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    GeForce GTX 1050 vs Radeon HD 8970M

    If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 1050 and Radeon HD 8970M, 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 GTX 1050 stacks up against Radeon HD 8970M, check out specs charts below.
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    Radeon HD 8970M is a Laptop Graphics Card

    Note: Radeon HD 8970M 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 Radeon HD 8970M here:

    Radeon HD 8970M Laptops

    Main Specs

      GeForce GTX 1050 Radeon HD 8970M
    Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 100 Watt
    Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
    Supplementary power connectors None
    Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 4 GB
    Display Connectors 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort No outputs
    Recommended system power (PSU) 300 Watt
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    • Radeon HD 8970M has 33% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 1050.
    • Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
    • GeForce GTX 1050 and Radeon HD 8970M have maximum RAM of 4 GB.
    • GeForce GTX 1050 is used in Desktops, and Radeon HD 8970M - in Laptops.
    • GeForce GTX 1050 is build with Pascal architecture, and Radeon HD 8970M - with GCN.
    • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 1050 is 440 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 8970M.
    • GeForce GTX 1050 is manufactured by 14 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 8970M - by 28 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 1050 is 2208 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 8970M.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 35−40 20−22
    ultra / 1080p 21−24 12−14
    QHD / 1440p 16−18 6−7
    4K / 2160p 10−11 5−6
    low / 720p 60−65 35−40
    medium / 1080p 40−45 24−27
    The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1050 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 77% more, than Radeon HD 8970M.

    Full Specs

      GeForce GTX 1050 Radeon HD 8970M
    Architecture Pascal GCN
    Code name N17P-G1 Neptune
    Type Desktop Laptop
    Release date 25 October 2016 15 May 2013
    Pipelines 640 1280
    Core clock speed 1290 MHz 850 MHz
    Boost Clock 1392 MHz 900 MHz
    Transistor count 3,300 million 2,800 million
    Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 58.20 72.00
    Floating-point performance 1,862 gflops 2,304 gflops
    Length 5.7" (14.5 cm)
    Memory bus width 128 Bit 256 Bit
    Memory clock speed 7008 MHz 4800 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 112 GB/s 153.6 GB/s
    Shared memory - -
    G-SYNC support +
    VR Ready +
    DirectX 12 (12_1) 12 (11_1)
    Shader Model 6.4 5.1
    OpenGL 4.5 4.6
    OpenCL 1.2 1.2
    Vulkan 1.2.131 1.2.131
    CUDA +
    Monero / XMR (CryptoNight) 0.3 kh/s
    CUDA cores 640
    Bus support PCIe 3.0
    Height 4.38" (11.1 cm)
    Multi monitor support +
    HDCP 2.2
    Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 279 Mh/s 273 Mh/s
    Laptop size large
    Decred / DCR (Decred) 0.85 Gh/s
    Zcash / ZEC (Equihash) 143.76 Sol/s
    Width 2-slot
    GameStream +
    GPU Boost 3.0
    SLI -
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