GeForce GTX 970 vs Radeon Pro WX Vega M GL

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 970 and Radeon Pro WX Vega M GL, 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 970 stacks up against Radeon Pro WX Vega M GL, check out specs charts below.

Radeon Pro WX Vega M GL is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon Pro WX Vega M GL 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 WX Vega M GL here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 970 Radeon Pro WX Vega M GL
Power consumption (TDP) 148 Watt 65 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 IGP
Supplementary power connectors 2x 6-pins
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 127% more power consumption, than Radeon Pro WX Vega M GL.
  • GeForce GTX 970 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon Pro WX Vega M GL uses IGP interface.
  • GeForce GTX 970 and Radeon Pro WX Vega M GL have maximum RAM of 4 GB.
  • GeForce GTX 970 is used in Desktops, and Radeon Pro WX Vega M GL - in Mobile workstations.
  • GeForce GTX 970 is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon Pro WX Vega M GL - with Vega.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 970 is 119 MHz higher, than Radeon Pro WX Vega M GL.
  • GeForce GTX 970 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon Pro WX Vega M GL - by 14 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon Pro WX Vega M GL is 1393 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 WX Vega M GL.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 970 Radeon Pro WX Vega M GL
Architecture Maxwell Vega
Code name GM204 Vega Kaby Lake-G
Type Desktop Mobile workstation
Release date 19 September 2014 7 January 2018
Pipelines 1664 1280
Core clock speed 1050 MHz 931 MHz
Boost Clock 1178 MHz 1011 MHz
Transistor count 5,200 million 5,000 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 14 nm
Texture fill rate 109 billion/sec 80.88
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 1400 MHz
Memory bandwidth 224 GB/s 179.2 GB/s
Shared memory - -
G-SYNC support +
DirectX 12 (12_1) 12 (12_0)
Shader Model 6.4 6.4
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 medium sized
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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