AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
28.6Rasterization22.5
20Ray Tracing20
39.8Memoryspec-based32.4
88.9Efficiencyspec-based76.3
37.3Compute29.8
9 spec wins — AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT2 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
InnoReviews verdict
AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT wins this graphics card face-off, 38.9 to 32.6, pulling ahead mainly in compute (+7) and rasterization (+6). NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 still makes sense if its price or standout specs fit your needs better.
Which would you pick?
Key differences
Reasons to pick the AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT
- Stronger rasterization score: 29 vs 23
- Stronger compute score: 37 vs 30
- 112% higher 3DMark Time Spy: 7,698 vs 3,625
- 75% lower process: 7 nm vs 28 nm
- 50% higher VRAM: 6 GB vs 4 GB
- Lower launch price: $279 vs $329
Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
- 33% higher Bus width: 256 bit vs 192 bit
General
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2020 | 2014 |
| Architecture | RDNA | Maxwell |
| Process | 7 nm+75% | 28 nm |
| TDP | 160 W | 145 W+9% |
| Power connector | 1x 8-pin | 2x 6-pin |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 |
|---|---|---|
| Shading units | 2,304+38% | 1,664 |
| Base clock | 1,130 MHz+8% | 1,050 MHz |
| Boost clock | 1,750 MHz+49% | 1,178 MHz |
Memory
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | 6 GB+50% | 4 GB |
| VRAM type | GDDR6 | GDDR5 |
| Bus width | 192 bit | 256 bit+33% |
| Bandwidth | 336 GB/s+50% | 224 GB/s |
Benchmarks
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 |
|---|---|---|
| 3DMark Time Spy | 7,698+112%Bottom 28% | 3,625Bottom 7% |
| PassMark G3D | 13,384+39%Bottom 26% | 9,635Bottom 13% |
Features
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 |
|---|---|---|
| Upscaling | FSR 1 | — |
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