Model Name | Leadtek GTX 970 Hurricane |
Graphics Engine | Â NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 |
Bus Standard           | PCI Express 3.0 |
Video Memory | 4GB GDDR5 (3.5Â + 0.5) |
Engine Clock | GPU Boost Clock: 1216 MHz GPU Base Clock: 1076 MHz |
CUDA Core | 1664 |
Memory Clock          | 7010 MHz |
Memory Interface | 256-bit |
Interface | DVI Output : Yes x 1 (DVI-I), Yes x 1 (DVI-D) HDMI Output : Yes x 1 (HDMI 2.0) Display Port : Yes x 1 (Regular DP) HDCP Support : Yes |
Accessories | Â Driver CD, 2 x 4-pin molex to 6-pin PCIe adapter, user guide, DVI to VGA adapter |
Software                   | – |
Dimensions | Â 280mm x 140mm x 40mm |
Test Rig Configuration | |
CPU Cooler | Corsair H100i |
CPU | Intel Core i7 4790K |
Motherboard | ASUS Maximus Hero VII |
Memory | Kingston HyperX Savage 16GB |
Primary Hard Drive | Crucial M500 120GB |
Power Supply | be quiet! Straight Power 10 600W |
Chassis | Vector Bench Case |
Performance, Overclocking and Temperature
We ran a few graphically demanding games and synthetic benchmark in our possession at the resolution of 1920 x 1080, 4x Anti-aliasing. Due limited voltage adjustment, we’ve only managed to push the Leadtek GTX 970 Hurricane to its highest stable clock that is able to complete each game benchmark with the following values:
- Maximum boost clock of 1496 MHz
- 8198 MHz on the memory clock
- 1.2V on the voltage for GPU
The overclocking result is quite promising as we’re able to get an extra 280MHz on the GPU clock and 1088 MHz on the memory clock. The gain in each synthetic and games benchmark is listed as below:
- Unigine Valley: Â 10%
- Unigine Heaven: 16%Â
- Tomb Raider: Â 11.4%
- Battlefield 3: Â 18.1%
- Battlefield 4: Â 17.9%
- Crysis 3: Â 30.9%
- Far Cry 3: Â 20%
Overclocking the Leadtek GTX 970 Hurricane isn’t hard at all as the highest achievable core clock that runs stable throughout our tests is 1496MHz, which is an extra 23% boost compared to the original core clock of 1216 MHz. The audible coil noise that manifests on full load has been a known issue for most GTX 980 and GTX 970 but it doesn’t really affect much of the gaming performance.
With a moderate operating fan noise that isn’t really audible during full load and temperature idling at 36°C and peaked at 75°C on full load, the Leadtek GTX 970 Hurricane is a recommended choice for the silent freaks out there who wants a well performed, cooling and silent GTX 970.
The Leadtek GTX 970 Hurricane comes in a fair price of RM1299,  for a GTX 970 with a pretty decent performance, overclockability cooling performance and cost few hundred bucks less than some GTX 970 that comes with a fancy looking cooler, we don’t see why we shouldn’t recommend it to you guys.Â
Pros
- Reasonable price
- Factory overclocked
- Decent overclocking capability
- Requires only 2 x 6-pin PCIe power connectorÂ
- Comes with a metal backplate for that extra protection against PCB sagging
- Decent cooling performance
Cons
- Limited overclocking capability due to NVIDIA’s Green Light Program
- No dedicated software for GPU overclocking
- Coil noise issue