Nvidia GeForce GTX 970 vs AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT
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Compared 2 processors: Nvidia GeForce GTX 970, vs AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
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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 | 130 72 58 38 |
 The Witcher 3 | n/a n/a n/a n/a | 116 95 66 32 |
 Counter-Strike 2 | n/a n/a n/a n/a | 184 128 91 49 |
 Far Cry 6 | n/a n/a n/a n/a | 102 86 66 35 |
 Hogwarts Legacy | n/a n/a n/a n/a | 69 56 42 19 |
 COD Modern Warfare 3 | n/a n/a n/a n/a | 89 82 55 33 |
 Ghost of Tsushima | n/a n/a n/a n/a | 74 58 43 23 |
 Cyberpunk 2077 | n/a n/a n/a n/a | 69 60 37 16 |
 Shadow of the Tomb Raider | n/a n/a n/a n/a | 118 107 73 36 |
| 1080p High | n/a | 106 |
| 1080p Ultra | n/a | 83 |
| 1440p Ultra | n/a | 59 |
| 4K Ultra | n/a | 31 |
| Deviation | n/a | Low |
Benchmarks
| Time Spy | n/a | 9425 |
| Fire Strike | n/a | 27535 |
| Night Raid | n/a | 103141 |
| Background Blur | 77.1 frames/s | 148 frames/s |
| Face Detection | 38.1 frames/s | 89.5 frames/s |
| Horizon Detection | 1.28 Gpix/sec | 3.52 Gpix/sec |
| Edge Detection | 2.08 Gpix/sec | 4.98 Gpix/sec |
| Gaussian Blur | 1.85 Gpix/sec | 4.11 Gpix/sec |
| Feature Matching | 0.17 Gpix/sec | 0.75 Gpix/sec |
| Stereo Matching | 92.9 Gpix/sec | 295.8 Gpix/sec |
| Particle Physics | 2443 fps | 10480.7 fps |
| API | OpenCL | OpenCL |
| G2D Mark | 766 | 921 |
| DirectX 11 | 71 fps | 117 fps |
| DirectX 12 | 41 fps | 65 fps |
| GPU Compute | 4083 Ops/s | 7839 Ops/s |
| Aztec Ruins (Normal) | 275.6 fps | 695.6 fps |
| Car Chase | 273.9 fps | 606.1 fps |
| Manhattan 3.1.1 (1440p) | 237.9 fps | 496.2 fps |
| T-Rex | 1112.2 fps | 2407 fps |
| ALU 2 | 5981 fps | 3024.6 fps |
| Driver Overhead 2 | 250.7 fps | 299.8 fps |
| API | OpenGL | OpenGL |
| OS | Windows | Windows |
| Tessellation | 1804.1 | 2576.4 |
Tech Specs
Specs & test comparisonGeneral Info
| Manufacturer | Nvidia | AMD |
| Build | Discrete | Discrete |
| Announced | September, 19, 2014 | July, 7, 2019 |
| Form Factor | PC use | PC use |
| Use case | Gaming | Gaming |
| Segment | Mid-range | High-end |
| Architecture | Maxwell 2.0 | RDNA 1.0 |
| Codename | GM204 | Navi 10 |
| Price | 329 | 399 |
GPU
| GPU Frequency | 1050 MHz | 1605 MHz |
| Boost GPU Frequency | 1178 MHz | 1905 MHz |
| Shader Units | 1664 | 2560 |
| TMUs | 104 | 160 |
| ROPs | 56 | 64 |
| Execution Units | 13 | n/a |
| Ray Tracing Cores | No | No |
| Tensor Cores | No | No |
| L1 cache | 48 KB/core | n/a |
| L2 cache | 2000 KB/core | 4000 KB/core |
| Instructions per Clock | 2 IPC | 2 IPC |
Performance
| Pixel Fill Rate | 66 Gpix/sec | 122 Gpix/sec |
| Texture Fill Rate | 123 GTex/s | 305 GTex/s |
| FLOPS | 3.9 TFLOPS | 9.8 TFLOPS |
Process
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
| TGP | 148 W | 225 W |
| Process | TSMC | TSMC |
| Process tech. | 28 nm | 7 nm |
| Transistor Size | 398 mm² | 251 mm² |
| Transistor count | 5 billion | 10 billion |
| Transistor density | 12.56 MTr/mm² | 39.84 MTr/mm² |
Memory
| Interface | GDDR5 | GDDR6 |
| Memory Frequency | 1753 MHz | 1750 MHz |
| Bus | 256 bit | 256 bit |
| ECC support | No | No |
| Effective Memory Speed | 7000 MB/s | 14000 MB/s |
| 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 | n/a |
| DisplayPort | 1.2 | 1.4a |
| Ray Tracing | No | No |
| DLSS | No | No |
Results
After analyzing the data, we consider AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT the clear winner in this comparison.
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