GeForce GTX 970 vs Tesla T4

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GTX 970 and Tesla T4. Here you can take a closer look at graphics cards specs, such as core clock speed, memory type and size, display connectors, etc. The price, overall benchmark and gaming performances are usually defining factors when it comes to choosing between GeForce GTX 970 and Tesla T4. Make sure that the graphics card has compatible dimensions and will properly fit in your new or current computer case. Also these graphics cards may have different system power recommendations, so take that into consideration and upgrade your PSU if necessary.

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 970 Tesla T4
Power consumption (TDP) 148 Watt 70 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 2x 6-pins None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 16 GB
Display Connectors 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort No outputs
Recommended system power (PSU) 500 Watt
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  • GeForce GTX 970 has 111% more power consumption, than Tesla T4.
  • Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • Tesla T4 has 12 GB more memory, than GeForce GTX 970.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • GeForce GTX 970 is build with Maxwell architecture, and Tesla T4 - with Turing.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 970 is 465 MHz higher, than Tesla T4.
  • GeForce GTX 970 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Tesla T4 - by 12 nm process technology.
  • Tesla T4 is 158 mm longer, than GeForce GTX 970.
  • Memory clock speed of Tesla T4 is 9993 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 970.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 50−55 35−40
ultra / 1080p 30−35 21−24
QHD / 1440p 27−30 16−18
4K / 2160p 14−16 10−11
low / 720p 75−80 60−65
medium / 1080p 60−65 40−45
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 970 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 37% more, than Tesla T4.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 970 Tesla T4
Architecture Maxwell Turing
Code name GM204 TU104
Type Desktop Workstation
Release date 19 September 2014 13 September 2018
Pipelines 1664 2560
Core clock speed 1050 MHz 585 MHz
Boost Clock 1178 MHz 1590 MHz
Transistor count 5,200 million 13,600 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 12 nm
Texture fill rate 109 billion/sec 254.4
Floating-point performance 3,920 gflops
Length 10.5" (26.7 cm) 168 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 7.0 GB/s 10000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 224 GB/s 320.0 GB/s
Shared memory -
G-SYNC support +
DirectX 12 (12_1) 12 Ultimate (12_1)
Shader Model 6.4 6.5
OpenGL 4.4 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan 1.1.126 1.2.131
CUDA + 7.5
Monero / XMR (CryptoNight) 0.48 kh/s
CUDA cores 1664
Bus support PCI Express 3.0
Height 4.376" (11.1 cm)
SLI options +
Multi monitor support 4 displays
HDCP +
Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI Internal
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 478 Mh/s
Decred / DCR (Decred) 1.51 Gh/s
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 22.21 Mh/s
Zcash / ZEC (Equihash) 291.61 Sol/s
GameStream +
GeForce ShadowPlay +
GPU Boost 2.0
GameWorks +
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