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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 vs ZOTAC GeForce GTX 960 AMP! Edition 2xDVI

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

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 is based on the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 (Maxwell 2.0) and has 4 GB GDDR5 graphics memory with a bandwidth of 224 GB/s.

ZOTAC GeForce GTX 960 AMP! Edition 2xDVI
ZOTAC GeForce GTX 960 AMP! Edition 2xDVI 2 GB GDDR5 · 1.33 GHz · 120 W Speed index 2/100

The ZOTAC GeForce GTX 960 AMP! Edition 2xDVI is based on the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 (Maxwell 2.0) and has 2 GB GDDR5 graphics memory with a bandwidth of 112 GB/s.

Quick comparison

In FP32 performance, the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 is 44 % faster than the ZOTAC GeForce GTX 960 AMP! Edition 2xDVI.

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970ZOTAC GeForce GTX 960 AMP! Edition 2xDVI
Speed index
3/100
2/100
FP32
3.92 TFLOPS
2.72 TFLOPS
Boost Clock
1.18 GHz
1.33 GHz
Memory Size
4 GB GDDR5
2 GB GDDR5
Memory bandwidth
224 GB/s
112 GB/s
TDP
145 W
120 W
Launch Price
299 $
249 $
110 pts
68 pts

GPU

GPUNVIDIA GeForce GTX 970ZOTAC GeForce GTX 960 AMP! Edition 2xDVI
Based onNVIDIA GeForce GTX 970NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960
GPU ChipGM204-200-A1GM206-300-A1
Streaming Multiprocessors138
Shader16641024
Render Output Units5632
Texture Units10464
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The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 has the GM204-200-A1 graphics chip installed, which is based on the Maxwell 2.0 architecture.

The ZOTAC GeForce GTX 960 AMP! Edition 2xDVI is based on the graphics chip GM206-300-A1, which comes from the Maxwell 2.0 architecture.

Memory

MemoryNVIDIA GeForce GTX 970ZOTAC GeForce GTX 960 AMP! Edition 2xDVI
Memory Size4 GB2 GB
Memory TypeGDDR5GDDR5
Memory Clock1.753 GHz1.753 GHz
Memory Speed7.0 Gbps7.0 Gbps
Memory bandwidth224 GB/s112 GB/s
Memory Interface256 bit128 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 ZOTAC GeForce GTX 960 AMP! Edition 2xDVI is 7.0 Gbps and the clock speed is 1.753 GHz.

Clock Speeds

Clock SpeedsNVIDIA GeForce GTX 970ZOTAC GeForce GTX 960 AMP! Edition 2xDVI
Base Clock1.050 GHz1.266 GHz
Boost Clock1.178 GHz1.329 GHz
OverclockingYesYes
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The clock frequency of a graphics card determines the speed in connection with the graphics architecture.

Thermal Design

Thermal DesignNVIDIA GeForce GTX 970ZOTAC GeForce GTX 960 AMP! Edition 2xDVI
TDP145 W120 W
Tjunction max98 °C98 °C
PCIe-Power2 x 6-Pin1 x 6-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 ZOTAC GeForce GTX 960 AMP! Edition 2xDVI has 1 x 6-Pin PCIe power connectors that supply it with energy. The manufacturer specifies the TDP of the card as 120 W.

Cooler & Fans

Cooler & FansNVIDIA GeForce GTX 970ZOTAC GeForce GTX 960 AMP! Edition 2xDVI
Fan-TypeRadialAxial
Fan 11 x 65 mm2 x 90 mm
Cooler-TypeAir coolingAir cooling
Noise (Idle)0 dB0 dB
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The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 is equipped with a total of 1 Radial main fans.

The ZOTAC GeForce GTX 960 AMP! Edition 2xDVI has 2 Axial main fans that cool the GPU and memory.

Connectivity

ConnectivityNVIDIA GeForce GTX 970ZOTAC GeForce GTX 960 AMP! Edition 2xDVI
Max. Displays44
HDCP2.22.2
HDMI1x HDMI 2.01x HDMI 2.0
DisplayPort3x DP 1.23x DP 1.2
DVI11
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Up to 4 screens can be operated with the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970.

The ZOTAC GeForce GTX 960 AMP! Edition 2xDVI supports the operation of a maximum of 4 monitors.

Featureset

FeaturesetNVIDIA GeForce GTX 970ZOTAC GeForce GTX 960 AMP! Edition 2xDVI
Max. resolution4096x21604096x2160
DirectX12_112_1
RaytracingNoNo
DLSS / FSRNoNo
LEDNo LED lightingNo 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 ZOTAC GeForce GTX 960 AMP! Edition 2xDVI is 4096x2160 pixels.

Supported Video Codecs

Supported Video CodecsNVIDIA GeForce GTX 970ZOTAC GeForce GTX 960 AMP! Edition 2xDVI
h264Decode / EncodeDecode / Encode
h265 / HEVCNoNo
VP8DecodeDecode
VP9NoNo
AV1NoNo
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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

DimensionsNVIDIA GeForce GTX 970ZOTAC GeForce GTX 960 AMP! Edition 2xDVI
Length267 mm208 mm
Height111 mm111 mm
Width40 mm--
Width (Slots)2 Slots2 Slots
SFF-ReadyNoNo
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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 ZOTAC GeForce GTX 960 AMP! Edition 2xDVI needs the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the case and has a PCIe 3 x 16 Lanes interface.

Additional data

Additional dataNVIDIA GeForce GTX 970ZOTAC GeForce GTX 960 AMP! Edition 2xDVI
GPU InterfacePCIe 3 x 16PCIe 3 x 16
Release dateQ3/2014Q1/2015
Launch Price299 $249 $
Structure size28 nm28 nm
Part-no--ZT-90304-10M
Documentsdata sheet--
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The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 has been manufactured with a structure width of 28 nanometers since Q3/2014.

The ZOTAC GeForce GTX 960 AMP! Edition 2xDVI came on the market in Q1/2015 and will have a structure width of 28 nanometers manufactured.

Benchmark results

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 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 +31.9 %

  1. 26,734
  2. 20,275

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 +37.6 %

  1. 31,845
  2. 23,135

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