SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 7900 XTX
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EVGA GeForce GTX 970 FTW Gaming ACX 2.0
GPU comparison with benchmarksIn the gpu comparison between the SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 7900 XTX and the EVGA GeForce GTX 970 FTW Gaming ACX 2.0, we compare both the technical data and the benchmark results of the two graphics cards.
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GPUThe SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 7900 XTX is based on the AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX and has 6144 texture shaders and 96 execution units. EVGA GeForce GTX 970 FTW Gaming ACX 2.0 is based on NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970, which has 1664 shaders and 13 execution units. |
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| SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 7900 XTX | GPU | EVGA GeForce GTX 970 FTW Gaming ACX 2.0 |
| AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX | Based on | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 |
| Navi 31 | GPU Chip | GM204-200-A1 |
| RDNA 3 | Architecture | Maxwell 2.0 |
| 96 | Streaming Multiprocessors | 13 |
| 6144 | Shader | 1664 |
| 192 | Render Output Units | 56 |
| 384 | Texture Units | 104 |
| 96 | Raytracing Cores | 0 |
MemoryThe SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 7900 XTX has 24 GB of graphics memory of the type GDDR6 and achieves a memory bandwidth of 960 GB/s. The EVGA GeForce GTX 970 FTW Gaming ACX 2.0 can access 4 GB GDDR5 graphics memory and thus achieves a memory bandwidth of 224 GB/s. |
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| 24 GB | Memory Size | 4 GB |
| GDDR6 | Memory Type | GDDR5 |
| 2.500 GHz | Memory Clock | 1.753 GHz |
| 20.0 Gbps | Memory Speed | 7.0 Gbps |
| 960 GB/s | Memory bandwidth | 224 GB/s |
| 384 bit | Memory Interface | 256 bit |
Clock SpeedsThe SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 7900 XTX clocks in the base with up to 1.900 GHz. The base frequency of the EVGA GeForce GTX 970 FTW Gaming ACX 2.0 is 1.216 GHz. |
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| 1.900 GHz | Base Clock | 1.216 GHz |
| 2.525 GHz | Boost Clock | 1.367 GHz |
| 2.33 GHz | Avg (Game) Clock | |
| Yes | Overclocking | Yes |
Thermal DesignThe TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 7900 XTX is 370 W. The graphics card is supplied with energy via the 3 x 8-Pin connector. The EVGA GeForce GTX 970 FTW Gaming ACX 2.0 has a TDP of 145 W and is supplied with the required energy via 2 x 6-Pin PCIe power connectors. |
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| 370 W | TDP | 145 W |
| -- | TDP (up) | -- |
| 97 °C | Tjunction max | 98 °C |
| 3 x 8-Pin | PCIe-Power | 2 x 6-Pin |
Cooler & FansThe SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 7900 XTX has a total of 3 Axial fans. The EVGA GeForce GTX 970 FTW Gaming ACX 2.0 has 2 Axial fans to cool the GPU and memory. |
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| Axial | Fan-Type | Axial |
| 3 x 90 mm | Fan 1 | 2 x 90 mm |
| -- | Fan 2 | -- |
| Air cooling | Cooler-Type | Air cooling |
| 0 dB | Noise (Idle) | 0 dB |
| -- | Noise (Load) | -- |
ConnectivityIn the connectivity category, we recorded the number of ports on a graphics card. A total of 4 screens can be connected to the SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 7900 XTX. The EVGA GeForce GTX 970 FTW Gaming ACX 2.0 supports a maximum of 4 screens. |
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| 4 | Max. Displays | 4 |
| 2.3 | HDCP-Version | 2.2 |
| 2x HDMI v2.1 | HDMI Ports | 1x HDMI v2.0 |
| 2x DP v2.1 | DP Ports | 1x DP v1.2 |
| -- | DVI Ports | 2 |
| -- | VGA Ports | -- |
| -- | USB-C Ports | -- |
FeaturesetThe SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 7900 XTX supports a maximum resolution of 7680x4320 pixels. The maximum resolution of the EVGA GeForce GTX 970 FTW Gaming ACX 2.0 is 4096x2160 pixels. |
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| 7680x4320 | Max. resolution | 4096x2160 |
| 12_2 (Ultimate) | DirectX | 12_1 |
| Yes | Raytracing | No |
| Yes | DLSS / FSR | No |
| Addressable LED | LED | No LED lighting |
Supported Video CodecsThe support and acceleration of certain video codecs directly in the graphics card reduces the load when playing or creating videos. |
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| Decode / Encode | h264 | Decode / Encode |
| Decode / Encode | h265 / HEVC | No |
| Decode / Encode | AV1 | No |
| Decode / Encode | VP8 | Decode |
| Decode / Encode | VP9 | No |
DimensionsThe SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 7900 XTX is 313 mm long, 134 mm high and 53 mm wide. The EVGA GeForce GTX 970 FTW Gaming ACX 2.0 is 241 mm long, 111 mm high and -- wide. |
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| 313 mm | Length | 241 mm |
| 134 mm | Height | 111 mm |
| 53 mm | Width | -- |
| 3 PCIe-Slots | Width (Slots) | 2 PCIe-Slots |
| -- | Weight | -- |
| PCIe 4 x 16 | GPU Interface | PCIe 3 x 16 |
Additional dataThe SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 7900 XTX was released in Q4/2022 at a price of 999 $ (Reference). The EVGA GeForce GTX 970 FTW Gaming ACX 2.0 was introduced in Q3/2014 at a price of 299 $. |
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| 11322-02-20G | Part-no | 04G-P4-2978-KR |
| Q4/2022 | Release date | Q3/2014 |
| 999 $ (Reference) | Launch Price | 299 $ |
| 5 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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SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 7900 XTX
24 GB GDDR6 |
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EVGA GeForce GTX 970 FTW Gaming ACX 2.0
4 GB GDDR5 |
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Port Royal (Raytracing)
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SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 7900 XTX
24 GB GDDR6 |
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Speed Way Graphics Score (Raytracing)
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SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 7900 XTX
24 GB GDDR6 |
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Cyberpunk 2077
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.
3840x2160 (2160p)
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SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 7900 XTX
24 GB GDDR6 |
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2560x1440 (1440p)
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SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 7900 XTX
24 GB GDDR6 |
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1920x1080 (1080p)
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SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 7900 XTX
24 GB GDDR6 |
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The Last of Us Part 1
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.
3840x2160 (2160p)
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24 GB GDDR6 |
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2560x1440 (1440p)
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SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 7900 XTX
24 GB GDDR6 |
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1920x1080 (1080p)
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SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 7900 XTX
24 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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SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 7900 XTX
24 GB GDDR6 |
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EVGA GeForce GTX 970 FTW Gaming ACX 2.0
4 GB GDDR5 |
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Geekbench 6 - Vulkan
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SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 7900 XTX
24 GB GDDR6 |
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EVGA GeForce GTX 970 FTW Gaming ACX 2.0
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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SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 7900 XTX
24 GB GDDR6 |
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EVGA GeForce GTX 970 FTW Gaming ACX 2.0
4 GB GDDR5 |
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