In the gpu comparison between the ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 3070 Ti and the PNY GeForce GTX 970, we compare both the technical data and the benchmark results of the two graphics cards.
Quick comparison
In FP32 performance, the ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 3070 Ti is 464 % faster than the PNY GeForce GTX 970.
ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 3070 TiPNY GeForce GTX 970
The ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 3070 Ti is based on the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti and has 6144 texture shaders and 48 execution units.
PNY GeForce GTX 970 is based on NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970, which has 1664 shaders and 13 execution units.
Memory
Memory
ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
PNY GeForce GTX 970
Memory Size
8 GB
4 GB
Memory Type
GDDR6X
GDDR5
Memory Clock
1.188 GHz
1.753 GHz
Memory Speed
19.0 Gbps
7.0 Gbps
Memory bandwidth
608 GB/s
224 GB/s
Memory Interface
256 bit
256 bit
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The ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 3070 Ti has 8 GB of graphics memory of the type GDDR6X and achieves a memory bandwidth of 608 GB/s.
The PNY GeForce GTX 970 can access 4 GB GDDR5 graphics memory and thus achieves a memory bandwidth of 224 GB/s.
Clock Speeds
Clock Speeds
ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
PNY GeForce GTX 970
Base Clock
1.580 GHz
1.050 GHz
Boost Clock
1.800 GHz
1.178 GHz
Avg (Game) Clock
1.77 GHz
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Overclocking
Yes
Yes
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The ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 3070 Ti clocks in the base with up to 1.580 GHz. The base frequency of the PNY GeForce GTX 970 is 1.050 GHz.
Thermal Design
Thermal Design
ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
PNY GeForce GTX 970
TDP
290 W
145 W
Tjunction max
93 °C
98 °C
PCIe-Power
3 x 8-Pin
2 x 6-Pin
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The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 3070 Ti is 290 W. The graphics card is supplied with energy via the 3 x 8-Pin connector.
The PNY GeForce GTX 970 has a TDP of 145 W and is supplied with the required energy via 2 x 6-Pin PCIe power connectors.
Cooler & Fans
Cooler & Fans
ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
PNY GeForce GTX 970
Fan-Type
Axial
Radial
Fan 1
3 x 95 mm
1 x 65 mm
Cooler-Type
Air cooling
Air cooling
Noise (Idle)
0 dB
0 dB
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The ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 3070 Ti has a total of 3 Axial fans.
The PNY GeForce GTX 970 has 1 Radial fans to cool the GPU and memory.
Connectivity
Connectivity
ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
PNY GeForce GTX 970
Max. Displays
4
4
HDCP
2.3
2.2
HDMI
2x HDMI 2.1
1x HDMI 2.0
DisplayPort
3x DP 1.4a
3x DP 1.2
DVI
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1
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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 ROG Strix GeForce RTX 3070 Ti.
The PNY GeForce GTX 970 supports a maximum of 4 screens.
Featureset
Featureset
ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
PNY GeForce GTX 970
Max. resolution
7680x4320
4096x2160
DirectX
12_2 (Ultimate)
12_1
Raytracing
Yes
No
DLSS / FSR
Yes
No
LED
ASUS Aura Sync
No LED lighting
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The ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 3070 Ti supports a maximum resolution of 7680x4320 pixels.
The maximum resolution of the PNY GeForce GTX 970 is 4096x2160 pixels.
Supported Video Codecs
Supported Video Codecs
ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
PNY GeForce GTX 970
h264
Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode
h265 / HEVC
Decode / Encode
No
VP8
Decode
Decode
VP9
Decode
No
AV1
Decode
No
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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 ROG Strix GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
PNY GeForce GTX 970
Length
319 mm
247 mm
Height
140 mm
112 mm
Width
58 mm
39 mm
Width (Slots)
3 Slots
2 Slots
SFF-Ready
No
No
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The ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 3070 Ti is 319 mm long, 140 mm high and 58 mm wide.
The PNY GeForce GTX 970 is 247 mm long, 112 mm high and 39 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 ROG Strix GeForce RTX 3070 Ti +397.6 %
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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.
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 ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 3070 Ti +429.3 %
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) ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 3070 Ti +464.3 %
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