Zotac GeForce GTX 970 Dual Fan
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AMD Radeon RX 480
GPU comparison with benchmarksIn the gpu comparison between the Zotac GeForce GTX 970 Dual Fan and the AMD Radeon RX 480, we compare both the technical data and the benchmark results of the two graphics cards.
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GPUThe Zotac GeForce GTX 970 Dual Fan is based on the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 and has 1664 texture shaders and 13 execution units. AMD Radeon RX 480 is based on AMD Radeon RX 480, which has 2304 shaders and 36 execution units. |
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| Zotac GeForce GTX 970 Dual Fan | GPU | AMD Radeon RX 480 |
| NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 | Based on | AMD Radeon RX 480 |
| GM204-200-A1 | GPU Chip | Polaris 10 XT |
| Maxwell 2.0 | Architecture | Ellesmere |
| 13 | Streaming Multiprocessors | 36 |
| 1664 | Shader | 2304 |
| 56 | Render Output Units | 32 |
| 104 | Texture Units | 144 |
| 0 | Raytracing Cores | 0 |
MemoryThe Zotac GeForce GTX 970 Dual Fan has 4 GB of graphics memory of the type GDDR5 and achieves a memory bandwidth of 224 GB/s. The AMD Radeon RX 480 can access 8 GB GDDR5 graphics memory and thus achieves a memory bandwidth of 256 GB/s. |
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| 4 GB | Memory Size | 8 GB |
| GDDR5 | Memory Type | GDDR5 |
| 1.753 GHz | Memory Clock | 2.000 GHz |
| 7.0 Gbps | Memory Speed | 8.0 Gbps |
| 224 GB/s | Memory bandwidth | 256 GB/s |
| 256 bit | Memory Interface | 256 bit |
Clock SpeedsThe Zotac GeForce GTX 970 Dual Fan clocks in the base with up to 1.076 GHz. The base frequency of the AMD Radeon RX 480 is 1.120 GHz. |
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| 1.076 GHz | Base Clock | 1.120 GHz |
| 1.216 GHz | Boost Clock | 1.266 GHz |
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| Yes | Overclocking | Yes |
Thermal DesignThe TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the Zotac GeForce GTX 970 Dual Fan is 145 W. The graphics card is supplied with energy via the 2 x 6-Pin connector. The AMD Radeon RX 480 has a TDP of 150 W and is supplied with the required energy via 1 x 6-Pin PCIe power connectors. |
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| 145 W | TDP | 150 W |
| -- | TDP (up) | -- |
| 98 °C | Tjunction max | 100 °C |
| 2 x 6-Pin | PCIe-Power | 1 x 6-Pin |
Cooler & FansThe Zotac GeForce GTX 970 Dual Fan has a total of 1 Axial fans. The AMD Radeon RX 480 has 1 Radial fans to cool the GPU and memory. |
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| Axial | Fan-Type | Radial |
| 1 x 75 mm | Fan 1 | 1 x 65 mm |
| -- | Fan 2 | -- |
| Air cooling | Cooler-Type | Air cooling |
| 0 dB | Noise (Idle) | 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 Zotac GeForce GTX 970 Dual Fan. The AMD Radeon RX 480 supports a maximum of 4 screens. |
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| 4 | Max. Displays | 4 |
| 2.2 | HDCP-Version | 2.2 |
| 1x HDMI v2.0 | HDMI Ports | 1x HDMI v2.0b |
| 1x DP v1.2 | DP Ports | 3x DP v1.4a |
| 2 | DVI Ports | -- |
| -- | VGA Ports | -- |
| -- | USB-C Ports | -- |
FeaturesetThe Zotac GeForce GTX 970 Dual Fan supports a maximum resolution of 4096x2160 pixels. The maximum resolution of the AMD Radeon RX 480 is 7680x4320 pixels. |
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| 4096x2160 | Max. resolution | 7680x4320 |
| 12_1 | DirectX | 12_0 |
| No | Raytracing | No |
| No | DLSS / FSR | Yes |
| No LED lighting | 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 |
| No | h265 / HEVC | Decode / Encode |
| No | AV1 | No |
| Decode | VP8 | No |
| No | VP9 | No |
DimensionsThe Zotac GeForce GTX 970 Dual Fan is 204 mm long, 111 mm high and -- wide. The AMD Radeon RX 480 is 240 mm long, 95 mm high and 35 mm wide. |
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| 204 mm | Length | 240 mm |
| 111 mm | Height | 95 mm |
| -- | Width | 35 mm |
| 2 PCIe-Slots | Width (Slots) | 2 PCIe-Slots |
| -- | Weight | -- |
| PCIe 3 x 16 | GPU Interface | PCIe 3.0 x 16 |
| No | SFF-Ready | No |
Additional dataThe Zotac GeForce GTX 970 Dual Fan was released in Q3/2014 at a price of 299 $. The AMD Radeon RX 480 was introduced in Q2/2016 at a price of 199 $ (Reference). |
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| ZT-90101-10P | Part-no | -- |
| Q3/2014 | Release date | Q2/2016 |
| 299 $ | Launch Price | 199 $ (Reference) |
| 28 nm | Structure size | 14 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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Zotac GeForce GTX 970 Dual Fan
4 GB GDDR5 |
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AMD Radeon RX 480
8 GB GDDR5 |
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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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Zotac GeForce GTX 970 Dual Fan
4 GB GDDR5 |
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AMD Radeon RX 480
8 GB GDDR5 |
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Geekbench 6 - Vulkan
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Zotac GeForce GTX 970 Dual Fan
4 GB GDDR5 |
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AMD Radeon RX 480
8 GB GDDR5 |
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Geekbench 6 - Metal
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AMD Radeon RX 480
8 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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Zotac GeForce GTX 970 Dual Fan
4 GB GDDR5 |
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AMD Radeon RX 480
8 GB GDDR5 |
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