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Gainward GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER vs Palit GeForce GTX 970

Gainward GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER
Gainward GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER 8 GB GDDR6 · 1.77 GHz · 215 W Speed index 7/100

The Gainward GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER has 2560 shader units and these clock a maximum of 1.77 GHz which results in an FP32 computing power of 9.06 TFLOPS.

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

The Palit GeForce GTX 970 has 1664 shader units and these clock at a maximum of 1.18 GHz and achieve an FP32 computing power of 3.92 TFLOPS.

Quick comparison

In FP32 performance, the Gainward GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER is 131 % faster than the Palit GeForce GTX 970.

Gainward GeForce RTX 2070 SUPERPalit GeForce GTX 970
Speed index
7/100
3/100
FP32
9.06 TFLOPS
3.92 TFLOPS
Boost Clock
1.77 GHz
1.18 GHz
Memory Size
8 GB GDDR6
4 GB GDDR5
Memory bandwidth
448 GB/s
224 GB/s
TDP
215 W
145 W
Launch Price
499 $
299 $
274 pts
108 pts

GPU

GPUGainward GeForce RTX 2070 SUPERPalit GeForce GTX 970
Based onNVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 SUPERNVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
GPU ChipTU104GM204-200-A1
Streaming Multiprocessors4013
Shader25601664
Render Output Units6456
Texture Units160104
Raytracing Cores40--
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The Gainward GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER is equipped with a graphics chip of the Turing architecture, which has 40 streaming multiprocessors.

The graphics card Palit GeForce GTX 970 is based on the Maxwell 2.0 architecture and is equipped with 13 execution units.

Memory

MemoryGainward GeForce RTX 2070 SUPERPalit GeForce GTX 970
Memory Size8 GB4 GB
Memory TypeGDDR6GDDR5
Memory Clock1.750 GHz1.753 GHz
Memory Speed14.0 Gbps7.0 Gbps
Memory bandwidth448 GB/s224 GB/s
Memory Interface256 bit256 bit
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The Gainward GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER is equipped with a 8 GB large GDDR6 graphics memory, which is equipped with 1.750 GHz clocks.

The Palit GeForce GTX 970 has a 4 GB large GDDR5 graphics memory and the memory clock is 1.753GHz.

Clock Speeds

Clock SpeedsGainward GeForce RTX 2070 SUPERPalit GeForce GTX 970
Base Clock1.605 GHz1.051 GHz
Boost Clock1.770 GHz1.178 GHz
OverclockingYesYes
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The Gainward GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER has a turbo clock of 1.770 GHz. The turbo frequency of the Palit GeForce GTX 970 is 1.178 GHz.

Thermal Design

Thermal DesignGainward GeForce RTX 2070 SUPERPalit GeForce GTX 970
TDP215 W145 W
Tjunction max88 °C98 °C
PCIe-Power1 x 6-Pin, 1 x 8-Pin2 x 6-Pin
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The Gainward GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER has 1 x 6-Pin, 1 x 8-Pin connectors through which it is supplied with power. The manufacturer specifies the maximum operating temperature of the graphics card as 88 °C.

The Palit GeForce GTX 970 is equipped with a 2 x 6-Pin PCIe power connector that supplies it with power. The maximum operating temperature of the card is 98 °C.

Cooler & Fans

Cooler & FansGainward GeForce RTX 2070 SUPERPalit GeForce GTX 970
Fan-TypeRadialRadial
Fan 11 x 80 mm1 x 65 mm
Cooler-TypeAir coolingAir cooling
Noise (Idle)0 dB0 dB
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The graphics processor and graphics memory of the Gainward GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER are cooled with a Air cooling.

The Palit GeForce GTX 970 is cooled by a Air cooling.

Connectivity

ConnectivityGainward GeForce RTX 2070 SUPERPalit GeForce GTX 970
Max. Displays44
HDCP2.22.2
HDMI1x HDMI 2.0b1x HDMI 2.0
DisplayPort3x DP 1.4a2x DP 1.2
DVI--1
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The Gainward GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER supports the downward compatible copy protection HDCP in version 2.2.

The Palit GeForce GTX 970 supports HDCP in version 2.2 and all previous versions.

Featureset

FeaturesetGainward GeForce RTX 2070 SUPERPalit GeForce GTX 970
Max. resolution7680x43204096x2160
DirectX12_2 (Ultimate)12_1
RaytracingYesNo
DLSS / FSRYesNo
LEDNo LED lightingNo LED lighting
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The Gainward GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER supports the DirectX standard from Microsoft in version 12_2 (Ultimate).

The Palit GeForce GTX 970 supports Microsoft's DirectX version 12_1.

Supported Video Codecs

Supported Video CodecsGainward GeForce RTX 2070 SUPERPalit GeForce GTX 970
h264Decode / EncodeDecode / Encode
h265 / HEVCDecode / EncodeNo
VP8DecodeDecode
VP9DecodeNo
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

DimensionsGainward GeForce RTX 2070 SUPERPalit GeForce GTX 970
Length269 mm241 mm
Height112 mm111 mm
Width--38 mm
Width (Slots)2 Slots2 Slots
SFF-ReadyNoNo
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The Gainward GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER is -- wide and therefore needs the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the case.

The width of the Palit GeForce GTX 970 is -- and thus requires the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the PC case.

Additional data

Additional dataGainward GeForce RTX 2070 SUPERPalit GeForce GTX 970
GPU InterfacePCIe 3.0 x 16PCIe 3 x 16
Release dateQ3/2019Q3/2015
Launch Price499 $299 $
Structure size12 nm28 nm
Part-no471056224-1044NE5X970016G2F
Documentsdata sheet--
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Manufactured using the 12 nanometer process, Gainward GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER was released in Q3/2019.

The Palit GeForce GTX 970 published in Q3/2015 is manufactured with a structure width of 28 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 Gainward GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER +217.6 %

  1. 4,729
  2. 1,489

Port Royal (Raytracing)

  1. 6,017
  2. no data

Speed Way Graphics Score (Raytracing)

  1. 2,063
  2. no data

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. 35 fps (avg)
  2. no data

2560x1440 (1440p)

  1. 42 fps (avg)
  2. no data

1920x1080 (1080p)

  1. 62 fps (avg)
  2. no data

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. 58 fps (avg)
  2. no data

2560x1440 (1440p)

  1. 106 fps (avg)
  2. no data

1920x1080 (1080p)

  1. 148 fps (avg)
  2. no data

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 Gainward GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER +280.3 %

  1. 101,674
  2. 26,734

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan Gainward GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER +207.2 %

  1. 97,842
  2. 31,845

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