In the gpu comparison between the ASUS GeForce GTX 970 DC Mini and the ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3060, we compare both the technical data and the benchmark results of the two graphics cards.
Quick comparison
In FP32 performance, the ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3060 is 216 % faster than the ASUS GeForce GTX 970 DC Mini.
ASUS GeForce GTX 970 DC MiniASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3060
The ASUS GeForce GTX 970 DC Mini is based on the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 and has 1664 texture shaders and 13 execution units.
ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3060 is based on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060, which has 3584 shaders and 28 execution units.
Memory
Memory
ASUS GeForce GTX 970 DC Mini
ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3060
Memory Size
4 GB
12 GB
Memory Type
GDDR5
GDDR6
Memory Clock
1.753 GHz
1.875 GHz
Memory Speed
7.0 Gbps
15.0 Gbps
Memory bandwidth
224 GB/s
360 GB/s
Memory Interface
256 bit
192 bit
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The ASUS GeForce GTX 970 DC Mini has 4 GB of graphics memory of the type GDDR5 and achieves a memory bandwidth of 224 GB/s.
The ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3060 can access 12 GB GDDR6 graphics memory and thus achieves a memory bandwidth of 360 GB/s.
Clock Speeds
Clock Speeds
ASUS GeForce GTX 970 DC Mini
ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3060
Base Clock
1.088 GHz
1.320 GHz
Boost Clock
1.228 GHz
1.807 GHz
Avg (Game) Clock
--
1.78 GHz
Overclocking
Yes
Yes
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The ASUS GeForce GTX 970 DC Mini clocks in the base with up to 1.088 GHz. The base frequency of the ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3060 is 1.320 GHz.
Thermal Design
Thermal Design
ASUS GeForce GTX 970 DC Mini
ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3060
TDP
145 W
170 W
Tjunction max
98 °C
93 °C
PCIe-Power
1 x 8-Pin
1 x 8-Pin
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The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the ASUS GeForce GTX 970 DC Mini is 145 W. The graphics card is supplied with energy via the 1 x 8-Pin connector.
The ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3060 has a TDP of 170 W and is supplied with the required energy via 1 x 8-Pin PCIe power connectors.
Cooler & Fans
Cooler & Fans
ASUS GeForce GTX 970 DC Mini
ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3060
Fan-Type
Axial
Axial
Fan 1
1 x 85 mm
2 x 100 mm
Cooler-Type
Air cooling
Air cooling
Noise (Idle)
0 dB
0 dB
Noise (Load)
--
35 dB
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The ASUS GeForce GTX 970 DC Mini has a total of 1 Axial fans.
The ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3060 has 2 Axial fans to cool the GPU and memory.
Connectivity
Connectivity
ASUS GeForce GTX 970 DC Mini
ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3060
Max. Displays
4
4
HDCP
2.2
2.3
HDMI
1x HDMI 2.0
1x HDMI 2.1
DisplayPort
1x DP 1.2
3x DP 1.4a
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 ASUS GeForce GTX 970 DC Mini.
The ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3060 supports a maximum of 4 screens.
Featureset
Featureset
ASUS GeForce GTX 970 DC Mini
ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3060
Max. resolution
4096x2160
7680x4320
DirectX
12_1
12_2 (Ultimate)
Raytracing
No
Yes
DLSS / FSR
No
Yes
LED
No LED lighting
No LED lighting
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The ASUS GeForce GTX 970 DC Mini supports a maximum resolution of 4096x2160 pixels.
The maximum resolution of the ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3060 is 7680x4320 pixels.
Supported Video Codecs
Supported Video Codecs
ASUS GeForce GTX 970 DC Mini
ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3060
h264
Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode
h265 / HEVC
No
Decode / Encode
VP8
Decode
Decode
VP9
No
Decode
AV1
No
Decode
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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
Dimensions
ASUS GeForce GTX 970 DC Mini
ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3060
Length
170 mm
200 mm
Height
122 mm
123 mm
Width
41 mm
38 mm
Width (Slots)
2 Slots
2 Slots
SFF-Ready
No
No
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The ASUS GeForce GTX 970 DC Mini is 170 mm long, 122 mm high and 41 mm wide.
The ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3060 is 200 mm long, 123 mm high and 38 mm wide.
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 ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3060 +166.9 %
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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.
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.
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