Nvidia GeForce GTX 970 vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060
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Compared 2 processors: Nvidia GeForce GTX 970, vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Review
Games
Performance in DirectX, OpenCL, Vulkan
AI/ML
AI workload testing
Professional Apps
3D modeling, video editing, rendering
Energy Efficiency
Power usage in various scenarios
Tests & specs
Specs & test comparisonGames
| Game title | 1080p (High) 1080p (Ultra) 1440p (Ultra) 4K (Ultra) | |
 Forza Horizon 5 | n/a n/a n/a n/a | 127 81 70 49 |
 The Witcher 3 | n/a n/a n/a n/a | 142 114 82 46 |
 Counter-Strike 2 | n/a n/a n/a n/a | 204 154 114 57 |
 Far Cry 6 | n/a n/a n/a n/a | 107 96 75 42 |
 Hogwarts Legacy | n/a n/a n/a n/a | 80 66 50 26 |
 COD Modern Warfare 3 | n/a n/a n/a n/a | 96 89 64 41 |
 Ghost of Tsushima | n/a n/a n/a n/a | 74 61 45 25 |
 Cyberpunk 2077 | n/a n/a n/a n/a | 83 74 44 22 |
 Shadow of the Tomb Raider | n/a n/a n/a n/a | 130 119 87 43 |
| 1080p High | n/a | 116 |
| 1080p Ultra | n/a | 95 |
| 1440p Ultra | n/a | 70 |
| 4K Ultra | n/a | 39 |
| Deviation | n/a | Low |
Benchmarks
| Time Spy | n/a | 10620 |
| Solar Bay | n/a | 49040 |
| Port Royal | n/a | 6050 |
| Fire Strike | n/a | 28559 |
| Night Raid | n/a | 121867 |
| Background Blur | 77.1 frames/s | 186.9 frames/s |
| Face Detection | 38.1 frames/s | 112.7 frames/s |
| Horizon Detection | 1.28 Gpix/sec | 3.92 Gpix/sec |
| Edge Detection | 2.08 Gpix/sec | 5.16 Gpix/sec |
| Gaussian Blur | 1.85 Gpix/sec | 4.94 Gpix/sec |
| Feature Matching | 0.17 Gpix/sec | 1.34 Gpix/sec |
| Stereo Matching | 92.9 Gpix/sec | 446.2 Gpix/sec |
| Particle Physics | 2443 fps | 14935.1 fps |
| API | OpenCL | OpenCL |
| G2D Mark | 766 | 1080 |
| DirectX 11 | 71 fps | 174 fps |
| DirectX 12 | 41 fps | 77 fps |
| GPU Compute | 4083 Ops/s | 9311 Ops/s |
| Aztec Ruins (Normal) | 275.6 fps | 709 fps |
| Car Chase | 273.9 fps | 615.4 fps |
| Manhattan 3.1.1 (1440p) | 237.9 fps | 496.1 fps |
| T-Rex | 1112.2 fps | 2635.8 fps |
| ALU 2 | 5981 fps | 3284 fps |
| Driver Overhead 2 | 250.7 fps | 280.8 fps |
| API | OpenGL | OpenGL |
| OS | Windows | Windows |
| Tessellation | 1804.1 | 3372.6 |
| Image Classification (SP) | n/a | 7696 |
| Image Segmentation (HP) | n/a | 13706 |
| Horizon Detection | n/a | 23289 |
| Face Detection (HP) | n/a | 31126 |
| Pose Estimation (Q) | n/a | 78361 |
| Text Classification (SP) | n/a | 3315 |
| Machine Translation (HP) | n/a | 3491 |
| Object Detection (SP) | n/a | 9386 |
| Depth Estimation (Q) | n/a | 36778 |
| Style Transfer (SP) | n/a | 148120 |
| Framework | n/a | ONNX |
| Backend | n/a | DirectML |
Blender
Tech Specs
Specs & test comparisonGeneral Info
| Manufacturer | Nvidia | Nvidia |
| Build | Discrete | Discrete |
| Announced | September, 19, 2014 | May, 18, 2023 |
| Form Factor | PC use | PC use |
| Use case | Gaming | Gaming |
| Segment | Mid-range | Mid-range |
| Architecture | Maxwell 2.0 | Ada Lovelace |
| Codename | GM204 | AD107 |
| Price | 329 | n/a |
GPU
| GPU Frequency | 1050 MHz | 1830 MHz |
| Boost GPU Frequency | 1178 MHz | 2460 MHz |
| Shader Units | 1664 | 3072 |
| TMUs | 104 | 96 |
| ROPs | 56 | 48 |
| Execution Units | 13 | 24 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | No | 24 |
| Tensor Cores | No | 96 |
| L1 cache | 48 KB/core | 128 KB/core |
| L2 cache | 2000 KB/core | 24000 KB/core |
| Instructions per Clock | 2 IPC | 2 IPC |
Performance
| Pixel Fill Rate | 66 Gpix/sec | 118 Gpix/sec |
| Texture Fill Rate | 123 GTex/s | 236 GTex/s |
| FLOPS | 3.9 TFLOPS | 15.1 TFLOPS |
Process
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x8 |
| TGP | 148 W | 115 W |
| Process | TSMC | TSMC |
| Process tech. | 28 nm | 5 nm |
| Transistor Size | 398 mm² | 159 mm² |
| Transistor count | 5 billion | 18 billion |
| Transistor density | 12.56 MTr/mm² | 113.21 MTr/mm² |
Memory
| Interface | GDDR5 | GDDR6 |
| Memory Frequency | 1753 MHz | n/a |
| Bus | 256 bit | 128 bit |
| ECC support | No | No |
| Effective Memory Speed | 7000 MB/s | n/a |
| Memory Size | 4 GB | 8 GB |
Max Throughput
API
| DirectX | 12 | 12 |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| CUDA | 5.2 | 8.9 |
| DisplayPort | 1.2 | 1.4a |
| Ray Tracing | No | Yes |
| DLSS | No | DLSS 3 |
Results
After analyzing the data, we consider Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060 the clear winner in this comparison.
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