NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 4GB GDDR5
The Maxwell-based GM204 chip with 4GB of GDDR5 memory delivers solid 1080p gaming performance, though its 3.5GB + 0.5GB memory partition can cause stuttering in texture-heavy titles. Support for G-SYNC and SLI multi-GPU setups adds flexibility for smoother visuals in compatible displays and configurations. This card suits budget-conscious 1080p gamers running older titles or esports games at medium-to-high settings.
GPU GeForce GTX 970
VRAM 4GB GDDR5
TDP 145 W
Class consumer
12 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong affordability (70th percentile) 70th
Cons
- Below average user sentiment (6th percentile)
- Below average thermal (7th percentile)
- Below average ai (10th percentile)
- Below average feature (11th percentile)
What owners think
How owner sentiment changed over time
ExclusiveBased on when customers actually wrote their reviews - so you can see whether early praise held up.
Owner sentiment has improved over time
55/100Our AI sentiment read
Based on 8 dated customer reviews, grouped by calendar quarter. Period analysis is in English.
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Chipset
| GPU Chipset | GeForce GTX 970 |
| Brand | NVIDIA |
| Architecture | Maxwell |
| Class | consumer |
Memory
| VRAM | 4 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR5 |
Performance
| PassMark G3D | 9638 |
Power & Cooling
| TDP | 145 |
Connectivity
| Interface | PCI Express 3.0 |
| HDMI | 1 |
| Max Resolution | 5120x3200 |
Physical
| Length | 279 |
| Weight | 1.1 kg / 2.5 lbs |
vs Competition
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 | ASUS TUF Gaming TUF-RTX5090-32G-GAMING | Gigabyte AERO GV-N5080AERO OC-16GD | MSI Ventus RTX 5070 Ti 16G VENTUS 3X PZ OC | ZOTAC APOCALYPSE ZT-B50800C-10P | Sapphire NITRO+ 11322-01-40G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chipset | GeForce GTX 970 | GeForce RTX 5090 | GeForce RTX 5080 | GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | GeForce RTX 5080 | Radeon RX 7900 XTX |
| Vram | 4GB GDDR5 | 32GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR7 | 24GB GDDR6 |
| Boost Clock Mhz | - | 2407 | 2730 | 2482 | 2730 | 2680 |
| Tdp W | 145 | 575 | 360 | 300 | 360 | 339 |
| Memory Bus Bits | - | 512 | 256 | 256 | 256 | 384 |
| Ray Tracing | - | true | true | true | true | true |
| GPU Class | consumer | consumer | consumer | consumer | consumer | consumer |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | AI | Rt | Vram | Raster | Feature | Thermal | User Sentiment | Efficiency | Connectivity | Social Proof | Affordability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 | 9.6 | 21.1 | 11.5 | 23.6 | 11.2 | 6.6 | 5.8 | 22.7 | 13 | 54.5 | 69.5 |
| ASUS TUF Gaming TUF-RTX5090-32G-GAMING Compare | 96.9 | 90.1 | 97.6 | 98.7 | 96.2 | 72.4 | 86 | 24.6 | 99.3 | 99.1 | 3.5 |
| Gigabyte AERO GV-N5080AERO OC-16GD Compare | 85.3 | 95.2 | 88.7 | 94.2 | 96.2 | 91.5 | 71.9 | 57.8 | 94 | 88.8 | 15.1 |
| MSI Ventus RTX 5070 Ti 16G VENTUS 3X PZ OC Compare | 79.2 | 92.2 | 85.6 | 88.8 | 96.2 | 91.5 | 80.4 | 72.9 | 94 | 88.8 | 21 |
| ZOTAC APOCALYPSE ZT-B50800C-10P Compare | 85.3 | 97.5 | 88.7 | 94.2 | 96.2 | 91.5 | 99.4 | 57.8 | 94 | 99.1 | 19.1 |
| Sapphire NITRO+ 11322-01-40G Compare | 94.9 | 96.1 | 91.7 | 83.8 | 83.9 | 91.5 | 86 | 52.7 | 98.7 | 78.4 | 17.6 |
Usage Scores
- Overall12.3
- AI/LLM7.3
- Budget51.6
- Gaming 4k10.1
- Ray Tracing13.3
- Workstation16
- Gaming 1080p17.5
- Gaming 1440p14.4
- Content Creation15.8
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