10 Aug 2021 - Graphics card reviewed

This computer hardware provides top end graphics. The GeForce GTX 970 4GB SLI will easily meet recommended system requirements of games released today. This is a strong benchmarker on modern games and can often return excellent frame rates at high and ultra 1080p. But the GeForce GTX 970 4GB SLI can also run 1440p pc system requirements.

This card meets game requirements up to DirectX 12.

What FPS performance can the GeForce GTX 970 4GB SLI get on latest AAA 2022 games? In particular our game review looks at the FPS achieved running on Ultra graphics settings on the 1080p screen resolution as well as 1440p and 4K. Of the 1000 most demanding recommended specs found in game requirements today, this gpu is more powerful than the graphics requirement of 911 games in todays list.

Now onto the frame rates achieved at 1080p. We are seeing Days Gone getting 68 FPS with the GeForce GTX 970 4GB SLI, Back 4 Blood getting 77 FPS and Far Cry 6 getting 47 frames per second. All run on Ultra at 1920x1080 screen res.

With PC gamers looking for larger screen sizes like 1440p we tested the GeForce GTX 970 4GB SLI by playing Days Gone which yielded a reasonable performance. Its FPS results for the graphics settings are as follows - L: 137FPS, M: 108FPS, H: 73FPS, U: 52FPS. Another popular game we tested with this card was Back 4 Blood and that was reasonable. This graphics card delivered 58 FPS at Ultra 1440p. Another popular title was Far Cry 6 which gets playable results with a 36FPS on Ultra 1440p. Getting popular modern games to run at 1440p on the GeForce GTX 970 4GB SLI is capable of delivering a solid gaming experience across larger screen sized monitors. We expect to see High and Ultra graphics settings across most games at 1440p with this GPU.

How many years will the GeForce GTX 970 4GB SLI graphics card play newly released games and how long until you should consider upgrading the GeForce GTX 970 4GB SLI in your PC? No graphics card upgrade required for 2 to 3 years of meeting top end game system requirements

Whats a good PC graphics upgrade for the GeForce GTX 970 4GB SLI? There are no graphics cards on the current market that would provide a big enough increase in performance to warrant upgrading the GeForce GTX 970 4GB SLI.