The ASUS Strix GeForce GTX 970 has the GM204-200-A1 graphics chip installed, which is based on the Maxwell 2.0 architecture.
The Palit GeForce GTX 970 is based on the graphics chip GM204-200-A1, which comes from the Maxwell 2.0 architecture.
Memory
Memory
ASUS Strix GeForce GTX 970
Palit GeForce GTX 970
Memory Size
4 GB
4 GB
Memory Type
GDDR5
GDDR5
Memory Clock
1.753 GHz
1.753 GHz
Memory Speed
7.0 Gbps
7.0 Gbps
Memory bandwidth
224 GB/s
224 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 Palit GeForce GTX 970 is 7.0 Gbps and the clock speed is 1.753 GHz.
Clock Speeds
Clock Speeds
ASUS Strix GeForce GTX 970
Palit GeForce GTX 970
Base Clock
1.050 GHz
1.051 GHz
Boost Clock
1.178 GHz
1.178 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
Palit GeForce GTX 970
TDP
145 W
145 W
Tjunction max
98 °C
98 °C
PCIe-Power
1 x 8-Pin
2 x 6-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 Palit GeForce GTX 970 has 2 x 6-Pin PCIe power connectors that supply it with energy. The manufacturer specifies the TDP of the card as 145 W.
Cooler & Fans
Cooler & Fans
ASUS Strix GeForce GTX 970
Palit GeForce GTX 970
Fan-Type
Axial
Radial
Fan 1
2 x 95 mm
1 x 65 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 Palit GeForce GTX 970 has 1 Radial main fans that cool the GPU and memory.
Connectivity
Connectivity
ASUS Strix GeForce GTX 970
Palit GeForce GTX 970
Max. Displays
4
4
HDCP
2.2
2.2
HDMI
1x HDMI 2.0
1x HDMI 2.0
DisplayPort
1x DP 1.2
2x DP 1.2
DVI
2
1
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Up to 4 screens can be operated with the ASUS Strix GeForce GTX 970.
The Palit GeForce GTX 970 supports the operation of a maximum of 4 monitors.
Featureset
Featureset
ASUS Strix GeForce GTX 970
Palit GeForce GTX 970
Max. resolution
4096x2160
4096x2160
DirectX
12_1
12_1
Raytracing
No
No
DLSS / FSR
No
No
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 Palit GeForce GTX 970 is 4096x2160 pixels.
Supported Video Codecs
Supported Video Codecs
ASUS Strix GeForce GTX 970
Palit GeForce GTX 970
h264
Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode
h265 / HEVC
No
No
VP8
Decode
Decode
VP9
No
No
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
Palit GeForce GTX 970
Length
280 mm
241 mm
Height
140 mm
111 mm
Width
40 mm
38 mm
Width (Slots)
2 Slots
2 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 Palit GeForce GTX 970 needs the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the case and has a PCIe 3 x 16 Lanes interface.
Additional data
Additional data
ASUS Strix GeForce GTX 970
Palit GeForce GTX 970
GPU Interface
PCIe 3 x 16
PCIe 3 x 16
Release date
Q1/2015
Q3/2015
Launch Price
329 $
299 $
Structure size
28 nm
28 nm
Part-no
STRIX-GTX970-DC2-4GD5
NE5X970016G2F
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The ASUS Strix GeForce GTX 970 has been manufactured with a structure width of 28 nanometers since Q1/2015.
The Palit GeForce GTX 970 came on the market in Q3/2015 and will have a structure width of 28 nanometers manufactured.
3DMark is a benchmark program that determines the performance of certain components of a computer and then reports the performance as a numerical value.
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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