ASUS ROG Strix LC GeForce RTX 4090 OC
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GALAX GeForce GTX 970 Black EXOC Sniper Edition
GPU comparison with benchmarksThe ASUS ROG Strix LC GeForce RTX 4090 OC has 16384 shader units and these clock a maximum of 2.64 GHz which results in an FP32 computing power of 86.51 TFLOPS.
The GALAX GeForce GTX 970 Black EXOC Sniper Edition has 1664 shader units and these clock at a maximum of 1.33 GHz and achieve an FP32 computing power of 4.42 TFLOPS. |
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GPUThe ASUS ROG Strix LC GeForce RTX 4090 OC is equipped with a graphics chip of the Ada Lovelace architecture, which has 128 streaming multiprocessors. The graphics card GALAX GeForce GTX 970 Black EXOC Sniper Edition is based on the Maxwell 2.0 architecture and is equipped with 13 execution units. |
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| ASUS ROG Strix LC GeForce RTX 4090 OC | GPU | GALAX GeForce GTX 970 Black EXOC Sniper Edition |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 | Based on | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 |
| AD102-300-A1 | GPU Chip | GM204-200-A1 |
| Ada Lovelace | Architecture | Maxwell 2.0 |
| 128 | Streaming Multiprocessors | 13 |
| 16384 | Shader | 1664 |
| 176 | Render Output Units | 56 |
| 512 | Texture Units | 104 |
| 128 | Raytracing Cores | 0 |
MemoryThe ASUS ROG Strix LC GeForce RTX 4090 OC is equipped with a 24 GB large GDDR6X graphics memory, which is equipped with 1.313 GHz clocks. The GALAX GeForce GTX 970 Black EXOC Sniper Edition has a 4 GB large GDDR5 graphics memory and the memory clock is 1.753GHz. |
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| 24 GB | Memory Size | 4 GB |
| GDDR6X | Memory Type | GDDR5 |
| 1.313 GHz | Memory Clock | 1.753 GHz |
| 21.0 Gbps | Memory Speed | 7.0 Gbps |
| 1008 GB/s | Memory bandwidth | 224 GB/s |
| 384 bit | Memory Interface | 256 bit |
Clock SpeedsThe ASUS ROG Strix LC GeForce RTX 4090 OC has a turbo clock of 2.640 GHz. The turbo frequency of the GALAX GeForce GTX 970 Black EXOC Sniper Edition is 1.329 GHz. |
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| 2.235 GHz | Base Clock | 1.178 GHz |
| 2.640 GHz | Boost Clock | 1.329 GHz |
| Avg (Game) Clock | ||
| Yes | Overclocking | Yes |
Thermal DesignThe ASUS ROG Strix LC GeForce RTX 4090 OC has 1 x 16-Pin connectors through which it is supplied with power. The manufacturer specifies the maximum operating temperature of the graphics card as 90 °C. The GALAX GeForce GTX 970 Black EXOC Sniper Edition is equipped with a 1 x 6-Pin, 1 x 8-Pin PCIe power connector that supplies it with power. The maximum operating temperature of the card is 98 °C. |
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| 450 W (Reference) | TDP | 145 W |
| -- | TDP (up) | -- |
| 90 °C | Tjunction max | 98 °C |
| 1 x 16-Pin | PCIe-Power | 1 x 6-Pin, 1 x 8-Pin |
Cooler & FansThe graphics processor and graphics memory of the ASUS ROG Strix LC GeForce RTX 4090 OC are cooled with a Air cooling. The GALAX GeForce GTX 970 Black EXOC Sniper Edition is cooled by a Air cooling. |
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| Radial / Axial (Radiator) | Fan-Type | Axial |
| 1 x 75 mm | Fan 1 | 2 x 90 mm |
| 2 x 120 mm | Fan 2 | -- |
| Air cooling | Cooler-Type | Air cooling |
| 0 dB | Noise (Idle) | 0 dB |
| -- | Noise (Load) | -- |
ConnectivityThe ASUS ROG Strix LC GeForce RTX 4090 OC supports the downward compatible copy protection HDCP in version 2.3. The GALAX GeForce GTX 970 Black EXOC Sniper Edition supports HDCP in version 2.2 and all previous versions. |
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| 4 | Max. Displays | 4 |
| 2.3 | HDCP-Version | 2.2 |
| 2x HDMI v2.1a | HDMI Ports | 1x HDMI v2.0 |
| 3x DP v1.4a | DP Ports | 1x DP v1.2 |
| -- | DVI Ports | 2 |
| -- | VGA Ports | -- |
| -- | USB-C Ports | -- |
FeaturesetThe ASUS ROG Strix LC GeForce RTX 4090 OC supports the DirectX standard from Microsoft in version 12_2 (Ultimate). The GALAX GeForce GTX 970 Black EXOC Sniper Edition supports Microsoft's DirectX version 12_1. |
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| 7680x4320 | Max. resolution | 4096x2160 |
| 12_2 (Ultimate) | DirectX | 12_1 |
| Yes | Raytracing | No |
| Yes | DLSS / FSR | No |
| ASUS Aura Sync | LED | No LED lighting |
Supported Video CodecsThis area lists which video codecs can be decoded or encoded by the graphics cards in hardware. As a result, the power consumption can be reduced due to a lower processor load. |
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| Decode / Encode | h264 | Decode / Encode |
| Decode / Encode | h265 / HEVC | No |
| Decode | AV1 | No |
| Decode | VP8 | Decode |
| Decode | VP9 | No |
DimensionsThe ASUS ROG Strix LC GeForce RTX 4090 OC is 52 mm wide and therefore needs the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the case. The width of the GALAX GeForce GTX 970 Black EXOC Sniper Edition is 52 mm and thus requires the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the PC case. |
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| 293 mm | Length | 271 mm |
| 133 mm | Height | 124 mm |
| 52 mm | Width | 41 mm |
| 3 PCIe-Slots | Width (Slots) | 2 PCIe-Slots |
| -- | Weight | -- |
| PCIe 4.0 x 16 | GPU Interface | PCIe 3 x 16 |
Additional dataManufactured using the 5 nanometer process, ASUS ROG Strix LC GeForce RTX 4090 OC was released in Q2/2023. The GALAX GeForce GTX 970 Black EXOC Sniper Edition published in Q1/2016 is manufactured with a structure width of 28 nanometers. |
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| -- | Part-no | 97NQH6DNH8FL |
| Q2/2023 | Release date | Q1/2016 |
| 1,599 $ (Reference) | Launch Price | 349 $ |
| 5 nm | Structure size | 28 nm |
| data sheet | Documents | data sheet |
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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 Black EXOC Sniper Edition
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Port Royal (Raytracing)
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Speed Way Graphics Score (Raytracing)
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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.
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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.
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Battlefield 5
Battlefield 5 is a visually stunning game that is ideal as a graphics card benchmark. We test the game with maximum details on Windows 10.
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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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24 GB GDDR6X |
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GALAX GeForce GTX 970 Black EXOC Sniper Edition
4 GB GDDR5 |
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Geekbench 6 - Vulkan
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24 GB GDDR6X |
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GALAX GeForce GTX 970 Black EXOC Sniper Edition
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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24 GB GDDR6X |
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