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    GeForce GTX 880M vs Radeon HD 6970M

    Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GTX 880M and Radeon HD 6970M. 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 880M and Radeon HD 6970M. 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 880M and Radeon HD 6970M are Laptop Graphics Cards

    Note: GeForce GTX 880M and Radeon HD 6970M 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 880M or Radeon HD 6970M here:

    GeForce GTX 880M Laptops
    Radeon HD 6970M Laptops

    Main Specs

      GeForce GTX 880M Radeon HD 6970M
    Power consumption (TDP) 122 Watt 75 Watt
    Interface MXM-B (3.0) MXM-B (3.0)
    Supplementary power connectors None None
    Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 2 GB
    Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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    • GeForce GTX 880M has 62% more power consumption, than Radeon HD 6970M.
    • Both video cards are using MXM-B (3.0) interface connection to a motherboard.
    • GeForce GTX 880M has 6 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 6970M.
    • Both cards are used in Laptops.
    • GeForce GTX 880M is build with Kepler architecture, and Radeon HD 6970M - with Terascale 2.
    • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 880M is 274 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6970M.
    • GeForce GTX 880M is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 6970M - by 40 nm process technology.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 20−22 10−12
    ultra / 1080p 12−14 6−7
    QHD / 1440p 6−7 1−2
    4K / 2160p 5−6 −
    low / 720p 40−45 24−27
    medium / 1080p 24−27 14−16
    The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 880M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 90% more, than Radeon HD 6970M.

    Full Specs

      GeForce GTX 880M Radeon HD 6970M
    Architecture Kepler Terascale 2
    Code name N15E-GX-A2 Blackcomb XT
    Type Laptop Laptop
    Release date 12 March 2014 6 January 2011
    Pipelines 1536 960
    Core clock speed 954 MHz 680 MHz
    Boost Clock 993 MHz
    Transistor count 3,540 million 1,700 million
    Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 40 nm
    Texture fill rate 127.1 32.64
    Floating-point performance 3,050 gflops 1,305.6 gflops
    Memory bus width 256 Bit 256 Bit
    Memory clock speed 900 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 160.0 GB/s 115.2 GB/s
    Shared memory - -
    DirectX 12 (11_0) 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 1536
    Bus support PCI Express 2.0, PCI Express 3.0
    SLI options +
    HDMI +
    Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 96 Mh/s 118 Mh/s
    Laptop size large large
    Standard memory configuration GDDR5
    eDP 1.2 signal support Up to 3840x2160
    LVDS signal support Up to 1920x1200
    DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support Up to 3840x2160
    HDCP content protection +
    7.1 channel HD audio on HDMI +
    TrueHD and DTS-HD audio bitstreaming +
    H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder +
    Optimus +
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