NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970

Graphics Processor

GM204

Cores

1664

TMUs

104

ROPs

Memory Size

4 GB

Memory Type

GDDR5

Bus Width

256 bit

GPU

I/O

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The GeForce GTX 970 was a performance-segment graphics card by NVIDIA, launched on September 19th, 2014. Built on the 28 nm process, and based on the GM204 graphics processor, in its GM204-200-A1 variant, the card supports DirectX 12. This ensures that all modern games will run on GeForce GTX 970. The GM204 graphics processor is a large chip with a die area of 398 mm² and 5,200 million transistors. Unlike the fully unlocked GeForce GTX 980, which uses the same GPU but has all 2048 shaders enabled, NVIDIA has disabled some shading units on the GeForce GTX 970 to reach the product's target shader count. It features 1664 shading units, 104 texture mapping units, and 56 ROPs. NVIDIA has paired 4 GB GDDR5 memory with the GeForce GTX 970, which are connected using a 256-bit memory interface. The GPU is operating at a frequency of 1050 MHz, which can be boosted up to 1178 MHz, memory is running at 1753 MHz (7 Gbps effective).
Being a dual-slot card, the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 draws power from 2x 6-pin power connectors, with power draw rated at 148 W maximum. Display outputs include: 1x DVI, 1x HDMI 2.0, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a. GeForce GTX 970 is connected to the rest of the system using a PCI-Express 3.0 x16 interface. The card's dimensions are 267 mm x 111 mm x 40 mm, and it features a dual-slot cooling solution. Its price at launch was 329 US Dollars.

Graphics Processor

GPU Name: GM204

GPU Variant: GM204-200-A1

Architecture: Maxwell 2.0

Foundry: TSMC

Process Size: 28 nm

Transistors: 5,200 million

Die Size: 398 mm²

Graphics Card

Release Date: Sep 19th, 2014

Generation: GeForce 900

Predecessor: GeForce 700

Successor: GeForce 10

Production: End-of-life

Launch Price: 329 USD

Bus Interface: PCIe 3.0 x16

Reviews: 111 in our database

Relative Performance

GeForce 210

GeForce 9400 GT

Radeon HD 4550

Radeon HD 5450

Radeon HD 6450

GeForce GT 520

GeForce GT 220

GeForce GT 430

Radeon HD 5570

10%

Radeon HD 4670

10%

GeForce GT 440

11%

GeForce GT 240

12%

GeForce 9600 GT

13%

Radeon HD 5670

14%

GeForce GT 640

14%

GeForce 9800 GT

15%

Radeon HD 6670

16%

Radeon HD 4830

17%

Radeon HD 4770

17%

Radeon HD 4850

18%

GeForce GTS 250

18%

GeForce GTS 450

19%

Radeon HD 5750

22%

Radeon HD 7750

22%

Radeon HD 5770

22%

GeForce GTX 260

23%

Radeon HD 4870

23%

Radeon Vega 8

23%

GeForce GTX 550 Ti

23%

GeForce GTX 650

24%

Radeon HD 5830

26%

Radeon HD 6790

26%

Radeon HD 4890

27%

GeForce GTX 460

27%

Radeon RX Vega 11

28%

GeForce GT 1030

28%

GeForce GTX 275

28%

Radeon HD 7770 GHz Edition

28%

GeForce GTX 280

28%

GeForce GTX 465

30%

Radeon HD 6850

30%

GeForce GTX 285

33%

Radeon HD 5850

33%

GeForce GTX 650 Ti

33%

Radeon HD 7790

35%

Radeon RX 550

35%

GeForce GTX 470

36%

Radeon HD 6870

38%

Radeon HD 5870

40%

GeForce GTX 560 Ti

40%

Radeon HD 4870 X2

41%

GeForce GTX 750 Ti

41%

Radeon HD 6950

42%

GeForce GTX 295

43%

GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost

43%

Radeon HD 7850

44%

GeForce GTX 480

46%

Radeon HD 6970

47%

Radeon R7 265

47%

Radeon RX 460

47%

Radeon R7 370

48%

GeForce GTX 660

48%

GeForce GTX 570

49%

Radeon RX 560

52%

GeForce GTX 950

52%

Radeon HD 7870 GHz Edition

53%

Radeon R9 270X

54%

GeForce GTX 660 Ti

54%

GeForce GTX 580

55%

GeForce GTX 1050

55%

Radeon HD 7950

56%

Radeon HD 5970

57%

GeForce GTX 760

62%

GeForce GTX 670

63%

GeForce GTX 960

65%

Radeon R9 380

65%

Radeon R9 285

66%

Radeon HD 7970

67%

GeForce GTX 680

68%

GeForce GTX 1050 Ti

70%

GeForce GTX 770

72%

Radeon HD 6990

73%

Radeon R9 280X

74%

GeForce GTX 590

74%

Radeon HD 7970 GHz Edition

82%

GeForce GTX 780

84%

Radeon RX 6400

85%

GeForce GTX 1650

91%

Radeon RX 470

92%

Radeon R9 290

97%

Radeon RX 570

98%

Radeon R9 390

99%

Radeon R9 290X

100%

GeForce GTX 970

101%

GeForce GTX TITAN

103%

GeForce GTX 780 Ti

104%

Radeon R9 390X

105%

Radeon HD 7990

105%

Radeon RX 480

106%

GeForce GTX 690

109%

GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB

110%

Radeon RX 5500 OEM

112%

Radeon RX 580

113%

Radeon RX 5500 XT

114%

Radeon RX 6500 XT

114%

GeForce GTX 980

115%

GeForce GTX 1650 SUPER

115%

Radeon R9 FURY

121%

Radeon RX 590

127%

Radeon R9 295X2

128%

GeForce GTX 1660

129%

Radeon R9 FURY X

131%

GeForce GTX 980 Ti

135%

GeForce GTX TITAN X

143%

GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER

147%

GeForce GTX 1070

147%

GeForce GTX 1660 Ti

149%

GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB

156%

Radeon RX Vega 56

166%

GeForce GTX 1070 Ti

168%

Radeon RX 5600 XT

170%

Radeon RX Vega 64

173%

GeForce RTX 2060

173%

GeForce GTX 1080

180%

Radeon RX 5700

192%

Radeon RX 6600

194%

GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER

201%

GeForce RTX 2070

205%

GeForce RTX 3060

206%

Radeon RX 5700 XT

208%

Radeon VII

214%

TITAN X Pascal

220%

GeForce GTX 1080 Ti

222%

GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER

229%

Radeon RX 6600 XT

234%

Radeon RX 6650 XT

239%

GeForce RTX 2080

251%

GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER

257%

GeForce RTX 3060 Ti

261%

Radeon RX 6700 XT

281%

GeForce RTX 2080 Ti

282%

Radeon RX 6750 XT

301%

GeForce RTX 3070

322%

GeForce RTX 3070 Ti

332%

Radeon RX 6800

380%

Radeon RX 6800 XT

391%

GeForce RTX 3080

414%

Radeon RX 6900 XT

438%

GeForce RTX 3080 Ti

438%

Radeon RX 6950 XT

442%

GeForce RTX 3090

478%

GeForce RTX 3090 Ti

Based on TPU review data: "Performance Summary" at 1920x1080, 4K for 2080 Ti and faster.

Clock Speeds

Base Clock: 1050 MHz

Boost Clock: 1178 MHz

Memory Clock: 1753 MHz
7 Gbps effective

Memory

Memory Size: 4 GB

Memory Type: GDDR5

Memory Bus: 256 bit

Bandwidth: 224.4 GB/s

Render Config

Shading Units: 1664

TMUs: 104

ROPs: 56

SMM Count: 13

L1 Cache: 48 KB (per SMM)

L2 Cache: 2 MB

Theoretical Performance

Pixel Rate: 65.97 GPixel/s

Texture Rate: 122.5 GTexel/s

FP32 (float) performance: 3.920 TFLOPS

FP64 (double) performance: 122.5 GFLOPS (1:32)

Board Design

Slot Width: Dual-slot

Length: 267 mm
10.5 inches

Width: 111 mm
4.4 inches

Height: 40 mm
1.6 inches

TDP: 148 W

Suggested PSU: 300 W

Outputs: 1x DVI
1x HDMI 2.0
3x DisplayPort 1.4a

Power Connectors: 2x 6-pin

Board Number: PG401

Graphics Features

DirectX: 12 (12_1)

OpenGL: 4.6

OpenCL: 3.0

Vulkan: 1.3

CUDA: 5.2

Shader Model: 6.4

Card Notes

3584 MB + 512 MB
224 Bit + 32 Bit

Retail boards based on this design (78)

Name	GPU Clock	Boost Clock	Memory Clock	Other Changes
ASUS DRAGON GTX 970 DirectCU II TOP	1253 MHz	1355 MHz	1753 MHz	290 mm/11.4 inches
ASUS GTX 970 DirectCU II Black	1050 MHz	1178 MHz	1753 MHz	290 mm/11.4 inches
ASUS GTX 970 DirectCU II Black OC	1114 MHz	1253 MHz	1753 MHz	290 mm/11.4 inches
ASUS GTX 970 DirectCU II OC	1127 MHz	1266 MHz	1753 MHz	290 mm/11.4 inches
ASUS GTX 970 DirectCU Mini OC	1089 MHz	1228 MHz	1753 MHz	170 mm/6.7 inches, 2x DVI 1x HDMI 1x DisplayPort
ASUS STRIX GTX 970 DirectCU II	1050 MHz	1178 MHz	1753 MHz	279 mm/11 inches, 2x DVI 1x HDMI 1x DisplayPort
ASUS STRIX GTX 970 DirectCU II OC	1114 MHz	1253 MHz	1753 MHz	279 mm/11 inches, 2x DVI 1x HDMI 1x DisplayPort
ASUS STRIX GTX 970 DirectCU II OC SP	1114 MHz	1253 MHz	1753 MHz	279 mm/11 inches, 2x DVI 1x HDMI 1x DisplayPort
ASUS TURBO GTX 970 OC	1089 MHz	1228 MHz	1753 MHz	264 mm/10.4 inches, 2x DVI 1x HDMI 1x DisplayPort
CAT GTX 970	1050 MHz	1178 MHz	1753 MHz
Colorful iGame GTX 970 Fire Ares U	1127 MHz	1266 MHz	1753 MHz	2x DVI 1x HDMI 1x DisplayPort
Colorful iGame GTX 970 Fire Ares U Custom	1127 MHz	1266 MHz	1753 MHz	2x DVI 1x HDMI 1x DisplayPort
Colorful iGame GTX 970 Fire Ares U HD1	1127 MHz	1266 MHz	1753 MHz	2x DVI 1x HDMI 1x DisplayPort
Colorful iGame GTX 970 TOP	1203 MHz	1355 MHz	1753 MHz
ELSA GTX 970 S.A.C.	1088 MHz	1228 MHz	1753 MHz	205 mm/8.1 inches
EVGA GTX 970	1050 MHz	1178 MHz	1753 MHz	241 mm/9.5 inches, 2x DVI 1x HDMI 1x DisplayPort
EVGA GTX 970 ACX	1050 MHz	1178 MHz	1753 MHz	241 mm/9.5 inches, 2x DVI 1x HDMI 1x DisplayPort
EVGA GTX 970 ACX 2.0	1050 MHz	1178 MHz	1753 MHz	241 mm/9.5 inches, 2x DVI 1x HDMI 1x DisplayPort
EVGA GTX 970 FTW ACX 2.0	1216 MHz	1367 MHz	1753 MHz	241 mm/9.5 inches, 2x DVI 1x HDMI 1x DisplayPort
EVGA GTX 970 FTW+ ACX 2.0+	1216 MHz	1367 MHz	1753 MHz	257 mm/10.1 inches
EVGA GTX 970 Hybrid	1140 MHz	1279 MHz	1753 MHz	241 mm/9.5 inches, 2x DVI 1x HDMI 1x DisplayPort
EVGA GTX 970 SSC ACX 2.0	1190 MHz	1342 MHz	1753 MHz	257 mm/10.1 inches, 2x DVI 1x HDMI 1x DisplayPort
EVGA GTX 970 SSC ACX 2.0 Best Buy Exclusive	1190 MHz	1342 MHz	1753 MHz	2x DVI 1x HDMI 1x DisplayPort
EVGA GTX 970 SSC ACX 2.0+	1190 MHz	1342 MHz	1753 MHz	257 mm/10.1 inches
EVGA GTX 970 Superclocked	1140 MHz	1279 MHz	1753 MHz	241 mm/9.5 inches, 2x DVI 1x HDMI 1x DisplayPort
EVGA GTX 970 Superclocked ACX	1165 MHz	1316 MHz	1753 MHz	241 mm/9.5 inches, 2x DVI 1x HDMI 1x DisplayPort
EVGA GTX 970 Superclocked ACX 2.0	1165 MHz	1316 MHz	1753 MHz	241 mm/9.5 inches, 2x DVI 1x HDMI 1x DisplayPort
EVGA GTX 970 Superclocked+ ACX 2.0	1165 MHz	1317 MHz	1753 MHz	241 mm/9.5 inches, 2x DVI 1x HDMI 1x DisplayPort
FORSA GTX 970	1050 MHz	1178 MHz	1753 MHz
Gainward GTX 970	1050 MHz	1178 MHz	1753 MHz	247 mm/9.7 inches, 1x DVI 1x mini-HDMI 3x mini-DisplayPort
Gainward GTX 970 Guan Yu	1152 MHz	1304 MHz	1753 MHz
Gainward GTX 970 Phantom	1152 MHz	1304 MHz	1753 MHz	247 mm/9.7 inches, 1x DVI 1x mini-HDMI 3x mini-DisplayPort
Gainward GTX 970 Pheonix	1152 MHz	1304 MHz	1753 MHz	247 mm/9.7 inches, 1x DVI 1x HDMI 2x mini-DisplayPort
Gainward GTX 970 Zhao Yun	1126 MHz	1266 MHz	1753 MHz	2x DVI 1x HDMI 1x DisplayPort
GALAX GTX 970	1050 MHz	1178 MHz	1753 MHz	2x DVI 1x HDMI 1x DisplayPort
GALAX GTX 970 EXOC	1126 MHz	1266 MHz	1753 MHz	271 mm/10.7 inches, 2x DVI 1x HDMI 1x DisplayPort
GALAX GTX 970 EXOC Black Edition	1164 MHz	1317 MHz	1753 MHz	271 mm/10.7 inches, 2x DVI 1x HDMI 1x DisplayPort
GALAX GTX 970 GAMER OC	1190 MHz	1342 MHz	1753 MHz	179 mm/7 inches, 2x DVI 1x HDMI 1x DisplayPort
GALAX GTX 970 HOF	1228 MHz	1380 MHz	1753 MHz	308 mm/12.1 inches
GALAX GTX 970 OC	1126 MHz	1266 MHz	1753 MHz	179 mm/7 inches, 2x DVI 1x HDMI 1x DisplayPort
GALAX GTX 970 OC Silent Infinity Black Edition	1178 MHz	1329 MHz	1753 MHz	260 mm/10.2 inches, 2x DVI 1x HDMI 1x DisplayPort
GIGABYTE GTX 970 G1 Gaming	1178 MHz	1329 MHz	1753 MHz	312 mm/12.3 inches, 2x DVI 1x HDMI 3x DisplayPort
GIGABYTE GTX 970 Mini-ITX	1050 MHz	1178 MHz	1753 MHz	183 mm/7.2 inches, 2x DVI 1x HDMI 3x DisplayPort
GIGABYTE GTX 970 Mini-ITX OC	1076 MHz	1216 MHz	1753 MHz	183 mm/7.2 inches, 2x DVI 1x HDMI 3x DisplayPort
GIGABYTE GTX 970 Twin Turbo	1050 MHz	1178 MHz	1753 MHz	266 mm/10.5 inches
GIGABYTE GTX 970 Twin Turbo OC	1101 MHz	1241 MHz	1753 MHz	266 mm/10.5 inches
GIGABYTE GTX 970 WindForce 3X OC	1114 MHz	1253 MHz	1753 MHz	312 mm/12.3 inches, 2x DVI 1x HDMI 3x DisplayPort
GIGABYTE GTX 970 XTREME	1190 MHz	1342 MHz	1775 MHz
Inno3D GTX 970 OC	1088 MHz	1228 MHz	1753 MHz	215 mm/8.5 inches, 2x DVI 1x HDMI 1x DisplayPort
Inno3D iChill GTX 970 Black	1228 MHz	1329 MHz	1820 MHz	266 mm/10.5 inches
Inno3D iChill GTX 970 HerculeZ X3 Air Boss	1152 MHz	1279 MHz	1753 MHz	300 mm/11.8 inches
Inno3D iChill GTX 970 HerculeZ X4 Air Boss	1152 MHz	1279 MHz	1753 MHz	300 mm/11.8 inches
Inno3D iChill GTX 970 HerculeZ X4 Air Boss DHS	1228 MHz	1329 MHz	1820 MHz	300 mm/11.8 inches
Inno3D iChill GTX 970 HerculeZ X4 Air Boss Ultra	1178 MHz	1329 MHz	1800 MHz	300 mm/11.8 inches
KFA2 GTX 970 EXOC Black Edition	1164 MHz	1317 MHz	1753 MHz	270 mm/10.6 inches, 2x DVI 1x HDMI 1x DisplayPort
KFA2 GTX 970 EXOC Sniper Edition	1178 MHz	1329 MHz	1753 MHz	270 mm/10.6 inches, 2x DVI 1x HDMI 1x DisplayPort
Leadtek WinFast GTX 970	1050 MHz	1178 MHz	1753 MHz
Leadtek WinFast GTX 970 Hurricane	1076 MHz	1216 MHz	1753 MHz	206 mm/8.1 inches
MSI GTX 970	1050 MHz	1178 MHz	1753 MHz	275 mm/10.8 inches
MSI GTX 970 Gaming	1114 MHz	1253 MHz	1753 MHz	269 mm/10.6 inches, 2x DVI 1x HDMI 1x DisplayPort
MSI GTX 970 Gaming 100ME	1114 MHz	1253 MHz	1753 MHz	269 mm/10.6 inches, 2x DVI 1x HDMI 1x DisplayPort
MSI GTX 970 Gaming Golden Edition	1140 MHz	1279 MHz	1753 MHz	2x DVI 1x HDMI 1x DisplayPort
MSI GTX 970 Gaming LE	1076 MHz	1216 MHz	1753 MHz	269 mm/10.6 inches, 2x DVI 1x HDMI 1x DisplayPort
MSI GTX 970 Gaming LE 100ME	1076 MHz	1216 MHz	1753 MHz	269 mm/10.6 inches
MSI GTX 970 OC	1102 MHz	1241 MHz	1753 MHz	275 mm/10.8 inches, 2x DVI 1x HDMI 1x DisplayPort
MSI GTX 970 OCV1	1076 MHz	1216 MHz	1753 MHz
MSI GTX 970 V1	1050 MHz	1178 MHz	1753 MHz	269 mm/10.6 inches
Palit GTX 970	1050 MHz	1178 MHz	1753 MHz	247 mm/9.7 inches, 1x DVI 1x mini-HDMI 3x mini-DisplayPort
Palit GTX 970 JetStream	1152 MHz	1304 MHz	1753 MHz	247 mm/9.7 inches, 1x DVI 1x mini-HDMI 3x mini-DisplayPort
Pegatron GTX 970	1050 MHz	1178 MHz	1753 MHz
PNY GTX 970	1050 MHz	1178 MHz	1753 MHz
Point of View GTX 970	1050 MHz	1178 MHz	1753 MHz
ZOTAC GTX 970	1076 MHz	1216 MHz	1753 MHz	204 mm/8 inches, 2x DVI 1x HDMI 1x DisplayPort
ZOTAC GTX 970 AMP! Extreme Core Edition	1228 MHz	1380 MHz	1800 MHz	299 mm/11.8 inches
ZOTAC GTX 970 AMP! Extreme Edition	1203 MHz	1355 MHz	1800 MHz	300 mm/11.8 inches
ZOTAC GTX 970 AMP! Omega Core Edition	1152 MHz	1304 MHz	1753 MHz
ZOTAC GTX 970 AMP! Omega Edition	1102 MHz	1241 MHz	1762 MHz
ZOTAC GTX 970 Extreme Anniversary Edition	1203 MHz	1355 MHz	1800 MHz	300 mm/11.8 inches