# GeForce GTX 970

> NVIDIA · Maxwell

Discontinued

Canonical: https://gpuninja.com/chips/geforce-gtx-970
Data as of: 2026-10-11T10:38:34Z
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> **Discontinued.** Discontinued on 31 Jul 2025. This page is a preserved snapshot of the last recorded specs, prices and benchmark results.

- Specs verified: between 11 Oct 2026, 08:32 UTC and 11 Oct 2026, 10:38 UTC

## Specifications

- Vendor: NVIDIA (Verified · source web.archive.org · retrieved 11 Oct 2026, 06:20 UTC · checked 11 Oct 2026, 08:32 UTC)
- Architecture: Maxwell (Verified · source web.archive.org · retrieved 11 Oct 2026, 06:22 UTC · checked 11 Oct 2026, 08:32 UTC)
- Die: GM204 (Verified · source web.archive.org · retrieved 11 Oct 2026, 06:22 UTC · checked 11 Oct 2026, 08:32 UTC)
- Process: TSMC 28 nm (Verified · source web.archive.org · retrieved 11 Oct 2026, 06:22 UTC · checked 11 Oct 2026, 08:32 UTC)
- Shader cores: 1,664 (Verified · source web.archive.org · retrieved 11 Oct 2026, 06:20 UTC · checked 11 Oct 2026, 08:32 UTC)
- Tensor cores: None
- RT cores: None
- Memory bus: 256-bit (Verified · source web.archive.org · retrieved 11 Oct 2026, 06:20 UTC · checked 11 Oct 2026, 08:32 UTC)
- Max VRAM: 4 GB (Verified · source web.archive.org · retrieved 11 Oct 2026, 06:20 UTC · checked 11 Oct 2026, 08:32 UTC)
- Reference boost clock: 1,178 MHz (Verified · source web.archive.org · retrieved 11 Oct 2026, 06:20 UTC · checked 11 Oct 2026, 08:32 UTC)
- Reference TDP: 145 W (Verified · source web.archive.org · retrieved 11 Oct 2026, 06:20 UTC · checked 11 Oct 2026, 08:32 UTC)
- Host interface: PCIe 3.0 x16 (Verified · source web.archive.org · retrieved 11 Oct 2026, 10:02 UTC · checked 11 Oct 2026, 10:38 UTC)
- Launch MSRP: $329 (Verified · source web.archive.org · retrieved 11 Oct 2026, 06:22 UTC · checked 11 Oct 2026, 08:32 UTC)
- Launch date: 18 Sep 2014 (Verified · source web.archive.org · retrieved 11 Oct 2026, 06:22 UTC · checked 11 Oct 2026, 08:32 UTC)
- Segment: Consumer (Verified · source web.archive.org · retrieved 11 Oct 2026, 06:20 UTC · checked 11 Oct 2026, 08:32 UTC)
- PCI IDs: 10de:13c2 (Verified · source download.nvidia.com · retrieved 11 Oct 2026, 06:21 UTC · checked 11 Oct 2026, 08:32 UTC)
- Status: Discontinued on 31 Jul 2025 (Verified · source tomshardware.com · retrieved 11 Oct 2026, 06:24 UTC · checked 11 Oct 2026, 08:32 UTC)

## Performance

- Memory bandwidth: 224 GB/s (Verified · source web.archive.org · retrieved 11 Oct 2026, 10:02 UTC · checked 11 Oct 2026, 10:38 UTC)
- FP32 compute: 3.92 TFLOPS (Verified · source en.wikipedia.org · retrieved 11 Oct 2026, 10:03 UTC · checked 11 Oct 2026, 10:37 UTC)
- FP16 compute: Not supported
- BF16 compute: Not supported
- FP8 compute: Not supported
- FP4 compute: Not supported
- INT8 compute: Not supported

## Boards built on this chip

Board, Chip, VRAM, TDP, Length, Slots, Price, Stock

No boards recorded for this chip.

## Benchmarks

No benchmark results recorded.

## Sources

- https://web.archive.org/web/20180106123524/https://www.geforce.com/hardware/desktop-gpus/geforce-gtx-970/specifications — Vendor, Shader cores, Memory bus, Max VRAM, Reference boost clock, Reference TDP, Host interface, Segment, Memory bandwidth; last verified 11 Oct 2026, 10:38 UTC
- https://web.archive.org/web/20170612002503/http://www.anandtech.com/show/8526/nvidia-geforce-gtx-980-review — Architecture, Die, Process, Launch MSRP, Launch date; last verified 11 Oct 2026, 08:32 UTC
- https://download.nvidia.com/XFree86/Linux-x86_64/580.95.05/README/supportedchips.html — PCI IDs; last verified 11 Oct 2026, 08:32 UTC
- https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/gpus/nvidia-confirms-end-of-game-ready-driver-support-for-maxwell-and-pascal-gpus-affected-products-will-get-optimized-drivers-through-october-2025 — Status; last verified 11 Oct 2026, 08:32 UTC
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GeForce_900_series — FP32 compute; last verified 11 Oct 2026, 10:37 UTC