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    GeForce GTX 960A vs Radeon HD 8970M

    If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 960A 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 GTX 960A stacks up against Radeon HD 8970M, check out specs charts below.
    GeForce GTX 960A
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    Radeon HD 8970M is a Laptop Graphics Card

    Note: Radeon HD 8970M 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 Radeon HD 8970M here:

    Radeon HD 8970M Laptops

    Main Specs

      GeForce GTX 960A Radeon HD 8970M
    Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 100 Watt
    Interface MXM-B (3.0) PCIe 3.0 x16
    Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 4 GB
    Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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    • Radeon HD 8970M has 33% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 960A.
    • GeForce GTX 960A is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and Radeon HD 8970M uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
    • Radeon HD 8970M has 2 GB more memory, than GeForce GTX 960A.
    • GeForce GTX 960A is used in Desktops, and Radeon HD 8970M - in Laptops.
    • GeForce GTX 960A is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon HD 8970M - with GCN.
    • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 960A is 179 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 8970M.
    • GeForce GTX 960A and Radeon HD 8970M are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 960A is 212 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 8970M.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 12−14 20−22
    ultra / 1080p 7−8 12−14
    QHD / 1440p 2−3 6−7
    4K / 2160p − 5−6
    low / 720p 24−27 35−40
    medium / 1080p 14−16 24−27
    The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 8970M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 66% more, than GeForce GTX 960A.

    Full Specs

      GeForce GTX 960A Radeon HD 8970M
    Architecture Maxwell GCN
    Code name GM107 Neptune
    Type Desktop Laptop
    Release date 13 March 2015 15 May 2013
    Pipelines 640 1280
    Core clock speed 1029 MHz 850 MHz
    Boost Clock 1085 MHz 900 MHz
    Transistor count 1,870 million 2,800 million
    Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 43.40 72.00
    Floating-point performance 1,389 gflops 2,304 gflops
    Memory bus width 128 Bit 256 Bit
    Memory clock speed 5012 MHz 4800 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 80.19 GB/s 153.6 GB/s
    Shared memory -
    DirectX 12 (11_0) 12 (11_1)
    Shader Model 5.1 5.1
    OpenGL 4.6 4.6
    OpenCL 1.2 1.2
    Vulkan 1.1.126 1.2.131
    CUDA 5.0
    Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 180 Mh/s 273 Mh/s
    Laptop size large
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