In the gpu comparison between the MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GD5 and the ASUS Strix GeForce GTX 960 OC, we compare both the technical data and the benchmark results of the two graphics cards.
Quick comparison
In FP32 performance, the MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GD5 is 46 % faster than the ASUS Strix GeForce GTX 960 OC.
The MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GD5 is based on the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 and has 1664 texture shaders and 13 execution units.
ASUS Strix GeForce GTX 960 OC is based on NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960, which has 1024 shaders and 8 execution units.
Memory
Memory
MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GD5
ASUS Strix GeForce GTX 960 OC
Memory Size
4 GB
2 GB
Memory Type
GDDR5
GDDR5
Memory Clock
1.753 GHz
1.800 GHz
Memory Speed
7.0 Gbps
7.2 Gbps
Memory bandwidth
224 GB/s
115 GB/s
Memory Interface
256 bit
128 bit
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The MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GD5 has 4 GB of graphics memory of the type GDDR5 and achieves a memory bandwidth of 224 GB/s.
The ASUS Strix GeForce GTX 960 OC can access 2 GB GDDR5 graphics memory and thus achieves a memory bandwidth of 115 GB/s.
Clock Speeds
Clock Speeds
MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GD5
ASUS Strix GeForce GTX 960 OC
Base Clock
1.051 GHz
1.253 GHz
Boost Clock
1.178 GHz
1.317 GHz
Overclocking
Yes
Yes
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The MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GD5 clocks in the base with up to 1.051 GHz. The base frequency of the ASUS Strix GeForce GTX 960 OC is 1.253 GHz.
Thermal Design
Thermal Design
MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GD5
ASUS Strix GeForce GTX 960 OC
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 TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GD5 is 145 W. The graphics card is supplied with energy via the 2 x 6-Pin connector.
The ASUS Strix GeForce GTX 960 OC has a TDP of 120 W and is supplied with the required energy via 1 x 6-Pin PCIe power connectors.
Cooler & Fans
Cooler & Fans
MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GD5
ASUS Strix GeForce GTX 960 OC
Fan-Type
Radial
Axial
Fan 1
1 x 65 mm
2 x 75 mm
Cooler-Type
Air cooling
Air cooling
Noise (Idle)
0 dB
0 dB
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The MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GD5 has a total of 1 Radial fans.
The ASUS Strix GeForce GTX 960 OC has 2 Axial fans to cool the GPU and memory.
Connectivity
Connectivity
MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GD5
ASUS Strix GeForce GTX 960 OC
Max. Displays
4
4
HDCP
2.2
2.2
HDMI
1x HDMI 2.0
1x HDMI 2.0
DisplayPort
3x DP 1.2
3x DP 1.2
DVI
1
1
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In the connectivity category, we recorded the number of ports on a graphics card. A total of 4 screens can be connected to the MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GD5.
The ASUS Strix GeForce GTX 960 OC supports a maximum of 4 screens.
Featureset
Featureset
MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GD5
ASUS Strix GeForce GTX 960 OC
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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The MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GD5 supports a maximum resolution of 4096x2160 pixels.
The maximum resolution of the ASUS Strix GeForce GTX 960 OC is 4096x2160 pixels.
Supported Video Codecs
Supported Video Codecs
MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GD5
ASUS Strix GeForce GTX 960 OC
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 directly in the graphics card reduces the load when playing or creating videos.
Dimensions
Dimensions
MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GD5
ASUS Strix GeForce GTX 960 OC
Length
269 mm
215 mm
Height
111 mm
121 mm
Width
38 mm
41 mm
Width (Slots)
2 Slots
2 Slots
Weight
890 g
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SFF-Ready
No
No
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The MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GD5 is 269 mm long, 111 mm high and 38 mm wide.
The ASUS Strix GeForce GTX 960 OC is 215 mm long, 121 mm high and 41 mm wide.
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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