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NVIDIA logo GeForce GTX 970
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AMD logo Radeon RX 6500 XT

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 logo AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT logo
General information GeForce GTX 970 Radeon RX 6500 XT
Launched Q3 2014 Q1 2022
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory NVIDIA AMD
Memory 4096 MB 0 % 4096 MB 0 %
Core Clock 1050 MHz 54.5 % 2310 MHz 0 %
Boost Clock 1380 MHz 51.7 % 2855 MHz 0 %
Effective Clock 7200 MHz 60 % 18000 MHz 0 %
OpenGL OpenGL 4.5 OpenGL 4.6
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 145 W 0 % 107 W 26.2 %
Length 312 mm 0 % 282 mm 9.6 %
Cooling Fans 4 0 % 3 25 %
Case Slots 2 0 % 2 0 %
Frame Sync G-Sync FreeSync
Performance GeForce GTX 970 Radeon RX 6500 XT
Overall Score 49923 0 % 49593 0.7 %
Future Proof 35 % 58.8 % 85 % 0 %
Benchmark Score 24923 0 % 24595 1.3 %
2D Benchmark Score 772.2 4.6 % 809.6 0 %
Average DirectX performance 75.6 FPS 0 % 72.4 FPS 4.2 %
DirectX 9 performance 144 FPS 0 % 103.8 FPS 27.9 %
DirectX 10 performance 45.7 FPS 23.6 % 59.8 FPS 0 %
DirectX 11 performance 71.4 FPS 19.1 % 88.3 FPS 0 %
DirectX 12 performance 41.2 FPS 0 % 37.7 FPS 8.6 %
Graphic card computing 4082 operations/s 11.2 % 4599.2 operations/s 0 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for GeForce GTX 970, Radeon RX 6500 XT.

Average frames per second GeForce GTX 970 Radeon RX 6500 XT
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 113.4 FPS 112.5 FPS
High settings 204.1 FPS 202.4 FPS
Medium settings 244.9 FPS 242.9 FPS
Low settings 342.8 FPS 340.1 FPS
Difference 0 % 0.8 %

Grand Theft Auto V Frames per second

Comparison of FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) in game Grand Theft Auto V for GeForce GTX 970, Radeon RX 6500 XT.

Grand Theft Auto V GeForce GTX 970 Radeon RX 6500 XT
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 83.4 FPS 82.8 FPS
High settings 150.0 FPS 149.0 FPS
Medium settings 180.0 FPS 178.8 FPS
Low settings 252.1 FPS 250.4 FPS
Difference 0 % 0.7 %
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