GeForce GTX 670M vs Radeon Sky 500

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GTX 670M and Radeon Sky 500. 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 670M and Radeon Sky 500. 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 670M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: GeForce GTX 670M 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 670M here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 670M Radeon Sky 500
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 150 Watt
Interface MXM-B (3.0) PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 3 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 1x DisplayPort
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  • Radeon Sky 500 has 100% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 670M.
  • GeForce GTX 670M is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and Radeon Sky 500 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • Radeon Sky 500 has 1 GB more memory, than GeForce GTX 670M.
  • GeForce GTX 670M is used in Laptops, and Radeon Sky 500 - in Desktops.
  • GeForce GTX 670M is build with Fermi architecture, and Radeon Sky 500 - with GCN 1.0.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon Sky 500 is 352 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 670M.
  • GeForce GTX 670M is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon Sky 500 - by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon Sky 500 is 3300 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 670M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 8−9 35−40
ultra / 1080p 5−6 21−24
QHD / 1440p 0−1 16−18
4K / 2160p 10−11
low / 720p 18−20 60−65
medium / 1080p 10−11 40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Sky 500 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 310% more, than GeForce GTX 670M.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 670M Radeon Sky 500
Architecture Fermi GCN 1.0
Code name N13E-GS1-LP Pitcairn
Type Laptop Desktop
Release date 22 March 2012 27 March 2013
Pipelines 336 1280
Core clock speed 598 MHz 950 MHz
Transistor count 1,950 million 2,800 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 33.5 billion/sec 76.00
Floating-point performance 803.7 gflops 2,432 gflops
Length 242 mm
Memory bus width 192bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 1500 MHz 4800 MHz
Memory bandwidth 72.0 GB/s 154 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 API 12 (11_1)
Shader Model 5.1 5.1
OpenGL 4.5 4.6
OpenCL 1.1 1.2
Vulkan N/A 1.2.131
CUDA +
CUDA cores 336
Bus support PCI Express 2.0 PCIe 3.0
SLI options +
HDMI +
HDCP +
Maximum VGA resolution Up to 2048x1536
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 53 Mh/s
Laptop size large
Optimus +
Form factor full height / full length
DisplayPort count 1
Dual-link DVI support +
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