GIGABYTE NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 Graphics Card

Name: GIGABYTE NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
Brand: GIGABYTE
SKU: GV-N970G1 GAMING-4GD
Rating: 4.4 (165 reviews)

GIGABYTE NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 4GB GDDR5 GV-N970G1 GAMING-4GD

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Windforce 3X cooling system
Flex Display Technology
Powered by Nvidia GeForce GTX 970 GPU, Integrated with industry's best 4GB GDDR5 memory 256-bit memory interface
Features Dual-link DVI-I / DVI-D / HDMI / 3 Display Port, Base: 1178 MHz / BOOST: 1329 MHz
System power supply requirement: 550W (with one 6-pin and one 8-pin external power connectors)

Specifications Overview

Model	GV-N970G1 GAMING-4GD
Release Date	September 2014 * First availability for purchase, it may not correspond to the actual market launch date.
Series	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 900 Series
GPU Interface	PCIe x16
GPU Chipset	GeForce GTX 970
GPU Memory Size	4 GB
GPU Memory Type	GDDR5
GPU Memory Interface	256-bit
GPU Clock Rate	1180 MHz
GPU Boost Clock Rate	1330 MHz
TDP	145 W
Length	312 mm
Cooling Type	3 Fans
Power Connectors	1 PCIe 8-pin + 1 PCIe 6-pin
SLI Support	Yes
CrossFire Support	No
DVI-D (Dual Link)	1
DVI-I (Dual Link)	1
DisplayPort	3
HDMI	1
G-SYNC Support	Yes
FreeSync Support	No
Expansion slots required	2

	Old Name	Current Name	Branding	Data Speed	Port
USB 2.0	USB 2.0	USB 2.0	Hi-Speed USB	480 Mbit/s	diverse
USB 3.0	USB 3.1 Gen 1	USB 3.2 Gen 1x1	SuperSpeed USB	5 Gbit/s	diverse
USB 3.1	USB 3.1 Gen 2	USB 3.2 Gen 2x1	SuperSpeed USB 10Gbps	10 Gbit/s	diverse
USB 3.2	USB 3.2 Gen 2x2	USB 4.0 Gen 2x2	USB4 20Gbps	20 Gbit/s	only USB-C
USB4	USB 4.0 Gen 3x2	USB4 1.0	USB4 40Gbps	40 Gbit/s	only USB-C
USB4v2	USB 4.0 Gen 4	USB4 2.0	USB4 80Gbps	80-120 Gbit/s	only USB-C

Pros

Excellent cooling system
Very quiet
Great overclock potential
Competitive pricing

Cons

Long PCB
Power consumption is higher than other GTX 970

GIGABYTE NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 Performance comparison with similar Graphics Cards

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GIGABYTE NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 Performance

GPU Gaming Performance (Rasterization)

GeForce GTX 1060 6GB (69th)		114%
Radeon RX 6500 XT (70th)		110%
Radeon R9 390X (71st)		108%
GeForce GTX 780 Ti (72nd)		106%
GeForce GTX 1060 3GB (73rd)		104%
Radeon RX 580 (73rd)		104%
Radeon R9 390 (74th)		102%
Radeon RX 5500 XT (74th)		102%
Radeon R9 290X (74th)		102%
GeForce GTX 970 (75th)		100%
Radeon R9 290 (76th)		92%
Radeon RX 480 (76th)		92%
GeForce GTX 780 (77th)		90%
Radeon RX 570 (77th)		90%
GeForce GTX 1650 G6 (78th)		86%
GeForce GTX 1650 G5 (78th)		86%
Arc A380 (79th)		84%
Quadro P2000 (80th)		82%
Radeon RX 470 (80th)		82%
Radeon RX 6400 (81st)		80%

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Description

Chipset	GeForce GTX 970
Core Clock	Base / Boost clock：1178 / 1329 MHz
Process Technology	28 nm
Memory Clock	7Gbps
Memory Size	4 GB
Memory Bus	256 bit
Memory Type	GDDR5
Card Bus	PCI-E 3.0
DirectX	12
OpenGL	4.4
PCB Form	ATX
Digital max resolution	4096 X 2160
Analog max resolution	2048 x 1536
Multi-view	4
I/O	Dual-link DVI-I / DVI-D / DisplayPort3 / HDMI1
Card size	L=312mm, W=129mm, H=43mm
Power requirement	550W(with one 6-pin and one 8-pin external power connectors)

Expert reviews

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