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GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 970 XTREME vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti

GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 970 XTREME
GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 970 XTREME 4 GB GDDR5 · 1.37 GHz · 145 W Speed index 4/100

The GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 970 XTREME has 1664 shader units and these clock a maximum of 1.37 GHz which results in an FP32 computing power of 4.55 TFLOPS.

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4 GB GDDR5 · 1.39 GHz · 75 W Speed index 2/100

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti has 768 shader units and these clock at a maximum of 1.39 GHz and achieve an FP32 computing power of 2.14 TFLOPS.

Quick comparison

In FP32 performance, the GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 970 XTREME is 113 % faster than the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti.

GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 970 XTREMENVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
Speed index
4/100
2/100
FP32
4.55 TFLOPS
2.14 TFLOPS
Boost Clock
1.37 GHz
1.39 GHz
Memory Size
4 GB GDDR5
4 GB GDDR5
Memory bandwidth
227 GB/s
112 GB/s
TDP
145 W
75 W
Launch Price
329 $
139 $
108 pts
61 pts

GPU

GPUGIGABYTE GeForce GTX 970 XTREMENVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
Based onNVIDIA GeForce GTX 970NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
GPU ChipGM204-200-A1GP107-400-A1
Streaming Multiprocessors136
Shader1664768
Render Output Units5632
Texture Units10448
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The GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 970 XTREME is equipped with a graphics chip of the Maxwell 2.0 architecture, which has 13 streaming multiprocessors.

The graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti is based on the Pascal architecture and is equipped with 6 execution units.

Memory

MemoryGIGABYTE GeForce GTX 970 XTREMENVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
Memory Size4 GB4 GB
Memory TypeGDDR5GDDR5
Memory Clock1.775 GHz1.752 GHz
Memory Speed7.1 Gbps7.0 Gbps
Memory bandwidth227 GB/s112 GB/s
Memory Interface256 bit128 bit
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The GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 970 XTREME is equipped with a 4 GB large GDDR5 graphics memory, which is equipped with 1.775 GHz clocks.

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti has a 4 GB large GDDR5 graphics memory and the memory clock is 1.752GHz.

Clock Speeds

Clock SpeedsGIGABYTE GeForce GTX 970 XTREMENVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
Base Clock1.215 GHz1.290 GHz
Boost Clock1.367 GHz1.392 GHz
Avg (Game) Clock1.34 GHz--
OverclockingYesYes
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The GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 970 XTREME has a turbo clock of 1.367 GHz. The turbo frequency of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti is 1.392 GHz.

Thermal Design

Thermal DesignGIGABYTE GeForce GTX 970 XTREMENVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
TDP145 W75 W
Tjunction max98 °C97 °C
PCIe-Power2 x 8-Pin--
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The GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 970 XTREME has 2 x 8-Pin connectors through which it is supplied with power. The manufacturer specifies the maximum operating temperature of the graphics card as 98 °C.

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti is equipped with a -- PCIe power connector that supplies it with power. The maximum operating temperature of the card is 97 °C.

Cooler & Fans

Cooler & FansGIGABYTE GeForce GTX 970 XTREMENVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
Fan-TypeAxial--
Fan 13 x 80 mm--
Cooler-TypeAir coolingAir cooling
Noise (Idle)0 dB--
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The graphics processor and graphics memory of the GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 970 XTREME are cooled with a Air cooling.

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti is cooled by a Air cooling.

Connectivity

ConnectivityGIGABYTE GeForce GTX 970 XTREMENVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
Max. Displays43
HDCP2.22.2
HDMI1x HDMI 2.01x HDMI 2.0b
DisplayPort3x DP 1.21x DP 1.4
DVI11
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The GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 970 XTREME supports the downward compatible copy protection HDCP in version 2.2.

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti supports HDCP in version 2.2 and all previous versions.

Featureset

FeaturesetGIGABYTE GeForce GTX 970 XTREMENVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
Max. resolution4096x21607680x4320
DirectX12_112_1
RaytracingNoNo
DLSS / FSRNoYes
LEDAddressable LEDNo LED lighting
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The GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 970 XTREME supports the DirectX standard from Microsoft in version 12_1.

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti supports Microsoft's DirectX version 12_1.

Supported Video Codecs

Supported Video CodecsGIGABYTE GeForce GTX 970 XTREMENVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
h264Decode / EncodeDecode / Encode
h265 / HEVCNoDecode / Encode
VP8DecodeNo
VP9NoDecode
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

DimensionsGIGABYTE GeForce GTX 970 XTREMENVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
Length279 mm145 mm
Height121 mm111 mm
Width42 mm--
Width (Slots)2 Slots2 Slots
SFF-ReadyNoNo
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The GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 970 XTREME is 42 mm wide and therefore needs the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the case.

The width of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti is 42 mm and thus requires the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the PC case.

Additional data

Additional dataGIGABYTE GeForce GTX 970 XTREMENVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
GPU InterfacePCIe 3 x 16PCIe 3.0 x 16
Release dateQ4/2015Q4/2016
Launch Price329 $139 $
Structure size28 nm14 nm
Part-noGV-N970XTREME-4GD--
Documentsdata sheetdata sheet
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Manufactured using the 28 nanometer process, GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 970 XTREME was released in Q4/2015.

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti published in Q4/2016 is manufactured with a structure width of 14 nanometers.

Benchmark results

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)

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  2. 17 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)

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  2. 33 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

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  2. 46 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 GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 970 XTREME +50.4 %

  1. 31,031
  2. 20,634

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 970 XTREME +85.8 %

  1. 36,963
  2. 19,889

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