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ASUS Strix GeForce GTX 970 OC vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060

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 RTX 4060
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 8 GB GDDR6 · 2.46 GHz · 115 W Speed index 13/100

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 has 3072 shader units and these clock at a maximum of 2.46 GHz and achieve an FP32 computing power of 15.11 TFLOPS.

Quick comparison

In FP32 performance, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 is 262 % faster than the ASUS Strix GeForce GTX 970 OC.

ASUS Strix GeForce GTX 970 OCNVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060
Speed index
3/100
13/100
FP32
4.17 TFLOPS
15.11 TFLOPS
Boost Clock
1.25 GHz
2.46 GHz
Memory Size
4 GB GDDR5
8 GB GDDR6
Memory bandwidth
224 GB/s
272 GB/s
TDP
145 W
115 W
Launch Price
329 $
299 $
108 pts
299 pts

GPU

GPUASUS Strix GeForce GTX 970 OCNVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060
Based onNVIDIA GeForce GTX 970NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060
GPU ChipGM204-200-A1AD107
Streaming Multiprocessors1324
Shader16643072
Render Output Units5648
Texture Units10496
Raytracing Cores--24
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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 RTX 4060 is based on the Ada Lovelace architecture and is equipped with 24 execution units.

Memory

MemoryASUS Strix GeForce GTX 970 OCNVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060
Memory Size4 GB8 GB
Memory TypeGDDR5GDDR6
Memory Clock1.753 GHz2.125 GHz
Memory Speed7.0 Gbps17.0 Gbps
Memory bandwidth224 GB/s272 GB/s
Memory Interface256 bit128 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 RTX 4060 has a 8 GB large GDDR6 graphics memory and the memory clock is 2.125GHz.

Clock Speeds

Clock SpeedsASUS Strix GeForce GTX 970 OCNVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060
Base Clock1.114 GHz1.830 GHz
Boost Clock1.253 GHz2.460 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 RTX 4060 is 2.460 GHz.

Thermal Design

Thermal DesignASUS Strix GeForce GTX 970 OCNVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060
TDP145 W115 W
Tjunction max98 °C90 °C
PCIe-Power1 x 8-Pin1 x 12-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 RTX 4060 is equipped with a 1 x 12-Pin PCIe power connector that supplies it with power. The maximum operating temperature of the card is 90 °C.

Cooler & Fans

Cooler & FansASUS Strix GeForce GTX 970 OCNVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060
Fan-TypeAxial--
Fan 12 x 95 mm--
Cooler-TypeAir coolingAir cooling
Noise (Idle)0 dB0 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 RTX 4060 is cooled by a Air cooling.

Connectivity

ConnectivityASUS Strix GeForce GTX 970 OCNVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060
Max. Displays44
HDCP2.22.3
HDMI1x HDMI 2.01x HDMI 2.1a
DisplayPort1x DP 1.23x DP 1.4a
DVI2--
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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 RTX 4060 supports HDCP in version 2.3 and all previous versions.

Featureset

FeaturesetASUS Strix GeForce GTX 970 OCNVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060
Max. resolution4096x21607680x4320
DirectX12_112_2 (Ultimate)
RaytracingNoYes
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 RTX 4060 supports Microsoft's DirectX version 12_2 (Ultimate).

Supported Video Codecs

Supported Video CodecsASUS Strix GeForce GTX 970 OCNVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060
h264Decode / EncodeDecode / Encode
h265 / HEVCNoDecode / Encode
VP8DecodeDecode
VP9NoDecode
AV1NoDecode / Encode
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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 RTX 4060
Length280 mm--
Height140 mm--
Width40 mm--
Width (Slots)2 Slots--
SFF-ReadyNoNo
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The ASUS Strix GeForce GTX 970 OC is 40 mm wide and therefore needs the space of -- in the case.

The width of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 is 40 mm and thus requires the space of -- in the PC case.

Additional data

Additional dataASUS Strix GeForce GTX 970 OCNVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060
GPU InterfacePCIe 3 x 16PCIe 4.0 x 8
Release dateQ3/2014Q2/2023
Launch Price329 $299 $
Structure size28 nm5 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 RTX 4060 published in Q2/2023 is manufactured with a structure width of 5 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 RTX 4060 +222.7 %

  1. 1,536
  2. 4,956

Steel Nomad Light Graphics score

  1. no data
  2. 10,579

Steel Nomad Graphics score

  1. no data
  2. 2,372

Port Royal (Raytracing)

  1. no data
  2. 6,038

Speed Way Graphics Score (Raytracing)

  1. no data
  2. 2,539

Solar Bay (Raytracing)

  1. no data
  2. 48,867

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)

  1. no data
  2. 42 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)

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  2. 52 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

  1. no data
  2. 80 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.

3840x2160 (2160p)

  1. no data
  2. 20 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)

  1. no data
  2. 40 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

  1. no data
  2. 82 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)

  1. no data
  2. 65 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)

  1. no data
  2. 112 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

  1. no data
  2. 162 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 RTX 4060 +258.2 %

  1. 28,439
  2. 101,863

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 +181.3 %

  1. 33,876
  2. 95,286

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