Gainward GeForce RTX 4060 Python II
vs
Gainward GeForce GTX 970 Phantom


GPU comparison with benchmarks

The Gainward GeForce RTX 4060 Python II has 3072 shader units and these clock a maximum of 2.46 GHz which results in an FP32 computing power of 15.11 TFLOPS.

The Gainward GeForce GTX 970 Phantom has 1664 shader units and these clock at a maximum of 1.30 GHz and achieve an FP32 computing power of 4.34 TFLOPS.

GPU

The Gainward GeForce RTX 4060 Python II is equipped with a graphics chip of the Ada Lovelace architecture, which has 24 streaming multiprocessors.

The graphics card Gainward GeForce GTX 970 Phantom is based on the Maxwell 2.0 architecture and is equipped with 13 execution units.
Gainward GeForce RTX 4060 Python II GPU Gainward GeForce GTX 970 Phantom
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Based on NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
AD107 GPU Chip GM204-200-A1
Ada Lovelace Architecture Maxwell 2.0
24 Streaming Multiprocessors 13
3072 Shader 1664
48 Render Output Units 56
96 Texture Units 104
24 Raytracing Cores 0

Memory

The Gainward GeForce RTX 4060 Python II is equipped with a 8 GB large GDDR6 graphics memory, which is equipped with 2.125 GHz clocks.

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

8 GB Memory Size 4 GB
GDDR6 Memory Type GDDR5
2.125 GHz Memory Clock 1.753 GHz
17.0 Gbps Memory Speed 7.0 Gbps
272 GB/s Memory bandwidth 224 GB/s
128 bit Memory Interface 256 bit

Clock Speeds

The Gainward GeForce RTX 4060 Python II has a turbo clock of 2.460 GHz. The turbo frequency of the Gainward GeForce GTX 970 Phantom is 1.304 GHz.

1.830 GHz Base Clock 1.152 GHz
2.460 GHz Boost Clock 1.304 GHz
Avg (Game) Clock
Yes Overclocking Yes

Thermal Design

The Gainward GeForce RTX 4060 Python II 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 90 °C.

The Gainward GeForce GTX 970 Phantom 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.

115 W TDP 145 W
-- TDP (up) --
90 °C Tjunction max 98 °C
1 x 8-Pin PCIe-Power 2 x 6-Pin

Cooler & Fans

The graphics processor and graphics memory of the Gainward GeForce RTX 4060 Python II are cooled with a Air cooling.

The Gainward GeForce GTX 970 Phantom is cooled by a Air cooling.

Axial Fan-Type Axial
2 x 100 mm Fan 1 2 x 80 mm
-- Fan 2 --
Air cooling Cooler-Type Air cooling
0 dB Noise (Idle) 0 dB
-- Noise (Load) --

Connectivity

The Gainward GeForce RTX 4060 Python II supports the downward compatible copy protection HDCP in version 2.3.

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

4 Max. Displays 4
2.3 HDCP-Version 2.2
1x HDMI v2.1a HDMI Ports 1x HDMI v2.0
3x DP v1.4a DP Ports 3x DP v1.2
-- DVI Ports 1
-- VGA Ports --
-- USB-C Ports --

Featureset

The Gainward GeForce RTX 4060 Python II supports the DirectX standard from Microsoft in version 12_2 (Ultimate).

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

7680x4320 Max. resolution 4096x2160
12_2 (Ultimate) DirectX 12_1
Yes Raytracing No
Yes DLSS / FSR No
No LED lighting LED No LED lighting

Supported Video Codecs

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.

Decode / Encode h264 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode h265 / HEVC No
Decode / Encode AV1 No
Decode VP8 Decode
Decode VP9 No

Dimensions

The Gainward GeForce RTX 4060 Python II is 40 mm wide and therefore needs the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the case.

The width of the Gainward GeForce GTX 970 Phantom is 40 mm and thus requires the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the PC case.

250 mm Length 247 mm
124 mm Height 112 mm
40 mm Width --
2 PCIe-Slots Width (Slots) 2 PCIe-Slots
-- Weight --
PCIe 4.0 x 8 GPU Interface PCIe 3 x 16
No SFF-Ready No

Additional data

Manufactured using the 5 nanometer process, Gainward GeForce RTX 4060 Python II was released in Q1/2024.

The Gainward GeForce GTX 970 Phantom published in Q3/2014 is manufactured with a structure width of 28 nanometers.

NE64060019P1-1070V Part-no 426018336-3361
Q1/2024 Release date Q3/2014
299 $ (Reference) Launch Price 329 $
5 nm Structure size 28 nm
data sheet 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

Steel Nomad Light Graphics score

Steel Nomad Graphics score

Port Royal (Raytracing)

Speed Way Graphics Score (Raytracing)

Solar Bay (Raytracing)

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)

2560x1440 (1440p)

1920x1080 (1080p)

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)

2560x1440 (1440p)

1920x1080 (1080p)

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)

2560x1440 (1440p)

Gainward GeForce RTX 4060 Python II Gainward GeForce RTX 4060 Python II
8 GB GDDR6
112 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

Gainward GeForce RTX 4060 Python II Gainward GeForce RTX 4060 Python II
8 GB GDDR6
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

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan

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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