GeForce GTX 970 vs Quadro T1000

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GTX 970 and Quadro T1000. Here you can take a closer look at graphics cards specs, such as core clock speed, memory type and size, display connectors, etc. The price, overall benchmark and gaming performances are usually defining factors when it comes to choosing between GeForce GTX 970 and Quadro T1000. Make sure that the graphics card has compatible dimensions and will properly fit in your new or current computer case. Also these graphics cards may have different system power recommendations, so take that into consideration and upgrade your PSU if necessary.

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 970 Quadro T1000
Power consumption (TDP) 148 Watt 50 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 2x 6-pins None
Memory type GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB
Display Connectors 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort No outputs
Recommended system power (PSU) 500 Watt
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  • GeForce GTX 970 has 196% more power consumption, than Quadro T1000.
  • Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • GeForce GTX 970 is build with Maxwell architecture, and Quadro T1000 - with Turing.
  • Core clock speed of Quadro T1000 is 345 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 970.
  • GeForce GTX 970 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Quadro T1000 - by 12 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Quadro T1000 is 7993 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 970.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 50−55 35−40
ultra / 1080p 30−35 21−24
QHD / 1440p 27−30 16−18
4K / 2160p 14−16 10−11
low / 720p 75−80 60−65
medium / 1080p 60−65 40−45
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 970 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 37% more, than Quadro T1000.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 970 Quadro T1000
Architecture Maxwell Turing
Code name GM204 TU117
Type Desktop Workstation
Release date 19 September 2014 27 May 2019
Pipelines 1664
Core clock speed 1050 MHz 1395 MHz
Boost Clock 1178 MHz 1455 MHz
Transistor count 5,200 million 4,700 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 12 nm
Texture fill rate 109 billion/sec
Floating-point performance 3,920 gflops
Length 10.5" (26.7 cm)
Memory bus width 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 7.0 GB/s 8000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 224 GB/s
Shared memory -
G-SYNC support +
DirectX 12 (12_1) 12.0 (12_1)
Shader Model 6.4
OpenGL 4.4 4.6
OpenCL 1.2
Vulkan 1.1.126
CUDA +
Monero / XMR (CryptoNight) 0.48 kh/s
CUDA cores 1664
Bus support PCI Express 3.0
Height 4.376" (11.1 cm)
SLI options +
Multi monitor support 4 displays
HDCP +
Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI Internal
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GameStream +
GeForce ShadowPlay +
GPU Boost 2.0
GameWorks +
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