The Intel Arc A770 Graphics 16GB is based on the Intel Arc A770 Graphics 16GB (Alchemist) and has 16 GB GDDR6 graphics memory with a bandwidth of 560 GB/s.
The MSI GeForce GTX 970 GAMING 4G 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 Intel Arc A770 Graphics 16GB is 304 % faster than the MSI GeForce GTX 970 GAMING 4G.
The Intel Arc A770 Graphics 16GB has the ACM-G10 graphics chip installed, which is based on the Alchemist architecture.
The MSI GeForce GTX 970 GAMING 4G is based on the graphics chip GM204-200-A1, which comes from the Maxwell 2.0 architecture.
Memory
Memory
Intel Arc A770 Graphics 16GB
MSI GeForce GTX 970 GAMING 4G
Memory Size
16 GB
4 GB
Memory Type
GDDR6
GDDR5
Memory Clock
2.188 GHz
1.753 GHz
Memory Speed
17.5 Gbps
7.0 Gbps
Memory bandwidth
560 GB/s
224 GB/s
Memory Interface
256 bit
256 bit
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The graphics memory of the Intel Arc A770 Graphics 16GB clocks at 2.188 GHz, which corresponds to a speed of 17.5 Gbps.
The graphics memory speed of the MSI GeForce GTX 970 GAMING 4G is 7.0 Gbps and the clock speed is 1.753 GHz.
Clock Speeds
Clock Speeds
Intel Arc A770 Graphics 16GB
MSI GeForce GTX 970 GAMING 4G
Base Clock
2.100 GHz
1.140 GHz
Boost Clock
2.100 GHz
1.279 GHz
Avg (Game) Clock
--
1.25 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
Intel Arc A770 Graphics 16GB
MSI GeForce GTX 970 GAMING 4G
TDP
225 W
145 W
Tjunction max
Unknown
98 °C
PCIe-Power
1 x 6-Pin, 1 x 8-Pin
1 x 6-Pin, 1 x 8-Pin
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The Intel Arc A770 Graphics 16GB is powered by 1 x 6-Pin, 1 x 8-Pin connectors. The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the graphics card is 225 W.
The MSI GeForce GTX 970 GAMING 4G has 1 x 6-Pin, 1 x 8-Pin PCIe power connectors that supply it with energy. The manufacturer specifies the TDP of the card as 145 W.
Cooler & Fans
Cooler & Fans
Intel Arc A770 Graphics 16GB
MSI GeForce GTX 970 GAMING 4G
Fan-Type
Axial
Axial
Fan 1
--
2 x 100 mm
Cooler-Type
Air cooling
Air cooling
Noise (Idle)
0 dB
0 dB
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The Intel Arc A770 Graphics 16GB is equipped with a total of 0 Axial main fans.
The MSI GeForce GTX 970 GAMING 4G has 2 Axial main fans that cool the GPU and memory.
Connectivity
Connectivity
Intel Arc A770 Graphics 16GB
MSI GeForce GTX 970 GAMING 4G
Max. Displays
4
4
HDCP
2.3
2.2
HDMI
--
1x HDMI 2.0
DisplayPort
--
1x DP 1.2
DVI
--
2
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Up to 4 screens can be operated with the Intel Arc A770 Graphics 16GB.
The MSI GeForce GTX 970 GAMING 4G supports the operation of a maximum of 4 monitors.
Featureset
Featureset
Intel Arc A770 Graphics 16GB
MSI GeForce GTX 970 GAMING 4G
Max. resolution
7680x4320
4096x2160
DirectX
12_2 (Ultimate)
12_1
Raytracing
Yes
No
DLSS / FSR
No
No
LED
No LED lighting
No LED lighting
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With the Intel Arc A770 Graphics 16GB it is possible to operate a screen with a maximum resolution of up to 7680x4320 pixels.
The maximum supported resolution of the MSI GeForce GTX 970 GAMING 4G is 4096x2160 pixels.
Supported Video Codecs
Supported Video Codecs
Intel Arc A770 Graphics 16GB
MSI GeForce GTX 970 GAMING 4G
h264
Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode
h265 / HEVC
Decode / Encode
No
VP8
No
Decode
VP9
Decode / Encode
No
AV1
Decode / Encode
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
Intel Arc A770 Graphics 16GB
MSI GeForce GTX 970 GAMING 4G
Length
--
277 mm
Height
--
140 mm
Width
--
35 mm
Width (Slots)
--
2 Slots
Weight
--
845 g
SFF-Ready
No
No
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The Intel Arc A770 Graphics 16GB is connected to the system via PCIe 4.0 x 16 lanes and requires -- space in the housing.
The MSI GeForce GTX 970 GAMING 4G 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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