GeForce GTX 970 Folding@Home PPD Averages, Power Consumption & Research Projects

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Performance snapshot

Current averages, ranks, sample depth, and data freshness.

Folding@Home identifier GM204 [GeForce GTX 970] 3494

High confidence

Most recent sample Nov 13, 2026 Most recent update seen for this GPU profile.

All-OS average: 609,059; Average PPD from submitted samples
Linux average: 774,837; Linux-only samples
Windows average: 593,103; Windows-only samples
Work unit samples: 68,564; All-time profile volume
Overall rank: #179; 446 GPUs tracked
Brand rank: #141; 296 Nvidia GPUs

Sampled performance breakdown

Folding Statistics GM204 [GeForce GTX 970] 3494 - Nvidia

DATA SAMPLES INFO Filter applied, PPD samples all time		AVERAGE FOLDING PERFORMANCE Based on ALL available PPD samples by filter				WORK UNIT PPD RECORDS All Time
OS FILTER	SAMPLES	PPD	WU Per 24hrs	Time Per WU	Points Per WU	BEST PPD	WORST PPD
All OS AVG	68,391	609,059	5.55	4 hrs 19 mins	109,694	1,172,524,032	5,951
Linux	6,186	774,837	9.31	2 hrs 35 mins	83,266	15,298,938	162,560
Windows	62,059	593,103	5.28	4 hrs 33 mins	112,339	1,172,524,032	5,951

Track this hardware live

Profile your GeForce GTX 970 in our V8 Web Client

Launch the LAR.SYSTEMS V8 Web Client to monitor live work-unit activity, compare your machine with community benchmarks, and contribute real samples that keep public rankings and hardware insights current for the Folding@Home community.

First and most recent work-unit sample contributors
Sample	Folder	Team	Platform	Seen
Most recent WU sample	Pesukarhu	LinusTechTips_Team	Linux GPU	Today
First seen	Anonymous Folder	Team not recorded	GPU sample	6 years ago

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Recent GPU performance

12-week performance at a glance

Use the range, net change, and latest average as a quick signal—not a final judgment on the GPU.

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How to read this

Values use the same weekly community averages as the detailed chart.

Weekly movement can reflect project mix, available work units, drivers, or operating systems rather than a lasting hardware change.
Use the detailed chart to compare operating systems and work-unit availability across the full period.

12-week range: 894,053 to 976,496 PPD
Net change over 12 weeks: -82,443 PPDTrend down
Latest weekly average: 894,053 PPD

12 WEEK AVG PPD CHANGE VS. WORK UNITS AVAILABLE - GeForce GTX 970

GPU PPD average changes week to week for a number of reasons such as credit for type of projects/causes available, variance in work unit difficulty, OS/GPU drivers, folding cores, GPU models, clocks, power targets etc.

The chart below serves as a way to see historical week to week performance change as PPD for a GPU is never a constant, as the work units processed are always changing.

Recent Work Unit Performance - GeForce GTX 970

Average PPD is impacted by the types of research work units being done as they return different amounts of points and take different amounts of time.

The following shows the work unit allocation of research causes to better understand changes in PPD over time for the GeForce GTX 970.

24 HOUR WU ALLOCATION

Research	Percent
EBOLA	36.36%
PEPTIDOMIMETIC CD40L BINDING	19.19%
PLANT LIPID MUTANT SCREENING	19.19%
ENZYME DYNAMICS	17.17%
CANCER	8.08%

7 DAY WU ALLOCATION

Research	Percent
EBOLA	45.61%
ENZYME DYNAMICS	27.7%
PEPTIDOMIMETIC CD40L BINDING	11.82%
CANCER	8.45%
PLANT LIPID MUTANT SCREENING	6.42%

12 WEEK WU ALLOCATION

Research	Percent
EBOLA	40.18%
PEPTIDOMIMETIC CD40L BINDING	23.57%
ENZYME DYNAMICS	21.79%
CANCER	4.46%
PLANT LIPID MUTANT SCREENING	3.39%
SUCROSE TRANSPORTER ATSUC1	3.39%
PLANT LIPID BIOSYNTHESIS MUTANTS	3.21%

Recent Work Unit Performance Clusters - GeForce GTX 970

The following visualization illustrates the PPD / Credit allocation of work units across different research causes, providing insight into how PPD varies by work unit PPD samples for the GeForce GTX 970.

This analysis helps better understand the relationship between research causes and PPD/Credit, highlighting any performance trends as clusters or anomalies as outliers.

Power and cost planning

GeForce GTX 970 kWh POWER CONSUMPTION & COST

Power consumption information for the GeForce GTX 970 is based on an average wattage taken from vendor information for the lowest and highest power draws for the GPU under Folding@Home compute loads.

Wattage information is only for the GPU and does not include the host computer's power usage.

Current GPU power consumption snapshot

GPU Power Draw Watts - TDP	Daily Power Usage kWh	Points per kWh	Daily Cost at $0.10 per kWh	Power Cost per 1m Points
145 W	3.48 kWh	265,444	$0.35	$0.377

GeForce GTX 970 COMPUTE VS kWH USAGE DAY, MONTH, WEEK & YEAR

Folding@Home compute projections for the GeForce GTX 970 can be used to help inform long-term point goals and related costs based on 24/7 usage.

Duration	Nickname	Points Average	Work Units Average	Power Usage kWh	Power Cost at $0.10 per kWh
Day	PPD	923,746	33.27	3.48 kWh	$0.35
Week	PPW	6,466,222	232.92	24.36 kWh	$2.44
Month	PPM	28,097,274	1012.11	105.85 kWh	$10.59
Year	PPY	337,167,290	12145.36	1270.20 kWh	$127.02

Reading the averages

Why your PPD may differ

PPD is a guide, not a fixed result. Daily output changes with the work-unit mix, including project, points, atom count, and deadline, as well as system conditions such as OS, drivers, clocks, thermals, and power limits.

Compare the five highest and lowest sampled project averages for GeForce GTX 970 using community samples collected through the LAR.SYSTEMS V8 Web Client.

Highest sampled PPD

PPD Rank	Project ID	Cause Research	PPD Average	Points WU Average	WUs Day Average	WU Time Average
1	12122	Reflectin-Peptide-Structure	3,162,145	67,500	46.85	0 ^hrs 31 ^mins
2	18929	cancer	1,288,404	16,700	77.15	0 ^hrs 19 ^mins
3	12701	cancer	1,106,847	44,978	24.61	0 ^hrs 59 ^mins
4	18244	Molecular-Dynamics-Force-Fields	1,086,711	71,800	15.14	1 ^hrs 35 ^mins
5	18295	ebola	1,077,098	19,458	55.36	0 ^hrs 26 ^mins

Lowest sampled PPD

PPD Rank	Project ID	Cause Research	PPD Average	Points WU Average	WUs Day Average	WU Time Average
1	19306	Mg2-ion-binding	116,383	42,519	2.74	8 ^hrs 46 ^mins
2	12256	dud-e	117,383	20,772	5.65	4 ^hrs 15 ^mins
3	17604	cancer	173,115	109,619	1.58	15 ^hrs 12 ^mins
4	18450	influenza	204,979	213,481	0.96	25 ^hrs 0 ^mins
5	12137	cancer	238,982	43,248	5.53	4 ^hrs 21 ^mins

GeForce GTX 970FOLDING@HOME PPD PERFORMANCE