In fact, we were able to install it in a red version of the Rosewill Legacy V4 case, which is only about 11 inches wide. For software, we use Futuremark’s 3DMark to stress-test the card, and AIDA64 to monitor and record the temperatures. Just tried it with nothing more than 150Mhz extra core clock, saw it boost to 1577, and stayed at 53c. Particularly in the Graphics Subscore, which isolates our testbed's graphics hardware, the GTX 970 DirectCU landed last among today's costlier high-end, but it effectively matches the performance of Zotac's much larger overclocked GTX 970 Amp Omega Edition.

In this article we will have an extensive look at the architecture behind Maxwell, we will look at gaming performance from Full HD to Ultra HD, we will look at power and thermal characteristics and will serve you that on a silver platter with a nice photo-shoot here at Guru3D.Its frame rate dipped below 30fps at the 30-inch-screen resolution of 2,560x1,600, but it remained close enough to that mark that dialing back a setting or two should keep things running smooth. ASUS STRIX-GTX970-DC2OC-4GD5, GeForce GTX 970, 4 GB, GDDR5, 256 bit, 4096 x 2160 pixels, PCI Express 3. Characterised by class-leading performance and exceptional energy efficiency, the GTX 980 lays solid claim to being the most advanced, fastest GPU around. They also mention that it plays smoothly at around 40-50 fps on highest settings and that it does not give any problems.

If there is a hardware fault within the first 30 days of receipt we will arrange for collection free of charge and replace or repair the product. The Gigabyte card was also selling for somewhat less than the competing Asus card when we wrote this. support- OpenCL support- NVIDIA SHIELD Ready- NVIDIA G-Sync Ready- VR ReadySpecification:-- GeForce GTX 970- GPU: GeForce GTX 970 (GM204)- Core Base Clock: 1114MHz- Core Boost Clock: 1253MHz- Memory Clock: 7010MHz - Memory Size: 4096MB GDDR5- Bus Type: PCI Express 3. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Nvidia GTX 970 performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions. While the latter would obviously be far quieter, it's also both more difficult and risky (don't even know if the mounting holes will fit).

Multiple product codes can be mapped to one mother product data-sheet if the specifications are identical. Nvidia have really put it to AMD with their next-generation, while also undercutting their own range of high-end cards at the same time.

I can safely say that I am even more impressed with the GTX 970 than the 980, because the value is through the roof.

What that means: Nvidia says its newest cards accelerate VXGI to the point that game developers can compute global lighting in-game, so that lighting effects can interact in real time with game elements (such as characters), rather than just be projected onto static surfaces like floors, walls, and furniture.