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    GeForce GTX 670MX vs Radeon HD 5970

    Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GTX 670MX and Radeon HD 5970. 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 670MX and Radeon HD 5970. 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 HD 5970

    GeForce GTX 670MX is a Laptop Graphics Card

    Note: GeForce GTX 670MX 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 670MX here:

    GeForce GTX 670MX Laptops

    Main Specs

      GeForce GTX 670MX Radeon HD 5970
    Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 294 Watt
    Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
    Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
    Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 3 GB 1 GB
    Display Connectors No outputs 2x DVI, 1x mini-DisplayPort
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    • Radeon HD 5970 has 292% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 670MX.
    • GeForce GTX 670MX is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon HD 5970 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
    • GeForce GTX 670MX has 2 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 5970.
    • GeForce GTX 670MX is used in Laptops, and Radeon HD 5970 - in Desktops.
    • GeForce GTX 670MX is build with Kepler architecture, and Radeon HD 5970 - with TeraScale 2.
    • Core clock speed of Radeon HD 5970 is 125 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 670MX.
    • GeForce GTX 670MX is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 5970 - by 40 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 5970 is 2600 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 670MX.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 8−9 10−12
    ultra / 1080p 5−6 6−7
    QHD / 1440p 0−1 1−2
    low / 720p 20−22 24−27
    medium / 1080p 10−12 14−16
    The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5970 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 27% more, than GeForce GTX 670MX.

    Full Specs

      GeForce GTX 670MX Radeon HD 5970
    Architecture Kepler TeraScale 2
    Code name N13E-GR Hemlock
    Type Laptop Desktop
    Release date 1 October 2012 18 November 2009
    Pipelines 960 1600
    Core clock speed 600 MHz 725 MHz
    Transistor count 3,540 million 2,154 million
    Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 40 nm
    Texture fill rate 48.0 billion/sec 58.00
    Floating-point performance 1,154 gflops 2x 2,320.0 gflops
    Length 305 mm
    Memory bus width 192 Bit 256 Bit
    Memory clock speed 1400 MHz 4000 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 67.2 GB/s 128.0 GB/s
    Shared memory -
    DirectX 12 API 11.2 (11_0)
    Shader Model 5.1 5.0
    OpenGL 4.5 4.4
    OpenCL 1.1 1.2
    Vulkan 1.1.126 N/A
    CUDA +
    CUDA cores 960
    Bus support PCI Express 2.0
    SLI options +
    HDMI +
    HDCP +
    Maximum VGA resolution Up to 2048x1536
    Laptop size large
    Optimus +
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