The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 has the GM204-200-A1 graphics chip installed, which is based on the Maxwell 2.0 architecture.
The GALAX GeForce GTX 970 HOF is based on the graphics chip GM204-200-A1, which comes from the Maxwell 2.0 architecture.
Memory
Memory
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
GALAX GeForce GTX 970 HOF
Memory Size
4 GB
4 GB
Memory Type
GDDR5
GDDR5
Memory Clock
1.753 GHz
1.753 GHz
Memory Speed
7.0 Gbps
7.0 Gbps
Memory bandwidth
224 GB/s
224 GB/s
Memory Interface
256 bit
256 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 GALAX GeForce GTX 970 HOF is 7.0 Gbps and the clock speed is 1.753 GHz.
Clock Speeds
Clock Speeds
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
GALAX GeForce GTX 970 HOF
Base Clock
1.050 GHz
1.228 GHz+17 %
Boost Clock
1.178 GHz
1.380 GHz+17 %
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
GALAX GeForce GTX 970 HOF
TDP
145 W
145 W
Tjunction max
98 °C
98 °C
PCIe-Power
2 x 6-Pin
2 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 GALAX GeForce GTX 970 HOF has 2 x 8-Pin PCIe power connectors that supply it with energy. The manufacturer specifies the TDP of the card as 145 W.
Cooler & Fans
Cooler & Fans
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
GALAX GeForce GTX 970 HOF
Fan-Type
Radial
Axial
Fan 1
1 x 65 mm
3 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 GALAX GeForce GTX 970 HOF has 3 Axial main fans that cool the GPU and memory.
Connectivity
Connectivity
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
GALAX GeForce GTX 970 HOF
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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Up to 4 screens can be operated with the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970.
The GALAX GeForce GTX 970 HOF supports the operation of a maximum of 4 monitors.
Featureset
Featureset
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
GALAX GeForce GTX 970 HOF
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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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 GALAX GeForce GTX 970 HOF is 4096x2160 pixels.
Supported Video Codecs
Supported Video Codecs
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
GALAX GeForce GTX 970 HOF
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 can have a positive impact on the lower energy consumption and less waste heat from the graphics card.
Dimensions
Dimensions
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
GALAX GeForce GTX 970 HOF
Length
267 mm
308 mm
Height
111 mm
129 mm
Width
40 mm
49 mm
Width (Slots)
2 Slots
3 Slots
SFF-Ready
No
No
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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 GALAX GeForce GTX 970 HOF needs the space of 3 PCIe-Slots in the case and has a PCIe 3 x 16 Lanes interface.
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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