What does this mean?Highlights
Quality
Very pleased with the product and of high quality.
Temps are good with the windforce, plus it looks good and is reasonably quiet too.
It just cannot keep up with the demands of a modern game at high settings.
The 290x was totally unstable and the drivers crashed frequently making it almost unusable, not a problem i've had with the 970.
Price
Amazing gcard, quite, powerful and a decent price.
970s have always been known to be a bit iffy, especially after driver updates but it is a great card that is totally worth the price.
Packaging/appearance
That doesn't take away from the card itself tho, that's why the 5 stars.
Once i had removed the windforce cooler, the pcb measures just 10.
Competitiveness
Solid quiet cooling even in my matx chassis.
The difference in performance is pretty noticeable, with a pretty big step-up in average framerates across most of the latest games.
If i was aiming for 4k gaming at max settings then i would probably look for a 980ti or two 970s in sli, but for me the rest of... Read More
), basically out performing any 980 for a much more palatable price.
Overview
- How are reviewers describing this item?
great, good, quiet, long and best. - Our engine has profiled the reviewer patterns and has determined that there is minimal deception involved.
- Our engine has discovered that over 80% high quality reviews are present.
- This product had a total of 631 reviews as of our last analysis date on Jan 20 2023.
Helpful InsightsBETA
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I have not found a game that is too demanding that i cant run it with decent graphics
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
But runs everything so far i thrown at it
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
At this point might be better off with a 1060 6gb if youre buying new though unless you can get this for £50 cheaper or more
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
If i was aiming for 4k gaming at max settings then i would probably look for a 980ti or two 970s in sli but for me the rest of my rig is likely to become a bottleneck long before this gpu
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
The 290x was totally unstable and the drivers crashed frequently making it almost unusable not a problem ive had with the 970
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
There are more powerful gpus on the market but in my opinion they dont justify the huge additional cost
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I went with gigabyte because i have always had their motherboards and never had a problem
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
The heatsink is crazy super long
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