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Nvidia GeForce GTX 970 Review

The GeForce® Nvidia GeForce GTX 970 is a high-performance gaming graphics card designed for serious gaming. Powered by new NVIDIA® Maxwell™ architecture, it features advanced technologies and class-leading graphics for incredible gaming experiences.

The Nvidia GeForce GTX 970 sits in the middle of Nvidia’s latest range, but it’s not got new hardware inside – its Maxwell architecture first debuted in 2013’s mainstream GTX 750 Ti card.
Here, though, it’s a far more formidable GPU. It’s constructed using 1,664 stream processors – the 750 Ti only had 640 – and it’s paired with 4GB of GDDR5 memory. It’s clocked to a potent 1,050MHz, and that figure can rise to a maximum boost speed of 1,250MHz.

Overview

The Nvidia GeForce GTX 970 is a high end desktop graphics card based on the Maxwell architecture. As the faster GTX 980, the GTX 970 uses the GM204 chip, but with reduced shaders (2048 vs. 1664) and TMUs (128 vs 103). The graphics card is equipped with 4 GB GDDR5 (7 GHz effective). 3.5 GB of the 4 GB are connected with 224 Bit, the rest only with a 32 Bit interface. This can lead to some stuttering or reduced frame rates in games that use the full 4 GB.

The Maxwell architecture is very power efficient. While gaming, the card only uses as much power as the Radeon R9 285 which is more than 35% slower on average.

System Suggestions

GeForce GTX 970 4GB is best suited for resolutions up to and including 2560x1440. We recommend a Very Strong Processor and 8GB of RAM for Optimal Performance.

KEY FEATURES

• 1,050MHz core clock
• 1,753MHz 4GB GDDR5 memory
• 5.2 billion transistors
• 1,664 stream processors
• requires 2 x 6-pin power connector
• Manufacturer: Nvidia

Positive and Negative Impacts Of GTX 970

PROS

• Top-notch 1080p and 1440p gaming
• Impressive efficiency
• Smaller and overclocked SKUs available

Cons

• More expensive than R9 290
• Not able to play 4K games smoothly

Game Suggestions

• Metro Last Light
• Witcher 2 ( benchmark performance )
• Battlefield 4
• Battlfield 1 (2016)
• Crysis 3
• Star Citizen
• Arma 3

Some of the games that truly makes the best of your GTX 970 highest resolution no lag and by far the witcher 2 yeah this card rocked that game .

Verdict

Nvidia’s graphics card is more expensive than its red-tinted rival, but there are several reasons to spend more on a GTX 970. It’s faster across almost all of our games benchmarks and, when the R9 290 is quicker, it’s never by much.

The GTX 970 doesn’t just win awards for speed, either. The Maxwell architecture makes it cooler and more frugal than the R9 290, which means it’ll save electricity and should prove quieter in use. It’s the best graphics card to buy for rock-solid 1080p and 1440p gaming.