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EVGA GeForce GTX 970 Gaming ACX vs AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT

EVGA GeForce GTX 970 Gaming ACX
EVGA GeForce GTX 970 Gaming ACX 4 GB GDDR5 · 1.18 GHz · 145 W Speed index 3/100

The EVGA GeForce GTX 970 Gaming ACX 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.

AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT
AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT 20 GB GDDR6 · 2.40 GHz · 300 W Speed index 43/100

The AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT is based on the AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT (RDNA 3) and has 20 GB GDDR6 graphics memory with a bandwidth of 800 GB/s.

Quick comparison

In FP32 performance, the AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT is 1,217 % faster than the EVGA GeForce GTX 970 Gaming ACX.

EVGA GeForce GTX 970 Gaming ACXAMD Radeon RX 7900 XT
Speed index
3/100
43/100
FP32
3.92 TFLOPS
51.61 TFLOPS
Boost Clock
1.18 GHz
2.40 GHz
Memory Size
4 GB GDDR5
20 GB GDDR6
Memory bandwidth
224 GB/s
800 GB/s
TDP
145 W
300 W
Launch Price
299 $
899 $
105 pts
865 pts

GPU

GPUEVGA GeForce GTX 970 Gaming ACXAMD Radeon RX 7900 XT
Based onNVIDIA GeForce GTX 970AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT
GPU ChipGM204-200-A1Navi 31
Streaming Multiprocessors1384
Shader16645376
Render Output Units56192
Texture Units104336
Raytracing Cores--84
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The EVGA GeForce GTX 970 Gaming ACX has the GM204-200-A1 graphics chip installed, which is based on the Maxwell 2.0 architecture.

The AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT is based on the graphics chip Navi 31, which comes from the RDNA 3 architecture.

Memory

MemoryEVGA GeForce GTX 970 Gaming ACXAMD Radeon RX 7900 XT
Memory Size4 GB20 GB
Memory TypeGDDR5GDDR6
Memory Clock1.753 GHz2.500 GHz
Memory Speed7.0 Gbps20.0 Gbps
Memory bandwidth224 GB/s800 GB/s
Memory Interface256 bit320 bit
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The graphics memory of the EVGA GeForce GTX 970 Gaming ACX clocks at 1.753 GHz, which corresponds to a speed of 7.0 Gbps.

The graphics memory speed of the AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT is 20.0 Gbps and the clock speed is 2.500 GHz.

Clock Speeds

Clock SpeedsEVGA GeForce GTX 970 Gaming ACXAMD Radeon RX 7900 XT
Base Clock1.050 GHz1.500 GHz
Boost Clock1.178 GHz2.400 GHz
Avg (Game) Clock--2.00 GHz
OverclockingYesYes
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The clock frequency of a graphics card determines the speed in connection with the graphics architecture.

Thermal Design

Thermal DesignEVGA GeForce GTX 970 Gaming ACXAMD Radeon RX 7900 XT
TDP145 W300 W
Tjunction max98 °C97 °C
PCIe-Power2 x 6-Pin2 x 8-Pin
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The EVGA GeForce GTX 970 Gaming ACX is powered by 2 x 6-Pin connectors. The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the graphics card is 145 W.

The AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT has 2 x 8-Pin PCIe power connectors that supply it with energy. The manufacturer specifies the TDP of the card as 300 W.

Cooler & Fans

Cooler & FansEVGA GeForce GTX 970 Gaming ACXAMD Radeon RX 7900 XT
Fan-TypeAxialAxial
Fan 12 x 90 mm3 x 90 mm
Cooler-TypeAir coolingAir cooling
Noise (Idle)0 dB0 dB
Noise (Load)--37 dB
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The EVGA GeForce GTX 970 Gaming ACX is equipped with a total of 2 Axial main fans.

The AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT has 3 Axial main fans that cool the GPU and memory.

Connectivity

ConnectivityEVGA GeForce GTX 970 Gaming ACXAMD Radeon RX 7900 XT
Max. Displays44
HDCP2.22.3
HDMI1x HDMI 2.01x HDMI 2.1
DisplayPort1x DP 1.22x DP 2.1
DVI2--
USB-C--1
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Up to 4 screens can be operated with the EVGA GeForce GTX 970 Gaming ACX.

The AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT supports the operation of a maximum of 4 monitors.

Featureset

FeaturesetEVGA GeForce GTX 970 Gaming ACXAMD Radeon RX 7900 XT
Max. resolution4096x21607680x4320
DirectX12_112_2 (Ultimate)
RaytracingNoYes
DLSS / FSRNoYes
LEDNo LED lightingNo LED lighting
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With the EVGA GeForce GTX 970 Gaming ACX it is possible to operate a screen with a maximum resolution of up to 4096x2160 pixels.

The maximum supported resolution of the AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT is 7680x4320 pixels.

Supported Video Codecs

Supported Video CodecsEVGA GeForce GTX 970 Gaming ACXAMD Radeon RX 7900 XT
h264Decode / EncodeDecode / Encode
h265 / HEVCNoDecode / Encode
VP8DecodeDecode / Encode
VP9NoDecode / Encode
AV1NoDecode / Encode
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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

DimensionsEVGA GeForce GTX 970 Gaming ACXAMD Radeon RX 7900 XT
Length241 mm276 mm
Height111 mm113 mm
Width--51 mm
Width (Slots)2 Slots3 Slots
SFF-ReadyNoNo
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The EVGA GeForce GTX 970 Gaming ACX is connected to the system via PCIe 3 x 16 lanes and requires 2 PCIe-Slots space in the housing.

The AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT needs the space of 3 PCIe-Slots in the case and has a PCIe 4 x 16 Lanes interface.

Additional data

Additional dataEVGA GeForce GTX 970 Gaming ACXAMD Radeon RX 7900 XT
GPU InterfacePCIe 3 x 16PCIe 4 x 16
Release dateQ3/2014Q4/2022
Launch Price299 $899 $
Structure size28 nm5 nm
Part-no04G-P4-0972-KR--
Documents--data sheet
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The EVGA GeForce GTX 970 Gaming ACX has been manufactured with a structure width of 28 nanometers since Q3/2014.

The AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT came on the market in Q4/2022 and will have a structure width of 5 nanometers manufactured.

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 AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT +736.3 %

  1. 1,489
  2. 12,453

Port Royal (Raytracing)

  1. no data
  2. 13,969

Speed Way Graphics Score (Raytracing)

  1. no data
  2. 4,529

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)

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  2. 50 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)

  1. no data
  2. 106 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

  1. no data
  2. 158 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. 44 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)

  1. no data
  2. 88 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

  1. no data
  2. 138 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 AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT +536.1 %

  1. 26,734
  2. 170,054

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT +516.9 %

  1. 31,845
  2. 196,447

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