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Compare GIGABYTE Radeon RX 9060 XT Gaming OC ICE 16G vs Palit NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 JetStream

GIGABYTE Radeon RX 9060 XT Gaming OC ICE 16G and Palit NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 JetStream are both graphics cards with the same GPU Interface (PCIe x16), HDMI (1) and Expansion slots required (2). 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
Palit
Model
GV-R906XGAMINGOCICE-16GD
Model
NE5X970H14G2-2041J
Release Date
📅 November 2025
Release Date
📅 September 2014
* First availability for purchase, it may not correspond to the actual market launch date.
User reviews
User reviews
★★★★★
(4 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
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TDP
🔌 160 Watts
TDP
🔌 145 Watts
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Compatible PC parts
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Pros
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Pros
  • Good cooling system
  • Great overclock potential
  • Competitive pricing
  • Quiet
Cons
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Cons
  • Triple-slot cooler takes up lot of space
Series
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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
1150 MHz
GPU Boost Clock Rate
3320 MHz
GPU Boost Clock Rate
1300 MHz
Length
281 mm
Length
247 mm
Cooling Type
3 Fans
Cooling Type
2 Fans
Power Connectors
1 PCIe 8-pin
Power Connectors
2 PCIe 6-pin
SLI Support
No
SLI Support
Yes
CrossFire Support
No
CrossFire Support
No
DVI-D (Dual Link)
0
DVI-D (Dual Link)
0
DVI-I (Dual Link)
0
DVI-I (Dual Link)
1
DisplayPort
2
DisplayPort
0
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%
  • Newer Product, it was released around 11 years later
  • More VRAM memory available (+12 GB)
  • +2 Display Ports
  • Supports AMD FreeSync

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Reasons to buy the Palit NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 JetStream:

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

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