MSI NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 OC Graphics Card

Name: MSI NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 OC
Brand: MSI
SKU: GTX 970 GAMING 4G
Rating: 4.7 (101 reviews)

MSI NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 OC 4GB GDDR5 GTX 970 GAMING 4G

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(101 reviews)

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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 GPU
4GB 256-bit GDDR5 VRAM
DL-DVI-D, DL-DVI-I, HDMI and DisplayPort
PCI Express 3.0
3-way SLI ready
Gaming App
Military Class 4 Components
Twin Frozr V Thermal Design

Specifications Overview

Model	GTX 970 GAMING 4G
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	1140 MHz
GPU Boost Clock Rate	1320 MHz
Max Resolution	4096 x 2160
TDP	145 W
Length	269 mm
Cooling Type	2 Fans
Power Connectors	1 PCIe 8-pin + 1 PCIe 6-pin
DirectX	DirectX 12
OpenGL	OpenGL 4.4
SLI Support	Yes
CrossFire Support	No
DVI-D (Dual Link)	1
DVI-I (Dual Link)	1
DisplayPort	1
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
Low power consumption
Competitive pricing

Cons

None

MSI NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 OC Performance comparison with similar Graphics Cards

(Higher is better)

MSI NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 OC Performance

GPU Gaming Performance (Rasterization)

GeForce GTX 1060 6GB (68th)		114%
Radeon RX 6500 XT (69th)		110%
Radeon R9 390X (70th)		108%
GeForce GTX 780 Ti (71st)		106%
GeForce GTX 1060 3GB (72nd)		104%
Radeon RX 580 (72nd)		104%
Radeon R9 390 (73rd)		102%
Radeon R9 290X (73rd)		102%
Radeon RX 5500 XT (73rd)		102%
GeForce GTX 970 (74th)		100%
Radeon R9 290 (75th)		92%
Radeon RX 480 (75th)		92%
GeForce GTX 780 (76th)		90%
Radeon RX 570 (76th)		90%
GeForce GTX 1650 G6 (77th)		86%
GeForce GTX 1650 G5 (77th)		86%
Arc A380 (78th)		84%
Quadro P2000 (79th)		82%
Radeon RX 470 (79th)		82%
Radeon RX 6400 (80th)		80%

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GeForce GTX 970 Price/Performance Analysis

GPU Gaming Performance (Rasterization) vs Price

Price-to-Performance Analysis:

Premium pricing: 33.0% below average.
13 products offer better price-to-performance ratio.
Best alternative: GeForce GTX 1660 offers 111.0% better value priced at $229.

Description

Graphics Processing Unit

NVIDIA Geforce GTX 970
Interface

PCI Express x16 3.0
Core Clock Speed (MHz)

1140MHz Core (Boost Clock:1279MHz) (OC Mode)
1114MHz Core (Boost Clock:1253MHz) (Gaming Mode)
1051MHz Core (Boost Clock:1178MHz) (Silent Mode)
Memory Size (MB)

4096
Memory Type

GDDR5
Memory Interface

256 bits
Memory Clock Speed (MHz)

7010
DVI Connectors

2 (Dual-link DVI-I, Dual-link DVI-D)
Max Resolution: 2048x1536 @60 Hz.
HDMI Connectors

1 (version 1.4a/2.0)
Max Resolution: 4096x2160 @24 Hz (1.4a), 3840x2160 @60 Hz (2.0)
DisplayPort

1 (version 1.2)
Max Resolution: 4096x2160 @60 Hz
Maximum Displays

4
HDCP Support

Y
RAMDAC speed (MHz)

400
DirectX Version Support

12
OpenGL Version Support

4.4
Multi-GPU Technology

SLI, 3-way
Card Dimension(mm)

269 x 141 x 35
Card Weight (g)

814
Power consumption (W)

148
Recommended PSU (W)

500
Power Connectors

1x 8-pin, 1x 6-pin
Accessories

1x 8-pin Power Cable, 1x DVI to VGA Dongle

Expert reviews

MSI should also be given credit for equipping this graphics card with high-quality components and the advanced Twin Frozr V cooler which is very efficient and has an extremely low level of noise. We could never achieve such overclocking results with top-end graphics cards using just basic air cooling.

xbitlabs

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MSI's GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Gaming OC offers some truly amazing performance and features at a price point that is just much lower than expected. Both NVIDIA and MSI deserve a huge pat on the back as this thing is just a beast. Just awesome!

TweakTown

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The MSI GTX970 Gaming 4G is a looker. They say beauty is only skin deep, but this overclocked GTX970 has bags of performance and massive potential for overclocking well past the ‘out of box speeds’.

KitGuru

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