14 Nov 2019 - Graphics card reviewed

The GeForce GTX 970 KFA2 EXOC Sniper 4GB Edition is a high performing piece of gaming hardware, still confidently featuring in PC gamer computers. GeForce GTX 970 KFA2 EXOC Sniper 4GB Edition is capable of DirectX 12 gaming requirements.

How well will the GeForce GTX 970 KFA2 EXOC Sniper 4GB Edition run 2019 games? We will take a look at the biggest releases and frames per second analysis on Ultra graphics settings. Of the 1000 most demanding recommended specs found in game requirements today, this gpu is more powerful than the graphics requirement of 685 games in todays list.

With 1080p being the most common gaming resolution at the moment we explored how well the GeForce GTX 970 KFA2 EXOC Sniper 4GB Edition can run Red Dead Redemption 2 at 1080p and saw it return reasonable frame rates at the following graphics settings - Low: 123 FPS, Medium: 97 FPS, High: 65 FPS and Ultra: 47 FPS. For performance contrast we can see that Cyberpunk 2077 is predicted to return a playable 31 FPS at Ultra 1080p.

One of the growing popular screen resolutions for PC gaming is the wider 1440p. So we wanted to see how well the GeForce GTX 970 KFA2 EXOC Sniper 4GB Edition performed at 1440p by taking a look at some of the current popular games. First we looked at Red Dead Redemption 2 and saw it deliver playable frames per second across the following graphics settings - Low: 94 FPS, Medium: 74 FPS, High: 50 FPS and Ultra: 35 FPS. We then checked the performance on Cyberpunk 2077 to predict if that will run well. It is predicted to be weak with a 23 FPS at Ultra 1440p. Gaming at 1440p with the GeForce GTX 970 KFA2 EXOC Sniper 4GB Edition is certainly a viable option for these higher gaming resolutions. Remember that if you suffer some 1440p FPS drops the you can usually tweak modern game graphics settings until you get a near High graphics setting experience with this Graphics card.

How many years will the GeForce GTX 970 KFA2 EXOC Sniper 4GB Edition graphics card play newly released games and how long until you should consider upgrading the GeForce GTX 970 KFA2 EXOC Sniper 4GB Edition in your PC? There is still 2 years of top end gaming left in this GeForce GTX 970 KFA2 EXOC Sniper 4GB Edition

Whats a good PC graphics upgrade for the GeForce GTX 970 KFA2 EXOC Sniper 4GB Edition? Upgrading this graphics card would have us consider the 16 Series GeForce GTX 1660 Ti 6GB which is 35% more powerful. This upgrade choice can also run 899 games from the most demanding games today. Alternatively a good upgrade choice for this graphics card today would be the R-500 Series Radeon RX Vega 56 8GB. For comparison of the 1000 most demanding games around today this suggested upgrade is 42% better and can meet 960 of their recommended requirements.