GTX 970 with i7-4770K benchmarks at Ultra Quality settings

At 1440p, GTX 970 can hit 50-60 fps on pretty much everything at ultra, just without antialiasing, less ambient occlusion and turned down shadows. It is clear that the GTX 970 is a significantly more capable high-end card that can play AAA titles at 1080p/1440p with 50-60 frames per second. With regards to max load temperature, the GTX 970 's cooling is excellent at keeping it cool and under control. This combination between GTX 970 and Intel Core i7-4770K @ 3.50GHz has less than 8% bottleneck in many games and is perfect match to avoid FPS loss. This combination between GTX 970 and Intel Core i7-4770K @ 3.50GHz is a perfect match to avoid FPS loss. With current 4096 MB RAM, the GTX 970 can have very few memory-related bottlenecks in more modern games.

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GTX 970 with i7-4770K benchmarks at Ultra Quality settings
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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
Price $ 449.0
Year 2014
Maximum Recorded Temperature 64C
Max Fan Noise 47.5dB
Recommended Power Supply 498W
Benchmark CPU Intel Core i7-4770K @ 3.50GHz ($284.99)
CPU Impact on FPS + 0.0 FPS
CPU Impact on FPS % 0.0%
Benchmark Quality Settings Ultra Quality Settings
Average 1080p Performance 66.4 FPS
Average 1440p Performance 46.9 FPS
Average 4K Performance 29.2 FPS
Memory 4 GB
1080p Cost Per Frame $ 5.0
1440p Cost Per Frame $ 7.0
4K Cost Per Frame $ 11.3
Series GTX 970
Overall Combination Score 66/100 Good
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Game Performance at Ultra Quality settings

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Resolution 1920x1080

1% Low [Min FPS] Average FPS
Year Game Frames Per Second
2019 Apex Legends
56
62.4
2019 Anthem
36
40.2
2019 Far Cry New Dawn
53
58.9
2019 Resident Evil 2
64
71.4
2019 Metro Exodus
28
31.8
2019 World War Z
54
61.0
2018 Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
46
51.5
2018 Assassin's Creed Odyssey
24
26.7
2018 Final Fantasy XV
50
56.4
2018 Shadow of the Tomb Raider
39
43.6
2018 Forza Horizon 4
57
63.4
2018 Fallout 76
54
60.9
2018 Hitman 2
42
47.5
2018 Just Cause 4
41
45.9
2018 Monster Hunter: World
44
49.5
2018 Battlefield V
54
60.4
2017 Assassin's Creed Origins
36
40.6
2017 Destiny 2
81
90.1
2017 PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
42
47.5
2017 Fortnite Battle Royale
57
63.8
2017 Need For Speed: Payback
57
63.7
2017 For Honor
76
84.8
2017 Project CARS 2
54
60.1
2017 Forza Motorsport 7
65
72.8
2016 Ashes of the Singularity
35
39.1
2016 Hitman
53
59.2
2016 Rise of the Tomb Raider
62
69.8
2016 The Division
46
51.8
2016 Overwatch
89
99.1
2016 Dishonored 2
39
43.9
2015 DiRT Rally
84
93.6
2015 Grand Theft Auto V
50
56.2
2015 The Witcher 3
46
51.7
2015 Total War: Attila
42
47.5
2015 Rocket League
222
247.4
2015 Need For Speed
61
68.6
2015 Project CARS
59
65.7
2015 Rainbow Six Siege
109
121.4
2014 Dragon Age: Inquisition
67
75.1
2014 GRID Autosport
99
110.7
2014 Shadow of Mordor
74
82.8
2014 The Talos Principle
77
86.6
2014 Thief
64
72.2
2013 Bioshock Infinite
103
115.0
2013 Company of Heroes 2
51
57.7
2013 Crysis 3
55
61.5
2013 GRID 2
113
126.3
2013 Metro: Last Light
68
75.9
2013 Total War: Rome 2
71
79.6
2013 Battlefield 4
71
79.9
2012 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
152
169.6
2009 League of Legends
286
318.1
2008 Crysis: Warhead
65
72.3

Resolution 2560x1440

1% Low [Min FPS] Average FPS
Year Game Frames Per Second
2019 Apex Legends
37
46.4
2019 Anthem
25
31.9
2019 Far Cry New Dawn
36
45.7
2019 Resident Evil 2
38
48.1
2019 Metro Exodus
19
24.7
2019 World War Z
35
44.5
2018 Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
22
28.7
2018 Assassin's Creed Odyssey
20
25.7
2018 Final Fantasy XV
31
39.6
2018 Shadow of the Tomb Raider
22
28.7
2018 Forza Horizon 4
42
53.5
2018 Fallout 76
31
39.6
2018 Hitman 2
24
30.7
2018 Just Cause 4
27
34.0
2018 Monster Hunter: World
27
34.6
2018 Battlefield V
38
47.5
2017 Assassin's Creed Origins
21
26.7
2017 Destiny 2
61
77.2
2017 PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
29
36.6
2017 Fortnite Battle Royale
33
41.6
2017 Need For Speed: Payback
36
45.9
2017 For Honor
39
49.5
2017 Project CARS 2
33
42.4
2017 Forza Motorsport 7
52
65.7
2016 Ashes of the Singularity
27
34.1
2016 Hitman
34
42.8
2016 Rise of the Tomb Raider
38
47.9
2016 The Division
30
37.8
2016 Overwatch
54
67.9
2016 Dishonored 2
29
37.4
2015 DiRT Rally
50
63.3
2015 Grand Theft Auto V
30
37.8
2015 The Witcher 3
30
38.3
2015 Total War: Attila
24
31.0
2015 Rocket League
84
106.0
2015 Need For Speed
42
53.0
2015 Project CARS
40
50.2
2015 Rainbow Six Siege
62
78.5
2014 Dragon Age: Inquisition
40
50.3
2014 GRID Autosport
66
82.5
2014 Shadow of Mordor
39
49.3
2014 The Talos Principle
48
61.0
2014 Thief
38
47.7
2013 Bioshock Infinite
59
74.2
2013 Company of Heroes 2
29
37.1
2013 Crysis 3
30
37.6
2013 GRID 2
71
89.1
2013 Metro: Last Light
48
61.0
2013 Total War: Rome 2
39
49.2
2013 Battlefield 4
40
51.0
2012 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
113
141.4
2009 League of Legends
141
176.7
2008 Crysis: Warhead
36
45.8

Resolution 3840x2160

1% Low [Min FPS] Average FPS
Year Game Frames Per Second
2019 Apex Legends
19
27.7
2019 Anthem
12
17.3
2019 Far Cry New Dawn
17
24.3
2019 Resident Evil 2
16
23.7
2019 Metro Exodus
10
15.5
2019 World War Z
17
25.6
2018 Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
20
29.7
2018 Assassin's Creed Odyssey
12
17.8
2018 Final Fantasy XV
16
23.8
2018 Shadow of the Tomb Raider
10
14.9
2018 Forza Horizon 4
24
35.6
2018 Fallout 76
15
21.8
2018 Hitman 2
12
17.8
2018 Just Cause 4
12
17.6
2018 Monster Hunter: World
11
16.6
2018 Battlefield V
17
24.7
2017 Assassin's Creed Origins
10
14.9
2017 Destiny 2
27
38.6
2017 PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
14
20.8
2017 Fortnite Battle Royale
15
22.2
2017 Need For Speed: Payback
22
31.8
2017 For Honor
17
24.7
2017 Project CARS 2
24
35.3
2017 Forza Motorsport 7
38
55.1
2016 Overwatch
24
35.3
2016 Dishonored 2
20
29.7
2015 Rocket League
34
49.5
2015 Need For Speed
24
35.3
2015 Project CARS
24
35.3
2015 Rainbow Six Siege
25
36.4
2014 Thief
28
40.8
2013 Bioshock Infinite
34
49.7
2013 GRID 2
33
47.8
2013 Total War: Rome 2
29
42.5
2012 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
89
127.2
2009 League of Legends
49
70.7
2008 Crysis: Warhead
30
43.7
GTX 970 with i7-4770K at 1080p and Ultra Quality settings
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GTX 970 with i7-4770K at 4K and Ultra Quality settings

GTX 970 Specifications

GTX 970 Board Design

Board NumberPG401
Length10.5 inches 267 mm
Outputs1x DVI1x HDMI3x DisplayPort
Power Connectors2x 6-pin
Slot WidthDual-slot
TDP148 W

GTX 970 Clock Speeds

Boost Clock1178 MHz
GPU Clock1050 MHz
Memory Clock1753 MHz 7012 MHz effective

GTX 970 Graphics Card

Bus InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16
GenerationGeForce 900
Launch Price329 USD
ProductionEnd-of-life
Release DateSep 19th, 2014

GTX 970 Graphics Features

CUDA5.2
DirectX12.0 (12_1)
OpenCL1.2
OpenGL4.6
Shader Model6.1
Vulkan1.1.82

GTX 970 Graphics Processor

ArchitectureMaxwell 2.0
Die Size398 mm²
GPU NameGM204
GPU VariantGM204-200-A1
Process Size28 nm
Transistors5,200 million

GTX 970 Memory

Bandwidth224.4 GB/s
Memory Bus256 bit
Memory Size4096 MB
Memory TypeGDDR5

GTX 970 Render Config

ROPs56
SMM Count13
Shading Units1664
TMUs104

GTX 970 Theoretical Performance

FP32 (float) performance3,920 GFLOPS
FP64 (double) performance122.5 GFLOPS (1:32)
Pixel Rate65.97 GPixel/s
Texture Rate122.5 GTexel/s

Critics Reviews

Conclusion The first thing to note about the GTX 970 launch in general is that it is a highly competitive one. While most GTX 780 and R9 290X cards still retails for at least £330 or so (and some ...
The GTX 1070’s stock speed of 1,506MHz is miles ahead of the older card’s 1,050MHz core, and the GTX 1070’s 8GB of GDDR5 rattles along at 8,000MHz – but the GTX 970’s 4GB allocation is ...
At half the price of a GeForce GTX 780 Ti, the GeForce GTX 970 can tempt you into buy a pair of them. With Ultra HD monitors dropping below the 0 mark, a playable Ultra HD gaming PC under 00 suddenly sounds realistic. Here's why spending 3 grand on a GTX TITAN-Z was a bad idea.
Nvidia GeForce GTX 970 specs. The GTX 970 is pared back from the 980 in many ways - core count drops down from 2048 to 1664, while max boost clocks are diminished 1216MHz to 1178MHz.
In a worst case scenario, the GTX 970 will be 19% slower than the GTX 980, but we are willing to bet it'll be quicker than that. Nvidia's pricing scheme for these new Maxwell GPUs already seems off.
The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 and GTX 970 are somewhat similar. The cards share the same 4GB frame buffer and GM204 GPU, but the GTX 970’s GPU is clocked a bit lower and features fewer active SMs ...
Verdict. If you've skipped to the last page to see our conclusion, I'm not going to waste your time: both the 0 GeForce GTX 970 and 0 GeForce GTX 980 represent tremendous, earth shattering ...
The GeForce GTX 970 is one of Nvidia's two latest top-end GPUs, bringing excellent value as a high-end Maxwell-based graphics card. Along with 13 SMMs (equating to 1,664 CUDA cores), it packs the ...
Nvidia shows us what second-gen Maxwell architecture can do with its new GM204 chip and the GeForce GTX 970 and 980 graphics cards that wield it.
The GTX 970 core operates at 1051MHz with a boost clock of 1178MHz, just 3% slower than the GTX 980. The really good news comes when looking at the memory sub-system, which has gone completely ...
Nvidia GeForce GTX 970 v AMD Radeon RX 480 – Specs and technology. AMD has made the unusual decision to debut its Polaris architecture with this mid-range card. There’s a lot to like about the ...
The GeForce GTX 970 was a performance graphics card by NVIDIA, launched in September 2014. Built on the 28 nm process, and based on the GM204 graphics processor, in its GM204-200-A1 variant, the card supports DirectX 12.0.
Compared to the GTX 770 that the GTX 970 replaces, this is a welcome and much needed upgrade from what has been the 2GB VRAM standard that NVIDIA has held to for the last two and a half years.
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