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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: 40.50

Overall Rank:  303

Last Price Change:  $237.99 USD (2022-03-30)

Average G3D Mark
9638

Average G2D Mark: 763
Samples: 52169

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 Compute4077 Ops/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest as of 18th of January 2026.

G3D Mark Distribution for GeForce GTX 970

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 10th of January 2026
From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 10th of January 2026.

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Pricing History

G3D Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop Videocards
As of 18th of January 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Videocard Average G3D Mark
GeForce RTX 3080
 25,044
GeForce RTX 3070
 22,150
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
 20,294
GeForce RTX 4060
 19,538
GeForce RTX 3060 12GB
 16,764
GeForce RTX 2060
 14,114
GeForce GTX 970
 		9,638
GeForce GTX 1650
 7,868
GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
 6,354
Intel UHD Graphics 620
 1,041
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Videocard Value (G3D Mark / $Price )
As of 18th of January 2026 - Higher results represent better value
Videocard Average G3D Mark
GeForce RTX 4060
 65.13
GeForce RTX 3070
 51.10
GeForce RTX 3060 12GB
 48.59
GeForce RTX 2060
 43.61
GeForce GTX 970
 		40.50
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
 28.99
GeForce GTX 1650
 28.77
GeForce RTX 3080
 21.06
GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
 15.95
Intel UHD Graphics 620
 NA
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Last 5 Baselines for GeForce GTX 970
Most recent listed first
Videocard Average G3D Mark
BL3221853 - Jan 17 2026
10817
BL3221623 - Jan 17 2026
10550
BL3221304 - Jan 17 2026
10569
BL3221082 - Jan 17 2026
9868
BL3220062 - Jan 17 2026
9356
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Popular comparisons for GeForce GTX 970
As of 18th of January 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Videocard Average G3D Mark
GeForce GTX 970
 		9,638
RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Server Edition vs GeForce GTX 970
 42,223 (+338.1%)
GeForce RTX 5090 D vs GeForce GTX 970
 41,208 (+327.6%)
RTX PRO 5000 72GB Blackwell vs GeForce GTX 970
 40,493 (+320.1%)
GeForce RTX 5090 vs GeForce GTX 970
 38,869 (+303.3%)
GeForce RTX 4090 vs GeForce GTX 970
 38,106 (+295.4%)
RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Workstation Edition vs GeForce GTX 970
 36,434 (+278.0%)
GeForce RTX 5080 vs GeForce GTX 970
 35,763 (+271.1%)
GeForce RTX 4080 vs GeForce GTX 970
 34,449 (+257.4%)
GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER vs GeForce GTX 970
 34,223 (+255.1%)
L40-48Q vs GeForce GTX 970
 33,270 (+245.2%)
RTX PRO 4500 Blackwell vs GeForce GTX 970
 32,760 (+239.9%)
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