ASUS Strix GeForce GTX 970
vs
AMD Radeon RX 6650 XT


GPU comparison with benchmarks

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.

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.

GPU

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.
ASUS Strix GeForce GTX 970 GPU AMD Radeon RX 6650 XT
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 Based on AMD Radeon RX 6650 XT
GM204-200-A1 GPU Chip Navi 23 KXT
Maxwell 2.0 Architecture RDNA 2
13 Streaming Multiprocessors 32
1664 Shader 2048
56 Render Output Units 64
104 Texture Units 128
0 Raytracing Cores 32

Memory

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.

4 GB Memory Size 8 GB
GDDR5 Memory Type GDDR6
1.753 GHz Memory Clock 2.190 GHz
7.0 Gbps Memory Speed 17.5 Gbps
224 GB/s Memory bandwidth 280 GB/s
256 bit Memory Interface 128 bit

Clock Speeds

The clock frequency of a graphics card determines the speed in connection with the graphics architecture.

1.050 GHz Base Clock 2.055 GHz
1.178 GHz Boost Clock 2.635 GHz
Avg (Game) Clock 2.41 GHz
Yes Overclocking Yes

Thermal Design

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.

145 W TDP 180 W
-- TDP (up) --
98 °C Tjunction max 100 °C
1 x 8-Pin PCIe-Power 1 x 8-Pin

Cooler & Fans

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.

Axial Fan-Type Axial
2 x 95 mm Fan 1 --
-- Fan 2 --
Air cooling Cooler-Type Air cooling
0 dB Noise (Idle) 0 dB
-- Noise (Load) --

Connectivity

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.

4 Max. Displays 4
2.2 HDCP-Version 2.3
1x HDMI v2.0 HDMI Ports 1x HDMI v2.1
1x DP v1.2 DP Ports 3x DP v1.4a
2 DVI Ports --
-- VGA Ports --
-- USB-C Ports --

Featureset

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.

4096x2160 Max. resolution 7680x4320
12_1 DirectX 12_2 (Ultimate)
No Raytracing Yes
No DLSS / FSR Yes
No LED lighting LED No LED lighting

Supported Video Codecs

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.

Decode / Encode h264 Decode / Encode
No h265 / HEVC Decode / Encode
No AV1 Decode
Decode VP8 Decode / Encode
No VP9 Decode / Encode

Dimensions

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.

280 mm Length --
140 mm Height --
40 mm Width --
2 PCIe-Slots Width (Slots) --
-- Weight --
PCIe 3 x 16 GPU Interface PCIe 4.0 x 8

Additional data

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.

STRIX-GTX970-DC2-4GD5 Part-no --
Q1/2015 Release date Q2/2022
329 $ Launch Price 399 $
28 nm Structure size 7 nm
-- 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

Port Royal (Raytracing)

AMD Radeon RX 6650 XT AMD Radeon RX 6650 XT
8 GB GDDR6
4673

Speed Way Graphics Score (Raytracing)

AMD Radeon RX 6650 XT AMD Radeon RX 6650 XT
8 GB GDDR6
1637

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)

AMD Radeon RX 6650 XT AMD Radeon RX 6650 XT
8 GB GDDR6
30 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)

AMD Radeon RX 6650 XT AMD Radeon RX 6650 XT
8 GB GDDR6
37 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

AMD Radeon RX 6650 XT AMD Radeon RX 6650 XT
8 GB GDDR6
59 fps (avg)

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.

2560x1440 (1440p)

AMD Radeon RX 6650 XT AMD Radeon RX 6650 XT
8 GB GDDR6
32 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

AMD Radeon RX 6650 XT AMD Radeon RX 6650 XT
8 GB GDDR6
72 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)

AMD Radeon RX 6650 XT AMD Radeon RX 6650 XT
8 GB GDDR6
54 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)

AMD Radeon RX 6650 XT AMD Radeon RX 6650 XT
8 GB GDDR6
110 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

AMD Radeon RX 6650 XT AMD Radeon RX 6650 XT
8 GB GDDR6
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

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan

Geekbench 6 - Metal

AMD Radeon RX 6650 XT AMD Radeon RX 6650 XT
8 GB GDDR6
116428

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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