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    GeForce GTX 860M vs Radeon HD 7970M

    In this comparison between GeForce GTX 860M and Radeon HD 7970M you will find out which graphics card performs better in today's games. Bear in mind that third-party versions may have more efficient cooling and higher clock speeds. This will increase cards' performance, though not by much. In addition to raw power you should also take into account the dimensions. Thicker models simply will not fit into a small mini-ITX case. The resolution of your monitor also affects the choice, since 4K gameplay requires a more powerful GPU. And don't overspend on the graphics card. Other parts of your build may also need to be upgraded, save some money for the CPU or power supply. For some people GeForce GTX 860M will be the best choice, for others Radeon HD 7970M will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.
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    GeForce GTX 860M and Radeon HD 7970M are Laptop Graphics Cards

    Note: GeForce GTX 860M and Radeon HD 7970M 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 860M or Radeon HD 7970M here:

    GeForce GTX 860M Laptops
    Radeon HD 7970M Laptops

    Main Specs

      GeForce GTX 860M Radeon HD 7970M
    Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 100 Watt
    Interface MXM-B (3.0) MXM-B (3.0)
    Supplementary power connectors None None
    Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 2 GB
    Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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    • Radeon HD 7970M has 33% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 860M.
    • Both video cards are using MXM-B (3.0) interface connection to a motherboard.
    • GeForce GTX 860M has 2 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 7970M.
    • Both cards are used in Laptops.
    • GeForce GTX 860M is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon HD 7970M - with GCN.
    • Core clock speed of Radeon HD 7970M is 53 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 860M.
    • GeForce GTX 860M and Radeon HD 7970M are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 16−18 18−20
    ultra / 1080p 10−11 10−12
    QHD / 1440p 5−6 5−6
    4K / 2160p 4−5 4−5
    low / 720p 30−35 35−40
    medium / 1080p 21−24 21−24
    The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 6% more, than GeForce GTX 860M.

    Full Specs

      GeForce GTX 860M Radeon HD 7970M
    Architecture Maxwell GCN
    Code name N15P-GX Wimbledon XT
    Type Laptop Laptop
    Release date 12 March 2014 1 May 2012
    Pipelines 640 1280
    Core clock speed 797 MHz 850 MHz
    Boost Clock 915 MHz
    Transistor count 1,870 million 2,800 million
    Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 43.40 68.00
    Floating-point performance 1,389 gflops 2,176 gflops
    Memory bus width 128 Bit 256 Bit
    Memory clock speed 4800 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 80.0 GB/s 153.6 GB/s
    Shared memory - -
    DirectX 12 (11_0) 12 (11_1)
    Shader Model 5.1 5.1
    OpenGL 4.5 4.6
    OpenCL 1.1 1.2
    Vulkan 1.1.126 1.2.131
    CUDA +
    CUDA cores 1152 or 640
    Bus support PCI Express 2.0, PCI Express 3.0
    SLI options +
    HDMI +
    Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 163 Mh/s 254 Mh/s
    Laptop size medium sized 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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