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    GeForce GTX 970M vs Radeon RX 550

    If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 970M and Radeon RX 550, 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 RX 550, check out specs charts below.
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    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:

    GeForce GTX 970M Laptops

    Main Specs

      GeForce GTX 970M Radeon RX 550
    Power consumption (TDP) 50 Watt
    Interface MXM-B (3.0) PCIe 3.0 x8
    Supplementary power connectors None None
    Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 6 GB 4 GB
    Display Connectors No outputs 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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    • GeForce GTX 970M is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and Radeon RX 550 uses PCIe 3.0 x8 interface.
    • GeForce GTX 970M has 2 GB more memory, than Radeon RX 550.
    • GeForce GTX 970M is used in Laptops, and Radeon RX 550 - in Desktops.
    • GeForce GTX 970M is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon RX 550 - with GCN 4.0.
    • Core clock speed of Radeon RX 550 is 176 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 970M.
    • GeForce GTX 970M is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon RX 550 - by 14 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of Radeon RX 550 is 4500 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 970M.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 35−40 14−16
    ultra / 1080p 21−24 8−9
    QHD / 1440p 16−18 3−4
    4K / 2160p 10−11 −
    low / 720p 60−65 30−33
    medium / 1080p 40−45 18−20
    The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 970M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 140% more, than Radeon RX 550.

    Full Specs

      GeForce GTX 970M Radeon RX 550
    Architecture Maxwell GCN 4.0
    Code name GM204 Lexa
    Type Laptop Desktop
    Release date 7 October 2014 20 April 2017
    Pipelines 1280 512
    Core clock speed 924 MHz 1100 MHz
    Boost Clock 1038 MHz 1183 MHz
    Transistor count 5,200 million 2,200 million
    Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 14 nm
    Texture fill rate 83.04 37.86
    Floating-point performance 2,657 gflops 1,211 gflops
    Length 145 mm
    Memory bus width 192 Bit 128 Bit
    Memory clock speed 2500 MHz 7000 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 120 GB/s 112.0 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 +
    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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