10 Aug 2021 - Graphics card reviewed

A mid to low level graphics card, the GeForce GTX 970 Inno3D HerculeZ X2 OC 4GB Edition is found in budget machines nowadays, struggling to meet AAA system requirements.

GeForce GTX 970 Inno3D HerculeZ X2 OC 4GB Edition is capable of DirectX 12 gaming requirements.

Here is a quick game performance synopsis for the AAA games played in 2023. In particular we focus on how well the GeForce GTX 970 Inno3D HerculeZ X2 OC 4GB Edition runs at Ultra graphics settings and what frames per second it is getting at 1080p, 1440p and 4K monitor resolutions. We look at 1000 of the most demanding games available today and this GPU is better than the recommended graphics requirement of more than 431 games in the list.

Running at 1080p this card gets a weak frame rate from Dying Light 2 with 24 FPS on Ultra. Then we take a look at Resident Evil 8 which returns a playable 30 FPS. Another title that we looked at is the popular Far Cry 6 which we saw getting a weak 22 FPS.

As the PC gaming masses explore larger screen resolutions we decided to run some game checks at 1440p across a few popular games. We discovered the GeForce GTX 970 Inno3D HerculeZ X2 OC 4GB Edition ran Dying Light 2 to a weak performance level. Results across the graphics settings looked like this, Low: 47 FPS, Medium: 37 FPS, High: 25 FPS and Ultra: 18 FPS. Another game tested was Resident Evil 8, L: 59FPS, M: 47FPS, H: 32FPS, U: 23FPS. And then we checked graphics card performance on Far Cry 6, which returned L: 44FPS, M: 35FPS, H: 23FPS, U: 17FPS at 1440p. 1440p GeForce GTX 970 Inno3D HerculeZ X2 OC 4GB Edition PC gaming is not the best resolution for this GPU, but if you adjust some graphics settings, perhaps lowering to medium or low at 1440p then this graphics card might be ok.

How many years will the GeForce GTX 970 Inno3D HerculeZ X2 OC 4GB Edition graphics card play newly released games and how long until you should consider upgrading the GeForce GTX 970 Inno3D HerculeZ X2 OC 4GB Edition in your PC? This GeForce GTX 970 Inno3D HerculeZ X2 OC 4GB Edition card has 12 to 18 months of latest AAA game play left in it before upgrading should be considered

Whats a good PC graphics upgrade for the GeForce GTX 970 Inno3D HerculeZ X2 OC 4GB Edition? 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 Inno3D HerculeZ X2 OC 4GB Edition.