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    GeForce GTX 970M vs Radeon RX 560X

    Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GTX 970M and Radeon RX 560X. 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 RX 560X. 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.
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    Radeon RX 560X

    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 RX 560X
    Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt
    Interface MXM-B (3.0) PCIe 3.0 x8
    Supplementary power connectors None None
    Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 6 GB 4 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 RX 560X uses PCIe 3.0 x8 interface.
    • GeForce GTX 970M has 2 GB more memory, than Radeon RX 560X.
    • GeForce GTX 970M is used in Laptops, and Radeon RX 560X - in Desktops.
    • GeForce GTX 970M is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon RX 560X - with GCN 4.0.
    • Core clock speed of Radeon RX 560X is 251 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 970M.
    • GeForce GTX 970M is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon RX 560X - by 14 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of Radeon RX 560X is 4500 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 970M.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 35−40 18−20
    ultra / 1080p 21−24 10−11
    QHD / 1440p 16−18 4−5
    4K / 2160p 10−11 4−5
    low / 720p 60−65 35−40
    medium / 1080p 40−45 21−24
    The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 970M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 100% more, than Radeon RX 560X.

    Full Specs

      GeForce GTX 970M Radeon RX 560X
    Architecture Maxwell GCN 4.0
    Code name GM204 Polaris 21
    Type Laptop Desktop
    Release date 7 October 2014 11 April 2018
    Pipelines 1280 1024
    Core clock speed 924 MHz 1175 MHz
    Boost Clock 1038 MHz 1275 MHz
    Transistor count 5,200 million 3,000 million
    Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 14 nm
    Texture fill rate 83.04 81.60
    Floating-point performance 2,657 gflops 2,611 gflops
    Length 170 mm
    Memory bus width 192 Bit 128 Bit
    Memory clock speed 2500 MHz 7000 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 120 GB/s 112.0 GB/s
    Shared memory -
    G-SYNC support +
    DirectX 12 (12_1) 12 (12_0)
    Shader Model 6.4 6.4
    OpenGL 4.5 4.6
    OpenCL 1.1 2.0
    Vulkan 1.1.126 1.2.131
    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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