MSI GeForce RTX 4060 Ti GAMING X SLIM 8G
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GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 970 G1 Gaming
GPU comparison with benchmarksThe MSI GeForce RTX 4060 Ti GAMING X SLIM 8G has 4352 shader units and these clock a maximum of 2.69 GHz which results in an FP32 computing power of 23.37 TFLOPS.
The GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 970 G1 Gaming has 1664 shader units and these clock at a maximum of 1.35 GHz and achieve an FP32 computing power of 4.51 TFLOPS. |
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GPUThe MSI GeForce RTX 4060 Ti GAMING X SLIM 8G is equipped with a graphics chip of the Ada Lovelace architecture, which has 34 streaming multiprocessors. The graphics card GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 970 G1 Gaming is based on the Maxwell 2.0 architecture and is equipped with 13 execution units. |
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| MSI GeForce RTX 4060 Ti GAMING X SLIM 8G | GPU | GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 970 G1 Gaming |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 TI (8GB) | Based on | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 |
| AD106-350-A1 | GPU Chip | GM204-200-A1 |
| Ada Lovelace | Architecture | Maxwell 2.0 |
| 34 | Streaming Multiprocessors | 13 |
| 4352 | Shader | 1664 |
| 48 | Render Output Units | 56 |
| 136 | Texture Units | 104 |
| 34 | Raytracing Cores | 0 |
MemoryThe MSI GeForce RTX 4060 Ti GAMING X SLIM 8G is equipped with a 8 GB large GDDR6 graphics memory, which is equipped with 2.250 GHz clocks. The GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 970 G1 Gaming has a 4 GB large GDDR5 graphics memory and the memory clock is 1.753GHz. |
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| 8 GB | Memory Size | 4 GB |
| GDDR6 | Memory Type | GDDR5 |
| 2.250 GHz | Memory Clock | 1.753 GHz |
| 18.0 Gbps | Memory Speed | 7.0 Gbps |
| 288 GB/s | Memory bandwidth | 224 GB/s |
| 128 bit | Memory Interface | 256 bit |
Clock SpeedsThe MSI GeForce RTX 4060 Ti GAMING X SLIM 8G has a turbo clock of 2.685 GHz. The turbo frequency of the GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 970 G1 Gaming is 1.354 GHz. |
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| 2.310 GHz | Base Clock | 1.203 GHz |
| 2.685 GHz | Boost Clock | 1.354 GHz |
| Avg (Game) Clock | 1.33 GHz | |
| Yes | Overclocking | Yes |
Thermal DesignThe MSI GeForce RTX 4060 Ti GAMING X SLIM 8G has 1 x 8-Pin connectors through which it is supplied with power. The manufacturer specifies the maximum operating temperature of the graphics card as 90 °C. The GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 970 G1 Gaming is equipped with a 1 x 6-Pin, 1 x 8-Pin PCIe power connector that supplies it with power. The maximum operating temperature of the card is 98 °C. |
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| 160 W | TDP | 145 W |
| -- | TDP (up) | -- |
| 90 °C | Tjunction max | 98 °C |
| 1 x 8-Pin | PCIe-Power | 1 x 6-Pin, 1 x 8-Pin |
Cooler & FansThe graphics processor and graphics memory of the MSI GeForce RTX 4060 Ti GAMING X SLIM 8G are cooled with a Air cooling. The GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 970 G1 Gaming is cooled by a Air cooling. |
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| Axial | Fan-Type | Axial |
| 3 x 90 mm | Fan 1 | 3 x 80 mm |
| -- | Fan 2 | -- |
| Air cooling | Cooler-Type | Air cooling |
| 0 dB | Noise (Idle) | 0 dB |
| -- | Noise (Load) | -- |
ConnectivityThe MSI GeForce RTX 4060 Ti GAMING X SLIM 8G supports the downward compatible copy protection HDCP in version 2.3. The GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 970 G1 Gaming supports HDCP in version 2.2 and all previous versions. |
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| 4 | Max. Displays | 4 |
| 2.3 | HDCP-Version | 2.2 |
| 1x HDMI v2.1a | HDMI Ports | 1x HDMI v2.0 |
| 3x DP v1.4a | DP Ports | 3x DP v1.2 |
| -- | DVI Ports | 2 |
| -- | VGA Ports | -- |
| -- | USB-C Ports | -- |
FeaturesetThe MSI GeForce RTX 4060 Ti GAMING X SLIM 8G supports the DirectX standard from Microsoft in version 12_2 (Ultimate). The GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 970 G1 Gaming supports Microsoft's DirectX version 12_1. |
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| 7680x4320 | Max. resolution | 4096x2160 |
| 12_2 (Ultimate) | DirectX | 12_1 |
| Yes | Raytracing | No |
| Yes | DLSS / FSR | No |
| Non addressable LED | LED | Addressable LED |
Supported Video CodecsThis 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. |
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| Decode / Encode | h264 | Decode / Encode |
| Decode / Encode | h265 / HEVC | No |
| Decode / Encode | AV1 | No |
| Decode | VP8 | Decode |
| Decode | VP9 | No |
DimensionsThe MSI GeForce RTX 4060 Ti GAMING X SLIM 8G is 46 mm wide and therefore needs the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the case. The width of the GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 970 G1 Gaming is 46 mm and thus requires the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the PC case. |
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| 307 mm | Length | 299 mm |
| 125 mm | Height | 114 mm |
| 46 mm | Width | 39 mm |
| 3 PCIe-Slots | Width (Slots) | 2 PCIe-Slots |
| 895 g | Weight | -- |
| PCIe 4.0 x 8 | GPU Interface | PCIe 3 x 16 |
Additional dataManufactured using the 5 nanometer process, MSI GeForce RTX 4060 Ti GAMING X SLIM 8G was released in Q4/2023. The GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 970 G1 Gaming published in Q3/2014 is manufactured with a structure width of 28 nanometers. |
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| -- | Part-no | GV-N970G1 GAMING-4GD |
| Q4/2023 | Release date | Q3/2014 |
| 399 $ (Reference) | Launch Price | 329 $ |
| 5 nm | Structure size | 28 nm |
| data sheet | Documents | data sheet |
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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
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GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 970 G1 Gaming
4 GB GDDR5 |
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Port Royal (Raytracing)
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8 GB GDDR6 |
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Speed Way Graphics Score (Raytracing)
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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MSI GeForce RTX 4060 Ti GAMING X SLIM 8G
8 GB GDDR6 |
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GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 970 G1 Gaming
4 GB GDDR5 |
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Geekbench 6 - Vulkan
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8 GB GDDR6 |
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GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 970 G1 Gaming
4 GB GDDR5 |
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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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MSI GeForce RTX 4060 Ti GAMING X SLIM 8G
8 GB GDDR6 |
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GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 970 G1 Gaming
4 GB GDDR5 |
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