AMD Radeon RX 9070
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GALAX GeForce GTX 970 Gamer OC
GPU comparison with benchmarksIn the gpu comparison between the AMD Radeon RX 9070 and the GALAX GeForce GTX 970 Gamer OC, we compare both the technical data and the benchmark results of the two graphics cards.
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GPUThe AMD Radeon RX 9070 is based on the AMD Radeon RX 9070 and has 3584 texture shaders and 56 execution units. GALAX GeForce GTX 970 Gamer OC is based on NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970, which has 1664 shaders and 13 execution units. |
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| AMD Radeon RX 9070 | GPU | GALAX GeForce GTX 970 Gamer OC |
| AMD Radeon RX 9070 | Based on | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 |
| Navi 48 XT | GPU Chip | GM204-200-A1 |
| RDNA 4 | Architecture | Maxwell 2.0 |
| 56 | Streaming Multiprocessors | 13 |
| 3584 | Shader | 1664 |
| 128 | Render Output Units | 56 |
| 224 | Texture Units | 104 |
| 56 | Raytracing Cores | 0 |
MemoryThe AMD Radeon RX 9070 has 16 GB of graphics memory of the type GDDR6 and achieves a memory bandwidth of 645 GB/s. The GALAX GeForce GTX 970 Gamer OC 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 |
| 2.518 GHz | Memory Clock | 1.753 GHz |
| 20.1 Gbps | Memory Speed | 7.0 Gbps |
| 645 GB/s | Memory bandwidth | 224 GB/s |
| 256 bit | Memory Interface | 256 bit |
Clock SpeedsThe AMD Radeon RX 9070 clocks in the base with up to 1.330 GHz. The base frequency of the GALAX GeForce GTX 970 Gamer OC is 1.126 GHz. |
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| 1.330 GHz | Base Clock | 1.126 GHz |
| 2.520 GHz | Boost Clock | 1.266 GHz |
| 2.07 GHz | Avg (Game) Clock | |
| Yes | Overclocking | Yes |
Thermal DesignThe TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the AMD Radeon RX 9070 is 220 W (Reference). The graphics card is supplied with energy via the 2 x 8-Pin connector. The GALAX GeForce GTX 970 Gamer OC 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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| 220 W (Reference) | TDP | 145 W |
| -- | TDP (up) | -- |
| 85 °C | Tjunction max | 98 °C |
| 2 x 8-Pin | PCIe-Power | 2 x 6-Pin |
Cooler & FansThe AMD Radeon RX 9070 has a total of 2 Axial fans. The GALAX GeForce GTX 970 Gamer OC has 2 Axial fans to cool the GPU and memory. |
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| Axial | Fan-Type | Axial |
| 2 x 90 mm | Fan 1 | 2 x 80 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 9070. The GALAX GeForce GTX 970 Gamer OC supports a maximum of 4 screens. |
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| 4 | Max. Displays | 4 |
| 2.3 | HDCP-Version | 2.2 |
| 1x HDMI v2.1b | HDMI Ports | 1x HDMI v2.0 |
| 3x DP v2.1a | DP Ports | 1x DP v1.2 |
| -- | DVI Ports | 2 |
| -- | VGA Ports | -- |
| -- | USB-C Ports | -- |
FeaturesetThe AMD Radeon RX 9070 supports a maximum resolution of 7680x4320 pixels. The maximum resolution of the GALAX GeForce GTX 970 Gamer OC is 4096x2160 pixels. |
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| 7680x4320 | Max. resolution | 4096x2160 |
| 12_2 (Ultimate) | DirectX | 12_1 |
| Yes | Raytracing | No |
| Yes | DLSS / FSR | No |
| Non addressable LED | 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 / Encode | AV1 | No |
| Decode / Encode | VP8 | Decode |
| Decode / Encode | VP9 | No |
DimensionsThe AMD Radeon RX 9070 is -- long, -- high and -- wide. The GALAX GeForce GTX 970 Gamer OC is 180 mm long, 124 mm high and 41 mm wide. |
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| -- | Length | 180 mm |
| -- | Height | 124 mm |
| -- | Width | 41 mm |
| 2 PCIe-Slots | Width (Slots) | 2 PCIe-Slots |
| -- | Weight | -- |
| PCIe 5 x 16 | GPU Interface | PCIe 3 x 16 |
| No | SFF-Ready | No |
Additional dataThe AMD Radeon RX 9070 was released in Q2/2025 at a price of 549 $ (Reference). The GALAX GeForce GTX 970 Gamer OC was introduced in Q4/2014 at a price of 329 $. |
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| -- | Part-no | 97NPH6DT8RVZ |
| Q2/2025 | Release date | Q4/2014 |
| 549 $ (Reference) | Launch Price | 329 $ |
| 4 nm | Structure size | 28 nm |
| data sheet | Documents | -- |
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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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GALAX GeForce GTX 970 Gamer OC
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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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GALAX GeForce GTX 970 Gamer OC
4 GB GDDR5 |
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Geekbench 6 - Vulkan
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GALAX GeForce GTX 970 Gamer OC
4 GB GDDR5 |
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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 9070
16 GB GDDR6 |
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GALAX GeForce GTX 970 Gamer OC
4 GB GDDR5 |
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