GeForce 920M vs Radeon HD 5970

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce 920M and Radeon HD 5970. Here you can take a closer look at graphics cards specs, such as core clock speed, memory type and size, display connectors, etc. The price, overall benchmark and gaming performances are usually defining factors when it comes to choosing between GeForce 920M and Radeon HD 5970. Make sure that the graphics card has compatible dimensions and will properly fit in your new or current computer case. Also these graphics cards may have different system power recommendations, so take that into consideration and upgrade your PSU if necessary.

GeForce 920M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: GeForce 920M is only used in laptop graphics. It has 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 920M here:

Main Specs

  GeForce 920M Radeon HD 5970
Power consumption (TDP) 33 Watt 294 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x8 PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
Memory type DDR3 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 1 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 2x DVI, 1x mini-DisplayPort
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  • Radeon HD 5970 has 790% more power consumption, than GeForce 920M.
  • GeForce 920M is connected by PCIe 3.0 x8, and Radeon HD 5970 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
  • GeForce 920M has 3 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 5970.
  • GeForce 920M is used in Laptops, and Radeon HD 5970 - in Desktops.
  • GeForce 920M is build with Kepler architecture, and Radeon HD 5970 - with TeraScale 2.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce 920M is 229 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 5970.
  • GeForce 920M is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 5970 - by 40 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 5970 is 2200 MHz higher, than GeForce 920M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 0−1 10−12
ultra / 1080p 6−7
QHD / 1440p 0−1 1−2
low / 720p 1−2 24−27
medium / 1080p 0−1 14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5970 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 2400% more, than GeForce 920M.

Full Specs

  GeForce 920M Radeon HD 5970
Architecture Kepler TeraScale 2
Code name N16V-GM-S Hemlock
Type Laptop Desktop
Release date 27 January 2015 18 November 2009
Pipelines 384 1600
Core clock speed 954 MHz 725 MHz
Transistor count 915 million 2,154 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 30.53 58.00
Floating-point performance 297.6 gflops 2x 2,320.0 gflops
Length 305 mm
Memory bus width 64 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 1800 MHz 4000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 14.4 GB/s 128.0 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_0) 11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.1 5.0
OpenGL 4.5 4.4
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan 1.1.126 N/A
CUDA +
Bus support PCI Express 3.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 40 Mh/s
Optimus +
GPU Boost 2.0
GameWorks +
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