AMD Radeon R9 FURY X2 vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | Fiji | GM204 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU variant | Fiji XT | GM204-200-A1 |
| Architecture | GCN 3.0 | Maxwell 2.0 |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Manufacturing process | 28 nm | 28 nm |
| Number of transistors | 8,900 million | 5,200 million |
| Die size | 596 mm² | 398 mm² |
Graphics Card
| Release date | Never Released | Sep 19th, 2014 |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | Pirate Islands | GeForce 900 |
| Production | End-of-life | End-of-life |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Predecessor | Volcanic Islands | GeForce 700 |
| Successor | Arctic Islands | GeForce 10 |
| Launch price | — | 329 USD |
| Reviews | — | 111 in our database |
Clocks
| GPU clock | 1050 MHz | — |
|---|---|---|
| Memory clock | 500 MHz 1000 Mbps effective | 1753 MHz 7 Gbps effective |
| Base clock | — | 1050 MHz |
| Boost clock | — | 1178 MHz |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | 4 GB | 4 GB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | HBM | GDDR5 |
| Memory bus width | 4096 bit | 256 bit |
| Bandwidth | 512.0 GB/s | 224.4 GB/s |
Render Configuration
| Shading units | 4096 | 1664 |
|---|---|---|
| TMUs | 256 | 104 |
| ROPs | 64 | 56 |
| Compute units | 64 | — |
| Cache L1 | 16 KB (per CU) | 48 KB (per SMM) |
| Cache L2 | 2 MB | 2 MB |
| SMM count | — | 13 |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 67.20 GPixel/s | 65.97 GPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Texture rate | 268.8 GTexel/s | 122.5 GTexel/s |
| FP32 (float) performance | 8.602 TFLOPS | 3.920 TFLOPS |
| FP64 (double) performance | — | 122.5 GFLOPS (1:32) |
Dimensions & Outputs
| Slot width | Dual-slot | Dual-slot |
|---|---|---|
| TDP | unknown | 148 W |
| Suggested PSU | 200 W | 300 W |
| Outputs | 1x HDMI3x DisplayPort | 1x DVI1x HDMI3x DisplayPort |
| Power connectors | 2x 8-pin | 2x 6-pin |
| Board number | C883 | PG401 |
| Length | — | 267 mm 10.5 inches |
| Width | — | 111 mm 4.4 inches |
| Height | — | 40 mm 1.6 inches |
API Support & Features
| DirectX | 12 (12_0) | 12 (12_1) |
|---|---|---|
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.2 | 1.1 |
| Shader model | 6.3 | 6.4 |
| CUDA | — | 5.2 |
