GeForce GTX 970M vs Radeon R5 M435

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GTX 970M and Radeon R5 M435. 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 970M and Radeon R5 M435. 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.

GeForce GTX 970M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: GeForce GTX 970M 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 GeForce GTX 970M here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 970M Radeon R5 M435
Interface MXM-B (3.0) PCIe 3.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors 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 R5 M435 uses PCIe 3.0 x8 interface.
  • GeForce GTX 970M has 4 GB more memory, than Radeon R5 M435.
  • GeForce GTX 970M is used in Laptops, and Radeon R5 M435 - in Desktops.
  • GeForce GTX 970M is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon R5 M435 - with GCN 1.0.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 970M is 144 MHz higher, than Radeon R5 M435.
  • GeForce GTX 970M and Radeon R5 M435 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon R5 M435 is 2000 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 970M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 35−40 0−1
ultra / 1080p 21−24 0−1
QHD / 1440p 16−18 0−1
4K / 2160p 10−11
low / 720p 60−65 10−12
medium / 1080p 40−45 2−3
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 970M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 766% more, than Radeon R5 M435.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 970M Radeon R5 M435
Architecture Maxwell GCN 1.0
Code name GM204 Jet
Type Laptop Desktop
Release date 7 October 2014 15 May 2016
Pipelines 1280 320
Core clock speed 924 MHz 780 MHz
Boost Clock 1038 MHz 1030 MHz
Transistor count 5,200 million 690 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 83.04 20.60
Floating-point performance 2,657 gflops 547.2 gflops
Memory bus width 192 Bit 64 Bit
Memory clock speed 2500 MHz 4500 MHz
Memory bandwidth 120 GB/s 36 GB/s
Shared memory -
G-SYNC support +
DirectX 12 (12_1) 12 (11_1)
Shader Model 6.4 5.1
OpenGL 4.5 4.6
OpenCL 1.1 1.2
Vulkan 1.1.126 1.2.131
CUDA +
CUDA cores 1280
Bus support PCI Express 3.0
SLI options +
HDMI +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 314 Mh/s
Laptop size 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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