Can a bad GPU cause a boot loop?

[Saiyan]

I know my GPU can't run games anymore and just crashes the screen it's displaying on but the PC is generally fine for regular use, watching shows, ect. Got to my PC 10 minutes ago and started a 5 second boot loop and wouldn't even get anywhere close to BIOS. Took out my GPU and it booted fine on integrated graphics but I'm not sure if the problem was the GPU or the BIOS being reset. Do GPU's failing generally cause boot loops or is it usually something dealing with the PSU/motherboard?

[Levent]

GPU issues tend to result in no boot situations or boots with artifacts. If your system does not boot with 970 installed, I would either test that on a different system or test your system with a different power supply.

[Kadzo]

Do you have QLED or some sort of boot status indicator to check in what part of boot is getting stuck? 

Like @Levent mentioned if you can try that GPU in a different system, that will definitely give you the answer is it up to the GPU or some other part.