NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 videocard review

GeForce GTX 970 videocard released by NVIDIA; release date: 19 September 2014. At the time of release, the videocard cost $329. The videocard is designed for desktop-computers and based on Maxwell 2.0 microarchitecture codenamed GM204.

Core clock speed - 1050 MHz. Boost clock speed - 1178 MHz. Texture fill rate - 109 billion / sec. Pipelines - 1664. Floating-point performance - 3,920 gflops. Manufacturing process technology - 28 nm. Transistors count - 5,200 million. Power consumption (TDP) - 148 Watt.

Memory type: GDDR5. Maximum RAM amount - 4 GB. Memory bus width - 256 Bit. Memory clock speed - 7.0 GB/s. Memory bandwidth - 224 GB / s. Shared memory - 0.

Benchmarks

Games performance

Ghost Recon Breakpoint (2019)

High, 1920x1080	52.00
Ultra, 1920x1080	36.00

FIFA 20 (2019)

QHD, 2560x1440	153.00
4K, 3840x2160	86.00

Borderlands 3 (2019)

Medium, 1920x1080	74.00
High, 1920x1080	48.60
Ultra, 1920x1080	36.70

Control (2019)

Low, 1280x720	153.00
Medium, 1920x1080	50.00
High, 1920x1080	36.00
QHD, 2560x1440	22.80

F1 2019 (2019)

High, 1920x1080	110.00
Ultra, 1920x1080	72.00
QHD, 2560x1440	49.30
4K, 3840x2160	30.30

Dirt Rally 2.0 (2019)

Ultra, 1920x1080	46.70
QHD, 2560x1440	35.00
4K, 3840x2160	20.60

Metro Exodus (2019)

Low, 1280x720	99.00
Medium, 1920x1080	49.00
High, 1920x1080	37.20
Ultra, 1920x1080	31.10
QHD, 2560x1440	23.90
4K, 3840x2160	13.20

Apex Legends (2019)

Ultra, 1920x1080	70.00
QHD, 2560x1440	45.50
4K, 3840x2160	23.30

Just Cause 4 (2018)

Ultra, 1920x1080	57.80
4K, 3840x2160	19.90

Darksiders III (2018)

Ultra, 1920x1080	68.00
4K, 3840x2160	20.60

Battlefield V (2018)

Ultra, 1920x1080	47.50
4K, 3840x2160	19.70

Fallout 76 (2018)

Ultra, 1920x1080	59.80
QHD, 2560x1440	47.90

Hitman 2 (2018)

Ultra, 1920x1080

59.55

F1 2018 (2018)

High, 1920x1080	98.00
Ultra, 1920x1080	63.00
4K, 3840x2160	25.90

Final Fantasy XV Benchmark (2018)

Low, 1280x720	101.00
Medium, 1920x1080	55.30
High, 1920x1080	35.60
4K, 3840x2160	12.80

Fortnite (2018)

High, 1920x1080	82.00
Ultra, 1920x1080	60.00
4K, 3840x2160	22.00

Star Wars Battlefront 2 (2017)

Ultra, 1920x1080	66.00
4K, 3840x2160	9.40

Need for Speed Payback (2017)

Ultra, 1920x1080	76.00
4K, 3840x2160	24.80

Playerunknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG) (2017)

Ultra, 1920x1080	52.10
4K, 3840x2160	17.80

Dirt 4 (2017)

Ultra, 1920x1080	46.50
4K, 3840x2160	28.60

Rocket League (2017)

High, 1920x1080	126.00
4K, 3840x2160	60.80

Mass Effect Andromeda (2017)

High, 1920x1080	56.90
Ultra, 1920x1080	50.50
4K, 3840x2160	20.20

Ghost Recon Wildlands (2017)

Low, 1280x720	138.00
Medium, 1920x1080	70.50
High, 1920x1080	64.50
Ultra, 1920x1080	33.80
4K, 3840x2160	22.10

For Honor (2017)

4K, 3840x2160

31.80

Resident Evil 7 (2017)

Ultra, 1920x1080	88.00
4K, 3840x2160	30.70

Dishonored 2 (2016)

Low, 1280x720	106.00
Medium, 1366x768	100.00
High, 1920x1080	60.00
Ultra, 1920x1080	57.00
4K, 3840x2160	28.50

Call of Duty Infinite Warfare (2016)

High, 1920x1080	92.00
Ultra, 1920x1080	87.00
4K, 3840x2160	32.60

Titanfall 2 (2016)

High, 1920x1080	59.10
Ultra, 1920x1080	87.00

Farming Simulator 17 (2016)

4K, 3840x2160

76.00

Civilization VI (2016)

Ultra, 1920x1080	68.00
4K, 3840x2160	57.50

Battlefield 1 (2016)

Ultra, 1920x1080	87.00
4K, 3840x2160	37.50

Mafia 3 (2016)

Medium, 1366x768	59.90
High, 1920x1080	32.00
4K, 3840x2160	14.10

Deus Ex Mankind Divided (2016)

High, 1920x1080	51.90
Ultra, 1920x1080	28.10
4K, 3840x2160	16.50

Mirror's Edge Catalyst (2016)

Low, 1280x720	151.30
Medium, 1366x768	136.80
High, 1920x1080	80.80
Ultra, 1920x1080	72.50
4K, 3840x2160	26.10

Overwatch (2016)

Medium, 1366x768	287.80
High, 1920x1080	187.50
Ultra, 1920x1080	108.45
4K, 3840x2160	58.20

Doom (2016)

Low, 1280x720	170.10
Medium, 1366x768	161.20
High, 1920x1080	108.80
Ultra, 1920x1080	99.25
4K, 3840x2160	34.30

Ashes of the Singularity (2016)

Low, 1280x768	80.80
Medium, 1920x1080	60.80
High, 1920x1080	54.80
4K, 3840x2160	20.60

Hitman 2016 (2016)

Low, 1280x720	68.30
Medium, 1366x768	67.20
High, 1920x1080	54.50
Ultra, 1920x1080	52.15
4K, 3840x2160	23.00

The Division (2016)

Low, 1280x720	191.10
Medium, 1366x768	138.10
High, 1920x1080	72.00
Ultra, 1920x1080	55.25
4K, 3840x2160	27.00

Far Cry Primal (2016)

Low, 1280x720	112.00
Medium, 1920x1080	100.00
High, 1920x1080	80.00
Ultra, 1920x1080	54.50
4K, 3840x2160	27.00

XCOM 2 (2016)

Low, 1280x720	88.20
Medium, 1920x1080	75.50
High, 1920x1080	59.20
Ultra, 1920x1080	27.60
4K, 3840x2160	15.90

Rise of the Tomb Raider (2016)

Low, 1024x768	159.10
Medium, 1366x768	127.70
High, 1920x1080	75.90
Ultra, 1920x1080	62.35
4K, 3840x2160	25.30

Rainbow Six Siege (2015)

Low, 1024x768	281.65
Medium, 1366x768	229.80
High, 1920x1080	142.45
Ultra, 1920x1080	120.80
4K, 3840x2160	44.80

Assassin's Creed Syndicate (2015)

Low, 1024x768	81.80
Medium, 1366x768	75.50
High, 1920x1080	74.90
Ultra, 1920x1080	31.95
4K, 3840x2160	25.20

Star Wars Battlefront (2015)

Medium, 1366x768	188.90
High, 1920x1080	111.45
Ultra, 1920x1080	95.85
4K, 3840x2160	34.70

Fallout 4 (2015)

Medium, 1366x768	131.70
High, 1920x1080	91.40
Ultra, 1920x1080	73.50
4K, 3840x2160	30.00

Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 (2015)

4K, 3840x2160

29.70

Anno 2205 (2015)

Medium, 1366x768	126.20
High, 1920x1080	92.00
Ultra, 1920x1080	27.25
4K, 3840x2160	34.10

World of Warships (2015)

Ultra, 1920x1080	58.60
4K, 3840 x 2160	58.60

The Witcher 3 (2015)

Medium, 1366x768	146.20
High, 1920x1080	81.20
Ultra, 1920x1080	42.50
4K, 3840x2160	29.10

Dirt Rally (2015)

Medium, 1366x768	139.30
High, 1920x1080	108.70
Ultra, 1920x1080	93.65
4K, 3840x2160	143.00

GTA V (2015)

Low, 1024x768	167.90
Medium, 1366x768	159.00
High, 1920x1080	97.80
Ultra, 1920x1080	43.75
4K, 3840x2160	46.35

Dragon Age: Inquisition (2014)

Low, 1024x768	175.30
Medium, 1366x768	171.40
High, 1920x1080	79.50
Ultra, 1920x1080	60.80

Far Cry 4 (2014)

Low, 1024x768	130.80
Medium, 1366x768	130.60
High, 1920x1080	89.60
Ultra, 1920x1080	67.90

Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare (2014)

Low, 1024x768	219.40
Medium, 1366x768	162.00
High, 1920x1080	125.30
Ultra, 1920x1080	77.00

Alien: Isolation (2014)

Low, 1024x768	291.60
Medium, 1366x768	272.10
High, 1920x1080	160.50
Ultra, 1920x1080	112.90

Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor (2014)

Low, 1280x720	238.40
Medium, 1344x756	186.90
High, 1920x1080	100.80
Ultra, 1920x1080	78.45

Sims 4 (2014)

Low, 1024x768	183.90
Medium, 1366x768	167.70
High, 1920x1080	140.00
Ultra, 1920x1080	127.30

Thief (2014)

Low, 1024x768	131.00
Medium, 1366x768	126.90
High, 1366x768	121.60
Ultra, 1920x1080	73.00

Battlefield 4 (2013)

Low, 1024x768	199.80
Medium, 1366x768	199.70
High, 1366x768	195.00
Ultra, 1920x1080	88.60
4K, 3840x2160	45.30

Metro: Last Light (2013)

Low, 1024x768	144.20
Medium, 1366x768	143.90
High, 1366x768	130.90
Ultra, 1920x1080	83.80

BioShock Infinite (2013)

Low, 1280x720	264.90
Medium, 1366x768	234.40
High, 1366x768	219.20
Ultra, 1920x1080	112.80

Tomb Raider (2013)

Low, 1024x768	554.00
Medium, 1366x768	433.00
High, 1366x768	285.80
Ultra, 1920x1080	134.55

Crysis 3 (2013)

Low, 1024x768	167.60
Medium, 1366x768	145.40
High, 1366x768	111.40
Ultra, 1920x1080	52.80

Specifications (specs)