X
Max. Displays44
HDCP2.32.2
HDMI1x HDMI 2.1a1x HDMI 2.0
DisplayPort3x DP 2.13x DP 1.2
DVI--2
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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 7800 XT.

The GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 970 WINDFORCE 3X supports a maximum of 4 screens.

Featureset

FeaturesetAMD Radeon RX 7800 XTGIGABYTE GeForce GTX 970 WINDFORCE 3X
Max. resolution7680x43204096x2160
DirectX12_2 (Ultimate)12_1
RaytracingYesNo
DLSS / FSRYesNo
LEDAddressable LEDNo LED lighting
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The AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT supports a maximum resolution of 7680x4320 pixels.

The maximum resolution of the GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 970 WINDFORCE 3X is 4096x2160 pixels.

Supported Video Codecs

Supported Video CodecsAMD Radeon RX 7800 XTGIGABYTE GeForce GTX 970 WINDFORCE 3X
h264Decode / EncodeDecode / Encode
h265 / HEVCDecode / EncodeNo
VP8Decode / EncodeDecode
VP9Decode / EncodeNo
AV1Decode / EncodeNo
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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 7800 XTGIGABYTE GeForce GTX 970 WINDFORCE 3X
Length267 mm297 mm
Height135 mm114 mm
Width50 mm36 mm
Width (Slots)3 Slots2 Slots
SFF-ReadyNoNo
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The AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT is 267 mm long, 135 mm high and 50 mm wide.

The GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 970 WINDFORCE 3X is 297 mm long, 114 mm high and 36 mm wide.

Additional data

Additional dataAMD Radeon RX 7800 XTGIGABYTE GeForce GTX 970 WINDFORCE 3X
GPU InterfacePCIe 4 x 16PCIe 3 x 16
Release dateQ3/2023Q1/2015
Launch Price499 $329 $
Structure size5 nm28 nm
Part-no--GV-N970WF3-4GD
Documentsdata sheetdata sheet
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The AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT was released in Q3/2023 at a price of 499 $.

The GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 970 WINDFORCE 3X was introduced in Q1/2015 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 7800 XT +527.5 %

  1. 9,438
  2. 1,504

Port Royal (Raytracing)

  1. 10,409
  2. no data

Speed Way Graphics Score (Raytracing)

  1. 3,748
  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. 38 fps (avg)
  2. no data

2560x1440 (1440p)

  1. 82 fps (avg)
  2. no data

1920x1080 (1080p)

  1. 126 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. 41 fps (avg)
  2. no data

2560x1440 (1440p)

  1. 84 fps (avg)
  2. no data

1920x1080 (1080p)

  1. 132 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 7800 XT +386.0 %

  1. 132,588
  2. 27,280

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT +351.8 %

  1. 146,797
  2. 32,495

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