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Key Differences
In short — Radeon RX Vega 56 outperforms the cheaper GeForce GTX 970 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Radeon RX Vega 56 is 1060 days newer than the cheaper GeForce GTX 970.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
- Up to 43% cheaper than Radeon RX Vega 56 - $198.68 vs $349.14
- Consumes up to 30% less energy than AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 - 148 vs 210 Watts
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX Vega 56
- Performs up to 28% better in Assassin's Creed Mirage than GeForce GTX 970 - 64 vs 50 FPS
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 - 8 vs 4 GB
Assassin's Creed Mirage
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
MSI GeForce GTX 970 Gaming 4G LE VR Ready Graphics Card
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Sapphire Technology Technology Radeon 11276-02-40G Pulse RX Vega 56 8GB HBM2 HDMI/Triple DP (UEFI) PCI-E Graphics Card
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
GeForce GTX 970
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
Radeon RX Vega 56
Desktop • Aug 14th, 2017
Theoretical Performance
GeForce GTX 970
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
Pixel Fillrate
65.97 GPixel/s
70.07648183556405%
Texel Fillrate
122.5 GTexel/s
37.177541729893775%
Radeon RX Vega 56
Desktop • Aug 14th, 2017
Pixel Fillrate
94.14 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
329.5 GTexel/s
100%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 | vs | AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 19th, 2014 | Release Date | Aug 14th, 2017 |
| GeForce 900 | Generation | Vega |
$329 | MSRP | $399 |
| 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort |
| 2x 6-pin | Power Connectors | 2x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 GB | Memory | 8 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | HBM2 |
| 256-bit | Bus | 2048-bit |
| 224.4 GB/s | Bandwidth | 409.6 GB/s |
| 1050 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1156 MHz |
| 1178 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1471 MHz |
1753 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 800 MHz |
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