ASUS Strix Edition GeForce GTX 970 Graphics Card Review

With the help of Maxwell, NVIDIA has hit a definite home run with its GeForce GTX 900 GPUs. In our look at the GTX 980 last week, we were left thoroughly impressed, but little did we realize at the time, the GTX 970 – and ASUS’ Strix edition in particular – was about to impress us even more. Simply put, you need to check this card out.

It’s not common for a GPU vendor to launch a brand-new series and it turn out to be underwhelming, but I think it’s even more uncommon when a new series manages to genuinely “wow” us. With its GTX 900 series, NVIDIA has successfully landed itself in the latter camp. Not only does Maxwell bring some great features, but the GTX 980 turned out to be an absolute powerhouse.

But what about the GTX 970? As much as I hate to admit it, this is a card I underestimated. When I took a look at the GTX 980 last week, time prevented me from being able to test out the GTX 970. Even after taking into account the GPU’s specs, I couldn’t truly appreciate what it offered until I got to testing. After a single 3DMark run, I found myself experiencing that “wow” feeling all over again.

So as to not spoil everything in the intro, let’s take a look at the card at hand, and then see how it compares to the big gun, the GeForce GTX 980.

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