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    GeForce GTX 970M vs Radeon R7 260

    If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 970M and Radeon R7 260, 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 970M stacks up against Radeon R7 260, 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 970M Radeon R7 260
    Power consumption (TDP) 115 Watt
    Interface MXM-B (3.0) PCIe 3.0 x16
    Supplementary power connectors None 1 x 6-pin
    Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 6 GB 2 GB
    Display Connectors No outputs 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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    • GeForce GTX 970M is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and Radeon R7 260 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
    • GeForce GTX 970M has 4 GB more memory, than Radeon R7 260.
    • GeForce GTX 970M is used in Laptops, and Radeon R7 260 - in Desktops.
    • GeForce GTX 970M is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon R7 260 - with GCN 2.0.
    • GeForce GTX 970M and Radeon R7 260 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 970M is 875 MHz higher, than Radeon R7 260.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 35−40 14−16
    ultra / 1080p 21−24 8−9
    QHD / 1440p 16−18 3−4
    4K / 2160p 10−11 −
    low / 720p 60−65 30−35
    medium / 1080p 40−45 18−20
    The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 970M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 140% more, than Radeon R7 260.

    Full Specs

      GeForce GTX 970M Radeon R7 260
    Architecture Maxwell GCN 2.0
    Code name GM204 Bonaire
    Type Laptop Desktop
    Release date 7 October 2014 17 December 2013
    Pipelines 1280 768
    Core clock speed 924 MHz
    Boost Clock 1038 MHz 1100 MHz
    Transistor count 5,200 million 2,080 million
    Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 83.04 48.00
    Floating-point performance 2,657 gflops 1,536 gflops
    Length 170 mm
    Memory bus width 192 Bit 128 Bit
    Memory clock speed 2500 MHz 1625 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 120 GB/s 104 GB/s
    Shared memory -
    G-SYNC support +
    DirectX 12 (12_1)
    Shader Model 6.4 6.3
    OpenGL 4.5 4.6
    OpenCL 1.1 2.0
    Vulkan 1.1.126
    CUDA +
    FreeSync +
    CUDA cores 1280
    Bus support PCI Express 3.0 PCIe 3.0
    SLI options +
    HDMI + +
    Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 314 Mh/s 240 Mh/s
    Laptop size large
    DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support +
    H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder +
    Optimus +
    Eyefinity +
    Design reference
    DisplayPort support +
    DDMA audio +
    GameStream +
    GeForce ShadowPlay +
    GPU Boost 2.0
    GameWorks +
    BatteryBoost +
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