Nvidia GeForce RTX 5070 vs Nvidia GeForce GTX 970
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Compared 2 processors: Nvidia GeForce RTX 5070, vs Nvidia GeForce GTX 970. 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 | 192 140 127 98 | n/a n/a n/a n/a |
 The Witcher 3 | 212 180 134 70 | n/a n/a n/a n/a |
 Counter-Strike 2 | 284 215 157 82 | n/a n/a n/a n/a |
 Far Cry 6 | 161 148 127 82 | n/a n/a n/a n/a |
 Hogwarts Legacy | 137 115 92 50 | n/a n/a n/a n/a |
 COD Modern Warfare 3 | 181 172 133 88 | n/a n/a n/a n/a |
 Ghost of Tsushima | 123 107 88 56 | n/a n/a n/a n/a |
 Cyberpunk 2077 | 161 141 99 44 | n/a n/a n/a n/a |
 Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 250 241 181 101 | n/a n/a n/a n/a |
| 1080p High | 189 | n/a |
| 1080p Ultra | 162 | n/a |
| 1440p Ultra | 126 | n/a |
| 4K Ultra | 75 | n/a |
| Deviation | Low | n/a |
Benchmarks
| Time Spy | 22613 | n/a |
| Solar Bay | 103768 | n/a |
| Port Royal | 14312 | n/a |
| Fire Strike | 57793 | n/a |
| Night Raid | 172986 | n/a |
| Background Blur | 254.4 frames/s | 77.1 frames/s |
| Face Detection | 180.6 frames/s | 38.1 frames/s |
| Horizon Detection | 7.91 Gpix/sec | 1.28 Gpix/sec |
| Edge Detection | 10.2 Gpix/sec | 2.08 Gpix/sec |
| Gaussian Blur | 10.7 Gpix/sec | 1.85 Gpix/sec |
| Feature Matching | 1.84 Gpix/sec | 0.17 Gpix/sec |
| Stereo Matching | 975.7 Gpix/sec | 92.9 Gpix/sec |
| Particle Physics | 27816.5 fps | 2443 fps |
| API | OpenCL | OpenCL |
| G2D Mark | 1297 | 766 |
| DirectX 11 | 277 fps | 71 fps |
| DirectX 12 | 108 fps | 41 fps |
| GPU Compute | 15779 Ops/s | 4083 Ops/s |
| Aztec Ruins (Normal) | n/a | 275.6 fps |
| Car Chase | n/a | 273.9 fps |
| Manhattan 3.1.1 (1440p) | n/a | 237.9 fps |
| T-Rex | n/a | 1112.2 fps |
| ALU 2 | n/a | 5981 fps |
| Driver Overhead 2 | n/a | 250.7 fps |
| API | n/a | OpenGL |
| OS | n/a | Windows |
| Tessellation | n/a | 1804.1 |
| Image Classification (SP) | 12270 | n/a |
| Image Segmentation (HP) | 30237 | n/a |
| Horizon Detection | 35585 | n/a |
| Face Detection (HP) | 62662 | n/a |
| Pose Estimation (Q) | 145190 | n/a |
| Text Classification (SP) | 4198 | n/a |
| Machine Translation (HP) | 6233 | n/a |
| Object Detection (SP) | 16709 | n/a |
| Depth Estimation (Q) | 58300 | n/a |
| Style Transfer (SP) | 246598 | n/a |
| Framework | ONNX | n/a |
| Backend | DirectML | n/a |
Blender
Tech Specs
Specs & test comparisonGeneral Info
| Manufacturer | Nvidia | Nvidia |
| Build | Discrete | Discrete |
| Announced | January, 7, 2025 | September, 19, 2014 |
| Form Factor | PC use | PC use |
| Use case | Gaming | Gaming |
| Segment | Mid-range | Mid-range |
| Architecture | Blackwell 2.0 | Maxwell 2.0 |
| Codename | GB205-300 | GM204 |
| Price | n/a | 329 |
GPU
| GPU Frequency | 2325 MHz | 1050 MHz |
| Boost GPU Frequency | 2512 MHz | 1178 MHz |
| Shader Units | 6144 | 1664 |
| TMUs | 192 | 104 |
| ROPs | 80 | 56 |
| Execution Units | 48 | 13 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | 48 | No |
| Tensor Cores | 192 | No |
| L1 cache | 128 KB/core | 48 KB/core |
| L2 cache | 48000 KB/core | 2000 KB/core |
| Instructions per Clock | 2 IPC | 2 IPC |
Performance
| Pixel Fill Rate | 201 Gpix/sec | 66 Gpix/sec |
| Texture Fill Rate | 482 GTex/s | 123 GTex/s |
| FLOPS | 30.9 TFLOPS | 3.9 TFLOPS |
Process
| Interface | PCIe 5.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| TGP | 250 W | 148 W |
| Process | TSMC | TSMC |
| Process tech. | 4 nm | 28 nm |
| Transistor Size | 263 mm² | 398 mm² |
| Transistor count | 31.1 billion | 5 billion |
| Transistor density | 118.25 MTr/mm² | 12.56 MTr/mm² |
Memory
| Interface | GDDR7 | GDDR5 |
| Memory Frequency | 1750 MHz | 1753 MHz |
| Bus | 192 bit | 256 bit |
| ECC support | No | No |
| Effective Memory Speed | 28000 MB/s | 7000 MB/s |
| Memory Size | 12 GB | 4 GB |
Max Throughput
API
| DirectX | 12.2 | 12 |
| Vulkan | 1.4 | 1.3 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| CUDA | 12.0 | 5.2 |
| DisplayPort | 2.1b | 1.2 |
| Ray Tracing | Yes | No |
| DLSS | DLSS 4 | No |
Results
After analyzing the data, we consider Nvidia GeForce RTX 5070 the clear winner in this comparison.
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