AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
24.4Rasterization22.5
—Ray Tracing20
26.9Memoryspec-based32.4
95.6Efficiencyspec-based76.3
26.9Compute29.8
6 spec wins — AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT4 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
InnoReviews verdict
AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT wins this graphics card face-off, 38.7 to 32.6, pulling ahead mainly in rasterization (+2). 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 6500 XT
- 152% higher Base clock: 2,650 MHz vs 1,050 MHz
- 139% higher Boost clock: 2,815 MHz vs 1,178 MHz
- 79% lower process: 6 nm vs 28 nm
- 36% higher 3DMark Time Spy: 4,918 vs 3,625
- 26% lower TDP: 107 W vs 145 W
- Lower launch price: $199 vs $329
Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
- 300% higher Bus width: 256 bit vs 64 bit
- 63% higher Shading units: 1,664 vs 1,024
- 56% higher bandwidth: 224 GB/s vs 144 GB/s
General
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2022 | 2014 |
| Architecture | RDNA 2 | Maxwell |
| Process | 6 nm+79% | 28 nm |
| TDP | 107 W+26% | 145 W |
| Power connector | 1x 6-pin | 2x 6-pin |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 |
|---|---|---|
| Shading units | 1,024 | 1,664+63% |
| RT cores | 16 | — |
| Base clock | 2,650 MHz+152% | 1,050 MHz |
| Boost clock | 2,815 MHz+139% | 1,178 MHz |
Memory
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | 4 GB | 4 GB |
| VRAM type | GDDR6 | GDDR5 |
| Bus width | 64 bit | 256 bit+300% |
| Bandwidth | 144 GB/s | 224 GB/s+56% |
Benchmarks
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 |
|---|---|---|
| 3DMark Time Spy | 4,918+36%Bottom 17% | 3,625Bottom 7% |
| PassMark G3D | 9,617Bottom 12% | 9,635Bottom 13% |
Features
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 |
|---|---|---|
| Upscaling | FSR 3 | — |
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