Realtime wattage monitoring on supported evga graphics cards. With that in mind, i purchased a build from cp including a reference gtx 970 and i overclocked it from stock to this particular piece of silicons maximum stable overclock. Gigabyte geforce gtx 970 overclocked gddr5 pcie video graphics card, 4gb. Using afterburner and the gaming app, i was able to successfully overclock all of the settings except one. When paired with an nvidia turing graphics card, the new evga precision x1 will unleash its full potential with a built in overclock scanner, adjustable. Today i will show you how to overclock your gtx 970 with voltage tweaks to get higher clocks. With the second step, you move the slider for the gpu core from its original stock. Theyre listed under beta drivers, but were just released by nvidia a few days ago. Youll need something that pushes your card to the absolute. Overclocking might cause damage and can void your warranty. Bear in mind, every card is different and your results may be better or worse depending on the infamous silicon lottery.
The factory overclock evga applied to the gtx 970 ftw is one of the. Test in demanding games after youve finished and dial back if you encounter any problems. I can not see that graphics card you have giving you any issues with those games and the shaders are good on the gtx 970. I do know that i will have to increase the power limit. Gtx 970 from stock to overclocked cyberpowerpc forum. Overclocking the gtx 970, lets make sure were all making. For example, your gtx 1080 may be able to safely overclock to a. One reason to overclock a gpu is if its not giving enough performance for a game to be playable or low fps in a game. Overall this is a weaker overclock than gtx 980, though not immensely so. Msi afterburner seems to be recommended for ocing these cards. The evga gtx 970 ftw proved to be a great performing card that has many features gaming enthusiasts look for. The geforce gtx 970 is the other big graphics card launch of the day, apart from the highend geforce gtx 980. Led sync that syncs with other evga rgb components.
Manufacturerspecific overclocking software exists, but most veteran pc. Gtx 970s tdp meanwhile is lower than gtx 980s thanks to the reduced clock speeds and smm count. Evga geforce gtx 970 sc overclocking windows 10 forums. Now that i have owned my msi gtx 970 gaming 4g for over a month, i am thinking of overclocking it. The gtx 970, much like its predecessors, the gtx 770 and gtx 670, is destined to be an underrated card.
Hardly had to blow any dust out of it because the fans dont spin unless it gets hot, and i havent played any real games on it in years, gta v and batman ak i think were the last. Any number that doesnt make the card overheat and still stable. Full support for geforce rtx graphics cards and geforce gtx 10series. I mentioned in my look at asus strix the other day that ultimately, i think the gtx 970 impresses me more than the gtx 980 at least from a bangforthebuck perspective, and as it happens, that carried straight on through to overclocking. But anyway i have a small case with a reference 970 with reference cooler. We start off by raising the power limit to 110% and increasing gpu frequency in 5mhz increments. Gigabyte flex display technology patentpending can automatically detect any connected monitors and achieve multidisplay gaming up to 4 monitors at. The nvidia gtx 970 is a game changer in terms of performance per watt and value for money.
Nvidias reference gtx 970 is specd at 1,050mhz core and 7,000mhz memory. A guide to overclocking your amd or nvidia graphics card, covering. Geforce gtx 970 4gd5 oc graphics card the world leader in. Low power consumption, excellent cooling from the acx 2. The 970 was a great deal for the equivalent to 780 ti performance last fall, and the original r9 290 was a great card for the money once nonreference models were available. I want to overclock this would be my first overclock. Only qualified technically advanced users should attempt any overclocking procedures. You can only go as high as the voltage will let you, nvidia has the voltage locked. How to overclock your gpu safely to boost performance. The gap is slightly larger in 4k than in 1080p, where the increased number of texture mapping units and cores come into play, but the two gpus are nearly neck and neck. Browse categories, post your questions, or just chat with other members. You are obviously advised to use msis afterburner, but they all work.
Overclocking the gigabyte gtx 970 g1 updated 121614. Rgb led control supporting graphics cards andor nvlink bridge. The gtx 970 is based on nvidias groundbreaking maxwell architecture which delivers considerable clock for clock performance gains over kepler, its predecessor. Im scared because this card doesnt have custom cooling. How to overclock your graphics card for better gaming. As you can see, the best overclocker is the msi gtx 970 gaming 4g, as it reaches the highest base clock and the joint highest memory clock. Inno3d geforce gtx 970 ichill herculez x4 air boss ultra. This affordable model comes with the new twinfrozr v cooler. Award for geforce gtx 970 gaming 4g graphics card the. How to overclock your graphics card for better gaming performance. The new evga geforce gtx 980 and 970 are powered by the nextgeneration nvidia maxwell architecture, giving you incredible performance, unmatched power efficiency, and cuttingedge features.
A generic search for gtx 970 overclock reveals plenty of threads on toms. The gtx 970, much like its predecessors, the gtx 770 and gtx 670, is destined to be an underrated card decking. Its been over 7 years since i overclocked a nvidia graphics card, so i needed a slight bit of refreshing on the subject. Sure theyre badly optimized, but i think for 340 dollars. Gigabyte also comes with aorus graphics engine software for its highend aorus graphics cards. Sadly, for us, neither of these cards has done much to improve priceperformance ratios since the gtx 970 launched. About us career investor csr press center newsroom awards social media videos support faq online support warranty contact us reseller center site map global english 2020 gigabyte technology co. Asus strix gtx 970 graphics card asrock z97m pro4 motherboard intel core i54690k processor 16gb of corsair vengeance ddr3 ram sandisk 128gb ssd for windows 10 western digital caviar green 1tb hdd 750 watt psu forgot. Overclocking the gtx 970, lets make sure were all making the best of what weve got.
The r9 390 performs like a champ in far cry primal, leaving the rx 480 behind and comfortably beating the gtx 970. Dont try this on intel graphics or other integrated systems. Just bought a gtx 970 as the first part of an upgrade. New oc scanner for finding the best stable overclock. And here, with this stable overclock, the card gains at least 335mhz to that peak. I would really appreciate some help, as with stock clocks i cant hold a steady 60fps in any of the 3 games im currently playing maxed out. An intel i5 4460 or pretty much any other i5 for that matter would have been just fine along with a gtx 970. Intel recommends operating intel graphics frequencies inside the documented specifications. The gtx 970 is clocked at 1,050mhz, and presumably could hit 1,175mhz with gpu boost. Maxwell is the most advanced gpu architecture ever made, designed to be the engine of nextgeneration gaming. For overclocking software, you should download msi afterburner from.
This new version of precision is built for the latest nvidia graphics cards and combines the best of evga precision and evga oc scanner to give you never. I bought a gtx 970 gaming 4g card last week and have run into a small overclocking problem. The 970 g1 features gigabytes windforce cooling unit, which as of november 1st, 2014 appears to be the best heatsink assembly for the geforce gtx 970 cards. Today, were going to drop it down a notch and have a look at our first gtx 970. On the memory front, i wasnt able to match the gtx 980s 7,750mhz, but came close with 7,700mhz. This overclocking utility from gigabyte supports gtx 950, gtx 960, gtx 970, gtx 980, gtx 980 ti, gtx titan, radeon rx 460, rx 470, rx 480, gtx 1050, gtx 1060, gtx 1070, gtx 1080 graphics cards. This video is tutorial how to overclock any gpu in our case gainward gtx970 refference to 1,4ghz using msi afterburner. The latest version of msi afterburner features oc scanner for rtx 20 series. When overclocked, the zotac gtx 970 amp omega is capable of closing to within 23% of the gtx 980 on average. Overall the generic rule of thumb here for a decent tweak and overclock is that performance. For example, my card, an nvidia geforce gtx 970, has a rather famous memory issue that makes the last halfgig of video ram perform much poorer than the other 3. The gtx 970 is a powerful graphics card that gives you the fast, smooth, quiet gaming youre looking for in all your favorite titles. Although i have never overclocked a gpu, so i am unsure of what to look out for.