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NVIDIA logo GeForce GTX 970
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NVIDIA logo GeForce GTX 470

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 logo NVIDIA GeForce GTX 470 logo
General information GeForce GTX 970 GeForce GTX 470
Launched Q3 2014 Q3 2012
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory NVIDIA NVIDIA
Motherboard Bus PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
Memory 4096 MB 0 % 1280 MB 68.8 %
Core Clock 1050 MHz 0 % 607 MHz 42.2 %
Effective Clock 7200 MHz 0 % 3348 MHz 53.5 %
DirectX DirectX 12 DirectX 11
OpenGL OpenGL 4.5 OpenGL 4.5
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 145 W 32.6 % 215 W 0 %
Length 312 mm 0 % 254 mm 18.6 %
Cooling Fans 4 0 % 3 25 %
Case Slots 2 0 % 2 0 %
SLI 3-way 0 % 3-way 0 %
Performance GeForce GTX 970 GeForce GTX 470
Overall Score 49924 0 % 28332 43.2 %
Future Proof 35 % 0 % 21 % 40 %
Benchmark Score 24924 0 % 8027 67.8 %
2D Benchmark Score 772.2 0 % 404.4 47.6 %
Average DirectX performance 74.7 FPS 0 % 27.4 FPS 63.3 %
DirectX 9 performance 141.6 FPS 0 % 60.8 FPS 57 %
DirectX 10 performance 46.1 FPS 0 % 12.9 FPS 72 %
DirectX 11 performance 70.4 FPS 0 % 25 FPS 64.5 %
DirectX 12 performance 40.8 FPS 0 % 10.9 FPS 73.3 %
Graphic card computing 4106.5 operations/s 0 % 1016 operations/s 75.3 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for GeForce GTX 970, GeForce GTX 470.

Average frames per second GeForce GTX 970 GeForce GTX 470
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 113.4 FPS 56.1 FPS
High settings 204.1 FPS 100.9 FPS
Medium settings 244.9 FPS 121.1 FPS
Low settings 342.8 FPS 169.5 FPS
Difference 0 % 50.6 %

Grand Theft Auto V Frames per second

Comparison of FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) in game Grand Theft Auto V for GeForce GTX 970, GeForce GTX 470.

Grand Theft Auto V GeForce GTX 970 GeForce GTX 470
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 83.4 FPS 46.3 FPS
High settings 150.0 FPS 83.4 FPS
Medium settings 180.1 FPS 100.1 FPS
Low settings 252.1 FPS 140.1 FPS
Difference 0 % 44.4 %
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