KFA2 GeForce GTX 970
vs
Palit GeForce GTX 950 StormX Dual


GPU comparison with benchmarks

The KFA2 GeForce GTX 970 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 Palit GeForce GTX 950 StormX Dual is based on the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950 (Maxwell 2.0) and has 2 GB GDDR5 graphics memory with a bandwidth of 106 GB/s.

GPU

The KFA2 GeForce GTX 970 has the GM204-200-A1 graphics chip installed, which is based on the Maxwell 2.0 architecture.

The Palit GeForce GTX 950 StormX Dual is based on the graphics chip GM206-250-A1, which comes from the Maxwell 2.0 architecture.
KFA2 GeForce GTX 970 GPU Palit GeForce GTX 950 StormX Dual
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 Based on NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950
GM204-200-A1 GPU Chip GM206-250-A1
Maxwell 2.0 Architecture Maxwell 2.0
13 Streaming Multiprocessors 6
1664 Shader 768
56 Render Output Units 32
104 Texture Units 48
0 Raytracing Cores 0

Memory

The graphics memory of the KFA2 GeForce GTX 970 clocks at 1.753 GHz, which corresponds to a speed of 7.0 Gbps.

The graphics memory speed of the Palit GeForce GTX 950 StormX Dual is 6.6 Gbps and the clock speed is 1.653 GHz.

4 GB Memory Size 2 GB
GDDR5 Memory Type GDDR5
1.753 GHz Memory Clock 1.653 GHz
7.0 Gbps Memory Speed 6.6 Gbps
224 GB/s Memory bandwidth 106 GB/s
256 bit Memory Interface 128 bit

Clock Speeds

The clock frequency of a graphics card determines the speed in connection with the graphics architecture.

1.051 GHz Base Clock 1.064 GHz
1.177 GHz Boost Clock 1.241 GHz
Avg (Game) Clock
Yes Overclocking Yes

Thermal Design

The KFA2 GeForce GTX 970 is powered by 2 x 6-Pin connectors. The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the graphics card is 145 W.

The Palit GeForce GTX 950 StormX Dual has 1 x 6-Pin PCIe power connectors that supply it with energy. The manufacturer specifies the TDP of the card as 90 W.

145 W TDP 90 W
-- TDP (up) --
98 °C Tjunction max 95 °C
2 x 6-Pin PCIe-Power 1 x 6-Pin

Cooler & Fans

The KFA2 GeForce GTX 970 is equipped with a total of 1 Radial main fans.

The Palit GeForce GTX 950 StormX Dual has 2 Axial main fans that cool the GPU and memory.

Radial Fan-Type Axial
1 x 65 mm Fan 1 2 x 80 mm
-- Fan 2 --
Air cooling Cooler-Type Air cooling
0 dB Noise (Idle) 0 dB
-- Noise (Load) --

Connectivity

Up to 4 screens can be operated with the KFA2 GeForce GTX 970.

The Palit GeForce GTX 950 StormX Dual supports the operation of a maximum of 4 monitors.

4 Max. Displays 4
2.2 HDCP-Version 2.2
1x HDMI v2.0 HDMI Ports 1x HDMI v2.0
1x DP v1.2 DP Ports 1x DP v1.2
2 DVI Ports 2
-- VGA Ports --
-- USB-C Ports --

Featureset

With the KFA2 GeForce GTX 970 it is possible to operate a screen with a maximum resolution of up to 4096x2160 pixels.

The maximum supported resolution of the Palit GeForce GTX 950 StormX Dual is 4096x2160 pixels.

4096x2160 Max. resolution 4096x2160
12_1 DirectX 12_1
No Raytracing No
No DLSS / FSR No
No LED lighting LED No LED lighting

Supported Video Codecs

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.

Decode / Encode h264 Decode / Encode
No h265 / HEVC No
No AV1 No
Decode VP8 Decode
No VP9 No

Dimensions

The KFA2 GeForce GTX 970 is connected to the system via PCIe 3 x 16 lanes and requires 2 PCIe-Slots space in the housing.

The Palit GeForce GTX 950 StormX Dual needs the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the case and has a PCIe 3 x 16 Lanes interface.

241 mm Length 215 mm
111 mm Height 112 mm
38 mm Width --
2 PCIe-Slots Width (Slots) 2 PCIe-Slots
-- Weight --
PCIe 3 x 16 GPU Interface PCIe 3 x 16
No SFF-Ready No

Additional data

The KFA2 GeForce GTX 970 has been manufactured with a structure width of 28 nanometers since Q3/2014.

The Palit GeForce GTX 950 StormX Dual came on the market in Q3/2015 and will have a structure width of 28 nanometers manufactured.

97NPH6DT6XVZ Part-no NE5X950S1041F
Q3/2014 Release date Q3/2015
299 $ Launch Price 159 $
28 nm Structure size 28 nm
data sheet Documents --

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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

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

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan

FP32 Performance (Single-precision TFLOPS)

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.

FP32 (TFLOPS)

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