ASUS Turbo GeForce GTX 970
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MSI Radeon RX 5500 XT Mech 8G
GPU comparison with benchmarksIn the gpu comparison between the ASUS Turbo GeForce GTX 970 and the MSI Radeon RX 5500 XT Mech 8G, we compare both the technical data and the benchmark results of the two graphics cards.
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GPUThe ASUS Turbo GeForce GTX 970 is based on the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 and has 1664 texture shaders and 13 execution units. MSI Radeon RX 5500 XT Mech 8G is based on AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT, which has 1408 shaders and 22 execution units. |
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| ASUS Turbo GeForce GTX 970 | GPU | MSI Radeon RX 5500 XT Mech 8G |
| NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 | Based on | AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT |
| GM204-200-A1 | GPU Chip | Navi 14 XTX |
| Maxwell 2.0 | Architecture | RDNA 1 |
| 13 | Streaming Multiprocessors | 22 |
| 1664 | Shader | 1408 |
| 56 | Render Output Units | 32 |
| 104 | Texture Units | 88 |
| 0 | Raytracing Cores | 0 |
MemoryThe ASUS Turbo GeForce GTX 970 has 4 GB of graphics memory of the type GDDR5 and achieves a memory bandwidth of 224 GB/s. The MSI Radeon RX 5500 XT Mech 8G can access 8 GB GDDR6 graphics memory and thus achieves a memory bandwidth of 224 GB/s. |
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| 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 | 224 GB/s |
| 256 bit | Memory Interface | 128 bit |
Clock SpeedsThe ASUS Turbo GeForce GTX 970 clocks in the base with up to 1.088 GHz. The base frequency of the MSI Radeon RX 5500 XT Mech 8G is 1.607 GHz. |
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| 1.088 GHz | Base Clock | 1.607 GHz |
| 1.228 GHz | Boost Clock | 1.845 GHz |
| Avg (Game) Clock | 1.72 GHz | |
| Yes | Overclocking | Yes |
Thermal DesignThe TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the ASUS Turbo GeForce GTX 970 is 145 W. The graphics card is supplied with energy via the 1 x 8-Pin connector. The MSI Radeon RX 5500 XT Mech 8G has a TDP of 130 W and is supplied with the required energy via 1 x 8-Pin PCIe power connectors. |
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| 145 W | TDP | 130 W |
| -- | TDP (up) | -- |
| 98 °C | Tjunction max | 95 °C |
| 1 x 8-Pin | PCIe-Power | 1 x 8-Pin |
Cooler & FansThe ASUS Turbo GeForce GTX 970 has a total of 1 Radial fans. The MSI Radeon RX 5500 XT Mech 8G has 2 Axial fans to cool the GPU and memory. |
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| Radial | Fan-Type | Axial |
| 1 x 70 mm | Fan 1 | 2 x 90 mm |
| -- | Fan 2 | -- |
| Air cooling | Cooler-Type | Air cooling |
| 0 dB | Noise (Idle) | 0 dB |
| -- | Noise (Load) | 39 dB |
ConnectivityIn the connectivity category, we recorded the number of ports on a graphics card. A total of 4 screens can be connected to the ASUS Turbo GeForce GTX 970. The MSI Radeon RX 5500 XT Mech 8G supports a maximum of 4 screens. |
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| 4 | Max. Displays | 4 |
| 2.2 | HDCP-Version | 2.3 |
| 1x HDMI v2.0 | HDMI Ports | 1x HDMI v2.0b |
| 1x DP v1.2 | DP Ports | 3x DP v1.4 |
| 2 | DVI Ports | -- |
| -- | VGA Ports | -- |
| -- | USB-C Ports | -- |
FeaturesetThe ASUS Turbo GeForce GTX 970 supports a maximum resolution of 4096x2160 pixels. The maximum resolution of the MSI Radeon RX 5500 XT Mech 8G is 7680x4320 pixels. |
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| 4096x2160 | Max. resolution | 7680x4320 |
| 12_1 | DirectX | 12_1 |
| No | Raytracing | No |
| No | DLSS / FSR | Yes |
| No LED lighting | LED | No LED lighting |
Supported Video CodecsThe support and acceleration of certain video codecs directly in the graphics card reduces the load when playing or creating videos. |
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| Decode / Encode | h264 | Decode / Encode |
| No | h265 / HEVC | Decode / Encode |
| No | AV1 | No |
| Decode | VP8 | Decode |
| No | VP9 | Decode / Encode |
DimensionsThe ASUS Turbo GeForce GTX 970 is 264 mm long, 121 mm high and 37 mm wide. The MSI Radeon RX 5500 XT Mech 8G is 215 mm long, 128 mm high and 40 mm wide. |
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| 264 mm | Length | 215 mm |
| 121 mm | Height | 128 mm |
| 37 mm | Width | 40 mm |
| 2 PCIe-Slots | Width (Slots) | 2 PCIe-Slots |
| -- | Weight | 705 g |
| PCIe 3 x 16 | GPU Interface | PCIe 4.0 x 8 |
| No | SFF-Ready | No |
Additional dataThe ASUS Turbo GeForce GTX 970 was released in Q2/2015 at a price of 349 $. The MSI Radeon RX 5500 XT Mech 8G was introduced in Q3/2019 at a price of 169 $ (Reference). |
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| TURBO-GTX970-OC-4GD5 | Part-no | -- |
| Q2/2015 | Release date | Q3/2019 |
| 349 $ | Launch Price | 169 $ (Reference) |
| 28 nm | Structure size | 7 nm |
| -- | Documents | data sheet |
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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
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ASUS Turbo GeForce GTX 970
4 GB GDDR5 |
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MSI Radeon RX 5500 XT Mech 8G
8 GB GDDR6 |
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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)
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MSI Radeon RX 5500 XT Mech 8G
8 GB GDDR6 |
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1920x1080 (1080p)
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MSI Radeon RX 5500 XT Mech 8G
8 GB GDDR6 |
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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)
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MSI Radeon RX 5500 XT Mech 8G
8 GB GDDR6 |
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2560x1440 (1440p)
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MSI Radeon RX 5500 XT Mech 8G
8 GB GDDR6 |
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1920x1080 (1080p)
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MSI Radeon RX 5500 XT Mech 8G
8 GB GDDR6 |
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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
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ASUS Turbo GeForce GTX 970
4 GB GDDR5 |
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MSI Radeon RX 5500 XT Mech 8G
8 GB GDDR6 |
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Geekbench 6 - Vulkan
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ASUS Turbo GeForce GTX 970
4 GB GDDR5 |
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MSI Radeon RX 5500 XT Mech 8G
8 GB GDDR6 |
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Geekbench 6 - Metal
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MSI Radeon RX 5500 XT Mech 8G
8 GB GDDR6 |
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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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ASUS Turbo GeForce GTX 970
4 GB GDDR5 |
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MSI Radeon RX 5500 XT Mech 8G
8 GB GDDR6 |
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