Nvidia GeForce GTX 970

The GeForce GTX 970 is one of Nvidia's two latest top-end GPUs, bringing excellent value as a high-end Maxwell-based graphics card. Along with 13 SMMs (equating to 1,664 CUDA cores), it packs the same memory specifications as the pricier GTX 980 and has a TDP of only 148W.
Maxwell
Architecture
Midrange
Product Tier
1664
Shader Cores
56
ROPs
104
TMUs
No RT
Ray Tracing
4 GB
Memory
GDDR5
Memory Type
224 GB/s
Bandwidth
148 W
TDP
GPU Snapshot
Release date:Sep 19, 2014Price at Launch:$329
Type:DesktopArchitecture:Maxwell
Generation:GTX 900 seriesProduct Tier:Midrange
VRAM Capacity:4 GBTotal Board Power:148 W
Core Configuration
Shader Cores:1664TMUs:104
ROPs:56L2 Cache:2 MB
Memory
VRAM Capacity:4 GBMemory Type:GDDR5
Memory Speed:7 GbpsMemory Bus:256-bit
Bandwidth:224 GB/s
Graphics Processing
Base Clock:1.05 GHzBoost Clock:1.17 GHz
FP32 Throughput:3.92 TFLOPsRay Tracing:No
Process Size:28nmProcess Name:TSMC 28nm
Die Size:398 mm²
Power & Connectivity
Total Board Power:148 WPower Connectors:2x 6-pin
Bus Interface:PCIe 3.0 x16HDMI Support:HDMI 2.0
DisplayPort Support:DP 1.2DSC:No
Max Displays:4
Media & Software Support
DirectX Support:12Shader Model:6.8
Vulkan Version:1.4OpenGL Version:4.6

Reviews and Ratings

90

Average Score

Based on 17 reviews

8.0

User Score

Based on 1,032 reviews

Reviewers Liked

  • Great performance
  • Very overclockable
  • Amazing value
  • 148W TDP

Reviewers Didn't Like

  • Not enough for 4K gaming

Important to note, all the pricing information below comes from Newegg and excludes sales. If pricing in your country or region differs from the Newegg's pricing in the US, which it likely will, then please draw your own conclusions based on the...

By TechSpot on
95

The GTX 970 brings top notch value and performance. This is the card to have when price is at least some kind of factor. There's even more to see if you plan on overclocking

By TechSpot on
94

About a month ago, just two weeks after its flagship Radeon R9 Fury X launch, AMD launched its little sibling, the R9 Fury positioned as a big money-maker for...

By techPowerUp! on
80

Powerful enough for the vast majority of needs, but AMD has cheaper options that can rival...

By Expert Reviews on
85

In the last couple of months I feel like I have reviewed almost every custom GTX970 and GTX980 available on the market. It is becoming difficult for me to take a fresh approach to every review at this stage. Regular readers will already know that most of...

By Kitguru.net on
90

Web: www.nvidia.comPerformance: 5Features: 4.5Value: 2.5Overall: 4Verdict: Nvidia's latest flagship outperforms every other consumer card on the market. But as usual, it'll cost ya.Price: $430Web: www.nvidia.comPerformance: 4.5Features:...

By APC Magazine on
90

We consider the GeForce GTX 970 and 980 to be a first run in the new high-end performance cards. It is very likely we’ll see a Ti or even Titan version somewhere down the road. The Maxwell architecture is very sound and proves it can deliver big-time whilst remaining in line power consumption, heat and noise wise. Both cards obviously are recommended if you are still on an up-to say GTX 770 or lower product series graphics card.

By The Guru of 3D on
80

The GTX 970 craters the AMD Radeon R9 290 in terms of price and performance, while again offering the same power and overclocking headroom.

By PC Per on
95

De twee GeForce GTX 970 kaarten van ASUS en MSI ten slotte: het lijkt wel alsof ze door hetzelfde team ontworpen zijn. Prestaties, geluidsproductie, koeling, stroomverbruik; nergens vinden we een significant verschil. Een echt gelijkspel dus. Het is aan jou welk van beide bedrijven je je euro's het meest gunt, wij kunnen beide kaarten in ieder geval van harte aanraden.

By Hardware Info on
90

Gaming-4GD dan GeForce GTX 980 reference yang sedekat itu, perbedaan harga yang mencapai $200+ membuat produk GeForce GTX 970 menjadi pilihan graphics card gaming terbaik baik dari segi harga maupun performa. Bahkan Gigabyte N970G1 Gaming-4GD juga mampu menawarkan performa tidak kalah dengan Radeon R9 290X dengan harga lebih tinggi.

By JagatReview on
85

Bundling the two 970 results together for a moment it is clear that NVIDIA and their partners have a super competitive card here due to its pricing. This is a GPU which tends to outperform the R9-290X while having a lower RRP than the AMD card. In fact the 970 could well be considered for our value award but for the fact few would see a mainstream card as “value”.

By HardwareHeaven on
100

No cabe la menor duda que Maxwell nos seguirá dando grandes sorpresas y que esta nueva generación esta lista para las mas grandes de las exigencias. Es por esta razón que en oZeros le otorgamos el premio de Producto Recomendado y el de Maximum Performance por su excelente rendimiento.

By Ozeros on

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