GPU comparison with benchmarks

MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GD5T vs ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3060 Ti

MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GD5T
MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GD5T 4 GB GDDR5 · 1.18 GHz · 145 W Speed index 3/100

The MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GD5T has 1664 shader units and these clock a maximum of 1.18 GHz which results in an FP32 computing power of 3.92 TFLOPS.

ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3060 Ti 8 GB GDDR6 · 1.70 GHz · 200 W Speed index 14/100

The ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3060 Ti has 4864 shader units and these clock at a maximum of 1.70 GHz and achieve an FP32 computing power of 16.49 TFLOPS.

Quick comparison

In FP32 performance, the ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3060 Ti is 321 % faster than the MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GD5T.

MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GD5TASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Speed index
3/100
14/100
FP32
3.92 TFLOPS
16.49 TFLOPS
Boost Clock
1.18 GHz
1.70 GHz
Memory Size
4 GB GDDR5
8 GB GDDR6
Memory bandwidth
224 GB/s
448 GB/s
TDP
145 W
200 W
Launch Price
299 $
459 $
105 pts
346 pts

GPU

GPUMSI GeForce GTX 970 4GD5TASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Based onNVIDIA GeForce GTX 970NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
GPU ChipGM204-200-A1GA104-200-A1
Streaming Multiprocessors1338
Shader16644864
Render Output Units5680
Texture Units104152
Raytracing Cores--38
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The MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GD5T is equipped with a graphics chip of the Maxwell 2.0 architecture, which has 13 streaming multiprocessors.

The graphics card ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3060 Ti is based on the Ampere architecture and is equipped with 38 execution units.

Memory

MemoryMSI GeForce GTX 970 4GD5TASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Memory Size4 GB8 GB
Memory TypeGDDR5GDDR6
Memory Clock1.753 GHz1.750 GHz
Memory Speed7.0 Gbps14.0 Gbps
Memory bandwidth224 GB/s448 GB/s
Memory Interface256 bit256 bit
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The MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GD5T is equipped with a 4 GB large GDDR5 graphics memory, which is equipped with 1.753 GHz clocks.

The ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3060 Ti has a 8 GB large GDDR6 graphics memory and the memory clock is 1.750GHz.

Clock Speeds

Clock SpeedsMSI GeForce GTX 970 4GD5TASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Base Clock1.051 GHz1.410 GHz
Boost Clock1.178 GHz1.695 GHz
Avg (Game) Clock--1.67 GHz
OverclockingYesYes
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The MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GD5T has a turbo clock of 1.178 GHz. The turbo frequency of the ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3060 Ti is 1.695 GHz.

Thermal Design

Thermal DesignMSI GeForce GTX 970 4GD5TASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
TDP145 W200 W
TDP (up)--220 W
Tjunction max98 °C93 °C
PCIe-Power2 x 6-Pin1 x 8-Pin
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The MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GD5T has 2 x 6-Pin connectors through which it is supplied with power. The manufacturer specifies the maximum operating temperature of the graphics card as 98 °C.

The ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3060 Ti is equipped with a 1 x 8-Pin PCIe power connector that supplies it with power. The maximum operating temperature of the card is 93 °C.

Cooler & Fans

Cooler & FansMSI GeForce GTX 970 4GD5TASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Fan-TypeAxialAxial
Fan 12 x 100 mm2 x 100 mm
Cooler-TypeAir coolingAir cooling
Noise (Idle)0 dB0 dB
Noise (Load)--36 dB
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The graphics processor and graphics memory of the MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GD5T are cooled with a Air cooling.

The ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3060 Ti is cooled by a Air cooling.

Connectivity

ConnectivityMSI GeForce GTX 970 4GD5TASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Max. Displays44
HDCP2.22.3
HDMI1x HDMI 2.02x HDMI 2.1
DisplayPort1x DP 1.23x DP 1.4a
DVI2--
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The MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GD5T supports the downward compatible copy protection HDCP in version 2.2.

The ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3060 Ti supports HDCP in version 2.3 and all previous versions.

Featureset

FeaturesetMSI GeForce GTX 970 4GD5TASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Max. resolution4096x21607680x4320
DirectX12_112_2 (Ultimate)
RaytracingNoYes
DLSS / FSRNoYes
LEDNo LED lightingNo LED lighting
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The MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GD5T supports the DirectX standard from Microsoft in version 12_1.

The ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3060 Ti supports Microsoft's DirectX version 12_2 (Ultimate).

Supported Video Codecs

Supported Video CodecsMSI GeForce GTX 970 4GD5TASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
h264Decode / EncodeDecode / Encode
h265 / HEVCNoDecode / Encode
VP8DecodeDecode
VP9NoDecode
AV1NoDecode
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This area lists which video codecs can be decoded or encoded by the graphics cards in hardware. As a result, the power consumption can be reduced due to a lower processor load.

Dimensions

DimensionsMSI GeForce GTX 970 4GD5TASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Length275 mm269 mm
Height125 mm136 mm
Width36 mm52 mm
Width (Slots)2 Slots3 Slots
SFF-ReadyNoNo
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The MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GD5T is 36 mm wide and therefore needs the space of 3 PCIe-Slots in the case.

The width of the ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3060 Ti is 36 mm and thus requires the space of 3 PCIe-Slots in the PC case.

Additional data

Additional dataMSI GeForce GTX 970 4GD5TASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
GPU InterfacePCIe 3 x 16PCIe 4.0 x 16
Release dateQ4/2014Q4/2020
Launch Price299 $459 $
Structure size28 nm8 nm
Part-no--DUAL-RTX3060TI-8G
Documents--data sheet
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Manufactured using the 28 nanometer process, MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GD5T was released in Q4/2014.

The ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3060 Ti published in Q4/2020 is manufactured with a structure width of 8 nanometers.

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 ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3060 Ti +277.0 %

  1. 1,489
  2. 5,613

Port Royal (Raytracing)

  1. no data
  2. 6,870

Speed Way Graphics Score (Raytracing)

  1. no data
  2. 2,933

Cyberpunk 2077

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.

3840x2160 (2160p)

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  2. 41 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)

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  2. 48 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

  1. no data
  2. 72 fps (avg)

The Last of Us Part 1

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.

3840x2160 (2160p)

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  2. 18 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)

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  2. 41 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

  1. no data
  2. 90 fps (avg)

Battlefield 5

Battlefield 5 is a visually stunning game that is ideal as a graphics card benchmark. We test the game with maximum details on Windows 10.

3840x2160 (2160p)

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  2. 69 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)

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  2. 122 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

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  2. 169 fps (avg)

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 ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3060 Ti +315.3 %

  1. 26,734
  2. 111,037

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3060 Ti +230.7 %

  1. 31,845
  2. 105,319

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