GeForce GTX 970 vs Radeon Pro 5500M

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GTX 970 and Radeon Pro 5500M. 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 970 and Radeon Pro 5500M. 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.

Radeon Pro 5500M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon Pro 5500M 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 Pro 5500M here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 970 Radeon Pro 5500M
Power consumption (TDP) 148 Watt 85 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 4.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors 2x 6-pins None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 8 GB
Display Connectors 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort No outputs
Recommended system power (PSU) 500 Watt
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  • GeForce GTX 970 has 74% more power consumption, than Radeon Pro 5500M.
  • GeForce GTX 970 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon Pro 5500M uses PCIe 4.0 x8 interface.
  • Radeon Pro 5500M has 4 GB more memory, than GeForce GTX 970.
  • GeForce GTX 970 is used in Desktops, and Radeon Pro 5500M - in Mobile workstations.
  • GeForce GTX 970 is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon Pro 5500M - with Navi / RDNA.
  • GeForce GTX 970 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon Pro 5500M - by 7 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon Pro 5500M is 11993 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 970.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 50−55 35−40
ultra / 1080p 30−35 21−24
QHD / 1440p 27−30 16−18
4K / 2160p 14−16 10−11
low / 720p 75−80 60−65
medium / 1080p 60−65 40−45
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 970 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 37% more, than Radeon Pro 5500M.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 970 Radeon Pro 5500M
Architecture Maxwell Navi / RDNA
Code name GM204 Navi 14
Type Desktop Mobile workstation
Release date 19 September 2014 13 November 2019
Pipelines 1664 1536
Core clock speed 1050 MHz
Boost Clock 1178 MHz 1300 MHz
Transistor count 5,200 million 6,400 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 7 nm
Texture fill rate 109 billion/sec 139.2
Floating-point performance 3,920 gflops
Length 10.5" (26.7 cm)
Memory bus width 256 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 7.0 GB/s 12000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 224 GB/s 192.0 GB/s
Shared memory - -
G-SYNC support +
DirectX 12 (12_1) 12 (12_1)
Shader Model 6.4 6.5
OpenGL 4.4 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 2.0
Vulkan 1.1.126 1.2.131
CUDA +
Monero / XMR (CryptoNight) 0.48 kh/s
CUDA cores 1664
Bus support PCI Express 3.0
Height 4.376" (11.1 cm)
SLI options +
Multi monitor support 4 displays
HDCP +
Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI Internal
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 478 Mh/s
Laptop size medium sized
Decred / DCR (Decred) 1.51 Gh/s
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 22.21 Mh/s
Zcash / ZEC (Equihash) 291.61 Sol/s
GameStream +
GeForce ShadowPlay +
GPU Boost 2.0
GameWorks +
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