GeForce GTX 950M vs Radeon HD 8970M
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 950M 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 950M stacks up against Radeon HD 8970M, check out specs charts below.
GeForce GTX 950M and Radeon HD 8970M are Laptop Graphics Cards
Note: GeForce GTX 950M and Radeon HD 8970M are only used in laptop graphics. They have 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 950M or Radeon HD 8970M here:
Main Specs
GeForce GTX 950M
Radeon HD 8970M
Power consumption (TDP)
75 Watt
100 Watt
Interface
PCIe 3.0 x8
PCIe 3.0 x16
Memory type
DDR3 or GDDR5
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
4 GB
4 GB
Display Connectors
No outputs
No outputs
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Radeon HD 8970M has 33% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 950M.
GeForce GTX 950M is connected by PCIe 3.0 x8, and Radeon HD 8970M uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
GeForce GTX 950M and Radeon HD 8970M have maximum RAM of 4 GB.
Both cards are used in Laptops.
GeForce GTX 950M is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon HD 8970M - with GCN.
Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 950M is 64 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 8970M.
GeForce GTX 950M and Radeon HD 8970M are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 8970M is 3800 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 950M.
Game benchmarks
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
Battlefield 5
Call of Duty: Warzone
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Cyberpunk 2077
Dota 2
Far Cry 5
Fortnite
Forza Horizon 4
Grand Theft Auto V
Metro Exodus
Minecraft
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS
Red Dead Redemption 2
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
World of Tanks
high / 1080p
12−14
20−22
ultra / 1080p
8−9
12−14
QHD / 1440p
2−3
6−7
4K / 2160p
−
5−6
low / 720p
27−30
35−40
medium / 1080p
16−18
24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 8970M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 53% more, than GeForce GTX 950M.
high / 1080p
21−24
30−35
ultra / 1080p
18−20
27−30
QHD / 1440p
5−6
10−12
4K / 2160p
4−5
7−8
low / 720p
45−50
65−70
medium / 1080p
24−27
35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 8970M in Battlefield 5 is 50% more, than GeForce GTX 950M.
low / 768p
45−50
50−55
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 8970M in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than GeForce GTX 950M.
low / 768p
190−200
230−240
medium / 768p
160−170
200−210
ultra / 1080p
90−95
110−120
QHD / 1440p
50−55
85−90
4K / 2160p
30−33
45−50
high / 768p
130−140
160−170
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 8970M in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 27% more, than GeForce GTX 950M.
low / 768p
55−60
60−65
ultra / 1080p
35−40
50−55
medium / 1080p
45−50
55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 8970M in Cyberpunk 2077 is 21% more, than GeForce GTX 950M.
low / 768p
100−110
120−130
medium / 768p
85−90
100−110
ultra / 1080p
55−60
75−80
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 8970M in Dota 2 is 22% more, than GeForce GTX 950M.
high / 1080p
16−18
24−27
ultra / 1080p
14−16
21−24
QHD / 1440p
−
18−20
4K / 2160p
5−6
7−8
low / 720p
35−40
50−55
medium / 1080p
16−18
24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 8970M in Far Cry 5 is 44% more, than GeForce GTX 950M.
high / 1080p
21−24
30−35
ultra / 1080p
16−18
24−27
QHD / 1440p
16−18
14−16
low / 720p
90−95
120−130
medium / 1080p
45−50
70−75
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 8970M in Fortnite is 38% more, than GeForce GTX 950M.
high / 1080p
21−24
30−35
ultra / 1080p
18−20
24−27
QHD / 1440p
7−8
12−14
4K / 2160p
−
12−14
low / 720p
45−50
65−70
medium / 1080p
24−27
35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 8970M in Forza Horizon 4 is 45% more, than GeForce GTX 950M.
low / 768p
75−80
100−110
medium / 768p
70−75
90−95
high / 1080p
24−27
40−45
ultra / 1080p
10−12
16−18
QHD / 1440p
1−2
6−7
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 8970M in Grand Theft Auto V is 40% more, than GeForce GTX 950M.
high / 1080p
8−9
12−14
ultra / 1080p
6−7
10−11
4K / 2160p
2−3
2−3
low / 720p
24−27
35−40
medium / 1080p
10−12
16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 8970M in Metro Exodus is 60% more, than GeForce GTX 950M.
low / 768p
100−110
120−130
ultra / 1080p
100−110
−
medium / 1080p
100−110
110−120
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 8970M in Minecraft is 14% more, than GeForce GTX 950M.
high / 1080p
21−24
−
ultra / 1080p
16−18
14−16
low / 720p
50−55
70−75
medium / 1080p
21−24
18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 8970M in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 16% more, than GeForce GTX 950M.
high / 1080p
12−14
14−16
ultra / 1080p
9−10
10−11
QHD / 1440p
0−1
1−2
4K / 2160p
−
1−2
low / 720p
24−27
35−40
medium / 1080p
14−16
20−22
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 8970M in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 40% more, than GeForce GTX 950M.
low / 768p
45−50
70−75
medium / 768p
30−33
45−50
high / 1080p
16−18
24−27
ultra / 1080p
10−11
14−16
4K / 2160p
7−8
8−9
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 8970M in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 50% more, than GeForce GTX 950M.
low / 768p
95−100
90−95
medium / 768p
55−60
60−65
ultra / 1080p
30−35
40−45
high / 768p
50−55
55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 8970M in World of Tanks is 5% more, than GeForce GTX 950M.
Full Specs
GeForce GTX 950M
Radeon HD 8970M
Architecture
Maxwell
GCN
Code name
N16P-GT
Neptune
Type
Laptop
Laptop
Release date
12 March 2015
15 May 2013
Pipelines
640
1280
Core clock speed
914 MHz
850 MHz
Boost Clock
1124 MHz
900 MHz
Transistor count
1,870 million
2,800 million
Manufacturing process technology
28 nm
28 nm
Texture fill rate
44.96
72.00
Floating-point performance
1,439 gflops
2,304 gflops
Memory bus width
128 Bit
256 Bit
Memory clock speed
1000 or 2500 MHz
4800 MHz
Memory bandwidth
32 or 80 GB/s
153.6 GB/s
Shared memory
-
-
DirectX
12 (11_0)
12 (11_1)
Shader Model
5.1
5.1
OpenGL
4.5
4.6
OpenCL
1.2
1.2
Vulkan
1.1.126
1.2.131
CUDA
+
CUDA cores
640
Bus support
PCI Express 3.0
SLI options
+
HDMI
+
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)
140 Mh/s
273 Mh/s
Laptop size
medium sized
large
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support
+
H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder
+
Optimus
+
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto)
2.5 Mh/s
GameStream
+
GeForce ShadowPlay
+
GPU Boost
2.0
GameWorks
+
BatteryBoost
+
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