GeForce GTX 970 vs Radeon Pro Vega 20

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GTX 970 and Radeon Pro Vega 20. 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 970 and Radeon Pro Vega 20. 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.

Radeon Pro Vega 20 is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon Pro Vega 20 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 Radeon Pro Vega 20 here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 970 Radeon Pro Vega 20
Power consumption (TDP) 148 Watt 100 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 2x 6-pins 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
Memory type GDDR5 HBM2
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort No outputs
Recommended system power (PSU) 500 Watt
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  • GeForce GTX 970 has 48% more power consumption, than Radeon Pro Vega 20.
  • Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • GeForce GTX 970 and Radeon Pro Vega 20 have maximum RAM of 4 GB.
  • GeForce GTX 970 is used in Desktops, and Radeon Pro Vega 20 - in Mobile workstations.
  • GeForce GTX 970 is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon Pro Vega 20 - with Vega.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 970 is 235 MHz higher, than Radeon Pro Vega 20.
  • GeForce GTX 970 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon Pro Vega 20 - by 14 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon Pro Vega 20 is 1473 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 970.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 50−55 35−40
ultra / 1080p 30−35 21−24
QHD / 1440p 27−30 16−18
4K / 2160p 14−16 10−11
low / 720p 75−80 60−65
medium / 1080p 60−65 40−45
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 970 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 37% more, than Radeon Pro Vega 20.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 970 Radeon Pro Vega 20
Architecture Maxwell Vega
Code name GM204 Vega Mobile
Type Desktop Mobile workstation
Release date 19 September 2014 15 November 2018
Pipelines 1664 1280
Core clock speed 1050 MHz 815 MHz
Boost Clock 1178 MHz 1283 MHz
Transistor count 5,200 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 14 nm
Texture fill rate 109 billion/sec 102.6
Floating-point performance 3,920 gflops
Length 10.5" (26.7 cm)
Memory bus width 256 Bit 1024 Bit
Memory clock speed 7.0 GB/s 1480 MHz
Memory bandwidth 224 GB/s 189.4 GB/s
Shared memory - -
G-SYNC support +
DirectX 12 (12_1) 12 (12_1)
Shader Model 6.4 6.3
OpenGL 4.4 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 2.0
Vulkan 1.1.126 1.2.131
CUDA +
Monero / XMR (CryptoNight) 0.48 kh/s
CUDA cores 1664
Bus support PCI Express 3.0
Height 4.376" (11.1 cm)
SLI options +
Multi monitor support 4 displays
HDCP +
Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI Internal
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 478 Mh/s
Laptop size large
Decred / DCR (Decred) 1.51 Gh/s
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 22.21 Mh/s
Zcash / ZEC (Equihash) 291.61 Sol/s
GameStream +
GeForce ShadowPlay +
GPU Boost 2.0
GameWorks +
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