GeForce GTX 560 Ti vs GeForce GTX 970

Intro

Compare those specs to the GeForce GTX 970, which has a core clock speed of 1050 MHz and a GDDR5 memory frequency of 1750 MHz. It also makes use of a 256-bit bus, and uses a 28 nm design. It is made up of 1664 SPUs, 104 TAUs, and 64 ROPs.

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Benchmarks

These are real-world performance benchmarks that were submitted by Hardware Compare users. The scores seen here are the average of all benchmarks submitted for each respective test and hardware.

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics Score

GeForce GTX 970		10867 points
GeForce GTX 560 Ti		3466 points
	Difference: 7401 (214%)

Power Usage and Theoretical Benchmarks

Power Consumption (Max TDP)

GeForce GTX 970		145 Watts
GeForce GTX 560 Ti		170 Watts
	Difference: 25 Watts (17%)

Memory Bandwidth

In theory, the GeForce GTX 970 will be 75% quicker than the GeForce GTX 560 Ti in general, because of its higher data rate. (explain)

GeForce GTX 970		224000 MB/sec
GeForce GTX 560 Ti		128256 MB/sec
	Difference: 95744 (75%)

Texel Rate

The GeForce GTX 970 should be much (more or less 108%) faster with regards to AF than the GeForce GTX 560 Ti. (explain)

GeForce GTX 970		109200 Mtexels/sec
GeForce GTX 560 Ti		52608 Mtexels/sec
	Difference: 56592 (108%)

Pixel Rate

If using lots of anti-aliasing is important to you, then the GeForce GTX 970 is the winner, by a large margin. (explain)

GeForce GTX 970		67200 Mpixels/sec
GeForce GTX 560 Ti		26304 Mpixels/sec
	Difference: 40896 (155%)

Please note that the above 'benchmarks' are all just theoretical - the results were calculated based on the card's specifications, and real-world performance may (and probably will) vary at least a bit.

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Specifications

Memory Bandwidth: Bandwidth is the maximum amount of data (counted in megabytes per second) that can be transported across the external memory interface within a second. The number is calculated by multiplying the card's interface width by its memory speed. In the case of DDR type memory, it should be multiplied by 2 once again. If DDR5, multiply by ANOTHER 2x. The better the memory bandwidth, the better the card will be in general. It especially helps with AA, High Dynamic Range and high resolutions.

Texel Rate: Texel rate is the maximum amount of texture map elements (texels) that can be processed in one second. This figure is calculated by multiplying the total texture units of the card by the core clock speed of the chip. The higher this number, the better the card will be at texture filtering (anisotropic filtering - AF). It is measured in millions of texels applied per second.

Pixel Rate: Pixel rate is the most pixels the graphics card can possibly record to the local memory in a second - measured in millions of pixels per second. The figure is worked out by multiplying the amount of Render Output Units by the clock speed of the card. ROPs (Raster Operations Pipelines - also sometimes called Render Output Units) are responsible for drawing the pixels (image) on the screen. The actual pixel output rate is also dependant on many other factors, most notably the memory bandwidth - the lower the bandwidth is, the lower the ability to reach the max fill rate.