Quadro FX 4700 X2 vs GeForce GTX 970

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 970 with Quadro FX 4700 X2, including specs and performance data.

GTX 970
2014
4 GB GDDR5, 148 Watt
24.49
+1324%

GTX 970 outperforms FX 4700 X2 by a whopping 1324% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking224935
Place by popularity60not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation13.560.02
Power efficiency11.620.53
ArchitectureMaxwell 2.0 (2014−2019)Tesla (2006−2010)
GPU code nameGM204G92
Market segmentDesktopWorkstation
Release date19 September 2014 (10 years ago)18 April 2008 (16 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$329 $2,999

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

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

GTX 970 has 67700% better value for money than FX 4700 X2.

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 cores1664128 ×2
Core clock speed1050 MHz600 MHz
Boost clock speed1178 MHzno data
Number of transistors5,200 million754 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)148 Watt226 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature98 °Cno data
Texture fill rate122.538.40 ×2
Floating-point processing power3.92 TFLOPS0.384 TFLOPS ×2
ROPs5616 ×2
TMUs10464 ×2

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 3.0no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 2.0 x16
Length267 mm267 mm
Height4.376" (11.1 cm)no data
Width2-slot2-slot
Recommended system power (PSU)500 Wattno data
Supplementary power connectors2x 6-pin1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
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 typeGDDR5GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount4 GB1 GB ×2
Memory bus width256 Bit256 Bit ×2
Memory clock speed7.0 GB/s800 MHz
Memory bandwidth224 GB/s51.2 GB/s ×2
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 1.22x DVI, 1x S-Video
Multi monitor support4 displaysno data
HDMI+-
HDCP+-
Maximum VGA resolution2048x1536no data
G-SYNC support+-
Audio input for HDMIInternalno data

Supported technologies

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

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)11.1 (10_0)
Shader Model6.44.0
OpenGL4.43.3
OpenCL1.21.1
Vulkan1.1.126N/A
CUDA+1.1

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 24.49
+1324%
FX 4700 X2 1.72

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
+1325%
FX 4700 X2 676

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
+1520%
5−6
−1520%
1440p54
+1700%
3−4
−1700%
4K38
+1800%
2−3
−1800%

Cost per frame, $

1080p4.06
+14667%
599.80
−14667%
1440p6.09
+16308%
999.67
−16308%
4K8.66
+17219%
1499.50
−17219%
  • GTX 970 has 14667% lower cost per frame in 1080p
  • GTX 970 has 16308% lower cost per frame in 1440p
  • GTX 970 has 17219% lower cost per frame in 4K

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Atomic Heart 65−70
+1525%
4−5
−1525%
Counter-Strike 2 45−50
+1433%
3−4
−1433%
Cyberpunk 2077 50−55
+1600%
3−4
−1600%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Atomic Heart 65−70
+1525%
4−5
−1525%
Battlefield 5 90−95
+1450%
6−7
−1450%
Counter-Strike 2 45−50
+1433%
3−4
−1433%
Cyberpunk 2077 50−55
+1600%
3−4
−1600%
Far Cry 5 75−80
+1480%
5−6
−1480%
Fortnite 110−120
+1363%
8−9
−1363%
Forza Horizon 4 90−95
+1467%
6−7
−1467%
Forza Horizon 5 65−70
+1575%
4−5
−1575%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 90−95
+1417%
6−7
−1417%
Valorant 160−170
+1530%
10−11
−1530%

Full HD
High Preset

Atomic Heart 65−70
+1525%
4−5
−1525%
Battlefield 5 90−95
+1450%
6−7
−1450%
Counter-Strike 2 45−50
+1433%
3−4
−1433%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 250−260
+1488%
16−18
−1488%
Cyberpunk 2077 50−55
+1600%
3−4
−1600%
Dota 2 120−130
+1413%
8−9
−1413%
Far Cry 5 75−80
+1480%
5−6
−1480%
Fortnite 82
+1540%
5−6
−1540%
Forza Horizon 4 90−95
+1467%
6−7
−1467%
Forza Horizon 5 65−70
+1575%
4−5
−1575%
Grand Theft Auto V 71
+1675%
4−5
−1675%
Metro Exodus 39
+1850%
2−3
−1850%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 90−95
+1417%
6−7
−1417%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 81
+1520%
5−6
−1520%
Valorant 160−170
+1530%
10−11
−1530%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 48
+1500%
3−4
−1500%
Counter-Strike 2 45−50
+1433%
3−4
−1433%
Cyberpunk 2077 50−55
+1600%
3−4
−1600%
Dota 2 120−130
+1413%
8−9
−1413%
Far Cry 5 75−80
+1480%
5−6
−1480%
Forza Horizon 4 90−95
+1467%
6−7
−1467%
Forza Horizon 5 65−70
+1575%
4−5
−1575%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 52
+1633%
3−4
−1633%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 43
+1333%
3−4
−1333%
Valorant 160−170
+1530%
10−11
−1530%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 60
+1400%
4−5
−1400%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 21−24
+2200%
1−2
−2200%
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
+1358%
12−14
−1358%
Valorant 200−210
+1343%
14−16
−1343%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 65−70
+1550%
4−5
−1550%
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
+2200%
1−2
−2200%
Far Cry 5 50−55
+1700%
3−4
−1700%
Forza Horizon 4 60−65
+1400%
4−5
−1400%
Forza Horizon 5 40−45
+2000%
2−3
−2000%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 35−40
+1850%
2−3
−1850%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 55−60
+1767%
3−4
−1767%

4K
High Preset

Atomic Heart 18−20
+1800%
1−2
−1800%
Counter-Strike 2 10−12 0−1
Grand Theft Auto V 46
+1433%
3−4
−1433%
Metro Exodus 13 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 29
+1350%
2−3
−1350%
Valorant 130−140
+1422%
9−10
−1422%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 20
+1900%
1−2
−1900%
Counter-Strike 2 10−12 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 10−11 0−1
Dota 2 75−80
+1440%
5−6
−1440%
Far Cry 5 27−30
+2600%
1−2
−2600%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
+1950%
2−3
−1950%
Forza Horizon 5 21−24
+2100%
1−2
−2100%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 18
+1700%
1−2
−1700%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 22
+2100%
1−2
−2100%

This is how GTX 970 and FX 4700 X2 compete in popular games:

  • GTX 970 is 1520% faster in 1080p
  • GTX 970 is 1700% faster in 1440p
  • GTX 970 is 1800% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 24.49 1.72
Recency 19 September 2014 18 April 2008
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 1 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 65 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 148 Watt 226 Watt

GTX 970 has a 1323.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 132.1% more advanced lithography process, and 52.7% lower power consumption.

The GeForce GTX 970 is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro FX 4700 X2 in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 970 is a desktop card while Quadro FX 4700 X2 is a workstation one.

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