GeForce GTX 760M vs Radeon HD 5970

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GTX 760M 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 GTX 760M 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 GTX 760M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: GeForce GTX 760M 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 760M here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 760M Radeon HD 5970
Power consumption (TDP) 55 Watt 294 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 1 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 2x DVI, 1x mini-DisplayPort
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  • Radeon HD 5970 has 434% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 760M.
  • GeForce GTX 760M is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon HD 5970 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
  • GeForce GTX 760M has 1 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 5970.
  • GeForce GTX 760M is used in Laptops, and Radeon HD 5970 - in Desktops.
  • GeForce GTX 760M is build with Kepler architecture, and Radeon HD 5970 - with TeraScale 2.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon HD 5970 is 68 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 760M.
  • GeForce GTX 760M is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 5970 - by 40 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 5970 is 2000 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 760M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 7−8 10−12
ultra / 1080p 4−5 6−7
QHD / 1440p 0−1 1−2
low / 720p 18−20 24−27
medium / 1080p 9−10 14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5970 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 40% more, than GeForce GTX 760M.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 760M Radeon HD 5970
Architecture Kepler TeraScale 2
Code name N14E-GL Hemlock
Type Laptop Desktop
Release date 30 May 2013 18 November 2009
Pipelines 768 1600
Core clock speed 657 MHz 725 MHz
Boost Clock 657 MHz
Transistor count 2,540 million 2,154 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 42.05 58.00
Floating-point performance 1,009 gflops 2x 2,320.0 gflops
Length 305 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 2000 MHz 4000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 64.0 GB/s 128.0 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 API 11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.1 5.0
OpenGL 4.5 4.4
OpenCL 1.1 1.2
Vulkan 1.1.126 N/A
CUDA +
CUDA cores 768
Bus support PCI Express 3.0, PCI Express 2.0
SLI options +
HDMI +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 54 Mh/s
Laptop size large
Standard memory configuration GDDR5
eDP 1.2 signal support Up to 3840x2160
LVDS signal support Up to 1920x1200
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support Up to 3840x2160
HDCP content protection +
7.1 channel HD audio on HDMI +
TrueHD and DTS-HD audio bitstreaming +
H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder +
Optimus +
Blu-Ray 3D Support +
3D Vision / 3DTV Play +
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