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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970M

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970M is a graphics card released on October 7, 2014, built on the Maxwell architecture. It has 3 GB of GDDR5 memory on a 192-bit bus, 120.0 GB/s of memory bandwidth and a 75 W board power rating. It scores 5,726 in the PassMark G3D benchmark. It supports DirectX 12 (FL 12_1), OpenGL 4.6, Vulkan 1.3 and OpenCL 1.2.

MaxwellGM204

8/10 key specs recorded · 26 facts

Depth: 35 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: 8 of 10 tracked specifications recorded.

PassMark Videocard Benchmark PassMark Videocard Benchmark Wikipedia GPU list tables (wikigrid-2026-09)

Shading units

n/a

Memory

3 GB

GDDR5 · 192-bit

Boost clock

n/a

Board power

75 W

Performance

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970M scores 5,726 in the PassMark G3D benchmark, higher than 82.4% of the 2,658 GPUs benchmarked (PassMark rank #480), measured across 3,853 submitted results. Its PassMark G2D score is 372.

PassMark G3D Mark

5,726

Rank #480
Faster than 82.4% of 2,658 GPUs
3,853 samples

0relative to the fastest GPU on record (41,928)

PassMark workload tests

DirectX 9 99 fps

reference: fastest recorded 526 fps · faster than 75.5% of 1,675 GPUs

DirectX 10 28 fps

reference: fastest recorded 231 fps · faster than 65.9% of 1,602 GPUs

DirectX 11 42 fps

reference: fastest recorded 362 fps · faster than 66.8% of 1,430 GPUs

DirectX 12 24 fps

reference: fastest recorded 213 fps · faster than 59.2% of 1,274 GPUs

GPU Compute 2,275 ops/s

reference: fastest recorded 26,591 ops/s · faster than 66.8% of 1,447 GPUs

Averages of PassMark PerformanceTest submissions; frames/sec are PassMark test-scene rates, not game FPS. Tests PassMark does not report for this card are omitted. PassMark listing

In the PassMark workload tests the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970M averages DirectX 9 99 fps, DirectX 10 28 fps, DirectX 11 42 fps, DirectX 12 24 fps and GPU Compute 2,275 ops/s, across 3,853 submitted results. Frames per second are PassMark test-scene rates, not game frame rates.

As stated by PassMark

Category Mobile

Bus interface PCIe 3.0 x16

Max memory 3 GB

Core clock 924 MHz

Memory clock 1253 MHz

DirectX 12

OpenGL 4.5

Max TDP 75 W

First benchmarked 2014-10-18

Samples 3,853

PassMark listing (collected 2026-09-30)

PassMark's own listing for the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970M states the PCIe 3.0 x16 interface, up to 3 GB of memory, a core clock of 924 MHz, DirectX 12 and OpenGL 4.5, first benchmarked on 2014-10-18. These are PassMark's figures, shown separately from the specification tables above.

Graphics processor

Architecture Maxwell

Codename GM204

Chip Not recorded

Process node Not recorded

Transistors Not recorded

Die size Not recorded

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970M is based on the Maxwell architecture and uses the GM204 graphics processor.

Memory

Size 3 GB

Type GDDR5

Bus width 192-bit

Bandwidth 120.0 GB/s

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970M is equipped with 3 GB of GDDR5 memory, uses a 192-bit memory bus and delivers 120.0 GB/s of memory bandwidth.

Board and power

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970M has a board power rating of 75 W and it connects over PCIe 3.0 x16.

Board power (TDP) 75 W

Total board power Not recorded

Suggested PSU Not recorded

Power connectors Not recorded

Slot width Not recorded

Length Not recorded

Width Not recorded

Height Not recorded

Cooler Not recorded

Max temperature Not recorded

Bus interface PCIe 3.0 x16

Market

Launched October 7, 2014

Launch price Not recorded

Status Not recorded

Form factor Not recorded

Segment Desktop

Series GeForce GTX

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970M was released on October 7, 2014.

Benchmarks

PassMark G3D 5,726

PassMark G2D 372

Rank #480

Samples 3,853

Graphics and compute APIs

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970M supports DirectX 12 (FL 12_1), OpenGL 4.6, Vulkan 1.3 and OpenCL 1.2.

DirectX 12 (FL 12_1)

OpenGL 4.6

Vulkan 1.3

OpenCL 1.2

Feex has no recorded CUDA compute capability for the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970M.

Naming and aliases

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970M is also known by other names: PassMark also lists it as NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970M (Mobile).

Other names (PassMark) NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970M (Mobile)

Frequently asked questions

How much VRAM does the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970M have?

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970M has 3 GB of GDDR5 memory on a 192-bit bus. Its memory bandwidth is 120.0 GB/s.

How much power does the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970M use and what power supply does it need?

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970M has a board power rating of 75 W.

How fast is the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970M?

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970M scores 5,726 in the PassMark G3D benchmark, higher than 82.4% of the 2,658 GPUs benchmarked. Its PassMark rank is #480. In the PassMark DirectX 12 test it averages 24 fps.

What bus interface does the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970M use?

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970M connects over PCIe 3.0 x16.

When was the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970M released?

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970M was released on October 7, 2014.

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: Maxwell (was Not recorded). Rule: Architecture from chip codename. chip GM204 -> Maxwell. Sources: Wikipedia: List of Nvidia graphics processing units (revision 1377107724).

The audit log is public: all changes for this GPU, the corrections overview and the method.