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Zotac GeForce GTX 970 Blower vs INNO3D GeForce RTX 2060 ICHILL X3

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

The Zotac GeForce GTX 970 Blower has 1664 shader units and these clock a maximum of 1.18 GHz which results in an FP32 computing power of 3.92 TFLOPS.

INNO3D GeForce RTX 2060 ICHILL X3
INNO3D GeForce RTX 2060 ICHILL X3 6 GB GDDR6 · 1.73 GHz · 160 W Speed index 5/100

The INNO3D GeForce RTX 2060 ICHILL X3 has 1920 shader units and these clock at a maximum of 1.73 GHz and achieve an FP32 computing power of 6.62 TFLOPS.

Quick comparison

In FP32 performance, the INNO3D GeForce RTX 2060 ICHILL X3 is 69 % faster than the Zotac GeForce GTX 970 Blower.

Zotac GeForce GTX 970 BlowerINNO3D GeForce RTX 2060 ICHILL X3
Speed index
3/100
5/100
FP32
3.92 TFLOPS
6.62 TFLOPS
Boost Clock
1.18 GHz
1.73 GHz
Memory Size
4 GB GDDR5
6 GB GDDR6
Memory bandwidth
224 GB/s
336 GB/s
TDP
145 W
160 W
Launch Price
299 $
349 $
110 pts
239 pts

GPU

GPUZotac GeForce GTX 970 BlowerINNO3D GeForce RTX 2060 ICHILL X3
Based onNVIDIA GeForce GTX 970NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060
GPU ChipGM204-200-A1TU106
Streaming Multiprocessors1330
Shader16641920
Render Output Units5648
Texture Units104120
Raytracing Cores--30
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The Zotac GeForce GTX 970 Blower is equipped with a graphics chip of the Maxwell 2.0 architecture, which has 13 streaming multiprocessors.

The graphics card INNO3D GeForce RTX 2060 ICHILL X3 is based on the Turing architecture and is equipped with 30 execution units.

Memory

MemoryZotac GeForce GTX 970 BlowerINNO3D GeForce RTX 2060 ICHILL X3
Memory Size4 GB6 GB
Memory TypeGDDR5GDDR6
Memory Clock1.753 GHz1.750 GHz
Memory Speed7.0 Gbps14.0 Gbps
Memory bandwidth224 GB/s336 GB/s
Memory Interface256 bit192 bit
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The Zotac GeForce GTX 970 Blower is equipped with a 4 GB large GDDR5 graphics memory, which is equipped with 1.753 GHz clocks.

The INNO3D GeForce RTX 2060 ICHILL X3 has a 6 GB large GDDR6 graphics memory and the memory clock is 1.750GHz.

Clock Speeds

Clock SpeedsZotac GeForce GTX 970 BlowerINNO3D GeForce RTX 2060 ICHILL X3
Base Clock1.050 GHz1.365 GHz
Boost Clock1.178 GHz1.725 GHz
OverclockingYesYes
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The Zotac GeForce GTX 970 Blower has a turbo clock of 1.178 GHz. The turbo frequency of the INNO3D GeForce RTX 2060 ICHILL X3 is 1.725 GHz.

Thermal Design

Thermal DesignZotac GeForce GTX 970 BlowerINNO3D GeForce RTX 2060 ICHILL X3
TDP145 W160 W
Tjunction max98 °C88 °C
PCIe-Power2 x 6-Pin1 x 8-Pin
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The Zotac GeForce GTX 970 Blower has 2 x 6-Pin connectors through which it is supplied with power. The manufacturer specifies the maximum operating temperature of the graphics card as 98 °C.

The INNO3D GeForce RTX 2060 ICHILL X3 is equipped with a 1 x 8-Pin PCIe power connector that supplies it with power. The maximum operating temperature of the card is 88 °C.

Cooler & Fans

Cooler & FansZotac GeForce GTX 970 BlowerINNO3D GeForce RTX 2060 ICHILL X3
Fan-TypeRadialAxial
Fan 11 x 65 mm3 x 90 mm
Cooler-TypeAir coolingAir cooling
Noise (Idle)0 dB0 dB
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The graphics processor and graphics memory of the Zotac GeForce GTX 970 Blower are cooled with a Air cooling.

The INNO3D GeForce RTX 2060 ICHILL X3 is cooled by a Air cooling.

Connectivity

ConnectivityZotac GeForce GTX 970 BlowerINNO3D GeForce RTX 2060 ICHILL X3
Max. Displays44
HDCP2.22.2
HDMI1x HDMI 2.01x HDMI 2.0b
DisplayPort1x DP 1.23x DP 1.4a
DVI2--
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The Zotac GeForce GTX 970 Blower supports the downward compatible copy protection HDCP in version 2.2.

The INNO3D GeForce RTX 2060 ICHILL X3 supports HDCP in version 2.2 and all previous versions.

Featureset

FeaturesetZotac GeForce GTX 970 BlowerINNO3D GeForce RTX 2060 ICHILL X3
Max. resolution4096x21607680x4320
DirectX12_112_2 (Ultimate)
RaytracingNoYes
DLSS / FSRNoYes
LEDNo LED lightingNo LED lighting
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The Zotac GeForce GTX 970 Blower supports the DirectX standard from Microsoft in version 12_1.

The INNO3D GeForce RTX 2060 ICHILL X3 supports Microsoft's DirectX version 12_2 (Ultimate).

Supported Video Codecs

Supported Video CodecsZotac GeForce GTX 970 BlowerINNO3D GeForce RTX 2060 ICHILL X3
h264Decode / EncodeDecode / Encode
h265 / HEVCNoDecode / Encode
VP8DecodeDecode
VP9NoDecode
AV1NoNo
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This area lists which video codecs can be decoded or encoded by the graphics cards in hardware. As a result, the power consumption can be reduced due to a lower processor load.

Dimensions

DimensionsZotac GeForce GTX 970 BlowerINNO3D GeForce RTX 2060 ICHILL X3
Length244 mm302 mm
Height111 mm123 mm
Width (Slots)2 Slots2 Slots
SFF-ReadyNoNo
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The Zotac GeForce GTX 970 Blower is -- wide and therefore needs the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the case.

The width of the INNO3D GeForce RTX 2060 ICHILL X3 is -- and thus requires the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the PC case.

Additional data

Additional dataZotac GeForce GTX 970 BlowerINNO3D GeForce RTX 2060 ICHILL X3
GPU InterfacePCIe 3 x 16PCIe 3.0 x 16
Release dateQ4/2014Q2/2020
Launch Price299 $349 $
Structure size28 nm12 nm
Part-noZT-90105-10PC20603-06D6X-1740VA28
Documentsdata sheetdata sheet
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Manufactured using the 28 nanometer process, Zotac GeForce GTX 970 Blower was released in Q4/2014.

The INNO3D GeForce RTX 2060 ICHILL X3 published in Q2/2020 is manufactured with a structure width of 12 nanometers.

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 INNO3D GeForce RTX 2060 ICHILL X3 +133.6 %

  1. 1,489
  2. 3,478

Port Royal (Raytracing)

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  2. 4,234

Speed Way Graphics Score (Raytracing)

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  2. 1,472

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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  2. 26 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)

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  2. 32 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

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  2. 47 fps (avg)

Battlefield 5

Battlefield 5 is a visually stunning game that is ideal as a graphics card benchmark. We test the game with maximum details on Windows 10.

3840x2160 (2160p)

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  2. 45 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)

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  2. 85 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

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  2. 121 fps (avg)

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 INNO3D GeForce RTX 2060 ICHILL X3 +169.7 %

  1. 26,734
  2. 72,106

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan INNO3D GeForce RTX 2060 ICHILL X3 +116.7 %

  1. 31,845
  2. 69,015

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