The INNO3D GeForce RTX 3090 iCHILL X4 is based on the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 (Ampere) and has 24 GB GDDR6X graphics memory with a bandwidth of 936 GB/s.
Quick comparison
In FP32 performance, the INNO3D GeForce RTX 3090 iCHILL X4 is 840 % faster than the Palit GeForce GTX 970.
The Palit GeForce GTX 970 has the GM204-200-A1 graphics chip installed, which is based on the Maxwell 2.0 architecture.
The INNO3D GeForce RTX 3090 iCHILL X4 is based on the graphics chip GA102-300-A1, which comes from the Ampere architecture.
Memory
Memory
Palit GeForce GTX 970
INNO3D GeForce RTX 3090 iCHILL X4
Memory Size
4 GB
24 GB
Memory Type
GDDR5
GDDR6X
Memory Clock
1.753 GHz
1.219 GHz
Memory Speed
7.0 Gbps
19.5 Gbps
Memory bandwidth
224 GB/s
936 GB/s
Memory Interface
256 bit
384 bit
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The graphics memory of the Palit GeForce GTX 970 clocks at 1.753 GHz, which corresponds to a speed of 7.0 Gbps.
The graphics memory speed of the INNO3D GeForce RTX 3090 iCHILL X4 is 19.5 Gbps and the clock speed is 1.219 GHz.
Clock Speeds
Clock Speeds
Palit GeForce GTX 970
INNO3D GeForce RTX 3090 iCHILL X4
Base Clock
1.051 GHz
1.395 GHz
Boost Clock
1.178 GHz
1.755 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
Palit GeForce GTX 970
INNO3D GeForce RTX 3090 iCHILL X4
TDP
145 W
370 W
Tjunction max
98 °C
93 °C
PCIe-Power
2 x 6-Pin
2 x 8-Pin
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The Palit GeForce GTX 970 is powered by 2 x 6-Pin connectors. The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the graphics card is 145 W.
The INNO3D GeForce RTX 3090 iCHILL X4 has 2 x 8-Pin PCIe power connectors that supply it with energy. The manufacturer specifies the TDP of the card as 370 W.
Cooler & Fans
Cooler & Fans
Palit GeForce GTX 970
INNO3D GeForce RTX 3090 iCHILL X4
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
Noise (Load)
--
44.5 dB
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The Palit GeForce GTX 970 is equipped with a total of 1 Radial main fans.
The INNO3D GeForce RTX 3090 iCHILL X4 has 3 Axial main fans that cool the GPU and memory.
Connectivity
Connectivity
Palit GeForce GTX 970
INNO3D GeForce RTX 3090 iCHILL X4
Max. Displays
4
4
HDCP
2.2
2.3
HDMI
1x HDMI 2.0
1x HDMI 2.1
DisplayPort
2x DP 1.2
3x DP 1.4a
DVI
1
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Up to 4 screens can be operated with the Palit GeForce GTX 970.
The INNO3D GeForce RTX 3090 iCHILL X4 supports the operation of a maximum of 4 monitors.
Featureset
Featureset
Palit GeForce GTX 970
INNO3D GeForce RTX 3090 iCHILL X4
Max. resolution
4096x2160
7680x4320
DirectX
12_1
12_2 (Ultimate)
Raytracing
No
Yes
DLSS / FSR
No
Yes
LED
No LED lighting
ASUS Aura Sync, GIGABYTE RGB Fusion, MSI Mystic Light
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With the Palit 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 INNO3D GeForce RTX 3090 iCHILL X4 is 7680x4320 pixels.
Supported Video Codecs
Supported Video Codecs
Palit GeForce GTX 970
INNO3D GeForce RTX 3090 iCHILL X4
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
Palit GeForce GTX 970
INNO3D GeForce RTX 3090 iCHILL X4
Length
241 mm
300 mm
Height
111 mm
135 mm
Width
38 mm
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Width (Slots)
2 Slots
3 Slots
SFF-Ready
No
No
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The Palit GeForce GTX 970 is connected to the system via PCIe 3 x 16 lanes and requires 2 PCIe-Slots space in the housing.
The INNO3D GeForce RTX 3090 iCHILL X4 needs the space of 3 PCIe-Slots in the case and has a PCIe 4.0 x 16 Lanes interface.
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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.
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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