GeForce GTX 970M vs Radeon RX 5500 XT

In this comparison between GeForce GTX 970M and Radeon RX 5500 XT you will find out which graphics card performs better in today's games. Bear in mind that third-party versions may have more efficient cooling and higher clock speeds. This will increase cards' performance, though not by much. In addition to raw power you should also take into account the dimensions. Thicker models simply will not fit into a small mini-ITX case. The resolution of your monitor also affects the choice, since 4K gameplay requires a more powerful GPU. And don't overspend on the graphics card. Other parts of your build may also need to be upgraded, save some money for the CPU or power supply. For some people GeForce GTX 970M will be the best choice, for others Radeon RX 5500 XT will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

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 RX 5500 XT
Power consumption (TDP) 130 Watt
Interface MXM-B (3.0) PCIe 4.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors None 1x 8-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount 6 GB 8 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
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  • GeForce GTX 970M is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and Radeon RX 5500 XT uses PCIe 4.0 x8 interface.
  • Radeon RX 5500 XT has 2 GB more memory, than GeForce GTX 970M.
  • GeForce GTX 970M is used in Laptops, and Radeon RX 5500 XT - in Desktops.
  • GeForce GTX 970M is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon RX 5500 XT - with RDNA 1.0.
  • GeForce GTX 970M is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon RX 5500 XT - by 7 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon RX 5500 XT is 11500 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 970M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 35−40 45−50
ultra / 1080p 21−24 30−35
QHD / 1440p 16−18 24−27
4K / 2160p 10−11 14−16
low / 720p 60−65 70−75
medium / 1080p 40−45 55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 5500 XT in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 28% more, than GeForce GTX 970M.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 970M Radeon RX 5500 XT
Architecture Maxwell RDNA 1.0
Code name GM204 Navi 14
Type Laptop Desktop
Release date 7 October 2014 12 December 2019
Pipelines 1280 1408
Core clock speed 924 MHz
Boost Clock 1038 MHz 1845 MHz
Transistor count 5,200 million 6,400 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 7 nm
Texture fill rate 83.04 162.4
Floating-point performance 2,657 gflops
Length 180 mm
Memory bus width 192 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 2500 MHz 14000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 120 GB/s 224.0 GB/s
Shared memory -
G-SYNC support +
DirectX 12 (12_1) 12 (12_1)
Shader Model 6.4 6.5
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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