GeForce GT 445M vs Radeon HD 6970

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GT 445M and Radeon HD 6970. 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 GT 445M and Radeon HD 6970. 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 GT 445M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: GeForce GT 445M 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 GT 445M here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GT 445M Radeon HD 6970
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 550 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
Memory type GDDR5 DDR5
Maximum RAM amount 3 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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  • Radeon HD 6970 has 1471% more power consumption, than GeForce GT 445M.
  • Both video cards are using PCIe 2.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • GeForce GT 445M has 1 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 6970.
  • GeForce GT 445M is used in Laptops, and Radeon HD 6970 - in Desktops.
  • GeForce GT 445M is build with Fermi architecture, and Radeon HD 6970 - with Terascale 2.
  • GeForce GT 445M and Radeon HD 6970 are manufactured by 40 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 6970 is 125 MHz higher, than GeForce GT 445M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 0−1 14−16
ultra / 1080p 0−1 9−10
QHD / 1440p 0−1 3−4
low / 720p 10−11 30−35
medium / 1080p 1−2 18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 316% more, than GeForce GT 445M.

Full Specs

  GeForce GT 445M Radeon HD 6970
Architecture Fermi Terascale 2
Code name N11E-GE Cayman
Type Laptop Desktop
Release date 3 September 2010 14 December 2010
Pipelines 144 1536
Core clock speed 1180 MHz
Boost Clock 880 MHz
Transistor count 1,170 million 2,640 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 10.6 billion/sec 84.48
Floating-point performance 339.8 gflops 2,703.4 gflops
Length 267 mm
Memory bus width 192 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 1250 MHz 1375 MHz
Memory bandwidth 60.0 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 API
Shader Model 5.1 5.0
OpenGL 4.5 4.4
OpenCL 1.1 1.2
Vulkan N/A
CUDA +
CUDA cores 144
Bus support PCIe 2.0 x16
SLI options +
HDMI +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 273 Mh/s
Laptop size large
Eyefinity +
Design reference
CrossFire +
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