The INNO3D GeForce RTX 4080 iCHILL X3 is based on the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 (Ada Lovelace) and has 16 GB GDDR6X graphics memory with a bandwidth of 717 GB/s.
Quick comparison
In FP32 performance, the INNO3D GeForce RTX 4080 iCHILL X3 is 1,173 % faster than the ASUS Strix GeForce GTX 970.
ASUS Strix GeForce GTX 970INNO3D GeForce RTX 4080 iCHILL X3
The ASUS Strix GeForce GTX 970 has the GM204-200-A1 graphics chip installed, which is based on the Maxwell 2.0 architecture.
The INNO3D GeForce RTX 4080 iCHILL X3 is based on the graphics chip AD103-300-A1, which comes from the Ada Lovelace architecture.
Memory
Memory
ASUS Strix GeForce GTX 970
INNO3D GeForce RTX 4080 iCHILL X3
Memory Size
4 GB
16 GB
Memory Type
GDDR5
GDDR6X
Memory Clock
1.753 GHz
1.400 GHz
Memory Speed
7.0 Gbps
22.4 Gbps
Memory bandwidth
224 GB/s
717 GB/s
Memory Interface
256 bit
256 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 INNO3D GeForce RTX 4080 iCHILL X3 is 22.4 Gbps and the clock speed is 1.400 GHz.
Clock Speeds
Clock Speeds
ASUS Strix GeForce GTX 970
INNO3D GeForce RTX 4080 iCHILL X3
Base Clock
1.050 GHz
2.205 GHz
Boost Clock
1.178 GHz
2.565 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
INNO3D GeForce RTX 4080 iCHILL X3
TDP
145 W
320 W
Tjunction max
98 °C
90 °C
PCIe-Power
1 x 8-Pin
1 x 16-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 INNO3D GeForce RTX 4080 iCHILL X3 has 1 x 16-Pin PCIe power connectors that supply it with energy. The manufacturer specifies the TDP of the card as 320 W.
Cooler & Fans
Cooler & Fans
ASUS Strix GeForce GTX 970
INNO3D GeForce RTX 4080 iCHILL X3
Fan-Type
Axial
Axial
Fan 1
2 x 95 mm
3 x 100 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 INNO3D GeForce RTX 4080 iCHILL X3 has 3 Axial main fans that cool the GPU and memory.
Connectivity
Connectivity
ASUS Strix GeForce GTX 970
INNO3D GeForce RTX 4080 iCHILL X3
Max. Displays
4
4
HDCP
2.2
2.3
HDMI
1x HDMI 2.0
1x HDMI 2.1
DisplayPort
1x DP 1.2
3x DP 1.4a
DVI
2
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Up to 4 screens can be operated with the ASUS Strix GeForce GTX 970.
The INNO3D GeForce RTX 4080 iCHILL X3 supports the operation of a maximum of 4 monitors.
Featureset
Featureset
ASUS Strix GeForce GTX 970
INNO3D GeForce RTX 4080 iCHILL X3
Max. resolution
4096x2160
7680x4320
DirectX
12_1
12_2 (Ultimate)
Raytracing
No
Yes
DLSS / FSR
No
Yes
LED
No LED lighting
Addressable LED
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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 INNO3D GeForce RTX 4080 iCHILL X3 is 7680x4320 pixels.
Supported Video Codecs
Supported Video Codecs
ASUS Strix GeForce GTX 970
INNO3D GeForce RTX 4080 iCHILL X3
h264
Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode
h265 / HEVC
No
Decode / Encode
VP8
Decode
Decode
VP9
No
Decode
AV1
No
Decode
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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
INNO3D GeForce RTX 4080 iCHILL X3
Length
280 mm
334 mm
Height
140 mm
148 mm
Width
40 mm
62 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 INNO3D GeForce RTX 4080 iCHILL X3 needs the space of 3 PCIe-Slots in the case and has a PCIe 4.0 x 16 Lanes interface.
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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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