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GeForce GTX 970

Price and performance details for the GeForce GTX 970 can be found below. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

  • The first graph shows the relative performance of the videocard compared to the 10 other common videocards in terms of PassMark G3D Mark.
  • The 2nd graph shows the value for money, in terms of the G3DMark per dollar.

GeForce GTX 970

Bus Interface: PCIe 3.0 x16

Max Memory Size: 4096 MB

Core Clock(s): 1050 MHz

Memory Clock(s): 1752.5 MHz

DirectX: 12

OpenGL: 4.5

Max TDP: 145 W

Videocard Category: Desktop

Other names: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970

Videocard First Benchmarked: 2014-09-19

G3DMark/Price: 26.84

Overall Rank:  303

Last Price Change:  $359 USD (2026-02-10)

Average G3D Mark
9637

Average G2D Mark: 763
Samples: 53090

Videocard Test Suite Average Results for GeForce GTX 970

DirectX 9143 Frames/Sec
DirectX 1046 Frames/Sec
DirectX 1171 Frames/Sec
DirectX 1241 Frames/Sec
GPU Compute4080 Ops/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest as of 8th of August 2026.

G3D Mark Distribution for GeForce GTX 970

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 7th of August 2026
From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 7th of August 2026.

MerchantPricePurchase
Amazon.com$359.00 USDBuy Now!
NewEgg.comNAVideocard Not Available. See Other Models
BestBuy.comNAVideocard Not Available. See Other Models
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G3D Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop Videocards
As of 9th of August 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Videocard Average G3D Mark
GeForce RTX 3080
 24,995
GeForce RTX 3070
 22,087
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
 20,234
GeForce RTX 4060
 19,488
GeForce RTX 3060 12GB
 16,710
GeForce RTX 2060
 14,080
GeForce GTX 970
 		9,637
GeForce GTX 1650
 7,869
GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
 6,364
Intel UHD Graphics 620
 1,039
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Videocard Value (G3D Mark / $Price )
As of 9th of August 2026 - Higher results represent better value
Videocard Average G3D Mark
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
 54.04
GeForce RTX 3070
 52.46
GeForce RTX 2060
 51.98
GeForce RTX 4060
 45.98
GeForce RTX 3060 12GB
 44.39
GeForce RTX 3080
 41.66
GeForce GTX 970
 		26.84
GeForce GTX 1650
 22.81
GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
 20.65
Intel UHD Graphics 620
 NA
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Last 5 Baselines for GeForce GTX 970
Most recent listed first
Videocard Average G3D Mark
BL3631962 - Aug 05 2026
9269
BL3631863 - Aug 05 2026
8611
BL3629151 - Aug 04 2026
11099
BL3628693 - Aug 04 2026
7941
BL3625281 - Aug 03 2026
10788
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Popular comparisons for GeForce GTX 970
As of 9th of August 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Videocard Average G3D Mark
GeForce GTX 970
 		9,637
GeForce RTX 5090 D vs GeForce GTX 970
 42,042 (+336.3%)
GeForce RTX 5090 vs GeForce GTX 970
 38,979 (+304.5%)
GeForce RTX 4090 vs GeForce GTX 970
 38,040 (+294.7%)
RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Workstation Edition vs GeForce GTX 970
 38,016 (+294.5%)
GeForce RTX 5080 vs GeForce GTX 970
 35,625 (+269.7%)
GeForce RTX 4080 vs GeForce GTX 970
 34,431 (+257.3%)
GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER vs GeForce GTX 970
 34,224 (+255.1%)
RTX PRO 4500 Blackwell vs GeForce GTX 970
 33,360 (+246.2%)
nVidia L40-48Q vs GeForce GTX 970
 33,270 (+245.2%)
GeForce RTX 5090 D v2 vs GeForce GTX 970
 32,739 (+239.7%)
nVidia L40-4Q vs GeForce GTX 970
 32,601 (+238.3%)
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