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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: 26.85

Overall Rank:  295

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

Average G3D Mark
9639

Average G2D Mark: 763
Samples: 52610

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 12th of April 2026.

G3D Mark Distribution for GeForce GTX 970

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 12th of April 2026
From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 12th of April 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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Pricing History

G3D Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop Videocards
As of 13th of April 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Videocard Average G3D Mark
GeForce RTX 3080
 25,023
GeForce RTX 3070
 22,123
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
 20,267
GeForce RTX 4060
 19,513
GeForce RTX 3060 12GB
 16,741
GeForce RTX 2060
 14,092
GeForce GTX 970
 		9,639
GeForce GTX 1650
 7,870
GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
 6,361
Intel UHD Graphics 620
 1,041
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Videocard Value (G3D Mark / $Price )
As of 13th of April 2026 - Higher results represent better value
Videocard Average G3D Mark
GeForce RTX 3070
 58.22
GeForce RTX 4060
 57.39
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
 50.95
GeForce RTX 2060
 50.66
GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
 48.94
GeForce GTX 1650
 40.03
GeForce RTX 3080
 37.35
GeForce RTX 3060 12GB
 35.55
GeForce GTX 970
 		26.85
Intel UHD Graphics 620
 NA
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Last 5 Baselines for GeForce GTX 970
Most recent listed first
Videocard Average G3D Mark
BL3396271 - Apr 07 2026
10150
BL3396213 - Apr 07 2026
10219
BL3394790 - Apr 07 2026
10927
BL3393865 - Apr 06 2026
9631
BL3393341 - Apr 05 2026
9464
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Popular comparisons for GeForce GTX 970
As of 13th of April 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Videocard Average G3D Mark
GeForce GTX 970
 		9,639
GeForce RTX 5090 D vs GeForce GTX 970
 41,732 (+332.9%)
RTX PRO 5000 72GB Blackwell vs GeForce GTX 970
 40,493 (+320.1%)
GeForce RTX 5090 vs GeForce GTX 970
 38,957 (+304.2%)
GeForce RTX 4090 vs GeForce GTX 970
 38,070 (+294.9%)
RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Workstation Edition vs GeForce GTX 970
 37,244 (+286.4%)
GeForce RTX 5080 vs GeForce GTX 970
 35,694 (+270.3%)
GeForce RTX 4080 vs GeForce GTX 970
 34,439 (+257.3%)
GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER vs GeForce GTX 970
 34,264 (+255.5%)
RTX PRO 4500 Blackwell vs GeForce GTX 970
 33,326 (+245.7%)
nVidia L40-48Q vs GeForce GTX 970
 33,270 (+245.1%)
nVidia L40-4Q vs GeForce GTX 970
 32,601 (+238.2%)
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