GeForce 945M vs Radeon HD 6970

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce 945M and Radeon HD 6970, 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 945M stacks up against Radeon HD 6970, check out specs charts below.

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GeForce 945M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: GeForce 945M 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 945M here:

GeForce 945M Laptops

Main Specs

	GeForce 945M	Radeon HD 6970
Power consumption (TDP)	75 Watt	550 Watt
Interface	MXM-B (3.0)	PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	None	1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
Memory type	DDR3	DDR5
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	2 GB
Display Connectors	No outputs	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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Radeon HD 6970 has 633% more power consumption, than GeForce 945M.
GeForce 945M is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and Radeon HD 6970 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
GeForce 945M has 2 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 6970.
GeForce 945M is used in Laptops, and Radeon HD 6970 - in Desktops.
GeForce 945M is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon HD 6970 - with Terascale 2.
GeForce 945M is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 6970 - by 40 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of GeForce 945M is 625 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6970.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	10−11	14−16
ultra / 1080p	6−7	9−10
QHD / 1440p	1−2	3−4
low / 720p	24−27	30−35
medium / 1080p	12−14	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 36% more, than GeForce 945M.
high / 1080p	16−18	24−27
ultra / 1080p	14−16	21−24
QHD / 1440p	1−2	7−8
4K / 2160p	−	5−6
low / 720p	35−40	50−55
medium / 1080p	18−20	27−30
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970 in Battlefield 5 is 50% more, than GeForce 945M.
low / 768p	45−50	45−50
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
GeForce 945M and Radeon HD 6970 have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p	170−180	210−220
medium / 768p	140−150	180−190
ultra / 1080p	75−80	95−100
QHD / 1440p	40−45	50−55
4K / 2160p	30−33	30−33
high / 768p	110−120	140−150
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 24% more, than GeForce 945M.
low / 768p	55−60	55−60
ultra / 1080p	27−30	40−45
medium / 1080p	45−50	45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 11% more, than GeForce 945M.
low / 768p	95−100	110−120
medium / 768p	75−80	90−95
ultra / 1080p	45−50	60−65
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970 in Dota 2 is 21% more, than GeForce 945M.
high / 1080p	12−14	18−20
ultra / 1080p	12−14	16−18
4K / 2160p	5−6	6−7
low / 720p	27−30	35−40
medium / 1080p	12−14	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970 in Far Cry 5 is 35% more, than GeForce 945M.
high / 1080p	18−20	24−27
ultra / 1080p	14−16	18−20
QHD / 1440p	−	16−18
low / 720p	80−85	95−100
medium / 1080p	35−40	50−55
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970 in Fortnite is 26% more, than GeForce 945M.
high / 1080p	18−20	24−27
ultra / 1080p	14−16	20−22
QHD / 1440p	5−6	9−10
low / 720p	35−40	50−55
medium / 1080p	21−24	27−30
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970 in Forza Horizon 4 is 42% more, than GeForce 945M.
low / 768p	65−70	85−90
medium / 768p	60−65	75−80
high / 1080p	21−24	30−33
ultra / 1080p	9−10	12−14
QHD / 1440p	0−1	3−4
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970 in Grand Theft Auto V is 30% more, than GeForce 945M.
high / 1080p	7−8	9−10
ultra / 1080p	5−6	7−8
4K / 2160p	1−2	2−3
low / 720p	20−22	27−30
medium / 1080p	9−10	12−14
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970 in Metro Exodus is 33% more, than GeForce 945M.
low / 768p	100−110	110−120
ultra / 1080p	90−95	100−110
medium / 1080p	100−105	100−110
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970 in Minecraft is 8% more, than GeForce 945M.
high / 1080p	18−20	21−24
ultra / 1080p	16−18	18−20
low / 720p	45−50	55−60
medium / 1080p	21−24	24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 19% more, than GeForce 945M.
high / 1080p	12−14	14−16
ultra / 1080p	8−9	9−10
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
low / 720p	20−22	27−30
medium / 1080p	12−14	16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 30% more, than GeForce 945M.
low / 768p	35−40	55−60
medium / 768p	24−27	30−35
high / 1080p	14−16	18−20
ultra / 1080p	8−9	10−12
4K / 2160p	7−8	8−9
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 38% more, than GeForce 945M.
low / 768p	95−100	100−110
medium / 768p	55−60	60−65
ultra / 1080p	27−30	35−40
high / 768p	45−50	50−55
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970 in World of Tanks is 12% more, than GeForce 945M.

Full Specs

	GeForce 945M	Radeon HD 6970
Architecture	Maxwell	Terascale 2
Code name	GM107	Cayman
Type	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	12 March 2015	14 December 2010
Pipelines	512	1536
Core clock speed	928 MHz
Boost Clock	1045 MHz	880 MHz
Transistor count	1,870 million	2,640 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	40 nm
Texture fill rate	40.80	84.48
Floating-point performance	953.9 gflops	2,703.4 gflops
Length		267 mm
Memory bus width	128 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	2000 MHz	1375 MHz
Memory bandwidth	28.8 GB/s
Shared memory	-
DirectX	12 (11_0)
Shader Model	5.1	5.0
OpenGL	4.5	4.4
OpenCL	1.2	1.2
Vulkan	1.1.126
CUDA	+
Bus support	PCI Express 3.0	PCIe 2.0 x16
HDMI		+
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)	107 Mh/s	273 Mh/s
Laptop size	medium sized
Optimus	+
Eyefinity		+
Design		reference
CrossFire		+
GPU Boost	2.0
GameWorks	+
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GeForce 945M vs Radeon HD 6970

GeForce 945M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Main Specs

Game benchmarks

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