GeForce GTX 970M vs Radeon Pro 555X

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 970M and Radeon Pro 555X, 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 970M stacks up against Radeon Pro 555X, check out specs charts below.

GeForce GTX 970M and Radeon Pro 555X are Laptop Graphics Cards

Note: GeForce GTX 970M and Radeon Pro 555X 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 970M or Radeon Pro 555X here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 970M Radeon Pro 555X
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt
Interface MXM-B (3.0) PCIe 3.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors None None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 6 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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  • GeForce GTX 970M is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and Radeon Pro 555X uses PCIe 3.0 x8 interface.
  • GeForce GTX 970M has 4 GB more memory, than Radeon Pro 555X.
  • GeForce GTX 970M is used in Laptops, and Radeon Pro 555X - in Mobile workstations.
  • GeForce GTX 970M is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon Pro 555X - with Polaris.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 970M is 69 MHz higher, than Radeon Pro 555X.
  • GeForce GTX 970M is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon Pro 555X - by 14 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon Pro 555X is 2580 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 970M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 35−40 16−18
ultra / 1080p 21−24 10−11
QHD / 1440p 16−18 4−5
4K / 2160p 10−11 4−5
low / 720p 60−65 30−35
medium / 1080p 40−45 21−24
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 970M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 113% more, than Radeon Pro 555X.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 970M Radeon Pro 555X
Architecture Maxwell Polaris
Code name GM204 Polaris 21
Type Laptop Mobile workstation
Release date 7 October 2014 5 June 2017
Pipelines 1280 768
Core clock speed 924 MHz 855 MHz
Boost Clock 1038 MHz
Transistor count 5,200 million 3,000 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 14 nm
Texture fill rate 83.04 43.54
Floating-point performance 2,657 gflops
Memory bus width 192 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 2500 MHz 5080 MHz
Memory bandwidth 120 GB/s 81.6 GB/s
Shared memory - -
G-SYNC support +
DirectX 12 (12_1) 12 (12_0)
Shader Model 6.4 6.4
OpenGL 4.5 4.6
OpenCL 1.1 2.0
Vulkan 1.1.126 1.2.131
CUDA +
FreeSync +
CUDA cores 1280
Bus support PCI Express 3.0
SLI options +
HDMI +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 314 Mh/s
Laptop size large large
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support +
H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder +
Optimus +
GameStream +
GeForce ShadowPlay +
GPU Boost 2.0
GameWorks +
BatteryBoost +
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