GeForce 830M vs GeForce GTX 970M

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce 830M and GeForce GTX 970M, there are a couple of things to consider. Cards with more VRAM in general perform better and allow you to play on higher graphics settings. Size also makes a difference. A model with a large heatsink can occupy up to three expansion slots on a motherboard. Be sure you have enough room in your PC case. When comparing GPUs with different architectures, more processing cores and even higher TFLOPS will not always translate to better performance. To help you decide which GPU you need, we have measured frame rates in a number of popular games. For more on how the GeForce 830M stacks up against GeForce GTX 970M, check out specs charts below.

GeForce 830M and GeForce GTX 970M are Laptop Graphics Cards

Note: GeForce 830M and GeForce GTX 970M are only used in laptop graphics. They have lower GPU clock speed compared to the desktop variant, which results in lower power consumption, but also 10-30% lower gaming performance. Check available laptop models with GeForce 830M or GeForce GTX 970M here:

Main Specs

  GeForce 830M GeForce GTX 970M
Power consumption (TDP) 33 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x8 MXM-B (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type DDR3 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 6 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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  • GeForce 830M is connected by PCIe 3.0 x8, and GeForce GTX 970M uses MXM-B (3.0) interface.
  • GeForce GTX 970M has 4 GB more memory, than GeForce 830M.
  • Both cards are used in Laptops.
  • GeForce 830M and GeForce GTX 970M are build with Maxwell architecture.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce 830M is 105 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 970M.
  • GeForce 830M and GeForce GTX 970M are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 970M is 700 MHz higher, than GeForce 830M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 2−3 35−40
ultra / 1080p 0−1 21−24
QHD / 1440p 0−1 16−18
4K / 2160p 10−11
low / 720p 12−14 60−65
medium / 1080p 3−4 40−45
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 970M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 683% more, than GeForce 830M.

Full Specs

  GeForce 830M GeForce GTX 970M
Architecture Maxwell Maxwell
Code name N15? GM204
Type Laptop Laptop
Release date 12 March 2014 7 October 2014
Pipelines 256 1280
Core clock speed 1029 MHz 924 MHz
Boost Clock 1150 MHz 1038 MHz
Transistor count 5,200 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 18.40 83.04
Floating-point performance 588.8 gflops 2,657 gflops
Memory bus width 64 Bit 192 Bit
Memory clock speed 1800 MHz 2500 MHz
Memory bandwidth 14.4 GB/s 120 GB/s
Shared memory - -
G-SYNC support +
DirectX 12 (11_0) 12 (12_1)
Shader Model 5.1 6.4
OpenGL 4.5 4.5
OpenCL 1.2 1.1
Vulkan 1.1.126 1.1.126
CUDA + +
CUDA cores 1280
Bus support PCI Express 2.0, PCI Express 3.0 PCI Express 3.0
SLI options +
HDMI +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 67 Mh/s 314 Mh/s
Laptop size large
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support +
H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder +
Optimus + +
GameStream +
GeForce ShadowPlay +
GPU Boost 2.0 2.0
GameWorks + +
BatteryBoost +
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