The Gainward GeForce RTX 4070 Ghost OC is based on the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 (Ada Lovelace) and has 12 GB GDDR6X graphics memory with a bandwidth of 504 GB/s.
Quick comparison
In FP32 performance, the Gainward GeForce RTX 4070 Ghost OC is 666 % faster than the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970.
The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 has the GM204-200-A1 graphics chip installed, which is based on the Maxwell 2.0 architecture.
The Gainward GeForce RTX 4070 Ghost OC is based on the graphics chip AD104-250-A1, which comes from the Ada Lovelace architecture.
Memory
Memory
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
Gainward GeForce RTX 4070 Ghost OC
Memory Size
4 GB
12 GB
Memory Type
GDDR5
GDDR6X
Memory Clock
1.753 GHz
1.313 GHz
Memory Speed
7.0 Gbps
21.0 Gbps
Memory bandwidth
224 GB/s
504 GB/s
Memory Interface
256 bit
192 bit
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The graphics memory of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 clocks at 1.753 GHz, which corresponds to a speed of 7.0 Gbps.
The graphics memory speed of the Gainward GeForce RTX 4070 Ghost OC is 21.0 Gbps and the clock speed is 1.313 GHz.
Clock Speeds
Clock Speeds
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
Gainward GeForce RTX 4070 Ghost OC
Base Clock
1.050 GHz
1.920 GHz
Boost Clock
1.178 GHz
2.550 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
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
Gainward GeForce RTX 4070 Ghost OC
TDP
145 W
200 W
Tjunction max
98 °C
90 °C
PCIe-Power
2 x 6-Pin
1 x 8-Pin
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The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 is powered by 2 x 6-Pin connectors. The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the graphics card is 145 W.
The Gainward GeForce RTX 4070 Ghost OC has 1 x 8-Pin PCIe power connectors that supply it with energy. The manufacturer specifies the TDP of the card as 200 W.
Cooler & Fans
Cooler & Fans
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
Gainward GeForce RTX 4070 Ghost OC
Fan-Type
Radial
Axial
Fan 1
1 x 65 mm
2 x 90 mm
Cooler-Type
Air cooling
Air cooling
Noise (Idle)
0 dB
0 dB
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The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 is equipped with a total of 1 Radial main fans.
The Gainward GeForce RTX 4070 Ghost OC has 2 Axial main fans that cool the GPU and memory.
Connectivity
Connectivity
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
Gainward GeForce RTX 4070 Ghost OC
Max. Displays
4
4
HDCP
2.2
2.3
HDMI
1x HDMI 2.0
1x HDMI 2.1a
DisplayPort
3x DP 1.2
3x DP 1.4a
DVI
1
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Up to 4 screens can be operated with the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970.
The Gainward GeForce RTX 4070 Ghost OC supports the operation of a maximum of 4 monitors.
Featureset
Featureset
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
Gainward GeForce RTX 4070 Ghost OC
Max. resolution
4096x2160
7680x4320
DirectX
12_1
12_2 (Ultimate)
Raytracing
No
Yes
DLSS / FSR
No
Yes
LED
No LED lighting
No LED lighting
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With the NVIDIA 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 Gainward GeForce RTX 4070 Ghost OC is 7680x4320 pixels.
Supported Video Codecs
Supported Video Codecs
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
Gainward GeForce RTX 4070 Ghost OC
h264
Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode
h265 / HEVC
No
Decode / Encode
VP8
Decode
Decode
VP9
No
Decode
AV1
No
Decode
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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
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
Gainward GeForce RTX 4070 Ghost OC
Length
267 mm
269 mm
Height
111 mm
132 mm
Width
40 mm
40 mm
Width (Slots)
2 Slots
2 Slots
SFF-Ready
No
Yes
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The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 is connected to the system via PCIe 3 x 16 lanes and requires 2 PCIe-Slots space in the housing.
The Gainward GeForce RTX 4070 Ghost OC needs the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the case and has a PCIe 4.0 x 16 Lanes interface.
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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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