GeForce GTX 970 vs Radeon PRO W7500

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon PRO W7500 with GeForce GTX 970, including specs and performance data.

PRO W7500
2023
8 GB GDDR6, 70 Watt
31.89
+38.7%

PRO W7500 outperforms GTX 970 by a substantial 39% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking183255
Place by popularitynot in top-10072
Cost-effectiveness evaluation39.7211.94
Power efficiency34.7211.84
ArchitectureRDNA 3.0 (2022−2025)Maxwell 2.0 (2014−2019)
GPU code nameNavi 33GM204
Market segmentWorkstationDesktop
Release date3 August 2023 (2 years ago)19 September 2014 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$429 $329

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

PRO W7500 has 233% better value for money than GTX 970.

Performance to price scatter graph

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 cores17921664
Core clock speed1500 MHz1050 MHz
Boost clock speed1700 MHz1178 MHz
Number of transistors13,300 million5,200 million
Manufacturing process technology6 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)70 Watt148 Watt
Maximum GPU temperatureno data98 °C
Texture fill rate190.4122.5
Floating-point processing power12.19 TFLOPS3.92 TFLOPS
ROPs6456
TMUs112104
Ray Tracing Cores28no data

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 supportno dataPCI Express 3.0
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x8PCIe 3.0 x16
Length216 mm267 mm
Heightno data4.376" (11.1 cm)
Width1-slot2-slot
Recommended system power (PSU)no data500 Watt
Supplementary power connectorsNone2x 6-pin
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 typeGDDR6GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount8 GB4 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed1344 MHz7.0 GB/s
Memory bandwidth172.0 GB/s224 GB/s
Shared memory--
Resizable BAR+-

Connectivity and outputs

This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.

Display Connectors4x DisplayPort 2.1Dual Link DVI-I, HDMI 2.0, 3x DisplayPort 1.2
Multi monitor supportno data4 displays
HDMI-+
HDCP-+
Maximum VGA resolutionno data2048x1536
G-SYNC support-+
Audio input for HDMIno dataInternal

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

GameStream-+
GeForce ShadowPlay-+
GPU Boostno data2.0
GameWorks-+

API and SDK compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 Ultimate (12_2)12 (12_1)
Shader Model6.76.4
OpenGL4.64.4
OpenCL2.21.2
Vulkan1.31.1.126
CUDA-+

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.

PRO W7500 31.89
+38.7%
GTX 970 22.99

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.

PRO W7500 13362
+38.7%
GTX 970 9635

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 HD110−120
+35.8%
81
−35.8%
1440p70−75
+29.6%
54
−29.6%
4K50−55
+28.2%
39
−28.2%

Cost per frame, $

1080p3.90
+4.1%
4.06
−4.1%
1440p6.13
−0.6%
6.09
+0.6%
4K8.58
−1.7%
8.44
+1.7%
  • PRO W7500 and GTX 970 have nearly equal cost per frame in 1080p
  • PRO W7500 and GTX 970 have nearly equal cost per frame in 1440p
  • PRO W7500 and GTX 970 have nearly equal cost per frame in 4K

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
God of War 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Far Cry 5 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Fortnite 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
God of War 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Valorant 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 250−260
+0%
250−260
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Dota 2 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Far Cry 5 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Fortnite 82
+0%
82
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
God of War 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 71
+0%
71
+0%
Metro Exodus 39
+0%
39
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 81
+0%
81
+0%
Valorant 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 48
+0%
48
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Dota 2 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Far Cry 5 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
God of War 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 52
+0%
52
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 43
+0%
43
+0%
Valorant 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 60
+0%
60
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Metro Exodus 24
+0%
24
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Valorant 200−210
+0%
200−210
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Far Cry 5 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
God of War 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 46
+0%
46
+0%
Metro Exodus 13
+0%
13
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 29
+0%
29
+0%
Valorant 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 20
+0%
20
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Dota 2 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Far Cry 5 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
God of War 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 18
+0%
18
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 22
+0%
22
+0%

This is how PRO W7500 and GTX 970 compete in popular games:

  • PRO W7500 is 36% faster in 1080p
  • PRO W7500 is 30% faster in 1440p
  • PRO W7500 is 28% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 65 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 31.89 22.99
Recency 3 August 2023 19 September 2014
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 4 GB
Chip lithography 6 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 70 Watt 148 Watt

PRO W7500 has a 38.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 366.7% more advanced lithography process, and 111.4% lower power consumption.

The Radeon PRO W7500 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 970 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon PRO W7500 is a workstation graphics card while GeForce GTX 970 is a desktop one.

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