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    GeForce GTX 590 vs GeForce GTX 970M

    If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 590 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 GTX 590 stacks up against GeForce GTX 970M, check out specs charts below.
    GeForce GTX 590 Check Price
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    GeForce GTX 970M is a Laptop Graphics Card

    Note: GeForce GTX 970M 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 GTX 970M here:

    GeForce GTX 970M Laptops

    Main Specs

      GeForce GTX 590 GeForce GTX 970M
    Power consumption (TDP) 365 Watt
    Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 MXM-B (3.0)
    Supplementary power connectors Two 8-pin None
    Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 3072 MB (1536 MB per GPU) 6 GB
    Display Connectors 3x DVI, 1x mini-DisplayPort No outputs
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    • GeForce GTX 590 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and GeForce GTX 970M uses MXM-B (3.0) interface.
    • GeForce GTX 590 has 3066 GB more memory, than GeForce GTX 970M.
    • GeForce GTX 590 is used in Desktops, and GeForce GTX 970M - in Laptops.
    • GeForce GTX 590 is build with Fermi architecture, and GeForce GTX 970M - with Maxwell.
    • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 590 is 291 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 970M.
    • GeForce GTX 590 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and GeForce GTX 970M - by 28 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 970M is 793 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 590.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 16−18 35−40
    ultra / 1080p 10−11 21−24
    QHD / 1440p 4−5 16−18
    4K / 2160p − 10−11
    low / 720p 35−40 60−65
    medium / 1080p 21−24 40−45
    The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 970M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 100% more, than GeForce GTX 590.

    Full Specs

      GeForce GTX 590 GeForce GTX 970M
    Architecture Fermi Maxwell
    Code name GF110 GM204
    Type Desktop Laptop
    Release date 24 March 2011 7 October 2014
    Pipelines 1024 1280
    Core clock speed 1215 MHz 924 MHz
    Boost Clock 1038 MHz
    Transistor count 3,000 million 5,200 million
    Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 77.7 billion/sec 83.04
    Floating-point performance 2x 1,244.2 gflops 2,657 gflops
    Length 11" (280 mm) (27.9 cm)
    Memory bus width 768-bit (384-bit per GPU) 192 Bit
    Memory clock speed 1707 MHz 2500 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 327.7 GB/s 120 GB/s
    Shared memory - -
    G-SYNC support +
    DirectX 12 (11_0) 12 (12_1)
    Shader Model 5.1 6.4
    OpenGL 4.2 4.5
    OpenCL 1.1 1.1
    Vulkan N/A 1.1.126
    CUDA + +
    CUDA cores 1024 1280
    Bus support 16x PCI-E 2.0 PCI Express 3.0
    Height 4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)
    SLI options + +
    Multi monitor support +
    HDMI + +
    Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
    Audio input for HDMI Internal
    Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 107 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
    GameWorks +
    BatteryBoost +
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