A10G vs GeForce GTX 970
Aggregate performance score
We've compared GeForce GTX 970 with A10G, including specs and performance data.
A10G outperforms GTX 970 by an impressive 94% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 224 | 70 |
| Place by popularity | 60 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 13.56 | no data |
| Power efficiency | 11.62 | 22.28 |
| Architecture | Maxwell 2.0 (2014−2019) | Ampere (2020−2024) |
| GPU code name | GM204 | GA102 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Workstation |
| Release date | 19 September 2014 (10 years ago) | 12 April 2021 (3 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $329 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.
Detailed specifications
General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 1664 | 9216 |
| Core clock speed | 1050 MHz | 1320 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1178 MHz | 1710 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 5,200 million | 28,300 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 8 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 148 Watt | 150 Watt |
| Maximum GPU temperature | 98 °C | no data |
| Texture fill rate | 122.5 | 492.5 |
| Floating-point processing power | 3.92 TFLOPS | 31.52 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 56 | 96 |
| TMUs | 104 | 288 |
| Tensor Cores | no data | 288 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 72 |
Form factor & compatibility
Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).
| Bus support | PCI Express 3.0 | no data |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
| Length | 267 mm | 267 mm |
| Height | 4.376" (11.1 cm) | no data |
| Width | 2-slot | 1-slot |
| Recommended system power (PSU) | 500 Watt | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | 2x 6-pin | 8-pin EPS |
| SLI options | + | - |
VRAM capacity and type
Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.
| Memory type | GDDR5 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 384 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 7.0 GB/s | 1563 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 224 GB/s | 600.2 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | - |
Connectivity and outputs
Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.
| Display Connectors | Dual Link DVI-I, HDMI 2.0, 3x DisplayPort 1.2 | No outputs |
| Multi monitor support | 4 displays | no data |
| HDMI | + | - |
| HDCP | + | - |
| Maximum VGA resolution | 2048x1536 | no data |
| G-SYNC support | + | - |
| Audio input for HDMI | Internal | no data |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| GameStream | + | - |
| GeForce ShadowPlay | + | - |
| GPU Boost | 2.0 | no data |
| GameWorks | + | - |
API and SDK compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (12_1) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 6.4 | 6.6 |
| OpenGL | 4.4 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.1.126 | 1.2 |
| CUDA | + | 8.6 |
| DLSS | - | + |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark score.
Passmark
This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.
GeekBench 5 OpenCL
Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses OpenCL API by Khronos Group.
GeekBench 5 Vulkan
Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses Vulkan API by AMD & Khronos Group.
GeekBench 5 CUDA
Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses CUDA API by NVIDIA.
Gaming performance
Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.
Average FPS across all PC games
Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:
| Full HD | 81
−85.2%
| 150−160
+85.2%
|
| 1440p | 54
−85.2%
| 100−110
+85.2%
|
| 4K | 38
−84.2%
| 70−75
+84.2%
|
Cost per frame, $
| 1080p | 4.06 | no data |
| 1440p | 6.09 | no data |
| 4K | 8.66 | no data |
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Atomic Heart | 65−70
−84.6%
|
120−130
+84.6%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 45−50
−84.8%
|
85−90
+84.8%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 50−55
−86.3%
|
95−100
+86.3%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Atomic Heart | 65−70
−84.6%
|
120−130
+84.6%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 90−95
−93.5%
|
180−190
+93.5%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 45−50
−84.8%
|
85−90
+84.8%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 50−55
−86.3%
|
95−100
+86.3%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 75−80
−89.9%
|
150−160
+89.9%
|
| Fortnite | 110−120
−88%
|
220−230
+88%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 90−95
−91.5%
|
180−190
+91.5%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 65−70
−94%
|
130−140
+94%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 90−95
−86.8%
|
170−180
+86.8%
|
| Valorant | 160−170
−84%
|
300−310
+84%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Atomic Heart | 65−70
−84.6%
|
120−130
+84.6%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 90−95
−93.5%
|
180−190
+93.5%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 45−50
−84.8%
|
85−90
+84.8%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 250−260
−77.2%
|
450−500
+77.2%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 50−55
−86.3%
|
95−100
+86.3%
|
| Dota 2 | 120−130
−90.1%
|
230−240
+90.1%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 75−80
−89.9%
|
150−160
+89.9%
|
| Fortnite | 82
−82.9%
|
150−160
+82.9%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 90−95
−91.5%
|
180−190
+91.5%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 65−70
−94%
|
130−140
+94%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 71
−83.1%
|
130−140
+83.1%
|
| Metro Exodus | 39
−92.3%
|
75−80
+92.3%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 90−95
−86.8%
|
170−180
+86.8%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 81
−85.2%
|
150−160
+85.2%
|
| Valorant | 160−170
−84%
|
300−310
+84%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 48
−87.5%
|
90−95
+87.5%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 45−50
−84.8%
|
85−90
+84.8%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 50−55
−86.3%
|
95−100
+86.3%
|
| Dota 2 | 120−130
−90.1%
|
230−240
+90.1%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 75−80
−89.9%
|
150−160
+89.9%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 90−95
−91.5%
|
180−190
+91.5%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 65−70
−94%
|
130−140
+94%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 52
−92.3%
|
100−105
+92.3%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 43
−86%
|
80−85
+86%
|
| Valorant | 160−170
−84%
|
300−310
+84%
|
Full HD
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 60
−83.3%
|
110−120
+83.3%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 21−24
−73.9%
|
40−45
+73.9%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 160−170
−80.7%
|
300−310
+80.7%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 40−45
−90.5%
|
80−85
+90.5%
|
| Metro Exodus | 24
−87.5%
|
45−50
+87.5%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 170−180
−71.4%
|
300−310
+71.4%
|
| Valorant | 200−210
−73.3%
|
350−400
+73.3%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 65−70
−81.8%
|
120−130
+81.8%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 21−24
−73.9%
|
40−45
+73.9%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 50−55
−85.2%
|
100−105
+85.2%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 60−65
−83.3%
|
110−120
+83.3%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 40−45
−90.5%
|
80−85
+90.5%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 35−40
−92.3%
|
75−80
+92.3%
|
1440p
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 55−60
−78.6%
|
100−105
+78.6%
|
4K
High Preset
| Atomic Heart | 18−20
−84.2%
|
35−40
+84.2%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 10−12
−90.9%
|
21−24
+90.9%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 46
−84.8%
|
85−90
+84.8%
|
| Metro Exodus | 13
−84.6%
|
24−27
+84.6%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 29
−89.7%
|
55−60
+89.7%
|
| Valorant | 130−140
−89.8%
|
260−270
+89.8%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 20
−75%
|
35−40
+75%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 10−12
−90.9%
|
21−24
+90.9%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 10−11
−80%
|
18−20
+80%
|
| Dota 2 | 75−80
−81.8%
|
140−150
+81.8%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 27−30
−85.2%
|
50−55
+85.2%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 40−45
−82.9%
|
75−80
+82.9%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 21−24
−81.8%
|
40−45
+81.8%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 18
−66.7%
|
30−33
+66.7%
|
4K
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 22
−81.8%
|
40−45
+81.8%
|
This is how GTX 970 and A10G compete in popular games:
- A10G is 85% faster in 1080p
- A10G is 85% faster in 1440p
- A10G is 84% faster in 4K
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 24.49 | 47.58 |
| Recency | 19 September 2014 | 12 April 2021 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | 12 GB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 8 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 148 Watt | 150 Watt |
GTX 970 has 1.4% lower power consumption.
A10G, on the other hand, has a 94.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, a 200% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 250% more advanced lithography process.
The A10G is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 970 in performance tests.
Be aware that GeForce GTX 970 is a desktop card while A10G is a workstation one.
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