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    GeForce GTX 970M vs Radeon R9 FURY X

    When choosing between GeForce GTX 970M and Radeon R9 FURY X, it is worth examining the specifications of the models in detail. Do they meet the recommended requirements of modern games and software? Storage capacity, form factor, TDP, available ports, warranty and manufacturer support are all important. For example, the size of a PC case can limit the maximum thickness and length of the card. Often, instead of the factory overclocked card and RGB backlight, it is better to choose a reference model with a more efficient GPU. And make sure that your current power supply unit has the correct connection pins (using adapters is not recommended). This GPUs compare tool is meant to help you to choose the best graphics card for your build. Let's find out the difference between GeForce GTX 970M and Radeon R9 FURY X.
    GeForce GTX 970M Check Price
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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 R9 FURY X
    Power consumption (TDP) 275 Watt
    Interface MXM-B (3.0) PCIe 3.0 x16
    Supplementary power connectors None 2x 8-pin
    Memory type GDDR5 High Bandwidth Memory (HBM)
    Maximum RAM amount 6 GB 4 GB
    Display Connectors No outputs 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
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    • GeForce GTX 970M is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and Radeon R9 FURY X uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
    • GeForce GTX 970M has 2 GB more memory, than Radeon R9 FURY X.
    • GeForce GTX 970M is used in Laptops, and Radeon R9 FURY X - in Desktops.
    • GeForce GTX 970M is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon R9 FURY X - with GCN 3.0.
    • GeForce GTX 970M and Radeon R9 FURY X are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 970M is 1450 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 FURY X.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 35−40 50−55
    ultra / 1080p 21−24 30−35
    QHD / 1440p 16−18 27−30
    4K / 2160p 10−11 14−16
    low / 720p 60−65 75−80
    medium / 1080p 40−45 60−65
    The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 FURY X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 37% more, than GeForce GTX 970M.

    Full Specs

      GeForce GTX 970M Radeon R9 FURY X
    Architecture Maxwell GCN 3.0
    Code name GM204 Fiji
    Type Laptop Desktop
    Release date 7 October 2014 24 June 2015
    Pipelines 1280 4096
    Core clock speed 924 MHz
    Boost Clock 1038 MHz 1050 MHz
    Transistor count 5,200 million 8,900 million
    Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 83.04 268.8
    Floating-point performance 2,657 gflops 8,602 gflops
    Length 191 mm
    Memory bus width 192 Bit 4096 Bit
    Memory clock speed 2500 MHz 1050 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 120 GB/s 512 GB/s
    Shared memory -
    G-SYNC support +
    DirectX 12 (12_1)
    Shader Model 6.4 6.3
    OpenGL 4.5 4.5
    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 858 Mh/s
    Laptop size large
    DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support +
    H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder +
    Optimus +
    Eyefinity +
    HD3D +
    PowerTune +
    TrueAudio +
    Mantle +
    Design reference
    Bridgeless CrossFire +
    Number of Eyefinity displays 6
    DisplayPort support +
    CrossFire +
    VCE +
    DDMA audio +
    Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 33.4 Mh/s
    Compute units 64
    GameStream +
    GeForce ShadowPlay +
    GPU Boost 2.0
    GameWorks +
    BatteryBoost +
    AppAcceleration +
    High bandwidth memory (HBM) +
    LiquidVR +
    TressFX +
    UVD +
    FRTC +
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