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AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT vs Palit GeForce GTX 970 Mini HDMI

AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT
AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT 20 GB GDDR6 · 2.40 GHz · 300 W Speed index 43/100

The AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT is based on the AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT (RDNA 3) and has 20 GB GDDR6 graphics memory with a bandwidth of 800 GB/s.

Palit GeForce GTX 970 Mini HDMI
Palit GeForce GTX 970 Mini HDMI 4 GB GDDR5 · 1.18 GHz · 145 W Speed index 3/100

The Palit GeForce GTX 970 Mini HDMI 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 7900 XT is 1,217 % faster than the Palit GeForce GTX 970 Mini HDMI.

AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTPalit GeForce GTX 970 Mini HDMI
Speed index
43/100
3/100
FP32
51.61 TFLOPS
3.92 TFLOPS
Boost Clock
2.40 GHz
1.18 GHz
Memory Size
20 GB GDDR6
4 GB GDDR5
Memory bandwidth
800 GB/s
224 GB/s
TDP
300 W
145 W
Launch Price
899 $
299 $
895 pts
110 pts

GPU

GPUAMD Radeon RX 7900 XTPalit GeForce GTX 970 Mini HDMI
Based onAMD Radeon RX 7900 XTNVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
GPU ChipNavi 31GM204-200-A1
Streaming Multiprocessors8413
Shader53761664
Render Output Units19256
Texture Units336104
Raytracing Cores84--
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The AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT has the Navi 31 graphics chip installed, which is based on the RDNA 3 architecture.

The Palit GeForce GTX 970 Mini HDMI is based on the graphics chip GM204-200-A1, which comes from the Maxwell 2.0 architecture.

Memory

MemoryAMD Radeon RX 7900 XTPalit GeForce GTX 970 Mini HDMI
Memory Size20 GB4 GB
Memory TypeGDDR6GDDR5
Memory Clock2.500 GHz1.753 GHz
Memory Speed20.0 Gbps7.0 Gbps
Memory bandwidth800 GB/s224 GB/s
Memory Interface320 bit256 bit
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The graphics memory of the AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT clocks at 2.500 GHz, which corresponds to a speed of 20.0 Gbps.

The graphics memory speed of the Palit GeForce GTX 970 Mini HDMI is 7.0 Gbps and the clock speed is 1.753 GHz.

Clock Speeds

Clock SpeedsAMD Radeon RX 7900 XTPalit GeForce GTX 970 Mini HDMI
Base Clock1.500 GHz1.050 GHz
Boost Clock2.400 GHz1.178 GHz
Avg (Game) Clock2.00 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 7900 XTPalit GeForce GTX 970 Mini HDMI
TDP300 W145 W
Tjunction max97 °C98 °C
PCIe-Power2 x 8-Pin2 x 6-Pin
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The AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT is powered by 2 x 8-Pin connectors. The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the graphics card is 300 W.

The Palit GeForce GTX 970 Mini HDMI has 2 x 6-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 7900 XTPalit GeForce GTX 970 Mini HDMI
Fan-TypeAxialRadial
Fan 13 x 90 mm1 x 65 mm
Cooler-TypeAir coolingAir cooling
Noise (Idle)0 dB0 dB
Noise (Load)37 dB--
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The AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT is equipped with a total of 3 Axial main fans.

The Palit GeForce GTX 970 Mini HDMI has 1 Radial main fans that cool the GPU and memory.

Connectivity

ConnectivityAMD Radeon RX 7900 XTPalit GeForce GTX 970 Mini HDMI
Max. Displays44
HDCP2.32.2
HDMI1x HDMI 2.11x HDMI 2.0
DisplayPort2x DP 2.13x DP 1.2
DVI--1
USB-C1--
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Up to 4 screens can be operated with the AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT.

The Palit GeForce GTX 970 Mini HDMI supports the operation of a maximum of 4 monitors.

Featureset

FeaturesetAMD Radeon RX 7900 XTPalit GeForce GTX 970 Mini HDMI
Max. resolution7680x43204096x2160
DirectX12_2 (Ultimate)12_1
RaytracingYesNo
DLSS / FSRYesNo
LEDNo LED lightingNo LED lighting
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With the AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT 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 Mini HDMI is 4096x2160 pixels.

Supported Video Codecs

Supported Video CodecsAMD Radeon RX 7900 XTPalit GeForce GTX 970 Mini HDMI
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 7900 XTPalit GeForce GTX 970 Mini HDMI
Length276 mm241 mm
Height113 mm111 mm
Width51 mm38 mm
Width (Slots)3 Slots2 Slots
SFF-ReadyNoNo
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The AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT is connected to the system via PCIe 4 x 16 lanes and requires 3 PCIe-Slots space in the housing.

The Palit GeForce GTX 970 Mini HDMI 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 7900 XTPalit GeForce GTX 970 Mini HDMI
GPU InterfacePCIe 4 x 16PCIe 3 x 16
Release dateQ4/2022Q3/2014
Launch Price899 $299 $
Structure size5 nm28 nm
Part-no--NE5X970014G2F
Documentsdata sheet--
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The AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT has been manufactured with a structure width of 5 nanometers since Q4/2022.

The Palit GeForce GTX 970 Mini HDMI came on the market in Q3/2014 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 7900 XT +736.3 %

  1. 12,453
  2. 1,489

Port Royal (Raytracing)

  1. 13,969
  2. no data

Speed Way Graphics Score (Raytracing)

  1. 4,529
  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. 50 fps (avg)
  2. no data

2560x1440 (1440p)

  1. 106 fps (avg)
  2. no data

1920x1080 (1080p)

  1. 158 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. 44 fps (avg)
  2. no data

2560x1440 (1440p)

  1. 88 fps (avg)
  2. no data

1920x1080 (1080p)

  1. 138 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 7900 XT +536.1 %

  1. 170,054
  2. 26,734

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT +516.9 %

  1. 196,447
  2. 31,845

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