NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 is based on the Maxwell 2.0 GPU architecture from NVIDIA. It has 4 GB GDDR5 graphics memory. Its clock base frequency is 1.05% GHz with a TDP of 148 watts.The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 has a raw graphics performance of 3.9 GFLOPS. The graphics card was released in Q3/2014.
| Chip | |
|---|---|
| Graphics card chip: | GM204-200-A1 |
| SM: | 13 |
| Raytracing cores: | 13 |
| Render Output Units: | 56 |
| Texture shader: | 1664 |
| Graphics memory | |
|---|---|
| Memory Size: | 4 GB |
| Memory Type: | GDDR5 |
| Memory Clock: | 1.75 GHz |
| Memory Interface: | 256 bit |
| Memory Bandwith: | 224 GB/s |
3DMark Time Spy (graphics)
The 3DMark Time Spy Benchmark measures the gaming performance of a graphics card in a special course whose requirements are very similar to modern PC games. It is therefore ideal for assessing the practical performance of a graphics card.
FP32 rasterization performance
Graphics performance The raster performance of the graphics card at single precision in TFLOPS. The FP32 raw performance is a first indication of the graphics performance, but cannot be transferred 1:1 to the performance in computer games.
Models of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
Here we have collected all the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 models we know of for you. You can sort the following table according to your wishes and quickly filter out the models that are most suitable for you.
Similar graphics cards
We have created a selection of graphics cards with a performance similar to the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970. Other technical data such as clock frequency, memory size or memory type may vary.
AMD Custom Radeon Graphics (XBox Series S)
8 GB GDDR6
8 GB GDDR6
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB
3 GB GDDR5
3 GB GDDR5
AMD Radeon RX 6450M
4 GB GDDR6
4 GB GDDR6
AMD Radeon Pro W6400
4 GB GDDR6
4 GB GDDR6
The recommended graphics cards can be found in this table:
| Graphic card | Graphics memory | Frequency | TDP | Raytracing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMD Custom Radeon Graphics (XBox Series S) | 8 GB GDDR6 | 1.6 GHz | 100 W | No |
| NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB | 3 GB GDDR5 | 1.5 GHz | 120 W | No |
| NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 | 4 GB GDDR5 | 1.1 GHz | 148 W | No |
| AMD Radeon RX 6450M | 4 GB GDDR6 | 2.0 GHz | 50 W | Yes |
| AMD Radeon Pro W6400 | 4 GB GDDR6 | 2.3 GHz | 50 W | Yes |
Popular graphics cards
The currently most popular graphics cards for smooth playback of most games. You should adapt the graphics card to your resolution and desired frame rate. Depending on the resolution, we recommend a suitable graphics card for each game.
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060
8 GB GDDR6
8 GB GDDR6
AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT
16 GB GDDR6
16 GB GDDR6
AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX
24 GB GDDR6
24 GB GDDR6
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
12 GB GDDR6X
12 GB GDDR6X