In the gpu comparison between the SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 6500 XT V2 and the Gainward GeForce GTX 970, we compare both the technical data and the benchmark results of the two graphics cards.
Quick comparison
In FP32 performance, the SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 6500 XT V2 is 48 % faster than the Gainward GeForce GTX 970.
The SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 6500 XT V2 is based on the AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT and has 1024 texture shaders and 16 execution units.
Gainward GeForce GTX 970 is based on NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970, which has 1664 shaders and 13 execution units.
Memory
Memory
SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 6500 XT V2
Gainward GeForce GTX 970
Memory Size
4 GB
4 GB
Memory Type
GDDR6
GDDR5
Memory Clock
2.250 GHz
1.753 GHz
Memory Speed
18.0 Gbps
7.0 Gbps
Memory bandwidth
144 GB/s
224 GB/s
Memory Interface
64 bit
256 bit
More information
The SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 6500 XT V2 has 4 GB of graphics memory of the type GDDR6 and achieves a memory bandwidth of 144 GB/s.
The Gainward GeForce GTX 970 can access 4 GB GDDR5 graphics memory and thus achieves a memory bandwidth of 224 GB/s.
Clock Speeds
Clock Speeds
SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 6500 XT V2
Gainward GeForce GTX 970
Base Clock
2.200 GHz
1.051 GHz
Boost Clock
2.825 GHz
1.178 GHz
Avg (Game) Clock
2.69 GHz
--
Overclocking
Yes
Yes
More information
The SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 6500 XT V2 clocks in the base with up to 2.200 GHz. The base frequency of the Gainward GeForce GTX 970 is 1.051 GHz.
Thermal Design
Thermal Design
SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 6500 XT V2
Gainward GeForce GTX 970
TDP
130 W
145 W
Tjunction max
97 °C
98 °C
PCIe-Power
1 x 6-Pin
2 x 6-Pin
More information
The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 6500 XT V2 is 130 W. The graphics card is supplied with energy via the 1 x 6-Pin connector.
The Gainward GeForce GTX 970 has a TDP of 145 W and is supplied with the required energy via 2 x 6-Pin PCIe power connectors.
Cooler & Fans
Cooler & Fans
SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 6500 XT V2
Gainward GeForce GTX 970
Fan-Type
Axial
Radial
Fan 1
2 x 90 mm
1 x 65 mm
Cooler-Type
Air cooling
Air cooling
Noise (Idle)
0 dB
0 dB
More information
The SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 6500 XT V2 has a total of 2 Axial fans.
The Gainward GeForce GTX 970 has 1 Radial fans to cool the GPU and memory.
Connectivity
Connectivity
SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 6500 XT V2
Gainward GeForce GTX 970
Max. Displays
2
4
HDCP
2.3
2.2
HDMI
1x HDMI 2.1
1x HDMI 2.0
DisplayPort
1x DP 1.4a
3x DP 1.2
DVI
--
1
More information
In the connectivity category, we recorded the number of ports on a graphics card. A total of 2 screens can be connected to the SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 6500 XT V2.
The Gainward GeForce GTX 970 supports a maximum of 4 screens.
Featureset
Featureset
SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 6500 XT V2
Gainward GeForce GTX 970
Max. resolution
7680x4320
4096x2160
DirectX
12_2 (Ultimate)
12_1
Raytracing
Yes
No
DLSS / FSR
Yes
No
LED
No LED lighting
No LED lighting
More information
The SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 6500 XT V2 supports a maximum resolution of 7680x4320 pixels.
The maximum resolution of the Gainward GeForce GTX 970 is 4096x2160 pixels.
Supported Video Codecs
Supported Video Codecs
SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 6500 XT V2
Gainward GeForce GTX 970
h264
Decode
Decode / Encode
h265 / HEVC
Decode
No
VP8
Decode
Decode
VP9
Decode
No
AV1
No
No
More information
The support and acceleration of certain video codecs directly in the graphics card reduces the load when playing or creating videos.
Dimensions
Dimensions
SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 6500 XT V2
Gainward GeForce GTX 970
Length
194 mm
247 mm
Height
107 mm
112 mm
Width
40 mm
--
Width (Slots)
2 Slots
2 Slots
SFF-Ready
No
No
More information
The SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 6500 XT V2 is 194 mm long, 107 mm high and 40 mm wide.
The Gainward GeForce GTX 970 is 247 mm long, 112 mm high and -- wide.
3DMark is a benchmark program that determines the performance of certain components of a computer and then reports the performance as a numerical value.
Cyberpunk 2077 was developed by CD Projekt Red and is based on the development studio's own REDengine 4. Ray tracing is switched off in our benchmarks.
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.
Here you can rate the SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 6500 XT V2 to help other visitors make their purchasing decisions. The average rating is 0 stars (0 ratings). Rate now:
Here you can rate the Gainward GeForce GTX 970 to help other visitors make their purchasing decisions. The average rating is 0 stars (0 ratings). Rate now:
