PNY RTX A4000
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GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 970 Twin Turbo OC
GPU comparison with benchmarksThe PNY RTX A4000 is based on the NVIDIA RTX A4000 (Ampere) and has 16 GB GDDR6 graphics memory with a bandwidth of 512 GB/s.
The GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 970 Twin Turbo OC 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. |
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GPUThe PNY RTX A4000 has the GA104-875-A1 graphics chip installed, which is based on the Ampere architecture. The GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 970 Twin Turbo OC is based on the graphics chip GM204-200-A1, which comes from the Maxwell 2.0 architecture. |
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| PNY RTX A4000 | GPU | GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 970 Twin Turbo OC |
| NVIDIA RTX A4000 | Based on | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 |
| GA104-875-A1 | GPU Chip | GM204-200-A1 |
| Ampere | Architecture | Maxwell 2.0 |
| 48 | Streaming Multiprocessors | 13 |
| 6144 | Shader | 1664 |
| 96 | Render Output Units | 56 |
| 192 | Texture Units | 104 |
| 48 | Raytracing Cores | 0 |
MemoryThe graphics memory of the PNY RTX A4000 clocks at 2.000 GHz, which corresponds to a speed of 14.0 Gbps. The graphics memory speed of the GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 970 Twin Turbo OC is 7.0 Gbps and the clock speed is 1.753 GHz. |
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| 16 GB | Memory Size | 4 GB |
| GDDR6 | Memory Type | GDDR5 |
| 2.000 GHz | Memory Clock | 1.753 GHz |
| 14.0 Gbps | Memory Speed | 7.0 Gbps |
| 512 GB/s | Memory bandwidth | 224 GB/s |
| 256 bit | Memory Interface | 256 bit |
Clock SpeedsThe clock frequency of a graphics card determines the speed in connection with the graphics architecture. |
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| 0.735 GHz | Base Clock | 1.101 GHz |
| 1.560 GHz | Boost Clock | 1.241 GHz |
| Avg (Game) Clock | 1.22 GHz | |
| Yes | Overclocking | Yes |
Thermal DesignThe PNY RTX A4000 is powered by 1 x 6-Pin connectors. The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the graphics card is 140 W. The GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 970 Twin Turbo OC has 1 x 8-Pin PCIe power connectors that supply it with energy. The manufacturer specifies the TDP of the card as 145 W. |
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| 140 W | TDP | 145 W |
| -- | TDP (up) | -- |
| 93 °C | Tjunction max | 98 °C |
| 1 x 6-Pin | PCIe-Power | 1 x 8-Pin |
Cooler & FansThe PNY RTX A4000 is equipped with a total of 1 Radial main fans. The GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 970 Twin Turbo OC has 1 Radial main fans that cool the GPU and memory. |
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| Radial | Fan-Type | Radial |
| 1 x 55 mm | Fan 1 | 1 x 65 mm |
| -- | Fan 2 | -- |
| Air cooling | Cooler-Type | Air cooling |
| dB | Noise (Idle) | 0 dB |
| -- | Noise (Load) | -- |
ConnectivityUp to 4 screens can be operated with the PNY RTX A4000. The GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 970 Twin Turbo OC supports the operation of a maximum of 4 monitors. |
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| 4 | Max. Displays | 4 |
| 2.3 | HDCP-Version | 2.2 |
| -- | HDMI Ports | 1x HDMI v2.0 |
| 4x DP v1.4 | DP Ports | 3x DP v1.2 |
| -- | DVI Ports | 1 |
| -- | VGA Ports | -- |
| -- | USB-C Ports | -- |
FeaturesetWith the PNY RTX A4000 it is possible to operate a screen with a maximum resolution of up to 7680x4320 pixels. The maximum supported resolution of the GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 970 Twin Turbo OC is 4096x2160 pixels. |
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| 7680x4320 | Max. resolution | 4096x2160 |
| 12_2 (Ultimate) | DirectX | 12_1 |
| Yes | Raytracing | No |
| Yes | DLSS / FSR | No |
| No LED lighting | LED | No LED lighting |
Supported Video CodecsThe 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. |
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| Decode / Encode | h264 | Decode / Encode |
| Decode / Encode | h265 / HEVC | No |
| Decode | AV1 | No |
| Decode | VP8 | Decode |
| Decode | VP9 | No |
DimensionsThe PNY RTX A4000 is connected to the system via PCIe 4.0 x 16 lanes and requires 2 PCIe-Slots space in the housing. The GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 970 Twin Turbo OC needs the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the case and has a PCIe 3 x 16 Lanes interface. |
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| 243 mm | Length | 263 mm |
| 112 mm | Height | 121 mm |
| -- | Width | 36 mm |
| 2 PCIe-Slots | Width (Slots) | 2 PCIe-Slots |
| 500 g | Weight | -- |
| PCIe 4.0 x 16 | GPU Interface | PCIe 3 x 16 |
Additional dataThe PNY RTX A4000 has been manufactured with a structure width of 8 nanometers since Q3/2021. The GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 970 Twin Turbo OC came on the market in Q3/2015 and will have a structure width of 28 nanometers manufactured. |
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| VCNRTXA4000-PB | Part-no | GV-N970TTOC-4GD |
| Q3/2021 | Release date | Q3/2015 |
| 1,400 $ | Launch Price | 329 $ |
| 8 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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PNY RTX A4000
16 GB GDDR6 |
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GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 970 Twin Turbo OC
4 GB GDDR5 |
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Port Royal (Raytracing)
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PNY RTX A4000
16 GB GDDR6 |
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Speed Way Graphics Score (Raytracing)
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PNY RTX A4000
16 GB GDDR6 |
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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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PNY RTX A4000
16 GB GDDR6 |
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GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 970 Twin Turbo OC
4 GB GDDR5 |
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Geekbench 6 - Vulkan
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PNY RTX A4000
16 GB GDDR6 |
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GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 970 Twin Turbo OC
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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PNY RTX A4000
16 GB GDDR6 |
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GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 970 Twin Turbo OC
4 GB GDDR5 |
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