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MSI GTX 970 Gaming
- GTX-970-GAMING-4G
- Graphics Processor
- GM204
- Cores
- 1664
- TMUs
- 104
- ROPs
- 56
- Memory Size
- 4 GB
- Memory Type
- GDDR5
- Bus Width
- 256 bit
GPU
PCB Front
PCB Back
Graphics Processor
- GPU Name
- GM204
- GPU Variant
- GM204-200-A1
- Architecture
- Maxwell 2.0
- Foundry
- TSMC
- Process Size
- 28 nm
- Transistors
- 5,200 million
- Density
- 13.1M / mm²
- Die Size
- 398 mm²
- Chip Package
- BGA-1745
Graphics Card
- Release Date
- Sep 19th, 2014
- Generation
- GeForce 900
- Predecessor
- GeForce 700
- Successor
- GeForce 10
- Production
- End-of-life
- Bus Interface
- PCIe 3.0 x16
Clock Speeds
- Base Clock
1050 MHz
1114 MHz (+6%)
- Boost Clock
1178 MHz
1253 MHz (+6%)
- Memory Clock
-
1753 MHz
7 Gbps effective
Memory
- Memory Size
- 4 GB
- Memory Type
- GDDR5
- Memory Bus
- 256 bit
- Bandwidth
- 224.4 GB/s
Render Config
- Shading Units
- 1664
- TMUs
- 104
- ROPs
- 56
- SMM Count
- 13
- L1 Cache
- 48 KB (per SMM)
- L2 Cache
- 2 MB
Theoretical Performance
- Pixel Rate
-
65.97 GPixel/s
70.17 GPixel/s
- Texture Rate
-
122.5 GTexel/s
130.3 GTexel/s
- FP32 (float)
-
3.920 TFLOPS
4.170 TFLOPS
- FP64 (double)
-
122.5 GFLOPS
130.3 GFLOPS (1:32)
Board Design
- Slot Width
- Dual-slot
- Length
267 mm
269 mm
10.5 inches
10.6 inches
- TDP
- 148 W
- Suggested PSU
- 300 W
- Outputs
1x DVI
1x HDMI 2.0
3x DisplayPort 1.2
2x DVI
1x HDMI 2.0
1x DisplayPort 1.2
- Power Connectors
2x 6-pin
1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
- Board Number
- PG401
Graphics Features
- DirectX
- 12 (12_1)
- OpenGL
- 4.6
- OpenCL
- 3.0
- Vulkan
- 1.3
- CUDA
- 5.2
- Shader Model
- 6.8
Card Notes
| 3584 MB + 512 MB 224 Bit + 32 Bit |
GM204 GPU Notes
| NVENC: 5th Gen NVDEC: 1st Gen PureVideo HD: VP6 VDPAU: Feature Set E Latest Drivers: Windows Vista: GeForce Release 365.19 Quadro Release R346 U7 (348.40) / R352 BETA (352.86) Windows 7 / 8 / 8.1 (x32 / x64): GeForce Release 391.35 / 474.89 Quadro Release R390 U9 (392.37) / R440 U4 (441.66) Data Center Release 427.11 Windows 10 / 11 (x32 / x64): GeForce Release 391.35 / Latest Quadro Release R390 U9 (392.37) / Latest Data Center Release: Latest |
Other retail boards based on this design (78)
| Name | GPU Clock | Boost Clock | Memory Clock | Other Changes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1253 MHz | 1355 MHz | 1753 MHz | 290 mm/11.4 inches | |
| 1050 MHz | 1178 MHz | 1753 MHz | 290 mm/11.4 inches | |
| 1114 MHz | 1253 MHz | 1753 MHz | 290 mm/11.4 inches | |
| 1127 MHz | 1266 MHz | 1753 MHz | 290 mm/11.4 inches | |
| 1089 MHz | 1228 MHz | 1753 MHz | 170 mm/6.7 inches, 2x DVI 1x HDMI 1x DisplayPort | |
| 1050 MHz | 1178 MHz | 1753 MHz | 279 mm/11 inches, 2x DVI 1x HDMI 1x DisplayPort | |
| 1114 MHz | 1253 MHz | 1753 MHz | 279 mm/11 inches, 2x DVI 1x HDMI 1x DisplayPort | |
| 1114 MHz | 1253 MHz | 1753 MHz | 279 mm/11 inches, 2x DVI 1x HDMI 1x DisplayPort | |
| 1089 MHz | 1228 MHz | 1753 MHz | 264 mm/10.4 inches, 2x DVI 1x HDMI 1x DisplayPort | |
| 1050 MHz | 1178 MHz | 1753 MHz | ||
| 1127 MHz | 1266 MHz | 1753 MHz | 2x DVI 1x HDMI 1x DisplayPort | |
| 1127 MHz | 1266 MHz | 1753 MHz | 2x DVI 1x HDMI 1x DisplayPort | |
| 1127 MHz | 1266 MHz | 1753 MHz | 2x DVI 1x HDMI 1x DisplayPort | |
| 1203 MHz | 1355 MHz | 1753 MHz | ||
| 1088 MHz | 1228 MHz | 1753 MHz | 205 mm/8.1 inches | |
| 1050 MHz | 1178 MHz | 1753 MHz | 241 mm/9.5 inches, 2x DVI 1x HDMI 1x DisplayPort | |
| 1050 MHz | 1178 MHz | 1753 MHz | 241 mm/9.5 inches, 2x DVI 1x HDMI 1x DisplayPort | |
| 1050 MHz | 1178 MHz | 1753 MHz | 241 mm/9.5 inches, 2x DVI 1x HDMI 1x DisplayPort | |
| 1216 MHz | 1367 MHz | 1753 MHz | 241 mm/9.5 inches, 2x DVI 1x HDMI 1x DisplayPort | |
| 1216 MHz | 1367 MHz | 1753 MHz | 257 mm/10.1 inches | |
| 1140 MHz | 1279 MHz | 1753 MHz | 241 mm/9.5 inches, 2x DVI 1x HDMI 1x DisplayPort | |
| 1190 MHz | 1342 MHz | 1753 MHz | 257 mm/10.1 inches, 2x DVI 1x HDMI 1x DisplayPort | |
| 1190 MHz | 1342 MHz | 1753 MHz | 2x DVI 1x HDMI 1x DisplayPort | |
| 1190 MHz | 1342 MHz | 1753 MHz | 257 mm/10.1 inches | |
| 1140 MHz | 1279 MHz | 1753 MHz | 241 mm/9.5 inches, 2x DVI 1x HDMI 1x DisplayPort | |
| 1165 MHz | 1316 MHz | 1753 MHz | 241 mm/9.5 inches, 2x DVI 1x HDMI 1x DisplayPort | |
| 1165 MHz | 1316 MHz | 1753 MHz | 241 mm/9.5 inches, 2x DVI 1x HDMI 1x DisplayPort | |
| 1165 MHz | 1317 MHz | 1753 MHz | 241 mm/9.5 inches, 2x DVI 1x HDMI 1x DisplayPort | |
| 1050 MHz | 1178 MHz | 1753 MHz | ||
| 1050 MHz | 1178 MHz | 1753 MHz | 247 mm/9.7 inches, 1x DVI 1x mini-HDMI 3x mini-DisplayPort | |
| 1152 MHz | 1304 MHz | 1753 MHz | ||
| 1152 MHz | 1304 MHz | 1753 MHz | 247 mm/9.7 inches, 1x DVI 1x mini-HDMI 3x mini-DisplayPort | |
| 1152 MHz | 1304 MHz | 1753 MHz | 247 mm/9.7 inches, 1x DVI 1x HDMI 2x mini-DisplayPort | |
| 1126 MHz | 1266 MHz | 1753 MHz | 2x DVI 1x HDMI 1x DisplayPort | |
| 1050 MHz | 1178 MHz | 1753 MHz | 2x DVI 1x HDMI 1x DisplayPort | |
| 1126 MHz | 1266 MHz | 1753 MHz | 271 mm/10.7 inches, 2x DVI 1x HDMI 1x DisplayPort | |
| 1164 MHz | 1317 MHz | 1753 MHz | 271 mm/10.7 inches, 2x DVI 1x HDMI 1x DisplayPort | |
| 1190 MHz | 1342 MHz | 1753 MHz | 179 mm/7 inches, 2x DVI 1x HDMI 1x DisplayPort | |
| 1228 MHz | 1380 MHz | 1753 MHz | 308 mm/12.1 inches | |
| 1126 MHz | 1266 MHz | 1753 MHz | 179 mm/7 inches, 2x DVI 1x HDMI 1x DisplayPort | |
| 1178 MHz | 1329 MHz | 1753 MHz | 260 mm/10.2 inches, 2x DVI 1x HDMI 1x DisplayPort | |
| 1178 MHz | 1329 MHz | 1753 MHz | 312 mm/12.3 inches, 2x DVI 1x HDMI 3x DisplayPort | |
| 1050 MHz | 1178 MHz | 1753 MHz | 183 mm/7.2 inches, 2x DVI 1x HDMI 3x DisplayPort | |
| 1076 MHz | 1216 MHz | 1753 MHz | 183 mm/7.2 inches, 2x DVI 1x HDMI 3x DisplayPort | |
| 1050 MHz | 1178 MHz | 1753 MHz | 266 mm/10.5 inches | |
| 1101 MHz | 1241 MHz | 1753 MHz | 266 mm/10.5 inches | |
| 1114 MHz | 1253 MHz | 1753 MHz | 312 mm/12.3 inches, 2x DVI 1x HDMI 3x DisplayPort | |
| 1190 MHz | 1342 MHz | 1775 MHz | ||
| 1088 MHz | 1228 MHz | 1753 MHz | 215 mm/8.5 inches, 2x DVI 1x HDMI 1x DisplayPort | |
| 1228 MHz | 1329 MHz | 1820 MHz | 266 mm/10.5 inches | |
| 1152 MHz | 1279 MHz | 1753 MHz | 300 mm/11.8 inches | |
| 1152 MHz | 1279 MHz | 1753 MHz | 300 mm/11.8 inches | |
| 1228 MHz | 1329 MHz | 1820 MHz | 300 mm/11.8 inches | |
| 1178 MHz | 1329 MHz | 1800 MHz | 300 mm/11.8 inches | |
| 1164 MHz | 1317 MHz | 1753 MHz | 270 mm/10.6 inches, 2x DVI 1x HDMI 1x DisplayPort | |
| 1178 MHz | 1329 MHz | 1753 MHz | 270 mm/10.6 inches, 2x DVI 1x HDMI 1x DisplayPort | |
| 1050 MHz | 1178 MHz | 1753 MHz | ||
| 1076 MHz | 1216 MHz | 1753 MHz | 206 mm/8.1 inches | |
| 1050 MHz | 1178 MHz | 1753 MHz | 275 mm/10.8 inches | |
| 1114 MHz | 1253 MHz | 1753 MHz | 269 mm/10.6 inches, 2x DVI 1x HDMI 1x DisplayPort | |
| 1114 MHz | 1253 MHz | 1753 MHz | 269 mm/10.6 inches, 2x DVI 1x HDMI 1x DisplayPort | |
| 1140 MHz | 1279 MHz | 1753 MHz | 2x DVI 1x HDMI 1x DisplayPort | |
| 1076 MHz | 1216 MHz | 1753 MHz | 269 mm/10.6 inches, 2x DVI 1x HDMI 1x DisplayPort | |
| 1076 MHz | 1216 MHz | 1753 MHz | 269 mm/10.6 inches | |
| 1102 MHz | 1241 MHz | 1753 MHz | 275 mm/10.8 inches, 2x DVI 1x HDMI 1x DisplayPort | |
| 1076 MHz | 1216 MHz | 1753 MHz | ||
| 1050 MHz | 1178 MHz | 1753 MHz | 269 mm/10.6 inches | |
| 1050 MHz | 1178 MHz | 1753 MHz | 247 mm/9.7 inches, 1x DVI 1x mini-HDMI 3x mini-DisplayPort | |
| 1152 MHz | 1304 MHz | 1753 MHz | 247 mm/9.7 inches, 1x DVI 1x mini-HDMI 3x mini-DisplayPort | |
| 1050 MHz | 1178 MHz | 1753 MHz | ||
| 1050 MHz | 1178 MHz | 1753 MHz | ||
| 1050 MHz | 1178 MHz | 1753 MHz | ||
| 1076 MHz | 1216 MHz | 1753 MHz | 204 mm/8 inches, 2x DVI 1x HDMI 1x DisplayPort | |
| 1228 MHz | 1380 MHz | 1800 MHz | 299 mm/11.8 inches | |
| 1203 MHz | 1355 MHz | 1800 MHz | 300 mm/11.8 inches | |
| 1152 MHz | 1304 MHz | 1753 MHz | ||
| 1102 MHz | 1241 MHz | 1762 MHz | ||
| 1203 MHz | 1355 MHz | 1800 MHz | 300 mm/11.8 inches |
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