NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
2014UnverifiedThe 3.5GB-VRAM controversy card that became the best-selling GPU of its generation
Launch price $329Today $140
Then vs. now
5727A 2014 standout the market has left behind — down 30 points.
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| Dimension | At launch | Today |
|---|---|---|
| Raster perf | 78 | 15 |
| Ray tracing | 0 | 15 |
| AI compute | 18 | 15 |
| Efficiency | 80 | 26 |
| Thermals & noise | 75 | 49 |
| Value | 88 | 43 |
Today-scores are recomputed against the current market frontier. How scoring works
Why the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 stands out
Where it beats the average graphics card in its class.
Base Clock
1050 MHz
2.9× more than the 359 average
TDP
145 W
1.6× less than the 232 average
Specifications
Core Performance
- CUDA Cores
- 1664
- Base Clock
- 1050 MHz
- Boost Clock
- 1178 MHz
Memory
- VRAM
- 4 GB GDDR5
- Memory Bus
- 256-bit
- Memory Bandwidth
- 224 GB/s
Power & Thermal
- TDP
- 145 W
- Power Connectors
- 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
Connectivity
- Display Outputs
- 3x DisplayPort, 1x HDMI, 1x DVI