GeForce GTX 770M SLI vs Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 770M SLI and Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire, 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 770M SLI stacks up against Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire, check out specs charts below.

GeForce GTX 770M SLI and Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire are Laptop Graphics Cards

Note: GeForce GTX 770M SLI and Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire 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 770M SLI or Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 770M SLI Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire
Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2x 3 GB 2x2 GB
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  • GeForce GTX 770M SLI and Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
  • Both cards are used in Laptops.
  • GeForce GTX 770M SLI is build with Kepler architecture, and Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire - with Terascale 2.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 770M SLI is 131 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire.
  • GeForce GTX 770M SLI is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire - by 40 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 770M SLI is 3100 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 24−27 21−24
ultra / 1080p 14−16 12−14
QHD / 1440p 10−11 7−8
4K / 2160p 6−7 5−6
low / 720p 45−50 40−45
medium / 1080p 30−35 24−27
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 770M SLI in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 15% more, than Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 770M SLI Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire
Architecture Kepler Terascale 2
Code name Blackcomb XT
Type Laptop Laptop
Release date 30 May 2013 6 January 2011
Pipelines 1920 1920
Core clock speed 811 MHz 680 MHz
Transistor count 2x 2540 Million 2x1700 Million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 40 nm
Memory bus width 2x 192 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 4000 MHz 900 MHz
Shared memory - -
DirectX DirectX 11, Shader 5.0 DirectX 11, Shader 5.0
CUDA +
SLI options +
Laptop size large large
Optimus +
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