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ASUS Strix GeForce GTX 970 vs AMD Radeon RX 6650 XT

ASUS Strix GeForce GTX 970
ASUS Strix GeForce GTX 970 4 GB GDDR5 · 1.18 GHz · 145 W Speed index 3/100

The ASUS Strix GeForce GTX 970 is based on the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 (Maxwell 2.0) and has 4 GB GDDR5 graphics memory with a bandwidth of 224 GB/s.

AMD Radeon RX 6650 XT
AMD Radeon RX 6650 XT 8 GB GDDR6 · 2.64 GHz · 180 W Speed index 9/100

The AMD Radeon RX 6650 XT is based on the AMD Radeon RX 6650 XT (RDNA 2) and has 8 GB GDDR6 graphics memory with a bandwidth of 280 GB/s.

Quick comparison

In FP32 performance, the AMD Radeon RX 6650 XT is 175 % faster than the ASUS Strix GeForce GTX 970.

ASUS Strix GeForce GTX 970AMD Radeon RX 6650 XT
Speed index
3/100
9/100
FP32
3.92 TFLOPS
10.79 TFLOPS
Boost Clock
1.18 GHz
2.64 GHz
Memory Size
4 GB GDDR5
8 GB GDDR6
Memory bandwidth
224 GB/s
280 GB/s
TDP
145 W
180 W
Launch Price
329 $
399 $
108 pts
273 pts

GPU

GPUASUS Strix GeForce GTX 970AMD Radeon RX 6650 XT
Based onNVIDIA GeForce GTX 970AMD Radeon RX 6650 XT
GPU ChipGM204-200-A1Navi 23 KXT
Streaming Multiprocessors1332
Shader16642048
Render Output Units5664
Texture Units104128
Raytracing Cores--32
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The ASUS Strix GeForce GTX 970 has the GM204-200-A1 graphics chip installed, which is based on the Maxwell 2.0 architecture.

The AMD Radeon RX 6650 XT is based on the graphics chip Navi 23 KXT, which comes from the RDNA 2 architecture.

Memory

MemoryASUS Strix GeForce GTX 970AMD Radeon RX 6650 XT
Memory Size4 GB8 GB
Memory TypeGDDR5GDDR6
Memory Clock1.753 GHz2.190 GHz
Memory Speed7.0 Gbps17.5 Gbps
Memory bandwidth224 GB/s280 GB/s
Memory Interface256 bit128 bit
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The graphics memory of the ASUS Strix GeForce GTX 970 clocks at 1.753 GHz, which corresponds to a speed of 7.0 Gbps.

The graphics memory speed of the AMD Radeon RX 6650 XT is 17.5 Gbps and the clock speed is 2.190 GHz.

Clock Speeds

Clock SpeedsASUS Strix GeForce GTX 970AMD Radeon RX 6650 XT
Base Clock1.050 GHz2.055 GHz
Boost Clock1.178 GHz2.635 GHz
Avg (Game) Clock--2.41 GHz
OverclockingYesYes
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The clock frequency of a graphics card determines the speed in connection with the graphics architecture.

Thermal Design

Thermal DesignASUS Strix GeForce GTX 970AMD Radeon RX 6650 XT
TDP145 W180 W
Tjunction max98 °C100 °C
PCIe-Power1 x 8-Pin1 x 8-Pin
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The ASUS Strix GeForce GTX 970 is powered by 1 x 8-Pin connectors. The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the graphics card is 145 W.

The AMD Radeon RX 6650 XT has 1 x 8-Pin PCIe power connectors that supply it with energy. The manufacturer specifies the TDP of the card as 180 W.

Cooler & Fans

Cooler & FansASUS Strix GeForce GTX 970AMD Radeon RX 6650 XT
Fan-TypeAxialAxial
Fan 12 x 95 mm--
Cooler-TypeAir coolingAir cooling
Noise (Idle)0 dB0 dB
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The ASUS Strix GeForce GTX 970 is equipped with a total of 2 Axial main fans.

The AMD Radeon RX 6650 XT has 0 Axial main fans that cool the GPU and memory.

Connectivity

ConnectivityASUS Strix GeForce GTX 970AMD Radeon RX 6650 XT
Max. Displays44
HDCP2.22.3
HDMI1x HDMI 2.01x HDMI 2.1
DisplayPort1x DP 1.23x DP 1.4a
DVI2--
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Up to 4 screens can be operated with the ASUS Strix GeForce GTX 970.

The AMD Radeon RX 6650 XT supports the operation of a maximum of 4 monitors.

Featureset

FeaturesetASUS Strix GeForce GTX 970AMD Radeon RX 6650 XT
Max. resolution4096x21607680x4320
DirectX12_112_2 (Ultimate)
RaytracingNoYes
DLSS / FSRNoYes
LEDNo LED lightingNo LED lighting
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With the ASUS Strix GeForce GTX 970 it is possible to operate a screen with a maximum resolution of up to 4096x2160 pixels.

The maximum supported resolution of the AMD Radeon RX 6650 XT is 7680x4320 pixels.

Supported Video Codecs

Supported Video CodecsASUS Strix GeForce GTX 970AMD Radeon RX 6650 XT
h264Decode / EncodeDecode / Encode
h265 / HEVCNoDecode / Encode
VP8DecodeDecode / Encode
VP9NoDecode / Encode
AV1NoDecode
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The support and acceleration of certain video codecs can have a positive impact on the lower energy consumption and less waste heat from the graphics card.

Dimensions

DimensionsASUS Strix GeForce GTX 970AMD Radeon RX 6650 XT
Length280 mm--
Height140 mm--
Width40 mm--
Width (Slots)2 Slots--
SFF-ReadyNoNo
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The ASUS Strix GeForce GTX 970 is connected to the system via PCIe 3 x 16 lanes and requires 2 PCIe-Slots space in the housing.

The AMD Radeon RX 6650 XT needs the space of -- in the case and has a PCIe 4.0 x 8 Lanes interface.

Additional data

Additional dataASUS Strix GeForce GTX 970AMD Radeon RX 6650 XT
GPU InterfacePCIe 3 x 16PCIe 4.0 x 8
Release dateQ1/2015Q2/2022
Launch Price329 $399 $
Structure size28 nm7 nm
Part-noSTRIX-GTX970-DC2-4GD5--
Documents--data sheet
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The ASUS Strix GeForce GTX 970 has been manufactured with a structure width of 28 nanometers since Q1/2015.

The AMD Radeon RX 6650 XT came on the market in Q2/2022 and will have a structure width of 7 nanometers manufactured.

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 AMD Radeon RX 6650 XT +206.4 %

  1. 1,489
  2. 4,562

Port Royal (Raytracing)

  1. no data
  2. 4,673

Speed Way Graphics Score (Raytracing)

  1. no data
  2. 1,637

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.

3840x2160 (2160p)

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  2. 30 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)

  1. no data
  2. 37 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

  1. no data
  2. 59 fps (avg)

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.

3840x2160 (2160p)

  1. no data
  2. 54 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)

  1. no data
  2. 110 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

  1. no data
  2. 156 fps (avg)

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 AMD Radeon RX 6650 XT +218.5 %

  1. 26,734
  2. 85,142

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan AMD Radeon RX 6650 XT +191.6 %

  1. 31,845
  2. 92,863

Geekbench 6 - Metal

  1. no data
  2. 116,428

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