In the gpu comparison between the Gainward GeForce GTX 970 and the Gainward GeForce RTX 3060 Ghost, we compare both the technical data and the benchmark results of the two graphics cards.
Quick comparison
In FP32 performance, the Gainward GeForce RTX 3060 Ghost is 224 % faster than the Gainward GeForce GTX 970.
The Gainward GeForce GTX 970 is based on the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 and has 1664 texture shaders and 13 execution units.
Gainward GeForce RTX 3060 Ghost is based on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060, which has 3584 shaders and 28 execution units.
Memory
Memory
Gainward GeForce GTX 970
Gainward GeForce RTX 3060 Ghost
Memory Size
4 GB
12 GB
Memory Type
GDDR5
GDDR6
Memory Clock
1.753 GHz
1.875 GHz
Memory Speed
7.0 Gbps
15.0 Gbps
Memory bandwidth
224 GB/s
360 GB/s
Memory Interface
256 bit
192 bit
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The Gainward GeForce GTX 970 has 4 GB of graphics memory of the type GDDR5 and achieves a memory bandwidth of 224 GB/s.
The Gainward GeForce RTX 3060 Ghost can access 12 GB GDDR6 graphics memory and thus achieves a memory bandwidth of 360 GB/s.
Clock Speeds
Clock Speeds
Gainward GeForce GTX 970
Gainward GeForce RTX 3060 Ghost
Base Clock
1.051 GHz
1.320 GHz
Boost Clock
1.178 GHz
1.777 GHz
Overclocking
Yes
Yes
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The Gainward GeForce GTX 970 clocks in the base with up to 1.051 GHz. The base frequency of the Gainward GeForce RTX 3060 Ghost is 1.320 GHz.
Thermal Design
Thermal Design
Gainward GeForce GTX 970
Gainward GeForce RTX 3060 Ghost
TDP
145 W
170 W
Tjunction max
98 °C
93 °C
PCIe-Power
2 x 6-Pin
1 x 8-Pin
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The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the Gainward GeForce GTX 970 is 145 W. The graphics card is supplied with energy via the 2 x 6-Pin connector.
The Gainward GeForce RTX 3060 Ghost has a TDP of 170 W and is supplied with the required energy via 1 x 8-Pin PCIe power connectors.
Cooler & Fans
Cooler & Fans
Gainward GeForce GTX 970
Gainward GeForce RTX 3060 Ghost
Fan-Type
Radial
Axial
Fan 1
1 x 65 mm
2 x 90 mm
Cooler-Type
Air cooling
Air cooling
Noise (Idle)
0 dB
0 dB
Noise (Load)
--
35 dB
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The Gainward GeForce GTX 970 has a total of 1 Radial fans.
The Gainward GeForce RTX 3060 Ghost has 2 Axial fans to cool the GPU and memory.
Connectivity
Connectivity
Gainward GeForce GTX 970
Gainward GeForce RTX 3060 Ghost
Max. Displays
4
4
HDCP
2.2
2.3
HDMI
1x HDMI 2.0
1x HDMI 2.1
DisplayPort
3x DP 1.2
3x DP 1.4a
DVI
1
--
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In the connectivity category, we recorded the number of ports on a graphics card. A total of 4 screens can be connected to the Gainward GeForce GTX 970.
The Gainward GeForce RTX 3060 Ghost supports a maximum of 4 screens.
Featureset
Featureset
Gainward GeForce GTX 970
Gainward GeForce RTX 3060 Ghost
Max. resolution
4096x2160
7680x4320
DirectX
12_1
12_2 (Ultimate)
Raytracing
No
Yes
DLSS / FSR
No
Yes
LED
No LED lighting
Addressable LED
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The Gainward GeForce GTX 970 supports a maximum resolution of 4096x2160 pixels.
The maximum resolution of the Gainward GeForce RTX 3060 Ghost is 7680x4320 pixels.
Supported Video Codecs
Supported Video Codecs
Gainward GeForce GTX 970
Gainward GeForce RTX 3060 Ghost
h264
Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode
h265 / HEVC
No
Decode / Encode
VP8
Decode
Decode
VP9
No
Decode
AV1
No
Decode
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The support and acceleration of certain video codecs directly in the graphics card reduces the load when playing or creating videos.
Dimensions
Dimensions
Gainward GeForce GTX 970
Gainward GeForce RTX 3060 Ghost
Length
247 mm
245 mm
Height
112 mm
119 mm
Width (Slots)
2 Slots
2 Slots
SFF-Ready
No
No
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The Gainward GeForce GTX 970 is 247 mm long, 112 mm high and -- wide.
The Gainward GeForce RTX 3060 Ghost is 245 mm long, 119 mm high and -- wide.
3DMark is a benchmark program that determines the performance of certain components of a computer and then reports the performance as a numerical value.
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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.
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.
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