The INNO3D GeForce GTX 970 Gaming OC 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.
The INNO3D GeForce GTX 970 Gaming OC has the GM204-200-A1 graphics chip installed, which is based on the Maxwell 2.0 architecture.
The MSI GeForce GTX 960 2GD5 is based on the graphics chip GM206-300-A1, which comes from the Maxwell 2.0 architecture.
Memory
Memory
INNO3D GeForce GTX 970 Gaming OC
MSI GeForce GTX 960 2GD5
Memory Size
4 GB
2 GB
Memory Type
GDDR5
GDDR5
Memory Clock
1.753 GHz
1.753 GHz
Memory Speed
7.0 Gbps
7.0 Gbps
Memory bandwidth
224 GB/s
112 GB/s
Memory Interface
256 bit
128 bit
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The graphics memory of the INNO3D GeForce GTX 970 Gaming OC clocks at 1.753 GHz, which corresponds to a speed of 7.0 Gbps.
The graphics memory speed of the MSI GeForce GTX 960 2GD5 is 7.0 Gbps and the clock speed is 1.753 GHz.
Clock Speeds
Clock Speeds
INNO3D GeForce GTX 970 Gaming OC
MSI GeForce GTX 960 2GD5
Base Clock
1.088 GHz
1.127 GHz
Boost Clock
1.228 GHz
1.178 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
INNO3D GeForce GTX 970 Gaming OC
MSI GeForce GTX 960 2GD5
TDP
145 W
120 W
Tjunction max
98 °C
98 °C
PCIe-Power
2 x 6-Pin
1 x 6-Pin
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The INNO3D GeForce GTX 970 Gaming OC is powered by 2 x 6-Pin connectors. The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the graphics card is 145 W.
The MSI GeForce GTX 960 2GD5 has 1 x 6-Pin PCIe power connectors that supply it with energy. The manufacturer specifies the TDP of the card as 120 W.
Cooler & Fans
Cooler & Fans
INNO3D GeForce GTX 970 Gaming OC
MSI GeForce GTX 960 2GD5
Fan-Type
Axial
Radial
Fan 1
2 x 85 mm
1 x 65 mm
Cooler-Type
Air cooling
Air cooling
Noise (Idle)
0 dB
0 dB
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The INNO3D GeForce GTX 970 Gaming OC is equipped with a total of 2 Axial main fans.
The MSI GeForce GTX 960 2GD5 has 1 Radial main fans that cool the GPU and memory.
Connectivity
Connectivity
INNO3D GeForce GTX 970 Gaming OC
MSI GeForce GTX 960 2GD5
Max. Displays
4
4
HDCP
2.2
2.2
HDMI
1x HDMI 2.0
1x HDMI 2.0
DisplayPort
1x DP 1.2
3x DP 1.2
DVI
2
1
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Up to 4 screens can be operated with the INNO3D GeForce GTX 970 Gaming OC.
The MSI GeForce GTX 960 2GD5 supports the operation of a maximum of 4 monitors.
Featureset
Featureset
INNO3D GeForce GTX 970 Gaming OC
MSI GeForce GTX 960 2GD5
Max. resolution
4096x2160
4096x2160
DirectX
12_1
12_1
Raytracing
No
No
DLSS / FSR
No
No
LED
No LED lighting
No LED lighting
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With the INNO3D GeForce GTX 970 Gaming OC it is possible to operate a screen with a maximum resolution of up to 4096x2160 pixels.
The maximum supported resolution of the MSI GeForce GTX 960 2GD5 is 4096x2160 pixels.
Supported Video Codecs
Supported Video Codecs
INNO3D GeForce GTX 970 Gaming OC
MSI GeForce GTX 960 2GD5
h264
Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode
h265 / HEVC
No
No
VP8
Decode
Decode
VP9
No
No
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
INNO3D GeForce GTX 970 Gaming OC
MSI GeForce GTX 960 2GD5
Length
215 mm
242 mm
Height
111 mm
111 mm
Width
--
35 mm
Width (Slots)
2 Slots
2 Slots
Weight
--
586 g
SFF-Ready
No
No
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The INNO3D GeForce GTX 970 Gaming OC is connected to the system via PCIe 3 x 16 lanes and requires 2 PCIe-Slots space in the housing.
The MSI GeForce GTX 960 2GD5 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.
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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