GeForce GTX 775M vs Radeon HD 7970

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GTX 775M and Radeon HD 7970. 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 775M and Radeon HD 7970. 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 775M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: GeForce GTX 775M 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 775M here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 775M Radeon HD 7970
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 300 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 3 GB
Display Connectors 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
  Check Price Check Price
  • Radeon HD 7970 has 200% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 775M.
  • GeForce GTX 775M has 1 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 7970.
  • GeForce GTX 775M is used in Laptops, and Radeon HD 7970 - in Desktops.
  • GeForce GTX 775M is build with Kepler architecture, and Radeon HD 7970 - with GCN.
  • GeForce GTX 775M and Radeon HD 7970 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 775M is 2225 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 7970.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 21−24 35−40
ultra / 1080p 12−14 21−24
QHD / 1440p 7−8 16−18
4K / 2160p 5−6 10−11
low / 720p 40−45 60−65
medium / 1080p 27−30 40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 68% more, than GeForce GTX 775M.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 775M Radeon HD 7970
Architecture Kepler GCN
Code name N13E-GTX-A2 Tahiti XT
Type Laptop Desktop
Release date 24 September 2013 22 December 2011
Pipelines 1344 2048
Core clock speed 719 MHz
Boost Clock 925 MHz
Transistor count 3540 Million 4,313 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 118.4
Floating-point performance 3,789 gflops
Length 274 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 384 Bit
Memory clock speed 3600 MHz 1375 MHz
Memory bandwidth 264 GB/s
Shared memory - -
DirectX DirectX 11, Shader 5.0
Shader Model 5.1
OpenGL 4.6
OpenCL 1.2
CUDA +
FreeSync +
Bus support PCIe 2.1 x16
SLI options +
HDMI +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 485 Mh/s
Laptop size large
Optimus +
Eyefinity +
Design reference
CrossFire +
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 20.71 Mh/s
  Check Price Check Price