NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER

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GeForce GTX 970 compared with GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER

	NVIDIAGeForce GTX 970	NVIDIAGeForce RTX 4080 SUPER
Overview
Released
Released	September 2014	January 2024
Performance
Chip maker
Chip maker	NVIDIA	NVIDIA
Architecture
Architecture	Maxwell	Ada Lovelace
Shader cores
Shader cores	1,664	10,240
Boost clock
Boost clock	1,178 MHz	2,550 MHz (better)
Architecture
Architecture	Main figures follow NVIDIA's retained 900-series table. The photo shows MSI's GTX 970 4GD5 partner board. NVIDIA's September 18 launch release says the cards are now available; later coverage commonly dates launch September 19.	–
Ray tracing
Ray tracing	No dedicated RT Cores	Third-generation RT Cores; 121 RT TFLOPS
AI cores
AI cores	No Tensor Cores	Fourth-generation Tensor Cores; 836 AI TOPS
Upscaling and frame generation
Upscaling and frame generation	No NVIDIA DLSS	DLSS 3.5 with Super Resolution, DLAA, Ray Reconstruction and Frame Generation
Base clock
Base clock	1050 MHz reference; MSI GTX 970 4GD5 lists 1051 MHz base and 1178 MHz boost.	2.29 GHz
Cache
Cache	–	64 MB L2
Memory
Video memory
Video memory	4 GB GDDR5	16 GB GDDR6X (better)
Memory bus
Memory bus	256-bit	256-bit
Memory bandwidth
Memory bandwidth	–	736 GB/s
Memory detail
Memory detail	7 Gbps GDDR5. NVIDIA confirms 4 GB is usable, divided into a primary 3.5 GB segment and a slower 512 MB segment. EVGA's stock 04G-P4-1970 datasheet lists 7010 MHz effective and 224.3 GB/s; that board figure is not used as a universal main bandwidth value.	GDDR6X at 23 Gbps
Connections and power
Board power
Board power	145 W (better)	320 W
Interface
Interface	PCIe 3.0	PCIe 4.0
Display outputs
Display outputs	MSI GTX 970 4GD5 has 3 × DisplayPort 1.2, 1 × HDMI 1.4a/2.0 and 1 × dual-link DVI-I; up to 4 displays.	3 × DisplayPort 1.4a, 1 × HDMI 2.1a; up to 4 displays; HDCP 2.3
Maximum resolution
Maximum resolution	7680 × 4320 (MSI GTX 970 4GD5)	4K at 240 Hz or 8K at 60 Hz with DSC, HDR
Power connector
Power connector	2 × 6-pin (reference)	1 × 450 W or greater PCIe Gen 5 cable, or 3 × PCIe 8-pin cables with the adapter in the box
Recommended power supply
Recommended power supply	500 W	750 W
Slot width
Slot width	–	3-slot (Founders Edition)
Size (reference card)
Size (reference card)	269 × 111 × 38 mm and 890 g (pictured MSI GTX 970 4GD5); EVGA stock 04G-P4-1970 is 241.3 × 111.15 mm, dual-slot.	304 × 137 mm, 3-slot (Founders Edition)
Video encode and decode
Video encode and decode	–	2 × eighth-generation NVENC, 1 × fifth-generation NVDEC; AV1 encode and decode