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GeForce GTX 970
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Last updated Aug 17, 2026
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GeForce GTX 970 Price Summary
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Overview
The GeForce GTX 970 is a Maxwell-architecture upper-mid-range GPU launched in late 2014, positioned between the mainstream GTX 960 and the high-end GTX 980. It was widely praised at release for delivering near-GTX-980 performance at a considerably lower price.
The GTX 970 features 4GB of GDDR5 memory and a TDP of 145W. Shortly after launch, NVIDIA clarified that the card's memory architecture partitions the 4GB into a 3.5GB pool and a slower 0.5GB pool, which can cause a notable performance drop when VRAM usage exceeds the 3.5GB threshold — a fact that was not disclosed at launch and generated significant controversy. The card uses no hardware ray-tracing cores, no Tensor cores, and predates DLSS.
Despite the VRAM controversy, the GTX 970 was a strong performer at 1080p and capable at 1440p for its era. It targeted enthusiast gamers who wanted high-quality visuals without the flagship price. It is now well into legacy territory and has been thoroughly outpaced by modern mid-range offerings.
Technical Specifications
Architecture & Cores
- Architecture
- Maxwell
- Process Node
- TSMC 28nm
- CUDA Cores
- 1,664
Clock Speeds
- Base Clock
- 1,050 MHz
- Boost Clock
- 1,178 MHz
Memory
- VRAM Capacity
- 4 GB
- Memory Type
- GDDR5
- Memory Bus
- 256-bit
- Memory Speed
- 7 Gbps
- Bandwidth
- 224.3 GB/s
Connectivity & Power
- Interface
- PCIe 3.0 x16
- TDP
- 145 W
- Power Connectors
- 2x 6-pin
- Released
- Sep 19, 2014
How does the GeForce GTX 970 run popular games?
Fortnite
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