2 Aug 2020 - Graphics card reviewed

Gamers upgrading will be considering the GeForce GTX 970 Galax OC 4GB Edition graphics card as a serious price to performance entry point. This card will meet and play most demanding AAA games and do so with good graphics setting as standard, and confidently pushing past the recommended game system requirements needed to run today’s games. DirectX 12 gaming system requirements will be met by this gpu.

How well will the GeForce GTX 970 Galax OC 4GB Edition run 2020 games? We will take a look at the biggest releases and frames per second analysis on Ultra graphics settings. The GeForce GTX 970 Galax OC 4GB Edition can run the recommended graphics system requirements for 474 games today, of the top 1000 most demanding.

Running at 1080p this card gets a reasonable frame rate from Grounded with 46 FPS on Ultra. Then we take a look at Microsoft Flight Simulator which is predicted to return a reasonable 53 FPS. Another title that we looked at is the popular Assassins Creed: Valhalla which we predict will get a weak 20 FPS.

With PC gamers looking for larger screen sizes like 1440p we tested the GeForce GTX 970 Galax OC 4GB Edition by playing Grounded which yielded a playable performance. Its FPS results for the graphics settings are as follows - L: 93FPS, M: 73FPS, H: 49FPS, U: 35FPS. Another popular game we researched with this card was Microsoft Flight Simulator and that was playable. This graphics card is predicted to deliver 40 FPS at Ultra 1440p. Another popular title was Assassins Creed: Valhalla which is predicted to get weak results with a 16FPS on Ultra 1440p. Looking at a few of these 1440p results for the GeForce GTX 970 Galax OC 4GB Edition we get the impression that it is a reasonable choice at this screen size. You can always tweak modern game graphics settings to help you get a better High graphics setting experience at 1440p.

How many years will the GeForce GTX 970 Galax OC 4GB Edition graphics card play newly released games and how long until you should consider upgrading the GeForce GTX 970 Galax OC 4GB Edition in your PC? 12-18 months of top end gaming is still left in this graphics card

Whats a good PC graphics upgrade for the GeForce GTX 970 Galax OC 4GB Edition? Are you looking to upgrade a GeForce GTX 970 Galax OC 4GB Edition? Then we would suggest getting a 16 Series GeForce GTX 1660 Super 6GB, as it can run 853 of the top 1000 demanding game requirements today with 34% increased graphics performance. An alternative great upgrade graphics card would be a R-500 Series Radeon RX Vega 56 8GB, which has 44% better performance and can run 946 of the top 1000 demanding game requirements today.