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ASUS Strix GeForce GTX 970 OC vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080

ASUS Strix GeForce GTX 970 OC
ASUS Strix GeForce GTX 970 OC 4 GB GDDR5 · 1.25 GHz · 145 W Speed index 3/100

The ASUS Strix GeForce GTX 970 OC has 1664 shader units and these clock a maximum of 1.25 GHz which results in an FP32 computing power of 4.17 TFLOPS.

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 8 GB GDDR5X · 1.73 GHz · 180 W Speed index 7/100

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 has 2560 shader units and these clock at a maximum of 1.73 GHz and achieve an FP32 computing power of 8.87 TFLOPS.

Quick comparison

In FP32 performance, the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 is 113 % faster than the ASUS Strix GeForce GTX 970 OC.

ASUS Strix GeForce GTX 970 OCNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
Speed index
3/100
7/100
FP32
4.17 TFLOPS
8.87 TFLOPS
Boost Clock
1.25 GHz
1.73 GHz
Memory Size
4 GB GDDR5
8 GB GDDR5X
Memory bandwidth
224 GB/s
320 GB/s
TDP
145 W
180 W
Launch Price
329 $
599 $
108 pts
228 pts

GPU

GPUASUS Strix GeForce GTX 970 OCNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
Based onNVIDIA GeForce GTX 970NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
GPU ChipGM204-200-A1GP104-400-A1 / GP104-410-A1
Streaming Multiprocessors1320
Shader16642560
Render Output Units5664
Texture Units104160
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The ASUS Strix GeForce GTX 970 OC is equipped with a graphics chip of the Maxwell 2.0 architecture, which has 13 streaming multiprocessors.

The graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 is based on the Pascal architecture and is equipped with 20 execution units.

Memory

MemoryASUS Strix GeForce GTX 970 OCNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
Memory Size4 GB8 GB
Memory TypeGDDR5GDDR5X
Memory Clock1.753 GHz1.251 GHz
Memory Speed7.0 Gbps10.0 Gbps
Memory bandwidth224 GB/s320 GB/s
Memory Interface256 bit256 bit
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The ASUS Strix GeForce GTX 970 OC is equipped with a 4 GB large GDDR5 graphics memory, which is equipped with 1.753 GHz clocks.

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 has a 8 GB large GDDR5X graphics memory and the memory clock is 1.251GHz.

Clock Speeds

Clock SpeedsASUS Strix GeForce GTX 970 OCNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
Base Clock1.114 GHz1.607 GHz
Boost Clock1.253 GHz1.733 GHz
OverclockingYesYes
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The ASUS Strix GeForce GTX 970 OC has a turbo clock of 1.253 GHz. The turbo frequency of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 is 1.733 GHz.

Thermal Design

Thermal DesignASUS Strix GeForce GTX 970 OCNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
TDP145 W180 W
Tjunction max98 °C94 °C
PCIe-Power1 x 8-Pin1 x 8-Pin
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The ASUS Strix GeForce GTX 970 OC has 1 x 8-Pin connectors through which it is supplied with power. The manufacturer specifies the maximum operating temperature of the graphics card as 98 °C.

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 is equipped with a 1 x 8-Pin PCIe power connector that supplies it with power. The maximum operating temperature of the card is 94 °C.

Cooler & Fans

Cooler & FansASUS Strix GeForce GTX 970 OCNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
Fan-TypeAxialRadial
Fan 12 x 95 mm1 x 70 mm
Cooler-TypeAir coolingAir cooling
Noise (Idle)0 dB--
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The graphics processor and graphics memory of the ASUS Strix GeForce GTX 970 OC are cooled with a Air cooling.

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 is cooled by a Air cooling.

Connectivity

ConnectivityASUS Strix GeForce GTX 970 OCNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
Max. Displays44
HDCP2.22.2
HDMI1x HDMI 2.01x HDMI 2.0b
DisplayPort1x DP 1.23x DP 1.4
DVI21
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The ASUS Strix GeForce GTX 970 OC supports the downward compatible copy protection HDCP in version 2.2.

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 supports HDCP in version 2.2 and all previous versions.

Featureset

FeaturesetASUS Strix GeForce GTX 970 OCNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
Max. resolution4096x21607680x4320
DirectX12_112_1
RaytracingNoNo
DLSS / FSRNoYes
LEDNo LED lightingNo LED lighting
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The ASUS Strix GeForce GTX 970 OC supports the DirectX standard from Microsoft in version 12_1.

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 supports Microsoft's DirectX version 12_1.

Supported Video Codecs

Supported Video CodecsASUS Strix GeForce GTX 970 OCNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
h264Decode / EncodeDecode / Encode
h265 / HEVCNoDecode / Encode
VP8DecodeDecode
VP9NoDecode
AV1NoNo
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This area lists which video codecs can be decoded or encoded by the graphics cards in hardware. As a result, the power consumption can be reduced due to a lower processor load.

Dimensions

DimensionsASUS Strix GeForce GTX 970 OCNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
Length280 mm267 mm
Height140 mm111 mm
Width40 mm38 mm
Width (Slots)2 Slots2 Slots
SFF-ReadyNoNo
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The ASUS Strix GeForce GTX 970 OC is 40 mm wide and therefore needs the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the case.

The width of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 is 40 mm and thus requires the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the PC case.

Additional data

Additional dataASUS Strix GeForce GTX 970 OCNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
GPU InterfacePCIe 3 x 16PCIe 3.0 x 16
Release dateQ3/2014Q2/2016
Launch Price329 $599 $
Structure size28 nm16 nm
Part-noSTRIX-GTX970-DC2OC-4GD5--
Documents--data sheet
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Manufactured using the 28 nanometer process, ASUS Strix GeForce GTX 970 OC was released in Q3/2014.

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 published in Q2/2016 is manufactured with a structure width of 16 nanometers.

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 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 +116.1 %

  1. 1,536
  2. 3,319

Port Royal (Raytracing)

  1. no data
  2. 1,589

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)

  1. no data
  2. 40 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)

  1. no data
  2. 75 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

  1. no data
  2. 106 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 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 +87.4 %

  1. 28,439
  2. 53,292

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 +88.6 %

  1. 33,876
  2. 63,883

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