AMD Radeon RX 6750 XT vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
38.7Rasterization22.5
29.1Ray Tracing20
49.9Memoryspec-based32.4
77.7Efficiencyspec-based76.3
47.9Compute29.8
9 spec wins — AMD Radeon RX 6750 XT2 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
InnoReviews verdict
AMD Radeon RX 6750 XT wins this graphics card face-off, 45.7 to 32.6, pulling ahead mainly in compute (+18) and rasterization (+16). 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 6750 XT
- Stronger rasterization score: 39 vs 23
- Stronger Ray Tracing score: 29 vs 20
- Stronger compute score: 48 vs 30
- 261% higher 3DMark Time Spy: 13,100 vs 3,625
- 200% higher VRAM: 12 GB vs 4 GB
Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
- 42% lower TDP: 145 W vs 250 W
- 33% higher Bus width: 256 bit vs 192 bit
- Lower launch price: $329 vs $549
General
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6750 XT | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2022 | 2014 |
| Architecture | RDNA 2 | Maxwell |
| Process | 7 nm+75% | 28 nm |
| TDP | 250 W | 145 W+42% |
| Power connector | 2x 8-pin | 2x 6-pin |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6750 XT | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 |
|---|---|---|
| Shading units | 2,560+54% | 1,664 |
| RT cores | 40 | — |
| Base clock | 2,150 MHz+105% | 1,050 MHz |
| Boost clock | 2,600 MHz+121% | 1,178 MHz |
Memory
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6750 XT | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | 12 GB+200% | 4 GB |
| VRAM type | GDDR6 | GDDR5 |
| Bus width | 192 bit | 256 bit+33% |
| Bandwidth | 432 GB/s+93% | 224 GB/s |
Benchmarks
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6750 XT | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 |
|---|---|---|
| 3DMark Time Spy | 13,100+261%Top 47% | 3,625Bottom 7% |
| 3DMark Speed Way | 2,700Bottom 31% | — |
| PassMark G3D | 20,100+109%Top 42% | 9,635Bottom 13% |
| 1080p Ultra | 118 fpsBottom 49% | — |
| 1440p Ultra | 85 fpsBottom 49% | — |
| 4K Ultra | 44 fpsBottom 45% | — |
Features
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6750 XT | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 |
|---|---|---|
| Upscaling | FSR 3 | — |
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