GeForce GTX 1050 mobile vs GeForce GTX 970M

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GTX 1050 mobile and GeForce GTX 970M. 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 1050 mobile and GeForce GTX 970M. 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 1050 mobile and GeForce GTX 970M are Laptop Graphics Cards

Note: GeForce GTX 1050 mobile and GeForce GTX 970M 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 1050 mobile or GeForce GTX 970M here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 1050 mobile GeForce GTX 970M
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 MXM-B (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 6 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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  • GeForce GTX 1050 mobile is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and GeForce GTX 970M uses MXM-B (3.0) interface.
  • GeForce GTX 970M has 2 GB more memory, than GeForce GTX 1050 mobile.
  • Both cards are used in Laptops.
  • GeForce GTX 1050 mobile is build with Pascal architecture, and GeForce GTX 970M - with Maxwell.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 1050 mobile is 430 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 970M.
  • GeForce GTX 1050 mobile is manufactured by 14 nm process technology, and GeForce GTX 970M - by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 1050 mobile is 4508 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 970M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 21−24 35−40
ultra / 1080p 14−16 21−24
QHD / 1440p 8−9 16−18
4K / 2160p 6−7 10−11
low / 720p 40−45 60−65
medium / 1080p 27−30 40−45
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 970M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 60% more, than GeForce GTX 1050 mobile.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 1050 mobile GeForce GTX 970M
Architecture Pascal Maxwell
Code name GP107B GM204
Type Laptop Laptop
Release date 3 January 2017 7 October 2014
Pipelines 640 1280
Core clock speed 1354 MHz 924 MHz
Boost Clock 1493 MHz 1038 MHz
Transistor count 3,300 million 5,200 million
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 59.72 83.04
Floating-point performance 2,657 gflops
Memory bus width 128 Bit 192 Bit
Memory clock speed 7008 MHz 2500 MHz
Memory bandwidth 112 GB/s 120 GB/s
Shared memory - -
G-SYNC support + +
DirectX 12 (12_1) 12 (12_1)
Shader Model 6.4 6.4
OpenGL 4.5 4.5
OpenCL 1.2 1.1
Vulkan 1.2.131 1.1.126
CUDA + +
CUDA cores 640 1280
Bus support PCIe 3.0 PCI Express 3.0
SLI options +
Multi monitor support +
HDMI +
HDCP 2.2
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 314 Mh/s
Laptop size large large
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support +
H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder +
Optimus +
GameStream + +
GeForce ShadowPlay +
GPU Boost 3.0 2.0
GameWorks +
BatteryBoost +
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