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    GeForce GTX 560 SE vs GeForce GTX 970M

    If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 560 SE and GeForce GTX 970M, 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 560 SE stacks up against GeForce GTX 970M, check out specs charts below.
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    GeForce GTX 970M is a Laptop Graphics Card

    Note: GeForce GTX 970M 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 970M here:

    GeForce GTX 970M Laptops

    Main Specs

      GeForce GTX 560 SE GeForce GTX 970M
    Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt
    Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 MXM-B (3.0)
    Supplementary power connectors 2x 6-pin None
    Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 6 GB
    Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI No outputs
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    • GeForce GTX 560 SE is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and GeForce GTX 970M uses MXM-B (3.0) interface.
    • GeForce GTX 970M has 5 GB more memory, than GeForce GTX 560 SE.
    • GeForce GTX 560 SE is used in Desktops, and GeForce GTX 970M - in Laptops.
    • GeForce GTX 560 SE is build with Fermi 2.0 architecture, and GeForce GTX 970M - with Maxwell.
    • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 970M is 188 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 560 SE.
    • GeForce GTX 560 SE is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and GeForce GTX 970M - by 28 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 560 SE is 1328 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 970M.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 9−10 35−40
    ultra / 1080p 5−6 21−24
    QHD / 1440p 0−1 16−18
    4K / 2160p − 10−11
    low / 720p 21−24 60−65
    medium / 1080p 10−12 40−45
    The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 970M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 241% more, than GeForce GTX 560 SE.

    Full Specs

      GeForce GTX 560 SE GeForce GTX 970M
    Architecture Fermi 2.0 Maxwell
    Code name GF114 GM204
    Type Desktop Laptop
    Release date 20 February 2012 7 October 2014
    Pipelines 288 1280
    Core clock speed 736 MHz 924 MHz
    Boost Clock 1038 MHz
    Transistor count 1,950 million 5,200 million
    Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 35.33 83.04
    Floating-point performance 847.9 gflops 2,657 gflops
    Length 210 mm
    Memory bus width 192 Bit 192 Bit
    Memory clock speed 3828 MHz 2500 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 91.87 GB/s 120 GB/s
    Shared memory -
    G-SYNC support +
    DirectX 12 (11_0) 12 (12_1)
    Shader Model 5.1 6.4
    OpenGL 4.6 4.5
    OpenCL 1.1 1.1
    Vulkan N/A 1.1.126
    CUDA 2.1 +
    CUDA cores 1280
    Bus support PCI Express 3.0
    SLI options +
    HDMI +
    Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 54 Mh/s 314 Mh/s
    Laptop size large
    DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support +
    H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder +
    Optimus +
    GameStream +
    GeForce ShadowPlay +
    GPU Boost 2.0
    GameWorks +
    BatteryBoost +
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