NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 vs NVIDIA T1000
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | GM204 | TU117 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU variant | GM204-200-A1 | — |
| Architecture | Maxwell 2.0 | Turing |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Manufacturing process | 28 nm | 12 nm |
| Number of transistors | 5,200 million | 4,700 million |
| Die size | 398 mm² | 200 mm² |
Graphics Card
| Release date | Sep 19th, 2014 | May 6th, 2021 |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | GeForce 900 | Quadro |
| Production | End-of-life | Active |
| Launch price | 329 USD | — |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Reviews | 111 in our database | — |
| Predecessor | GeForce 700 | — |
| Successor | GeForce 10 | — |
Clocks
| Base clock | 1050 MHz | 1065 MHz |
|---|---|---|
| Boost clock | 1178 MHz | 1395 MHz |
| Memory clock | 1753 MHz 7 Gbps effective | 1250 MHz 10 Gbps effective |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | 4 GB | 4 GB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | GDDR5 | GDDR6 |
| Memory bus width | 256 bit | 128 bit |
| Bandwidth | 224.4 GB/s | 160.0 GB/s |
Render Configuration
| Shading units | 1664 | 896 |
|---|---|---|
| TMUs | 104 | 56 |
| ROPs | 56 | 32 |
| SMM count | 13 | — |
| Cache L1 | 48 KB (per SMM) | 64 KB (per SM) |
| Cache L2 | 2 MB | 1024 KB |
| SM count | — | 14 |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 65.97 GPixel/s | 44.64 GPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Texture rate | 122.5 GTexel/s | 78.12 GTexel/s |
| FP32 (float) performance | 3.920 TFLOPS | 2.500 TFLOPS |
| FP64 (double) performance | 122.5 GFLOPS (1:32) | 78.12 GFLOPS (1:32) |
| FP16 (half) performance | — | 5.000 TFLOPS (2:1) |
Dimensions & Outputs
| Slot width | Dual-slot | Single-slot |
|---|---|---|
| Length | 267 mm 10.5 inches | — |
| Width | 111 mm 4.4 inches | — |
| Height | 40 mm 1.6 inches | — |
| TDP | 148 W | 50 W |
| Suggested PSU | 300 W | 250 W |
| Outputs | 1x DVI1x HDMI3x DisplayPort | 4x mini-DisplayPort |
| Power connectors | 2x 6-pin | None |
| Board number | PG401 | — |
API Support & Features
| DirectX | 12 (12_1) | 12 (12_1) |
|---|---|---|
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.1 | 1.2 |
| CUDA | 5.2 | 7.5 |
| Shader model | 6.4 | 6.6 |