In the gpu comparison between the GALAX GeForce GTX 970 Gamer OC and the Intel Arc Pro A40, we compare both the technical data and the benchmark results of the two graphics cards.
Quick comparison
In FP32 performance, the GALAX GeForce GTX 970 Gamer OC is 2.9 % faster than the Intel Arc Pro A40.
The GALAX GeForce GTX 970 Gamer OC is based on the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 and has 1664 texture shaders and 13 execution units.
Intel Arc Pro A40 is based on Intel Arc Pro A40 Graphics, which has 1024 shaders and 128 execution units.
Memory
Memory
GALAX GeForce GTX 970 Gamer OC
Intel Arc Pro A40
Memory Size
4 GB
6 GB
Memory Type
GDDR5
GDDR6
Memory Clock
1.753 GHz
2.000 GHz
Memory Speed
7.0 Gbps
16.0 Gbps
Memory bandwidth
224 GB/s
192 GB/s
Memory Interface
256 bit
96 bit
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The GALAX GeForce GTX 970 Gamer OC has 4 GB of graphics memory of the type GDDR5 and achieves a memory bandwidth of 224 GB/s.
The Intel Arc Pro A40 can access 6 GB GDDR6 graphics memory and thus achieves a memory bandwidth of 192 GB/s.
Clock Speeds
Clock Speeds
GALAX GeForce GTX 970 Gamer OC
Intel Arc Pro A40
Base Clock
1.126 GHz
2.000 GHz
Boost Clock
1.266 GHz
2.000 GHz
Overclocking
Yes
Yes
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The GALAX GeForce GTX 970 Gamer OC clocks in the base with up to 1.126 GHz. The base frequency of the Intel Arc Pro A40 is 2.000 GHz.
Thermal Design
Thermal Design
GALAX GeForce GTX 970 Gamer OC
Intel Arc Pro A40
TDP
145 W
50 W
Tjunction max
98 °C
Unknown
PCIe-Power
2 x 6-Pin
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The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the GALAX GeForce GTX 970 Gamer OC is 145 W. The graphics card is supplied with energy via the 2 x 6-Pin connector.
The Intel Arc Pro A40 has a TDP of 50 W and is supplied with the required energy via -- PCIe power connectors.
Cooler & Fans
Cooler & Fans
GALAX GeForce GTX 970 Gamer OC
Intel Arc Pro A40
Fan-Type
Axial
Radial
Fan 1
2 x 80 mm
1
Cooler-Type
Air cooling
Air cooling
Noise (Idle)
0 dB
0 dB
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The GALAX GeForce GTX 970 Gamer OC has a total of 2 Axial fans.
The Intel Arc Pro A40 has 1 Radial fans to cool the GPU and memory.
Connectivity
Connectivity
GALAX GeForce GTX 970 Gamer OC
Intel Arc Pro A40
Max. Displays
4
4
HDCP
2.2
2.3
HDMI
1x HDMI 2.0
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DisplayPort
1x DP 1.2
4x DP 2.0
DVI
2
--
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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 GALAX GeForce GTX 970 Gamer OC.
The Intel Arc Pro A40 supports a maximum of 4 screens.
Featureset
Featureset
GALAX GeForce GTX 970 Gamer OC
Intel Arc Pro A40
Max. resolution
4096x2160
7680x4320
DirectX
12_1
12_2 (Ultimate)
Raytracing
No
Yes
DLSS / FSR
No
No
LED
No LED lighting
No LED lighting
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The GALAX GeForce GTX 970 Gamer OC supports a maximum resolution of 4096x2160 pixels.
The maximum resolution of the Intel Arc Pro A40 is 7680x4320 pixels.
Supported Video Codecs
Supported Video Codecs
GALAX GeForce GTX 970 Gamer OC
Intel Arc Pro A40
h264
Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode
h265 / HEVC
No
Decode / Encode
VP8
Decode
No
VP9
No
Decode / Encode
AV1
No
Decode / Encode
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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
GALAX GeForce GTX 970 Gamer OC
Intel Arc Pro A40
Length
180 mm
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Height
124 mm
--
Width
41 mm
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Width (Slots)
2 Slots
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SFF-Ready
No
No
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The GALAX GeForce GTX 970 Gamer OC is 180 mm long, 124 mm high and 41 mm wide.
The Intel Arc Pro A40 is -- long, -- 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.
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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