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    GeForce GTX TITAN vs GeForce GTX 970

    GeForce GTX TITAN
    Memory: 6144Mb GDDR5DESKTOP
    Release date: 19 Feb 2013
    GeForce GTX TITAN
    GeForce GTX 970
    Memory: 4096Mb GDDR5DESKTOP
    Release date: 19 Sep 2014
    GeForce GTX 970

    Summary

    Synthetic performance index

    • GeForce GTX TITAN
      100%
    • GeForce GTX 970
      111%

    Relative performance

    Gaming performance index

    • GeForce GTX TITAN
      100%
    • GeForce GTX 970
      109%

    Relative performance

    Reasons to consider GeForce GTX TITAN

    Supports PhysX
    Supports G-Sync
    Supports ShadowPlay (allows game streaming/recording with minimum performance penalty)
    Based on an outdated architecture (Nvidia Kepler), there are less performance optimizations for current games and applications

    Reasons to consider GeForce GTX 970

    9% higher gaming performance.
    102 watts lower power draw. This might be a strong point if your current power supply is not enough to handle the GeForce GTX TITAN .
    This is a much newer product, it might have better long term support.
    Supports PhysX
    Supports G-Sync
    Supports ShadowPlay (allows game streaming/recording with minimum performance penalty)
    Based on an outdated architecture (Nvidia Maxwell), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications
    GeForce GTX 970

    HWBench recommends GeForce GTX 970

    The GeForce GTX 970 is the better performing card based on the game benchmark suite used (25 combinations of games and resolutions).

    Specifications

    Core Configuration

    GeForce GTX TITANGeForce GTX 970
    GPU NameGK110 (GK110-400-A1)vsGM204 (GM204-200-A1)
    Fab Process28 nmvs28 nm
    Die Size561 mm²vs398 mm²
    Transistors7,080 millionvs5,200 million
    Shaders2688vs1664
    Compute Units14vs13
    Core clock836 MHzvs1050 MHz
    ROPs48vs56
    TMUs224vs104

    Memory Configuration

    GeForce GTX TITANGeForce GTX 970
    Memory TypeGDDR5vsGDDR5
    Bus Width384 bitvs256 bit
    Memory Speed1502 MHz
    6008 MHz effective    		vs1753 MHz
    7012 MHz effective
    Memory Size6144 Mbvs4096 Mb

    Additional details

    GeForce GTX TITANGeForce GTX 970
    TDP250 wattsvs148 watts
    Release Date19 Feb 2013vs19 Sep 2014

    Raw Performance comparison

    Pixel Rate

    • GeForce GTX TITAN
      46.80 GP/s
    • GeForce GTX 970
      58.80 GP/s

    GigaPixels - higher is better

    Texel Rate

    • GeForce GTX TITAN
      187.00 GT/s
    • GeForce GTX 970
      109.20 GT/s

    GigaTexels - higher is better

    Memory bandwidth

    • GeForce GTX TITAN
      288.00 GB/s
    • GeForce GTX 970
      224.40 GB/s

    GB/s - higher is better

    Single precision performance

    • GeForce GTX TITAN
      4494.00 GFLOPs
    • GeForce GTX 970
      3494.00 GFLOPs

    GFLOPs - higher is better

    Synthetic benchmarks

    3DMark 11

    • GeForce GTX TITAN
      14150
    • GeForce GTX 970
      15750

    Points (higher is better)

    Game benchmarks

    Anno 2205

    DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xAA

    • GeForce GTX TITAN
      58
    • GeForce GTX 970
      64

    FPS (higher is better)

    Battlefield Hardline

    DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xMSAA,EP3 Gator Bait

    • GeForce GTX TITAN
      55
    • GeForce GTX 970
      55

    FPS (higher is better)

    Dishonored 2

    Ultra Quality,DX11, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX TITAN
      41
    • GeForce GTX 970
      47

    FPS (higher is better)

    Grand Theft Auto V

    DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF, 2xMSAA

    • GeForce GTX TITAN
      71
    • GeForce GTX 970
      79

    FPS (higher is better)

    Hitman (2016)

    DX12, Ultra Quality, MSAA, 16x AF

    • GeForce GTX TITAN
      42
    • GeForce GTX 970
      53

    FPS (higher is better)

    Rise Of The Tomb Raider

    Very High Details, Pure Hair On, FXAA/HBAO+ enabled, 16x AF, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX TITAN
      57
    • GeForce GTX 970
      63

    FPS (higher is better)

    The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

    DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA

    • GeForce GTX TITAN
      40
    • GeForce GTX 970
      53

    FPS (higher is better)

    Thief 2014

    DX11, Very High Details

    • GeForce GTX TITAN
      59
    • GeForce GTX 970
      61

    FPS (higher is better)

    Anno 2205

    DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xAA

    • GeForce GTX TITAN
      39
    • GeForce GTX 970
      41

    FPS (higher is better)

    Battlefield Hardline

    DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xMSAA,EP3 Gator Bait

    • GeForce GTX TITAN
      41
    • GeForce GTX 970
      40

    FPS (higher is better)

    Bioshock Infinite

    DX11, Ultra, DDOD, FXAA

    • GeForce GTX TITAN
      74
    • GeForce GTX 970
      73

    FPS (higher is better)

    Dishonored 2

    Ultra Quality,DX11, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX TITAN
      31
    • GeForce GTX 970
      36

    FPS (higher is better)

    Grand Theft Auto V

    DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF, 2xMSAA

    • GeForce GTX TITAN
      50
    • GeForce GTX 970
      55

    FPS (higher is better)

    Hitman (2016)

    DX12, Ultra Quality, MSAA, 16x AF

    • GeForce GTX TITAN
      31
    • GeForce GTX 970
      37

    FPS (higher is better)

    Hitman Absolution

    DX11, High Quality, 2x MSAA, 16x AF

    • GeForce GTX TITAN
      60
    • GeForce GTX 970
      54

    FPS (higher is better)

    Rise Of The Tomb Raider

    Very High Details, Pure Hair On, FXAA/HBAO+ enabled, 16x AF, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX TITAN
      38
    • GeForce GTX 970
      42

    FPS (higher is better)

    The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

    DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA

    • GeForce GTX TITAN
      30
    • GeForce GTX 970
      42

    FPS (higher is better)

    Thief 2014

    DX11, Very High Details

    • GeForce GTX TITAN
      45
    • GeForce GTX 970
      44

    FPS (higher is better)

    Anno 2205

    DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xAA

    • GeForce GTX TITAN
      23
    • GeForce GTX 970
      25

    FPS (higher is better)

    Battlefield Hardline

    DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xMSAA,EP3 Gator Bait

    • GeForce GTX TITAN
      21
    • GeForce GTX 970
      21

    FPS (higher is better)

    Grand Theft Auto V

    DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF, 2xMSAA

    • GeForce GTX TITAN
      25
    • GeForce GTX 970
      27

    FPS (higher is better)

    Hitman (2016)

    DX12, Ultra Quality, MSAA, 16x AF

    • GeForce GTX TITAN
      17
    • GeForce GTX 970
      19

    FPS (higher is better)

    Rise Of The Tomb Raider

    Very High Details, Pure Hair On, FXAA/HBAO+ enabled, 16x AF, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX TITAN
      20
    • GeForce GTX 970
      19

    FPS (higher is better)

    The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

    DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA

    • GeForce GTX TITAN
      19
    • GeForce GTX 970
      25

    FPS (higher is better)

    Thief 2014

    DX11, Very High Details

    • GeForce GTX TITAN
      24
    • GeForce GTX 970
      24

    FPS (higher is better)

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