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NVIDIA logo GeForce GTX 970
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NVIDIA logo GeForce GTX 950

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 logo NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950 logo
General information GeForce GTX 970 GeForce GTX 950
Launched Q3 2014 Q3 2015
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory NVIDIA NVIDIA
Motherboard Bus PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Memory 4096 MB 0 % 2048 MB 50 %
Core Clock 1050 MHz 0 % 1024 MHz 2.5 %
Boost Clock 1380 MHz 1.8 % 1405 MHz 0 %
Effective Clock 7200 MHz 0 % 7020 MHz 2.5 %
DirectX DirectX 12 DirectX 12
OpenGL OpenGL 4.5 OpenGL 4.5
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 145 W 0 % 90 W 37.9 %
Length 312 mm 0 % 283 mm 9.3 %
Cooling Fans 4 0 % 2 50 %
Case Slots 2 0 % 2 0 %
SLI 3-way 0 % 2-way 33.3 %
Frame Sync G-Sync G-Sync
Performance GeForce GTX 970 GeForce GTX 950
Overall Score 49923 0 % 37143 25.6 %
Future Proof 35 % 14.6 % 41 % 0 %
Benchmark Score 24923 0 % 13796 44.6 %
2D Benchmark Score 780 0 % 639.5 18 %
Average DirectX performance 74.9 FPS 0 % 44.5 FPS 40.6 %
DirectX 9 performance 142 FPS 0 % 93.4 FPS 34.2 %
DirectX 10 performance 45.8 FPS 0 % 21.9 FPS 52.2 %
DirectX 11 performance 70.8 FPS 0 % 39.7 FPS 43.9 %
DirectX 12 performance 40.9 FPS 0 % 22.9 FPS 43.9 %
Graphic card computing 4049.3 operations/s 0 % 2244 operations/s 44.6 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for GeForce GTX 970, GeForce GTX 950.

Average frames per second GeForce GTX 970 GeForce GTX 950
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 113.4 FPS 79.0 FPS
High settings 204.1 FPS 142.2 FPS
Medium settings 244.9 FPS 170.7 FPS
Low settings 342.8 FPS 238.9 FPS
Difference 0 % 30.3 %

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 950.

Grand Theft Auto V GeForce GTX 970 GeForce GTX 950
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 83.4 FPS 61.4 FPS
High settings 150.0 FPS 110.6 FPS
Medium settings 180.0 FPS 132.7 FPS
Low settings 252.1 FPS 185.8 FPS
Difference 0 % 26.3 %
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