Elden Ring with GTX 970 — How Many FPS?

25FPS

1080p UltraEstimated

Elden Ring system requirements

Official minimum and recommended requirements published by the developer.

Minimum

CPUINTEL CORE I5-8400 or AMD RYZEN 3 3300X

GPUNVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 1060 3 GB or AMD RADEON RX 580 4 GB

RAM12 GB RAM

Storage60 GB available space

GTX 970 Specifications

BrandNVIDIA

VRAM4 GB

Power Draw (TDP)145W

TierMid-range

Benchmark17

1080p (Full HD)17/100

Performance by Resolution and Quality

Ultra

1080p

25FPS

Poor

1440p

17FPS

Poor

6FPS

Unplayable

High

1080p

32FPS

Acceptable

1440p

22FPS

Poor

8FPS

Unplayable

Medium

1080p

42FPS

Acceptable

1440p

28FPS

Poor

10FPS

Unplayable

Low

1080p

54FPS

Acceptable

1440p

37FPS

Acceptable

13FPS

Unplayable

Quality	1080p (Full HD)	1440p (2K)	4K (Ultra HD)
Ultra	25FPS Poor	17FPS Poor	6FPS Unplayable
High	32FPS Acceptable	22FPS Poor	8FPS Unplayable
Medium	42FPS Acceptable	28FPS Poor	10FPS Unplayable
Low	54FPS Acceptable	37FPS Acceptable	13FPS Unplayable

Is the GTX 970 Enough for Elden Ring?

The GTX 970 delivers 25 FPS at 1080p Ultra in Elden Ring. This GPU is not enough for Elden Ring at this resolution. We recommend a more powerful GPU.

At 1440p it gets 17 FPS and at 4K 6 FPS at Ultra quality.

This GPU does not reach 60 FPS at 1080p Ultra

View recommended GPUs for Elden Ring→

⚡ Optimization guide

Want more FPS in Elden Ring?

Our guide collects the settings that give between +40% and +90% FPS in Elden Ring with barely any visual loss. Recommended settings, GPU-specific tips (NVIDIA/AMD/Intel) and solutions to common game issues.

View optimization guide for Elden Ring →