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I recently bought a GTX 970 used on Facebook marketplace to upgrade an GTX 770. I have bought countless graphics cards from Facebook and have never had any issues. This one was intended to go to my brother.
When I first wanted to boot up with the new GPU I plugged in DP for the main monitor. When that showed no signal I went for DVI on the second monitor assuming it was the lack of drivers. Once I got the drivers installed I plugged in the main monitor again for it still to display «no signal.» I used an HDMI cable instead, changed the input on the monitor and still the same message. I thought this was suspicious and opened Nvidia control panel. Control panel shows both monitors connected, the second monitor with DVI and the Main with HDMI. This was suspicious to me, The computer knows the correct monitor is plugged in, sees it, can read information from it, but will not send a signal to the monitor.
I initially thought this was the cable. So I tried a Display port cable, Didn’t work. Same symptoms. Shows up in Control Panel but no display. Maybe it’s the monitor. Plugged in DVI from the graphics card to the main monitor, that works. Using HDMI to VGA adapter to the second monitor doesn’t work. Now I suspected it was the HDMI and DP port on the GPU. I message the guy I bought it from and he had no issues with either HDMI or DP. This made me think it was the Computer. So I took it from my brothers and put it into mine. Still exactly the same symptoms. I have tried every combination of cable to no avail.
Google is no help because it is flooded with people who are plugging their second monitors into their motherboards. I am not that stupid. At least I think I’m not. The threads that are correct either have no solution or the solution doesn’t work.
Suggest its Monitor not having HDMI 2.0 Monitor is ASUS VG248. This monitor has worked with DP for the GTX 770, 1050ti, a different 970, 1060. I doubt it’s the monitor.
Plus I have tried 2 other monitors on top of that a vp228 and with an HDMI to VGA adapter for a few old old monitors.
Suggests HDMI is dead Im leaning towards this because I have the same symptoms but the Facebook marketplace seller says that it worked.
So far I have tried
— Every possible combination of cable. Both DVI ports work. But HDMI and DP dont. A cable that I know works because they were used with the 770.
— Reseated GPU
— Changed GPU to different PC. Same symptoms.
— Driver Reinstallation.
— Booted with only one monitor plugged into HDMI and DP.
— Both computers have had multiple other GPUs in them in their history, 1050tis, 970, 960, 760, 770, 1060,
— 3 different monitors all work with DVI but none with HDMI.
I’m about 99% sure it’s the GPU but what on the GPU is causing this? Is there a way to fix it? or should I return it to the previous owner? He has been very compliant and told me when I picked it up from his house if there were no issues and that I can return it if there is an issue.
PNY NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 4GB GDDR5 DVI/Mini HDMI/3Mini DisplayPort P – Computizer
PNY NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 4GB GDDR5 DVI/Mini HDMI/3Mini DisplayPort PCI-Express Video Graphics Card VCGGTX9704XPB
| Brand | PNY |
|---|---|
| Model | VCGGTX9704XPB |
| Interface | PCI Express 3.0 x16 |
|---|
| Chipset Manufacturer | NVIDIA |
|---|---|
| GPU Series | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 900 Series |
| GPU | GeForce GTX 970 |
| Core Clock | 1050 MHz |
| Boost Clock | 1178 MHz |
| CUDA Cores | 1664 |
| Effective Memory Clock | 7010 MHz |
|---|---|
| Memory Size | 4GB |
| Memory Interface | 256-Bit |
| Memory Type | GDDR5 |
| DirectX | DirectX 12 |
|---|---|
| OpenGL | OpenGL 4. 4 |
| HDMI | 1 x mini HDMI |
|---|---|
| DisplayPort | 3 x DisplayPort |
| DVI | 1 x DVI |
| RAMDAC | 400MHz |
|---|---|
| Max Resolution | 4096 x 2160 |
| 3D VISION Game Ready | Yes |
| SLI Support | 3-Way SLI |
| Cooler | With Fan |
| Operating Systems Supported | Microsoft Windows 8/ 7/ Vista |
| Thermal Design Power | 170W |
| System Requirements | Minimum 500W or Greater System Power Supply w/ a Minimum 12V Current Rating of 42A Required |
| Power Connector | 2 x 6-Pin |
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 — 45 secret facts, review, specifications, reviews.
Top specifications and features
- Passmark score
- 3DMark Fire Strike Score
- 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics test score
- 3DMark Ice Storm GPU benchmark score
- 3DMark Vantage Performance test score
Passmark test score
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970:
9542
Best score:
29325
Performance
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970:
1887
Best score:
Memory
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970:
611
Best score:
General Information
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970:
571
Best score:
Features
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970:
682
Best score:
Description
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 graphics card based on Maxwell 2.0 architecture has 5200 million transistors, tech.
process 28 nm. The frequency of the graphics core is 1050 MHz. In terms of memory, 4 GB is installed here. DDR5 clocked at 1753 MHz and with a maximum throughput of 224.4 Gb/s. The texture size is 109 GTexels/s. FLOPS is 3.8.
In tests, the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 graphics card performed as follows — according to the Passmark benchmark, the model scored 9542 points. At the same time, the maximum number of points for today is 260261 points. According to the 3DMark benchmark, the video card scored 11715 points out of 49575 possible.
Directx version — 12. OpenGL version — 4.6.
In terms of compatibility, the video card is connected via the PCIe 3.0 x16 interface. Regarding cooling, here the heat dissipation requirements are 148 watts.
In our tests, the video card scores 572055 points.
Why the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 is better than the others
- Passmark score 9542 . This parameter is higher than that of 25% of goods
- 3DMark Ice Storm GPU score 413849 .
This parameter is higher than that of 8% of goods - 3DMark Vantage Performance score 41418 . This parameter is higher than 10% of goods
- Unigine Heaven 4.0 test score 1512 . This parameter is higher than that of 6% of goods
- 3DMark Fire Strike Score 9245 . This parameter is lower than that of 11% of goods
- 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics test score 11715 . This parameter is lower than 11% of products
- 3DMark Cloud Gate GPU test score 71363 . This parameter is lower than 10% of products
- 3DMark 11 Performance GPU score 15712 . This parameter is lower than that of 11% of goods
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 Review
Performance
Memory
general information
Functions
Ports
Tests in benchmarks
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 Review: Highlights
GPU base clock
The graphics processing unit (GPU) has a high clock speed.
1050MHz
max 2459
Average: 1124.
9 MHz
2459MHz
GPU memory frequency
This is an important aspect calculating memory bandwidth
1753MHz
max 16000
Average: 1468 MHz
16000 MHz
FLOPS
A measure of the processing power of a processor is called FLOPS.
3.8TFLOPS
max 1142.32
Average: 53 TFLOPS
1142.32TFLOPS
RAM
4 GB
max 128
Average: 4.6 GB
128GB
Turbo GPU
If the speed of the GPU drops below its limit, it can switch to a high clock speed to improve performance.
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1178MHz
max 2903
Average: 1514 MHz
2903MHz
Texture size
A certain number of textured pixels are displayed on the screen every second.
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109 GTexels/s
max 756.8
Average: 145.4 GTexels/s
756.8 GTexels/s
Architecture name
Maxwell 2.0
GPU name
GM204
Shared memory
No
Memory bandwidth
This is the speed at which the device stores or reads information.
224.4GB/s
max 2656
Average: 257.8 GB/s
2656GB/s
Effective memory speed
The effective memory clock speed is calculated from the size and information transfer rate of the memory.
The performance of the device in applications depends on the clock frequency. The higher it is, the better.
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7012MHz
max 19500
Average: 6984.5 MHz
19500MHz
RAM
4 GB
max 128
Average: 4.6 GB
128GB
GDDR Memory Versions
Latest GDDR memory versions provide high data transfer rates for improved overall performance
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5
Mean: 4.9
6
Memory bus width
A wide memory bus indicates that it can transfer more information in one cycle. This property affects the performance of the memory as well as the overall performance of the device’s graphics card.
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256bit
max 8192
Average: 283.9bit
8192bit
Heat dissipation (TDP)
Heat dissipation requirement (TDP) — the maximum possible amount of energy dissipated by the cooling system. The lower the TDP, the less power will be consumed.
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148W
Average value: 160 W
2W
Process technology
The small size of the semiconductor means it is a new generation chip.
28 nm
Average: 34.7 nm
4 nm
Number of transistors
5200 million
max 80000
Average: 7150 million
80000 million
PCIe version
Considerable speed is provided for an expansion card used to connect a computer to peripherals.
The updated versions have impressive throughput and provide high performance.
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3
Average: 3
5
Width
266mm
max 421.7
Average: 192.1mm
421.7 mm
Height
111mm
max 619
Average: 89.6mm
619 mm
Purpose
Desktop
Sales start date
2014-09-19 00:00:00
Mean value:
Release price
$329
max 419999
Average: $5679.5
419999 $
DirectX
Used in demanding games, providing enhanced graphics
12
max 12.
2
Mean: 11.4
12.2
OpenCL version
Used by some applications to enable GPU power for non-graphical calculations. The newer the version, the more functional it will be
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3
max 4.6
Average: 2.2
4.6
opengl version
Later versions provide quality game graphics
4.6
max 4.6
Average: 4.2
4.6
Shader model version
6.4
max 6.6
Average: 5.9
6.6
Version Vulkan
1.3
CUDA version
5.
2
Has HDMI output
HDMI output allows you to connect devices with HDMI or mini-HDMI ports. They can transmit video and audio to the display.
Full text
Yes
HDMI version
The latest version provides a wide signal transmission channel due to the increased number of audio channels, frames per second, etc.
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2
max 2.1
Mean: 1.9
2.1
DisplayPort
Allows you to connect to a display using DisplayPort
3
Average: 2.2
4
DVI outputs
Allows connection to a display using DVI
1
Mean: 1.
4
3
Number of HDMI connectors
The greater the number, the more devices can be connected at the same time (for example, game/TV type consoles)
Show all
1
Average: 1.1
4
Interface
PCIe 3.0 x16
HDMI
Yes
Passmark test score
9542
max 29325
Average: 7628.6
29325
3DMark Cloud Gate benchmark score GPU
71363
max 191204
Average: 80042.3
191204
3DMark Fire Strike Score
9245
max 38276
Average: 12463
38276
3DMark Fire Strike Graphics test score
11715
max 49575
Average: 11859.
1
49575
3DMark 11 Performance GPU Score
15712
max 57937
Average: 18799.9
57937
3DMark Vantage Performance score
41418
max 97887
Average: 37830.6
97887
3DMark Ice Storm GPU score
413849
max 533357
Average: 372425.7
533357
Unigine Heaven 4.0 test score
1512
max 4818
Average: 1291.1
4818
Test score Octane Render OctaneBench
78
max 125
Average: 47.
1
125
FAQ
How much RAM does NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 have
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 has 4 GB.
What version of RAM does NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 support GDDR5.
What is the architecture of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
Maxwell 2.0.
How many watts does an NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 consume
148 watts.
How NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 performs in benchmarks
Passmark scores 9542 points.
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 FLOPS
3.8 TFLOPs.
Which PCIe version does it support?
PCIe version 3.
Which DirectX version does NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 support
DirectX 12.
How many HDMI ports does NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 have
1 HDMI ports.
Does NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 support DVI
1 DVI ports.
How many display ports does an NVIDIA GeForce GTX 9 have?70
3 DisplayPorts.
Does the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 support CUDA?
5.