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GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 970 MINI vs ASUS TUF Gaming Radeon RX 7900 XTX

GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 970 MINI
GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 970 MINI 4 GB GDDR5 · 1.20 GHz · 145 W Speed index 3/100

The GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 970 MINI is based on the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 (Maxwell 2.0) and has 4 GB GDDR5 graphics memory with a bandwidth of 224 GB/s.

ASUS TUF Gaming Radeon RX 7900 XTX
ASUS TUF Gaming Radeon RX 7900 XTX 24 GB GDDR6 · 2.53 GHz · 355 W Speed index 51/100

The ASUS TUF Gaming Radeon RX 7900 XTX is based on the AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX (RDNA 3) and has 24 GB GDDR6 graphics memory with a bandwidth of 960 GB/s.

Quick comparison

In FP32 performance, the ASUS TUF Gaming Radeon RX 7900 XTX is 1,451 % faster than the GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 970 MINI.

GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 970 MINIASUS TUF Gaming Radeon RX 7900 XTX
Speed index
3/100
51/100
FP32
4.00 TFLOPS
62.05 TFLOPS
Boost Clock
1.20 GHz
2.53 GHz
Memory Size
4 GB GDDR5
24 GB GDDR6
Memory bandwidth
224 GB/s
960 GB/s
TDP
145 W
355 W
Launch Price
329 $
999 $
109 pts
995 pts

GPU

GPUGIGABYTE GeForce GTX 970 MINIASUS TUF Gaming Radeon RX 7900 XTX
Based onNVIDIA GeForce GTX 970AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX
GPU ChipGM204-200-A1Navi 31
Streaming Multiprocessors1396
Shader16646144
Render Output Units56192
Texture Units104384
Raytracing Cores--96
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The GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 970 MINI has the GM204-200-A1 graphics chip installed, which is based on the Maxwell 2.0 architecture.

The ASUS TUF Gaming Radeon RX 7900 XTX is based on the graphics chip Navi 31, which comes from the RDNA 3 architecture.

Memory

MemoryGIGABYTE GeForce GTX 970 MINIASUS TUF Gaming Radeon RX 7900 XTX
Memory Size4 GB24 GB
Memory TypeGDDR5GDDR6
Memory Clock1.753 GHz2.500 GHz
Memory Speed7.0 Gbps20.0 Gbps
Memory bandwidth224 GB/s960 GB/s
Memory Interface256 bit384 bit
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The graphics memory of the GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 970 MINI clocks at 1.753 GHz, which corresponds to a speed of 7.0 Gbps.

The graphics memory speed of the ASUS TUF Gaming Radeon RX 7900 XTX is 20.0 Gbps and the clock speed is 2.500 GHz.

Clock Speeds

Clock SpeedsGIGABYTE GeForce GTX 970 MINIASUS TUF Gaming Radeon RX 7900 XTX
Base Clock1.076 GHz1.900 GHz
Boost Clock1.203 GHz2.525 GHz
Avg (Game) Clock1.18 GHz2.33 GHz
OverclockingYesYes
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The clock frequency of a graphics card determines the speed in connection with the graphics architecture.

Thermal Design

Thermal DesignGIGABYTE GeForce GTX 970 MINIASUS TUF Gaming Radeon RX 7900 XTX
TDP145 W355 W
Tjunction max98 °C97 °C
PCIe-Power1 x 8-Pin3 x 8-Pin
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The GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 970 MINI is powered by 1 x 8-Pin connectors. The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the graphics card is 145 W.

The ASUS TUF Gaming Radeon RX 7900 XTX has 3 x 8-Pin PCIe power connectors that supply it with energy. The manufacturer specifies the TDP of the card as 355 W.

Cooler & Fans

Cooler & FansGIGABYTE GeForce GTX 970 MINIASUS TUF Gaming Radeon RX 7900 XTX
Fan-TypeAxialAxial
Fan 11 x 90 mm3 x 110 mm
Cooler-TypeAir coolingAir cooling
Noise (Idle)0 dB0 dB
Noise (Load)--36 dB
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The GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 970 MINI is equipped with a total of 1 Axial main fans.

The ASUS TUF Gaming Radeon RX 7900 XTX has 3 Axial main fans that cool the GPU and memory.

Connectivity

ConnectivityGIGABYTE GeForce GTX 970 MINIASUS TUF Gaming Radeon RX 7900 XTX
Max. Displays44
HDCP2.22.3
HDMI1x HDMI 2.01x HDMI 2.1
DisplayPort3x DP 1.23x DP 2.1
DVI2--
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Up to 4 screens can be operated with the GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 970 MINI.

The ASUS TUF Gaming Radeon RX 7900 XTX supports the operation of a maximum of 4 monitors.

Featureset

FeaturesetGIGABYTE GeForce GTX 970 MINIASUS TUF Gaming Radeon RX 7900 XTX
Max. resolution4096x21607680x4320
DirectX12_112_2 (Ultimate)
RaytracingNoYes
DLSS / FSRNoYes
LEDNo LED lightingASUS Aura Sync
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With the GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 970 MINI it is possible to operate a screen with a maximum resolution of up to 4096x2160 pixels.

The maximum supported resolution of the ASUS TUF Gaming Radeon RX 7900 XTX is 7680x4320 pixels.

Supported Video Codecs

Supported Video CodecsGIGABYTE GeForce GTX 970 MINIASUS TUF Gaming Radeon RX 7900 XTX
h264Decode / EncodeDecode / Encode
h265 / HEVCNoDecode / Encode
VP8DecodeDecode / Encode
VP9NoDecode / Encode
AV1NoDecode / Encode
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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

DimensionsGIGABYTE GeForce GTX 970 MINIASUS TUF Gaming Radeon RX 7900 XTX
Length168 mm353 mm
Height123 mm158 mm
Width36 mm73 mm
Width (Slots)2 Slots4 Slots
SFF-ReadyNoNo
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The GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 970 MINI is connected to the system via PCIe 3 x 16 lanes and requires 2 PCIe-Slots space in the housing.

The ASUS TUF Gaming Radeon RX 7900 XTX needs the space of 4 PCIe-Slots in the case and has a PCIe 4 x 16 Lanes interface.

Additional data

Additional dataGIGABYTE GeForce GTX 970 MINIASUS TUF Gaming Radeon RX 7900 XTX
GPU InterfacePCIe 3 x 16PCIe 4 x 16
Release dateQ1/2016Q4/2022
Launch Price329 $999 $
Structure size28 nm5 nm
Part-noGV-N970IX-4GD--
Documentsdata sheetdata sheet
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The GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 970 MINI has been manufactured with a structure width of 28 nanometers since Q1/2016.

The ASUS TUF Gaming Radeon RX 7900 XTX came on the market in Q4/2022 and will have a structure width of 5 nanometers manufactured.

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 ASUS TUF Gaming Radeon RX 7900 XTX +849.9 %

  1. 1,504
  2. 14,287

Port Royal (Raytracing)

  1. no data
  2. 15,992

Speed Way Graphics Score (Raytracing)

  1. no data
  2. 5,936

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)

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  2. 61 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)

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  2. 123 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

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  2. 178 fps (avg)

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)

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  2. 53 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)

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  2. 96 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

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  2. 143 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 ASUS TUF Gaming Radeon RX 7900 XTX +628.4 %

  1. 27,280
  2. 198,711

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan ASUS TUF Gaming Radeon RX 7900 XTX +557.2 %

  1. 32,495
  2. 213,554

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