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    GeForce 8800M GTX SLI vs Radeon HD 8970M

    If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce 8800M GTX SLI and Radeon HD 8970M, 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 8800M GTX SLI stacks up against Radeon HD 8970M, check out specs charts below.
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    GeForce 8800M GTX SLI and Radeon HD 8970M are Laptop Graphics Cards

    Note: GeForce 8800M GTX SLI and Radeon HD 8970M 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 8800M GTX SLI or Radeon HD 8970M here:

    GeForce 8800M GTX SLI Laptops
    Radeon HD 8970M Laptops

    Main Specs

      GeForce 8800M GTX SLI Radeon HD 8970M
    Power consumption (TDP) 130 Watt 100 Watt
    Interface PCIe 3.0 x16
    Memory type GDDR3 GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 512 MB 4 GB
    Display Connectors No outputs
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    • GeForce 8800M GTX SLI has 30% more power consumption, than Radeon HD 8970M.
    • GeForce 8800M GTX SLI has 508 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 8970M.
    • Both cards are used in Laptops.
    • GeForce 8800M GTX SLI is build with G9x architecture, and Radeon HD 8970M - with GCN.
    • Core clock speed of Radeon HD 8970M is 350 MHz higher, than GeForce 8800M GTX SLI.
    • GeForce 8800M GTX SLI is manufactured by 65 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 8970M - by 28 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 8970M is 4000 MHz higher, than GeForce 8800M GTX SLI.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 6−7 20−22
    ultra / 1080p 4−5 12−14
    QHD / 1440p 0−1 6−7
    4K / 2160p − 5−6
    low / 720p 16−18 35−40
    medium / 1080p 7−8 24−27
    The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 8970M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 200% more, than GeForce 8800M GTX SLI.

    Full Specs

      GeForce 8800M GTX SLI Radeon HD 8970M
    Architecture G9x GCN
    Code name NB8E-GTX Neptune
    Type Laptop Laptop
    Release date 19 November 2007 15 May 2013
    Pipelines 192 1280
    Core clock speed 500 MHz 850 MHz
    Boost Clock 900 MHz
    Transistor count 1508 Million 2,800 million
    Manufacturing process technology 65 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 72.00
    Floating-point performance 2,304 gflops
    Memory bus width 256 Bit 256 Bit
    Memory clock speed 800 MHz 4800 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 153.6 GB/s
    Shared memory - -
    DirectX DirectX 10, Shader 4.0 12 (11_1)
    Shader Model 5.1
    OpenGL 4.6
    OpenCL 1.2
    Vulkan 1.2.131
    Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 273 Mh/s
    Laptop size large large
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