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    GeForce GTX 970M vs Radeon HD 4870 X2

    Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GTX 970M and Radeon HD 4870 X2. 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 970M and Radeon HD 4870 X2. 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 970M Check Price
    Radeon HD 4870 X2

    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 970M Radeon HD 4870 X2
    Power consumption (TDP) 286 Watt
    Interface MXM-B (3.0) PCIe 2.0 x16
    Supplementary power connectors None 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
    Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 6 GB 1 GB
    Display Connectors No outputs 2x DVI, 1x S-Video
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    • GeForce GTX 970M is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and Radeon HD 4870 X2 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
    • GeForce GTX 970M has 5 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 4870 X2.
    • GeForce GTX 970M is used in Laptops, and Radeon HD 4870 X2 - in Desktops.
    • GeForce GTX 970M is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon HD 4870 X2 - with TeraScale.
    • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 970M is 224 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 4870 X2.
    • GeForce GTX 970M is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 4870 X2 - by 55 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 4870 X2 is 1100 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 970M.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 35−40 3−4
    ultra / 1080p 21−24 1−2
    QHD / 1440p 16−18 0−1
    4K / 2160p 10−11 −
    low / 720p 60−65 14−16
    medium / 1080p 40−45 6−7
    The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 970M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 583% more, than Radeon HD 4870 X2.

    Full Specs

      GeForce GTX 970M Radeon HD 4870 X2
    Architecture Maxwell TeraScale
    Code name GM204 R700
    Type Laptop Desktop
    Release date 7 October 2014 12 August 2008
    Pipelines 1280 800
    Core clock speed 924 MHz 700 MHz
    Boost Clock 1038 MHz
    Transistor count 5,200 million 956 million
    Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 55 nm
    Texture fill rate 83.04 28.00
    Floating-point performance 2,657 gflops 2x 1,120.0 gflops
    Length 267 mm
    Memory bus width 192 Bit 256 Bit
    Memory clock speed 2500 MHz 3600 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 120 GB/s 115.2 GB/s
    Shared memory -
    G-SYNC support +
    DirectX 12 (12_1) 10.1 (10_1)
    Shader Model 6.4 4.1
    OpenGL 4.5 3.3
    OpenCL 1.1 1.1
    Vulkan 1.1.126 N/A
    CUDA +
    CUDA cores 1280
    Bus support PCI Express 3.0
    SLI options +
    HDMI +
    Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 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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