How long will gtx 970 last?

[Garesujata]

Just curious about the lifespan of a GPU..

[[drunk] 2021 Giant Stance]

Many years if you don't overclock it and you clean the dust from the fins and your case has good air flow.

[Zoid Bacon]

The functioning lifespan of the hardware should be longer than you'll want to use it, unless you're really unlucky and get a card with a manufacturer defect or you take poor care of it (exposing it to excessive dust, heat, or physical strain).

I still have in my house a 10-year-old computer with a graphics card that works just fine, and I've used even older ones than that.

[Alexalmighty]

Performance wise not that long with direct X 12 being right around the corner and current graphic cards not having complete support (look at direct X 9 or 10 cards and their performance on 11)

[WAR ZONE]

970 still powerful card

[_I_]

for 1080p gaming, im sure it will make it atleast another year for new games at high-max settings

[Black Mambo № 5]

At least 2 years worth of gaming at 1080p until it's severely outdated I'd say.

[crankycritter]

Originally posted by Alexalmighty502:

Performance wise not that long with direct X 12 being right around the corner and current graphic cards not having complete support (look at direct X 9 or 10 cards and their performance on 11)

970 is dx 12 already (G1 GTX970soc)

[Alexalmighty]

Originally posted by alminemine0:

Originally posted by Alexalmighty502:

Performance wise not that long with direct X 12 being right around the corner and current graphic cards not having complete support (look at direct X 9 or 10 cards and their performance on 11)

970 is dx 12 already (G1 GTX970soc)

its direct x 12 READY but it lacks some of the processes that direct x 12 allows

[Juan Deag]

Don't mind but GTX 970 has low VRAM cuz it's only 3,5GB+0,5GB and nowadays the newest games need at least 4GB VRAM to be played on max settings, so i would go for another card but imho

[Bad 💀 Motha]

Originally posted by Geralt of Rivia:

Don't mind but GTX 970 has low VRAM cuz it's only 3,5GB+0,5GB and nowadays the newest games need at least 4GB VRAM to be played on max settings, so i would go for another card but imho

It is fine for 1080p really. Maybe not maxed out visuals, but it more than enough for a majority of games. Especially if you have a strong CPU and lots of RAM.

Any higher res really and you'd want more GPU horse power anyways; like 980 Ti; regardless of VRAM amounts.

[crankycritter]

Originally posted by Geralt of Rivia:

Don't mind but GTX 970 has low VRAM cuz it's only 3,5GB+0,5GB and nowadays the newest games need at least 4GB VRAM to be played on max settings, so i would go for another card but imho

Yeah. What was the other .5g allocated for? I can't remember.

[_I_]

the .5g is still allocated the same as the 3.5g part
its just slightly slower and only used when the 3.5g is full
and the slow .5g part is still much faster than system ram or hdd/page

[crankycritter]

Thanks for info

[xSOSxHawkens]

How long will it last?...

Depending on heat and usage the capacitors in it (the most likely point of failure) should last between 20 and 30 years. I personaly still have a Pentium 1-MMX Baby-AT (pre-atx) system (about 22 years old) that runs nice, though I am noticing some minor issues becuase of power stability due to the caps just getting too old to operate correctly. I suspect I will have to have the motherboard and a few add-in cards (mostly the older ISA ones) re-capped at an electronics shop within the next 5-10 years.

How long will it last for gaming?... Expect 1-3 years of top of the line or near performance, then 1-2 years of mid-range settings, and another 1-2 years of low settings for playable frame rates in game. Total life span for playable FPS of new titles will be ~7 to 10 years, depending on title, settings, and acceptable minimum FPS (this example assumes 30fps minimum).

Again, a personal example, I have a laptop with an 8600m GT that can still play War Thunder and World of Warships on minimum settings, 1440x900 with stable 30+fps. The Geforce 8xxx line was released in 2006, therefore my 8600m has provided an effective lifespan for gaming of ~10 years. I fully expect to continue to use it for games for many more, but realistically it has reached the point where NEW games wont play on it if they are demanding.

How long will it last for daily usage (ie web browsing, movies, flash games, low-dmeand games, old games) upwards of ~15 years. Again, personal example, I have a P4 desktop with a Geforce 3 Ti card that is still fully capable of 480P playback of DVD, Flash, and Silverlight.

In the end, these values might not hold up. Though these are the current lifespans of devices, spans that I am able to back up with my own devices, you never know what the future could hold. We might see software scale to be more demanding that it has over the past 10-15 years, which would make hardware that is usable now less usable then. We might also see an inverse, where sofware design hits a plateau and current hardware provides an even longer lifespan. But, the values I give you are backed up by current tech and its ability in the modern world.

Hope that gives you an idea on life spans :)

[Garesujata]

thanks for info everyone...the performance of gtx 970 is superb so far..