ASUS Strix GeForce GTX 970
vs
PNY GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER Mini


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 PNY GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER Mini is based on the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER (Turing) and has 8 GB GDDR6 graphics memory with a bandwidth of 448 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 PNY GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER Mini is based on the graphics chip TU104, which comes from the Turing architecture.
ASUS Strix GeForce GTX 970 GPU PNY GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER Mini
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 Based on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER
GM204-200-A1 GPU Chip TU104
Maxwell 2.0 Architecture Turing
13 Streaming Multiprocessors 40
1664 Shader 2560
56 Render Output Units 64
104 Texture Units 160
0 Raytracing Cores 40

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 PNY GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER Mini is 14.0 Gbps and the clock speed is 1.750 GHz.

4 GB Memory Size 8 GB
GDDR5 Memory Type GDDR6
1.753 GHz Memory Clock 1.750 GHz
7.0 Gbps Memory Speed 14.0 Gbps
224 GB/s Memory bandwidth 448 GB/s
256 bit Memory Interface 256 bit

Clock Speeds

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

1.050 GHz Base Clock 1.605 GHz
1.178 GHz Boost Clock 1.770 GHz
Avg (Game) Clock
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 PNY GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER Mini has 1 x 6-Pin, 1 x 8-Pin PCIe power connectors that supply it with energy. The manufacturer specifies the TDP of the card as 215 W.

145 W TDP 215 W
-- TDP (up) --
98 °C Tjunction max 88 °C
1 x 8-Pin PCIe-Power 1 x 6-Pin, 1 x 8-Pin

Cooler & Fans

The ASUS Strix GeForce GTX 970 is equipped with a total of 2 Axial main fans.

The PNY GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER Mini has 2 Axial main fans that cool the GPU and memory.

Axial Fan-Type Axial
2 x 95 mm Fan 1 2 x 100 mm
-- 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 PNY GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER Mini supports the operation of a maximum of 4 monitors.

4 Max. Displays 4
2.2 HDCP-Version 2.2
1x HDMI v2.0 HDMI Ports 1x HDMI v2.0b
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 PNY GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER Mini 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 No
Decode VP8 Decode
No VP9 Decode

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 PNY GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER Mini needs the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the case and has a PCIe 3.0 x 16 Lanes interface.

280 mm Length 240 mm
140 mm Height 140 mm
40 mm Width --
2 PCIe-Slots Width (Slots) 2 PCIe-Slots
-- Weight --
PCIe 3 x 16 GPU Interface PCIe 3.0 x 16

Additional data

The ASUS Strix GeForce GTX 970 has been manufactured with a structure width of 28 nanometers since Q1/2015.

The PNY GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER Mini came on the market in Q4/2019 and will have a structure width of 12 nanometers manufactured.

STRIX-GTX970-DC2-4GD5 Part-no VCG20708SDFMPB
Q1/2015 Release date Q4/2019
329 $ Launch Price 499 $ (Reference)
28 nm Structure size 12 nm
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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)

Speed Way Graphics Score (Raytracing)

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)

PNY GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER Mini PNY GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER Mini
8 GB GDDR6
35 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)

PNY GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER Mini PNY GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER Mini
8 GB GDDR6
42 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

PNY GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER Mini PNY GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER Mini
8 GB GDDR6
62 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)

PNY GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER Mini PNY GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER Mini
8 GB GDDR6
34 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

PNY GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER Mini PNY GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER Mini
8 GB GDDR6
74 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)

PNY GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER Mini PNY GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER Mini
8 GB GDDR6
58 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)

PNY GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER Mini PNY GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER Mini
8 GB GDDR6
106 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

PNY GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER Mini PNY GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER Mini
8 GB GDDR6
148 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

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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