The GALAX GeForce GTX 970 EXOC has the GM204-200-A1 graphics chip installed, which is based on the Maxwell 2.0 architecture.
The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti is based on the graphics chip TU116-400-A1, which comes from the Turing architecture.
Memory
Memory
GALAX GeForce GTX 970 EXOC
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
Memory Size
4 GB
6 GB
Memory Type
GDDR5
GDDR6
Memory Clock
1.753 GHz
1.500 GHz
Memory Speed
7.0 Gbps
12.0 Gbps
Memory bandwidth
224 GB/s
288 GB/s
Memory Interface
256 bit
192 bit
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The graphics memory of the GALAX GeForce GTX 970 EXOC clocks at 1.753 GHz, which corresponds to a speed of 7.0 Gbps.
The graphics memory speed of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti is 12.0 Gbps and the clock speed is 1.500 GHz.
Clock Speeds
Clock Speeds
GALAX GeForce GTX 970 EXOC
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
Base Clock
1.126 GHz
1.500 GHz
Boost Clock
1.266 GHz
1.770 GHz
Overclocking
Yes
Yes
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The clock frequency of a graphics card determines the speed in connection with the graphics architecture.
Thermal Design
Thermal Design
GALAX GeForce GTX 970 EXOC
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
TDP
145 W
120 W
Tjunction max
98 °C
95 °C
PCIe-Power
1 x 6-Pin, 1 x 8-Pin
1 x 8-Pin
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The GALAX GeForce GTX 970 EXOC is powered by 1 x 6-Pin, 1 x 8-Pin connectors. The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the graphics card is 145 W.
The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti has 1 x 8-Pin PCIe power connectors that supply it with energy. The manufacturer specifies the TDP of the card as 120 W.
Cooler & Fans
Cooler & Fans
GALAX GeForce GTX 970 EXOC
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
Fan-Type
Axial
Axial
Fan 1
2 x 90 mm
2
Cooler-Type
Air cooling
Air cooling
Noise (Idle)
0 dB
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The GALAX GeForce GTX 970 EXOC is equipped with a total of 2 Axial main fans.
The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti has 2 Axial main fans that cool the GPU and memory.
Connectivity
Connectivity
GALAX GeForce GTX 970 EXOC
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
Max. Displays
4
3
HDCP
2.2
2.2
HDMI
1x HDMI 2.0
1x HDMI 2.0b
DisplayPort
1x DP 1.2
1x DP 1.4a
DVI
2
1
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Up to 4 screens can be operated with the GALAX GeForce GTX 970 EXOC.
The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti supports the operation of a maximum of 3 monitors.
Featureset
Featureset
GALAX GeForce GTX 970 EXOC
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
Max. resolution
4096x2160
7680x4320
DirectX
12_1
12_1
Raytracing
No
No
DLSS / FSR
No
Yes
LED
No LED lighting
No LED lighting
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With the GALAX GeForce GTX 970 EXOC it is possible to operate a screen with a maximum resolution of up to 4096x2160 pixels.
The maximum supported resolution of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti is 7680x4320 pixels.
Supported Video Codecs
Supported Video Codecs
GALAX GeForce GTX 970 EXOC
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
h264
Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode
h265 / HEVC
No
Decode / Encode
VP8
Decode
Decode
VP9
No
Decode
AV1
No
No
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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
Dimensions
GALAX GeForce GTX 970 EXOC
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
Length
271 mm
145 mm
Height
124 mm
111 mm
Width
41 mm
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Width (Slots)
2 Slots
2 Slots
SFF-Ready
No
No
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The GALAX GeForce GTX 970 EXOC is connected to the system via PCIe 3 x 16 lanes and requires 2 PCIe-Slots space in the housing.
The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti needs the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the case and has a PCIe 3.0 x 16 Lanes interface.
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 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti +86.5 %
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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