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.

The ASUS GeForce GTX 970 DirectCU II Black has 1664 shader units and these clock a maximum of 1.18 GHz which results in an FP32 computing power of 3.92 TFLOPS.

The ASUS Radeon RX 6700 XT has 2560 shader units and these clock at a maximum of 2.58 GHz and achieve an FP32 computing power of 13.21 TFLOPS.
In FP32 performance, the ASUS Radeon RX 6700 XT is 237 % faster than the ASUS GeForce GTX 970 DirectCU II Black.
| GPU | ASUS GeForce GTX 970 DirectCU II Black | ASUS Radeon RX 6700 XT |
|---|---|---|
| Based on | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 | AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT |
| GPU Chip | GM204-200-A1 | Navi 22 XT |
| Streaming Multiprocessors | 13 | 40 |
| Shader | 1664 | 2560 |
| Render Output Units | 56 | 64 |
| Texture Units | 104 | 160 |
| Raytracing Cores | -- | 40 |
| Memory | ASUS GeForce GTX 970 DirectCU II Black | ASUS Radeon RX 6700 XT |
|---|---|---|
| Memory Size | 4 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR5 | GDDR6 |
| Memory Clock | 1.753 GHz | 2.000 GHz |
| Memory Speed | 7.0 Gbps | 16.0 Gbps |
| Memory bandwidth | 224 GB/s | 384 GB/s |
| Memory Interface | 256 bit | 192 bit |
| Clock Speeds | ASUS GeForce GTX 970 DirectCU II Black | ASUS Radeon RX 6700 XT |
|---|---|---|
| Base Clock | 1.050 GHz | 2.321 GHz |
| Boost Clock | 1.178 GHz | 2.581 GHz |
| Avg (Game) Clock | -- | 2.42 GHz |
| Overclocking | Yes | Yes |
| Thermal Design | ASUS GeForce GTX 970 DirectCU II Black | ASUS Radeon RX 6700 XT |
|---|---|---|
| TDP | 145 W | 230 W |
| Tjunction max | 98 °C | 100 °C |
| PCIe-Power | 1 x 6-Pin, 1 x 8-Pin | 1 x 6-Pin, 1 x 8-Pin |
| Cooler & Fans | ASUS GeForce GTX 970 DirectCU II Black | ASUS Radeon RX 6700 XT |
|---|---|---|
| Fan-Type | Axial | Axial |
| Fan 1 | 2 x 95 mm | 2 x 90 mm |
| Cooler-Type | Air cooling | Air cooling |
| Noise (Idle) | 0 dB | 0 dB |
| Connectivity | ASUS GeForce GTX 970 DirectCU II Black | ASUS Radeon RX 6700 XT |
|---|---|---|
| Max. Displays | 4 | 4 |
| HDCP | 2.2 | 2.3 |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI 2.0 | 1x HDMI 2.1 |
| DisplayPort | 3x DP 1.2 | 3x DP 1.4a |
| DVI | 1 | -- |
| Featureset | ASUS GeForce GTX 970 DirectCU II Black | ASUS Radeon RX 6700 XT |
|---|---|---|
| Max. resolution | 4096x2160 | 7680x4320 |
| DirectX | 12_1 | 12_2 (Ultimate) |
| Raytracing | No | Yes |
| DLSS / FSR | No | Yes |
| LED | No LED lighting | Non addressable LED |
| Supported Video Codecs | ASUS GeForce GTX 970 DirectCU II Black | ASUS Radeon RX 6700 XT |
|---|---|---|
| h264 | Decode / Encode | Decode / Encode |
| h265 / HEVC | No | Decode / Encode |
| VP8 | Decode | Decode / Encode |
| VP9 | No | Decode / Encode |
| AV1 | No | Decode |
| Dimensions | ASUS GeForce GTX 970 DirectCU II Black | ASUS Radeon RX 6700 XT |
|---|---|---|
| Length | 290 mm | 267 mm |
| Height | 147 mm | 110 mm |
| Width | 40 mm | 40 mm |
| Width (Slots) | 2 Slots | 2 Slots |
| SFF-Ready | No | No |
| Additional data | ASUS GeForce GTX 970 DirectCU II Black | ASUS Radeon RX 6700 XT |
|---|---|---|
| GPU Interface | PCIe 3 x 16 | PCIe 4.0 x 16 |
| Release date | Q3/2014 | Q1/2021 |
| Launch Price | 299 $ | 479 $ |
| Structure size | 28 nm | 7 nm |
| Part-no | GTX970-DC2-4GD5-BLACK | RX6700XT-12G |
| Documents | -- | data sheet |
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