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    GeForce GTX 970M vs HD Graphics 515

    Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GTX 970M and HD Graphics 515. 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 HD Graphics 515. 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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    GeForce GTX 970M and HD Graphics 515 are Laptop Graphics Cards

    Note: GeForce GTX 970M and HD Graphics 515 are only used in laptop graphics. They have 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 or HD Graphics 515 here:

    GeForce GTX 970M Laptops
    HD Graphics 515 Laptops

    Main Specs

      GeForce GTX 970M HD Graphics 515
    Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt
    Interface MXM-B (3.0) PCIe 3.0 x1
    Supplementary power connectors None
    Memory type GDDR5 DDR3L/LPDDR3
    Maximum RAM amount 6 GB
    Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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    • GeForce GTX 970M is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and HD Graphics 515 uses PCIe 3.0 x1 interface.
    • Both cards are used in Laptops.
    • GeForce GTX 970M is build with Maxwell architecture, and HD Graphics 515 - with Gen. 9 Skylake.
    • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 970M is 624 MHz higher, than HD Graphics 515.
    • GeForce GTX 970M is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and HD Graphics 515 - by 14 nm process technology.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 35−40 0−1
    ultra / 1080p 21−24 0−1
    QHD / 1440p 16−18 0−1
    4K / 2160p 10−11 −
    low / 720p 60−65 10−11
    medium / 1080p 40−45 2−3
    The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 970M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 766% more, than HD Graphics 515.

    Full Specs

      GeForce GTX 970M HD Graphics 515
    Architecture Maxwell Gen. 9 Skylake
    Code name GM204 Skylake GT2
    Type Laptop Laptop
    Release date 7 October 2014 1 September 2015
    Pipelines 1280 24
    Core clock speed 924 MHz 300 MHz
    Boost Clock 1038 MHz 1000 MHz
    Transistor count 5,200 million
    Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 14 nm
    Texture fill rate 83.04 22.80
    Floating-point performance 2,657 gflops
    Memory bus width 192 Bit 64/128 Bit
    Memory clock speed 2500 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 120 GB/s
    Shared memory - +
    G-SYNC support +
    DirectX 12 (12_1) 12 (12_1)
    Shader Model 6.4 6.4
    OpenGL 4.5 4.6
    OpenCL 1.1 2.1
    Vulkan 1.1.126 1.1.97
    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 +
    Quick Sync +
    GameStream +
    GeForce ShadowPlay +
    GPU Boost 2.0
    GameWorks +
    BatteryBoost +
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