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Compare GIGABYTE Radeon RX 9060 XT Gaming OC ICE 16G vs GeForce GTX 970 4GB WINDFORCE 3X OC EDITION

GIGABYTE Radeon RX 9060 XT Gaming OC ICE 16G and GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 970 4GB WINDFORCE 3X OC EDITION are both graphics cards with the same GPU Interface (PCIe x16), Cooling Type (3 Fans) and HDMI (1). The main differences are in GPU Gaming Performance (Rasterization) (+212%), GPU Chipset, GPU Memory Size and GPU Memory Type.
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Brand
GIGABYTE
Brand
Gigabyte
Model
GV-R906XGAMINGOCICE-16GD
Model
  • GV-N970WF3OC-4GD
  • GV-N970WF3OC-4GD (rev. 1.0/1.1)
Release Date
📅 November 2025
Release Date
-
* First availability for purchase, it may not correspond to the actual market launch date.
User reviews
User reviews
★★★★☆
(16 reviews)
GPU Gaming Performance (Rasterization) (Charts)
26th / 101
(0%)
GPU Gaming Performance (Rasterization) (Charts)
74th / 101
(-212%)
Gaming Effective Value
589th / 1799
Gaming Effective Value
1688th / 1799
TDP
🔌 160 Watts
TDP
🔌 145 Watts
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Compatible PC parts
Compatible PC parts
Series
-
Series
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 900 Series
GPU Interface
PCIe x16
GPU Interface
PCIe x16
GPU Chipset
Radeon RX 9060 XT
GPU Chipset
GeForce GTX 970
GPU Memory Size
16 GB
GPU Memory Size
4 GB
GPU Memory Type
GDDR6
GPU Memory Type
GDDR5
GPU Memory Interface
128-bit
GPU Memory Interface
256-bit
GPU Clock Rate
2220 MHz
GPU Clock Rate
1114 MHz
GPU Boost Clock Rate
3320 MHz
GPU Boost Clock Rate
1253 MHz
Max Resolution
-
Max Resolution
Digital: 4096 x 2160Analog: 2048 x 1536
Length
281 mm
Length
297 mm
Cooling Type
3 Fans
Cooling Type
3 Fans
Power Connectors
1 PCIe 8-pin
Power Connectors
1 PCIe 8-pin + 1 PCIe 6-pin
DirectX
-
DirectX
DirectX 12
OpenGL
-
OpenGL
OpenGL 4.4
SLI Support
No
SLI Support
Yes
CrossFire Support
No
CrossFire Support
No
DVI-D (Dual Link)
0
DVI-D (Dual Link)
2
DVI-I (Dual Link)
0
DVI-I (Dual Link)
0
DisplayPort
2
DisplayPort
3
HDMI
1
HDMI
1
G-SYNC Support
No
G-SYNC Support
Yes
FreeSync Support
Yes
FreeSync Support
No
Expansion slots required
2
Expansion slots required
2

Comparison and key differences summary

Reasons to buy the GIGABYTE Radeon RX 9060 XT Gaming OC ICE 16G:

  • Monstrously better gaming performance, around +212%
  • Hugely better gaming effective value.
  • More VRAM memory available (+12 GB)
  • Supports AMD FreeSync

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Reasons to buy the GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 970 4GB WINDFORCE 3X OC EDITION:

  • Around 9% lower thermal design power
  • Supports NVIDIA SLI
  • +2 Ports DVI-D Dual-Link
  • +1 Display Ports
  • Supports NVIDIA G-Sync

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