The GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3090 TURBO 24G is based on the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 (Ampere) and has 24 GB GDDR6X graphics memory with a bandwidth of 936 GB/s.
The Gainward GeForce GTX 970 Phoenix 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.
Quick comparison
In FP32 performance, the GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3090 TURBO 24G is 843 % faster than the Gainward GeForce GTX 970 Phoenix.
The GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3090 TURBO 24G has the GA102-300-A1 graphics chip installed, which is based on the Ampere architecture.
The Gainward GeForce GTX 970 Phoenix is based on the graphics chip GM204-200-A1, which comes from the Maxwell 2.0 architecture.
Memory
Memory
GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3090 TURBO 24G
Gainward GeForce GTX 970 Phoenix
Memory Size
24 GB
4 GB
Memory Type
GDDR6X
GDDR5
Memory Clock
1.219 GHz
1.753 GHz
Memory Speed
19.5 Gbps
7.0 Gbps
Memory bandwidth
936 GB/s
224 GB/s
Memory Interface
384 bit
256 bit
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The graphics memory of the GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3090 TURBO 24G clocks at 1.219 GHz, which corresponds to a speed of 19.5 Gbps.
The graphics memory speed of the Gainward GeForce GTX 970 Phoenix is 7.0 Gbps and the clock speed is 1.753 GHz.
Clock Speeds
Clock Speeds
GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3090 TURBO 24G
Gainward GeForce GTX 970 Phoenix
Base Clock
1.395 GHz
1.152 GHz
Boost Clock
1.950 GHz
1.304 GHz
Avg (Game) Clock
1.70 GHz
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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
GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3090 TURBO 24G
Gainward GeForce GTX 970 Phoenix
TDP
350 W
145 W
Tjunction max
93 °C
98 °C
PCIe-Power
2 x 8-Pin
2 x 6-Pin
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The GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3090 TURBO 24G is powered by 2 x 8-Pin connectors. The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the graphics card is 350 W.
The Gainward GeForce GTX 970 Phoenix has 2 x 6-Pin PCIe power connectors that supply it with energy. The manufacturer specifies the TDP of the card as 145 W.
Cooler & Fans
Cooler & Fans
GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3090 TURBO 24G
Gainward GeForce GTX 970 Phoenix
Fan-Type
Axial
Axial
Fan 1
1 x 80 mm
2 x 90 mm
Cooler-Type
Air cooling
Air cooling
Noise (Idle)
0 dB
0 dB
Noise (Load)
47 dB
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The GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3090 TURBO 24G is equipped with a total of 1 Axial main fans.
The Gainward GeForce GTX 970 Phoenix has 2 Axial main fans that cool the GPU and memory.
Connectivity
Connectivity
GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3090 TURBO 24G
Gainward GeForce GTX 970 Phoenix
Max. Displays
4
4
HDCP
2.3
2.2
HDMI
1x HDMI 2.1
1x HDMI 2.0
DisplayPort
3x DP 1.4a
2x DP 1.2
DVI
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1
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Up to 4 screens can be operated with the GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3090 TURBO 24G.
The Gainward GeForce GTX 970 Phoenix supports the operation of a maximum of 4 monitors.
Featureset
Featureset
GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3090 TURBO 24G
Gainward GeForce GTX 970 Phoenix
Max. resolution
7680x4320
4096x2160
DirectX
12_2 (Ultimate)
12_1
Raytracing
Yes
No
DLSS / FSR
Yes
No
LED
No LED lighting
No LED lighting
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With the GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3090 TURBO 24G it is possible to operate a screen with a maximum resolution of up to 7680x4320 pixels.
The maximum supported resolution of the Gainward GeForce GTX 970 Phoenix is 4096x2160 pixels.
Supported Video Codecs
Supported Video Codecs
GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3090 TURBO 24G
Gainward GeForce GTX 970 Phoenix
h264
Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode
h265 / HEVC
Decode / Encode
No
VP8
Decode
Decode
VP9
Decode
No
AV1
Decode
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
GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3090 TURBO 24G
Gainward GeForce GTX 970 Phoenix
Length
267 mm
247 mm
Height
111 mm
124 mm
Width (Slots)
2 Slots
2 Slots
SFF-Ready
No
No
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The GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3090 TURBO 24G is connected to the system via PCIe 4.0 x 16 lanes and requires 2 PCIe-Slots space in the housing.
The Gainward GeForce GTX 970 Phoenix needs the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the case and has a PCIe 3 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.
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.
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.
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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