GeForce GTX 970M vs Radeon RX 5600M

In this comparison between GeForce GTX 970M and Radeon RX 5600M 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 5600M will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

GeForce GTX 970M and Radeon RX 5600M are Laptop Graphics Cards

Note: GeForce GTX 970M and Radeon RX 5600M 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 RX 5600M here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 970M Radeon RX 5600M
Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt
Interface MXM-B (3.0) PCIe 4.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount 6 GB 6 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
  Check Price Check Price
  • GeForce GTX 970M is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and Radeon RX 5600M uses PCIe 4.0 x16 interface.
  • GeForce GTX 970M and Radeon RX 5600M have maximum RAM of 6 GB.
  • Both cards are used in Laptops.
  • GeForce GTX 970M is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon RX 5600M - with Navi / RDNA.
  • GeForce GTX 970M is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon RX 5600M - by 7 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon RX 5600M is 9500 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 970M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 35−40 35−40
ultra / 1080p 21−24 21−24
QHD / 1440p 16−18 16−18
4K / 2160p 10−11 10−11
low / 720p 60−65 60−65
medium / 1080p 40−45 40−45
GeForce GTX 970M and Radeon RX 5600M have the same average FPS in Assassin's Creed Odyssey.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 970M Radeon RX 5600M
Architecture Maxwell Navi / RDNA
Code name GM204 Navi 10
Type Laptop Laptop
Release date 7 October 2014 7 January 2020
Pipelines 1280 2304
Core clock speed 924 MHz
Boost Clock 1038 MHz 1265 MHz
Transistor count 5,200 million 10,300 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 7 nm
Texture fill rate 83.04 182.2
Floating-point performance 2,657 gflops
Memory bus width 192 Bit 192 Bit
Memory clock speed 2500 MHz 12000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 120 GB/s 288.0 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
CUDA +
CUDA cores 1280
Bus support PCI Express 3.0
SLI options +
HDMI +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 314 Mh/s
Laptop size large medium sized
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support +
H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder +
Optimus +
GameStream +
GeForce ShadowPlay +
GPU Boost 2.0
GameWorks +
BatteryBoost +
  Check Price Check Price