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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 overview - advantages and disadvantages

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Released
Q3/2014
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 was released on Q3/2014 with cores operating on the base clock speed 1.050 GHz. RAM is 4 GB of the standard GDDR5. Here you will find all the technical specifications of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970, such as core’s architecture, speed and memory bandwidth, plugs and dimensions (width, length).
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GPU

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  • Based on
    NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
  • GPU Chip
    GM204-200-A1 (Maxwell 2.0)
  • Execution units
    13
  • Shader
    1664
  • Render Output Units
    56
  • Texture Units
    104
Memory

  • Memory Size
    4 GB
  • Memory Type
    GDDR5
  • Memory Clock
    1.753 GHz
  • Memory Speed
    7.01 Gbps
  • Memory Bandwith
    224 GB/s
  • Memory Interface
    256 bit
Clock Speeds

  • Base Clock
    1.050 GHz
  • Boost Clock
    1.178 GHz
  • Overclocking
    Yes
Thermal Design

  • TDP
    145 W-2 %
  • Tjunction max
    98 \xc2\xb0C
  • PCIe-Power
    2 x 6-Pin
Cooler & Fans

  • Fan-Type
    Radial
  • Fan 1
    1 x 65 mm
  • Cooler-Type
    Air cooling
  • Noise (Idle)
    0 dB / Silent
Connectivity

  • Max. Displays
    4
  • HDCP-Version
    2.2
  • HDMI Ports
    1x HDMI v2.0
  • DP Ports
    3x DP v1.2
  • DVI Ports
    1
Featureset

  • Max. resolution
    4096x2160
  • DirectX
    12_1
  • Raytracing
    No
  • DLSS / FSR
    No
  • LED
    No LED lighting
Supported Video Codecs

  • h264
    Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC
    No
  • VP8
    Decode
  • VP9
    No
  • AV1
    No
Dimensions

  • Length
    267 mm
  • Height
    111 mm
  • Width
    40 mm
  • Width (Slots)
    2 PCIe-Slots
Additional data

  • GPU Interface
    PCIe 3 x 16
  • Release date
    Q3/2014
  • Launch Price
    299 $
  • Structure size
    28 nm
  • Documents
    data sheet
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