NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670
The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670 is a graphics card released on May 10, 2012, built on the Kepler architecture using a 28 nm process. It has 1,344 shading units, 4 GB of GDDR5 memory on a 256-bit bus, 192.3 GB/s of memory bandwidth, a boost clock of 980 MHz and a 170 W board power rating. It scores 5,374 in the PassMark G3D benchmark. It supports DirectX 11 and OpenGL 4.5.
Depth: 42 recorded fields, 5 PassMark workloads
Specification data last verified October 1, 2026 against PassMark Videocard Benchmark and Wikipedia GPU list tables (wikigrid-2026-09). Coverage: 10 of 10 tracked specifications recorded.
Performance
The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670 scores 5,374 in the PassMark G3D benchmark, higher than 81.5% of the 2,658 GPUs benchmarked (PassMark rank #509), measured across 9,756 submitted results. Its PassMark G2D score is 540.
PassMark workload tests
In the PassMark workload tests the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670 averages DirectX 9 86 fps, DirectX 10 24 fps, DirectX 11 46 fps, DirectX 12 20 fps and GPU Compute 2,379 ops/s, across 9,756 submitted results. Frames per second are PassMark test-scene rates, not game frame rates.
As stated by PassMark
PassMark's own listing for the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670 states the PCIe 3.0 x16 interface, up to 4 GB of memory, a core clock of 915 MHz, DirectX 11 and OpenGL 4.5, first benchmarked on 2012-08-16. These are PassMark's figures, shown separately from the specification tables above.
Not to be confused with
This page covers the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670 specifically. It is a different product from NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670M, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670MX, which have their own specifications. Check the exact model name before comparing figures.
Graphics processor
The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670 is based on the Kepler architecture, uses the GK104-325-A2 graphics processor, is manufactured on a 28 nm process, contains 3,540 million transistors and has a die size of 294 mm².
Shader configuration
The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670 has 1,344 shading units, 112 texture mapping units and 32 render output units.
The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670 does not use XMX engines; those are specific to Intel Arc graphics. Infinity Cache is an AMD architectural feature and does not apply to the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670. Feex has no recorded ray tracing core count for the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670.
Clock speeds
The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670 runs at a base clock of 915 MHz and boosts to 980 MHz.
Memory
The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670 is equipped with 4 GB of GDDR5 memory, uses a 256-bit memory bus and delivers 192.3 GB/s of memory bandwidth.
Board and power
The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670 has a board power rating of 170 W and it connects over PCIe 3.0 x16.
Market
The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670 was released on May 10, 2012 and launched at a price of $399.
Benchmarks
Graphics and compute APIs
The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670 supports DirectX 11 and OpenGL 4.5.
Feex has no recorded CUDA compute capability for the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670. Feex has no recorded Vulkan version for the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670. Feex has no recorded OpenCL version for the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670.
Frequently asked questions
How much VRAM does the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670 have?
The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670 has 4 GB of GDDR5 memory on a 256-bit bus. Its memory bandwidth is 192.3 GB/s.
How much power does the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670 use and what power supply does it need?
The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670 has a board power rating of 170 W.
How fast is the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670?
The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670 scores 5,374 in the PassMark G3D benchmark, higher than 81.5% of the 2,658 GPUs benchmarked. Its PassMark rank is #509. In the PassMark DirectX 12 test it averages 20 fps.
What bus interface does the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670 use?
The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670 connects over PCIe 3.0 x16.
When was the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670 released and how much did it cost at launch?
The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670 was released on May 10, 2012 and launched at a price of $399.
Corrections to this record
After an audit, 1 empty field was filled from sources. Each change is listed with its old value, new value, rule and sources.
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- Architecture: Kepler (was Not recorded). Rule: Architecture from chip codename. chip GK104 -> Kepler. Sources: Wikipedia: List of Nvidia graphics processing units (revision 1377107724); Wikipedia: List of Nvidia desktop graphics processing units (revision 1375708460).
The audit log is public: all changes for this GPU, the corrections overview and the method.
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