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Verified catalog recordNVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
NVIDIA · GeForce 900 · GeForce GTX 970
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 graphics reference with normalized architecture, compute, memory, clocks, PCIe, display, media, power, and physical specifications where verified data exists.
- VRAM
- 4 GB GDDR5
- Boost clock
- 1.18 GHz
- PCI Express
- PCIe 3.0 x16
- Board power
- 148 W
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Specifications
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Overview
| Manufacturer | NVIDIA |
|---|---|
| Family | GeForce 900 |
| Launch date | 2014-09-19 |
Architecture
| Architecture | Maxwell 2.0 |
|---|---|
| Generation | GeForce 900 |
| GPU / chip | GM204 |
| Foundry | TSMC |
| Process | 28 nm |
Compute
| Compute units | 13 SMs |
|---|---|
| Shader processors | 1664 |
Memory
| VRAM | 4 GB |
|---|---|
| Memory type | GDDR5 |
| Memory bus | 256 bit |
| Memory bandwidth | 224.4 GB/s |
Clocks
| Base clock | 1.05 GHz |
|---|---|
| Boost clock | 1.18 GHz |
| Memory clock | 1.75 GHz |
PCIe
| Bus interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
|---|
Display
| Display outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI 2.0, 3x DisplayPort 1.2 |
|---|
Power
| Board power | 148 W |
|---|---|
| Suggested PSU | 300 W |
| Power connectors | 2x 6-pin |
Physical
| Reference dimensions | 267 mm × 40 mm × — |
|---|---|
| Slot width | Dual-slot |
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