GeForce GT 710 vs GTX 970

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 970 and GeForce GT 710, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GTX 970
2014
4 GB GDDR5, 148 Watt
25.07
+1438%

GTX 970 outperforms GT 710 by a whopping 1438% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking227966
Place by popularity6069
Cost-effectiveness evaluation13.890.04
Power efficiency11.615.88
ArchitectureMaxwell 2.0 (2014−2019)Kepler 2.0 (2013−2015)
GPU code nameGM204GK208
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date19 September 2014 (10 years ago)27 March 2014 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$329 $34.99

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

GTX 970 has 34625% better value for money than GT 710.

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores1664192
Core clock speed1050 MHz954 MHz
Boost clock speed1178 MHzno data
Number of transistors5,200 million915 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)148 Watt19 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature98 °C95 °C
Texture fill rate122.515.26
Floating-point processing power3.92 TFLOPS0.3663 TFLOPS
ROPs568
TMUs10416

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

Bus supportPCI Express 3.0PCI Express 2.0
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 2.0 x8
Length267 mm145 mm
Height4.376" (11.1 cm)2.713" (6.9 cm)
Width2-slot1-slot
Recommended system power (PSU)500 Wattno data
Supplementary power connectors2x 6-pinNone
SLI options+-

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory typeGDDR5DDR3
Maximum RAM amount4 GB2 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed7.0 GB/s1.8 GB/s
Memory bandwidth224 GB/s14.4 GB/s
Shared memory--

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display ConnectorsDual Link DVI-I, HDMI 2.0, 3x DisplayPort 1.2Dual Link DVI-DHDMIVGA
Multi monitor support4 displays3 displays
HDMI++
HDCP++
Maximum VGA resolution2048x15362048x1536
G-SYNC support+-
Audio input for HDMIInternalInternal

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

3D Vision-+
PureVideo-+
PhysX-+
GameStream+-
GeForce ShadowPlay+-
GPU Boost2.0no data
GameWorks+-

API and SDK compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 (12_1)12 (11_0)
Shader Model6.45.1
OpenGL4.44.5
OpenCL1.21.2
Vulkan1.1.1261.1.126
CUDA++

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score.

GTX 970 25.07
+1438%
GT 710 1.63

  • Other tests
    • Passmark
    • 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics
    • 3DMark Cloud Gate GPU
    • GeekBench 5 OpenCL
    • 3DMark Ice Storm GPU
    • GeekBench 5 Vulkan
    • GeekBench 5 CUDA
    • Octane Render OctaneBench

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

GTX 970 9635
+1442%
GT 710 625

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

GTX 970 11954
+1162%
GT 710 947

3DMark Cloud Gate GPU

Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks. It displays a few scenes of some weird space teleportation device launching spaceships into unknown, using fixed resolution of 1280x720. Just like Ice Storm benchmark, it has been discontinued in January 2020 and replaced by 3DMark Night Raid.

GTX 970 72819
+902%
GT 710 7270

GeekBench 5 OpenCL

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses OpenCL API by Khronos Group.

GTX 970 28516
+1365%
GT 710 1947

3DMark Ice Storm GPU

Ice Storm Graphics is an obsolete benchmark, part of 3DMark suite. Ice Storm was used to measure entry level laptops and Windows-based tablets performance. It utilizes DirectX 11 feature level 9 to display a battle between two space fleets near a frozen planet in 1280x720 resolution. Discontinued in January 2020, it is now superseded by 3DMark Night Raid.

GTX 970 422295
+499%
GT 710 70459

GeekBench 5 Vulkan

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses Vulkan API by AMD & Khronos Group.

GTX 970 30934
+1483%
GT 710 1954

GeekBench 5 CUDA

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses CUDA API by NVIDIA.

GTX 970 25897
+1605%
GT 710 1519

Octane Render OctaneBench

This is a special benchmark measuring graphics card performance in OctaneRender, which is a realistic GPU rendering engine by OTOY Inc., available either as a standalone program, or as a plugin for 3DS Max, Cinema 4D and many other apps. It renders four different static scenes, then compares render times with a reference GPU which is currently GeForce GTX 980. This benchmark has nothing to do with gaming and is aimed at professional 3D graphics artists.

GTX 970 79
+1217%
GT 710 6

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD81
+913%
8
−913%
1440p54
+1700%
3
−1700%
4K38
+443%
7
−443%

Cost per frame, $

1080p4.06
+7.7%
4.37
−7.7%
1440p6.09
+91.4%
11.66
−91.4%
4K8.66
−73.2%
5.00
+73.2%
  • GTX 970 has 8% lower cost per frame in 1080p
  • GTX 970 has 91% lower cost per frame in 1440p
  • GT 710 has 73% lower cost per frame in 4K

FPS performance in popular games

  • Full HD
    Low Preset
  • Full HD
    Medium Preset
  • Full HD
    High Preset
  • Full HD
    Ultra Preset
  • Full HD
    Epic Preset
  • 1440p
    High Preset
  • 1440p
    Ultra Preset
  • 1440p
    Epic Preset
  • 4K
    High Preset
  • 4K
    Ultra Preset
  • 4K
    Epic Preset
Atomic Heart 60−65
+1500%
4−5
−1500%
Counter-Strike 2 45−50
+475%
8−9
−475%
Cyberpunk 2077 50−55
+1600%
3−4
−1600%
Atomic Heart 60−65
+1500%
4−5
−1500%
Battlefield 5 90−95
+3000%
3−4
−3000%
Counter-Strike 2 45−50
+475%
8−9
−475%
Cyberpunk 2077 50−55
+1600%
3−4
−1600%
Far Cry 5 75−80
+1460%
5
−1460%
Fortnite 110−120
+2240%
5−6
−2240%
Forza Horizon 4 90−95
+1075%
8−9
−1075%
Forza Horizon 5 65−70
+1240%
5
−1240%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 90−95
+810%
10−11
−810%
Valorant 160−170
+353%
35−40
−353%
Atomic Heart 60−65
+1500%
4−5
−1500%
Battlefield 5 90−95
+3000%
3−4
−3000%
Counter-Strike 2 45−50
+475%
8−9
−475%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 250−260
+670%
30−35
−670%
Cyberpunk 2077 50−55
+1600%
3−4
−1600%
Dota 2 120−130
+505%
20
−505%
Far Cry 5 75−80
+1850%
4
−1850%
Fortnite 82
+1540%
5−6
−1540%
Forza Horizon 4 90−95
+1075%
8−9
−1075%
Forza Horizon 5 65−70
+6600%
1−2
−6600%
Grand Theft Auto V 71
+689%
9
−689%
Metro Exodus 39
+1200%
3
−1200%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 90−95
+810%
10−11
−810%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 81
+1520%
5
−1520%
Valorant 160−170
+353%
35−40
−353%
Battlefield 5 48
+1500%
3−4
−1500%
Counter-Strike 2 45−50
+475%
8−9
−475%
Cyberpunk 2077 50−55
+1600%
3−4
−1600%
Dota 2 120−130
+572%
18
−572%
Far Cry 5 75−80
+1850%
4
−1850%
Forza Horizon 4 90−95
+1075%
8−9
−1075%
Forza Horizon 5 65−70
+6600%
1−2
−6600%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 52
+420%
10−11
−420%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 43
+1333%
3
−1333%
Valorant 160−170
+353%
35−40
−353%
Fortnite 60
+1100%
5−6
−1100%
Counter-Strike 2 21−24
+2100%
1−2
−2100%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 160−170
+1560%
10−11
−1560%
Grand Theft Auto V 40−45
+2000%
2−3
−2000%
Metro Exodus 24
+2300%
1−2
−2300%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+1650%
10−11
−1650%
Valorant 200−210
+2144%
9−10
−2144%
Battlefield 5 65−70
+1550%
4−5
−1550%
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
+2200%
1−2
−2200%
Far Cry 5 50−55
+2600%
2−3
−2600%
Forza Horizon 4 60−65
+1400%
4−5
−1400%
Forza Horizon 5 40−45 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 35−40
+1200%
3−4
−1200%
Fortnite 55−60
+1767%
3−4
−1767%
Atomic Heart 18−20
+1800%
1−2
−1800%
Counter-Strike 2 10−12 0−1
Grand Theft Auto V 46
+207%
14−16
−207%
Metro Exodus 13 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 29
+2800%
1−2
−2800%
Valorant 130−140
+1613%
8−9
−1613%
Battlefield 5 20
+1900%
1−2
−1900%
Counter-Strike 2 10−12 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 10−11 0−1
Dota 2 75−80
+1000%
7
−1000%
Far Cry 5 27−30
+1250%
2−3
−1250%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
+1950%
2−3
−1950%
Forza Horizon 5 21−24
+2100%
1−2
−2100%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 18
+500%
3−4
−500%
Fortnite 22
+633%
3−4
−633%

This is how GTX 970 and GT 710 compete in popular games:

  • GTX 970 is 913% faster in 1080p
  • GTX 970 is 1700% faster in 1440p
  • GTX 970 is 443% faster in 4K

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in Forza Horizon 5, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the GTX 970 is 6600% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Without exception, GTX 970 surpassed GT 710 in all 55 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 25.07 1.63
Recency 19 September 2014 27 March 2014
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 2 GB
Power consumption (TDP) 148 Watt 19 Watt

GTX 970 has a 1438% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 months, and a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount.

GT 710, on the other hand, has 678.9% lower power consumption.

The GeForce GTX 970 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GT 710 in performance tests.

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