Comparing MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GD5T vs ASUS GeForce GTX 970 DirectCU II Black

gpu MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GD5T item

• Based on
  NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
• GPU Chip
  GM204-200-A1 (Maxwell 2.0) GM204-200-A1 (Maxwell 2.0)
• Execution units
  13 13
• Shader
  1664 1664
• Render Output Units
  56 56
• Texture Units
  104 104

• Memory Size
  4 GB 4 GB
• Memory Type
  GDDR5 GDDR5
• Memory Clock
  1.753 GHz 1.753 GHz
• Memory Speed
  7.01 Gbps 7.01 Gbps
• Memory Bandwith
  224 GB/s 224 GB/s
• Memory Interface
  256 bit 256 bit

• Base Clock
  1.051 GHz 1.050 GHz
• Boost Clock
  1.178 GHz 1.178 GHz
• Overclocking
  Yes Yes

• TDP
  145 W-2 % 145 W-2 %
• Tjunction max
  98 \xc2\xb0C 98 \xc2\xb0C
• PCIe-Power
  2 x 6-Pin 1 x 6-Pin, 1 x 8-Pin

• Fan-Type
  Axial Axial
• Fan 1
  2 x 100 mm 2 x 95 mm
• Cooler-Type
  Air cooling Air cooling
• Noise (Idle)
  0 dB / Silent 0 dB / Silent

• Max. Displays
  4 4
• HDCP-Version
  2.2 2.2
• HDMI Ports
  1x HDMI v2.0 1x HDMI v2.0
• DP Ports
  1x DP v1.2 3x DP v1.2
• DVI Ports
  2 1

• Max. resolution
  4096x2160 4096x2160
• DirectX
  12_1 12_1
• Raytracing
  No No
• DLSS / FSR
  No No
• LED
  No LED lighting No LED lighting

• h264
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• h265 / HEVC
  No No
• VP8
  Decode Decode
• VP9
  No No
• AV1
  No No

• Length
  275 mm 290 mm
• Height
  125 mm 147 mm
• Width
  36 mm 40 mm
• Width (Slots)
  2 PCIe-Slots 2 PCIe-Slots

• GPU Interface
  PCIe 3 x 16 PCIe 3 x 16
• Release date
  Q4/2014 Q3/2014
• Launch Price
  299 $ 299 $
• Structure size
  28 nm 28 nm
• Part-no
  -- GTX970-DC2-4GD5-BLACK