The ASUS Strix GeForce GTX 970 has the GM204-200-A1 graphics chip installed, which is based on the Maxwell 2.0 architecture.
The ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 2060 is based on the graphics chip TU106, which comes from the Turing architecture.
Memory
Memory
ASUS Strix GeForce GTX 970
ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 2060
Memory Size
4 GB
6 GB
Memory Type
GDDR5
GDDR6
Memory Clock
1.753 GHz
1.750 GHz
Memory Speed
7.0 Gbps
14.0 Gbps
Memory bandwidth
224 GB/s
336 GB/s
Memory Interface
256 bit
192 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 ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 2060 is 14.0 Gbps and the clock speed is 1.750 GHz.
Clock Speeds
Clock Speeds
ASUS Strix GeForce GTX 970
ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 2060
Base Clock
1.050 GHz
1.365 GHz
Boost Clock
1.178 GHz
1.710 GHz
Avg (Game) Clock
--
1.68 GHz
Overclocking
Yes
Yes
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The clock frequency of a graphics card determines the speed in connection with the graphics architecture.
Thermal Design
Thermal Design
ASUS Strix GeForce GTX 970
ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 2060
TDP
145 W
160 W
Tjunction max
98 °C
88 °C
PCIe-Power
1 x 8-Pin
1 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 ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 2060 has 1 x 8-Pin PCIe power connectors that supply it with energy. The manufacturer specifies the TDP of the card as 160 W.
Cooler & Fans
Cooler & Fans
ASUS Strix GeForce GTX 970
ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 2060
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
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The ASUS Strix GeForce GTX 970 is equipped with a total of 2 Axial main fans.
The ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 2060 has 2 Axial main fans that cool the GPU and memory.
Connectivity
Connectivity
ASUS Strix GeForce GTX 970
ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 2060
Max. Displays
4
4
HDCP
2.2
2.2
HDMI
1x HDMI 2.0
2x HDMI 2.0b
DisplayPort
1x DP 1.2
2x DP 1.4a
DVI
2
1
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Up to 4 screens can be operated with the ASUS Strix GeForce GTX 970.
The ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 2060 supports the operation of a maximum of 4 monitors.
Featureset
Featureset
ASUS Strix GeForce GTX 970
ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 2060
Max. resolution
4096x2160
7680x4320
DirectX
12_1
12_2 (Ultimate)
Raytracing
No
Yes
DLSS / FSR
No
Yes
LED
No LED lighting
No 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 ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 2060 is 7680x4320 pixels.
Supported Video Codecs
Supported Video Codecs
ASUS Strix GeForce GTX 970
ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 2060
h264
Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode
h265 / HEVC
No
Decode / Encode
VP8
Decode
Decode
VP9
No
Decode
AV1
No
No
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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
Dimensions
ASUS Strix GeForce GTX 970
ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 2060
Length
280 mm
270 mm
Height
140 mm
111 mm
Width
40 mm
58 mm
Width (Slots)
2 Slots
3 Slots
SFF-Ready
No
No
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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 ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 2060 needs the space of 3 PCIe-Slots in the case and has a PCIe 3.0 x 16 Lanes interface.
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 Dual GeForce RTX 2060 +132.7 %
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.
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.
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.
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