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    GeForce GTX 960M vs Radeon HD 7970

    In this comparison between GeForce GTX 960M and Radeon HD 7970 you will find out which graphics card performs better in today's games. Bear in mind that third-party versions may have more efficient cooling and higher clock speeds. This will increase cards' performance, though not by much. In addition to raw power you should also take into account the dimensions. Thicker models simply will not fit into a small mini-ITX case. The resolution of your monitor also affects the choice, since 4K gameplay requires a more powerful GPU. And don't overspend on the graphics card. Other parts of your build may also need to be upgraded, save some money for the CPU or power supply. For some people GeForce GTX 960M will be the best choice, for others Radeon HD 7970 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.
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    GeForce GTX 960M is a Laptop Graphics Card

    Note: GeForce GTX 960M 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 960M here:

    GeForce GTX 960M Laptops

    Main Specs

      GeForce GTX 960M Radeon HD 7970
    Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 300 Watt
    Interface MXM-B (3.0) 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 No outputs 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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    • Radeon HD 7970 has 300% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 960M.
    • GeForce GTX 960M is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and Radeon HD 7970 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
    • GeForce GTX 960M has 1 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 7970.
    • GeForce GTX 960M is used in Laptops, and Radeon HD 7970 - in Desktops.
    • GeForce GTX 960M is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon HD 7970 - with GCN.
    • GeForce GTX 960M and Radeon HD 7970 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 960M is 1125 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 7970.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 18−20 35−40
    ultra / 1080p 10−11 21−24
    QHD / 1440p 4−5 16−18
    4K / 2160p 4−5 10−11
    low / 720p 35−40 60−65
    medium / 1080p 21−24 40−45
    The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 100% more, than GeForce GTX 960M.

    Full Specs

      GeForce GTX 960M Radeon HD 7970
    Architecture Maxwell GCN
    Code name N16P-GX Tahiti XT
    Type Laptop Desktop
    Release date 12 March 2015 22 December 2011
    Pipelines 640 2048
    Core clock speed 1096 MHz
    Boost Clock 1202 MHz 925 MHz
    Transistor count 1,870 million 4,313 million
    Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 47.04 118.4
    Floating-point performance 1,505 gflops 3,789 gflops
    Length 274 mm
    Memory bus width 128 Bit 384 Bit
    Memory clock speed 2500 MHz 1375 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 80 GB/s 264 GB/s
    Shared memory - -
    DirectX 12 (11_0)
    Shader Model 5.1 5.1
    OpenGL 4.5 4.6
    OpenCL 1.2 1.2
    Vulkan 1.1.126
    CUDA +
    FreeSync +
    CUDA cores 640
    Bus support PCI Express 3.0 PCIe 2.1 x16
    SLI options +
    HDMI + +
    Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 175 Mh/s 485 Mh/s
    Laptop size medium sized
    DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support +
    H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder +
    Optimus +
    Eyefinity +
    Design reference
    CrossFire +
    Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 20.71 Mh/s
    GameStream +
    GeForce ShadowPlay +
    GPU Boost 2.0
    GameWorks +
    BatteryBoost +
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