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| GeForce GTX 980M vs 970 |
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GPUBoss Review Our evaluation of 980M vs 970 among all GPUs
Gaming | |
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Battlefield 3, Battlefield 4, Bioshock Infinite and 21 more |
Graphics | |
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T-Rex, Manhattan, Cloud Gate Factor, Sky Diver Factor and 1 more |
Computing | |
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Face Detection, Ocean Surface Simulation and 3 more |
Performance per Watt | |
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Battlefield 3, Battlefield 4, Bioshock Infinite and 32 more |
Noise and Power | |
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TDP, Idle Power Consumption, Load Power Consumption and 2 more |
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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More memory | 8,192 MB | vs | 4,096 MB | 2x more memory | |||
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Slightly higher pixel rate | 66.4 GPixel/s | vs | 58.8 GPixel/s | Around 15% higher pixel rate | |||
More render output processors | 64 | vs | 56 | 8 more render output processors | |||
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Better PassMark score | 8,563 | vs | 5,711 | Around 50% better PassMark score | |||
Higher effective memory clock speed | 7,012 MHz | vs | 5,012 MHz | Around 40% higher effective memory clock speed | |||
Better 3DMark06 score | 15,071 | vs | 12,562 | Around 20% better 3DMark06 score | |||
Higher memory bandwidth | 224.4 GB/s | vs | 160.4 GB/s | Around 40% higher memory bandwidth | |||
Significantly higher memory clock speed | 1,753 MHz | vs | 1,253 MHz | Around 40% higher memory clock speed | |||
Better PassMark direct compute score | 4,375 | vs | 3,460 | More than 25% better PassMark direct compute score | |||
Higher BioShock infinite framerate | 107.6 fps | vs | 90.9 fps | Around 20% higher BioShock infinite framerate | |||
Higher battlefield 4 framerate | 88.6 | vs | 71.7 | Around 25% higher battlefield 4 framerate | |||
Slightly better face detection score | 105.04 mPixels/s | vs | 92.63 mPixels/s | Around 15% better face detection score | |||
Higher crysis 3 framerate | 50.6 fps | vs | 43.25 fps | More than 15% higher crysis 3 framerate |
Benchmarks Real world tests of GeForce GTX 980M vs 970
Bitcoin mining Data courtesy CompuBench
GeForce GTX 980M
384.62 mHash/s
GeForce GTX 970
212.39 mHash/s
Face detection Data courtesy CompuBench
GeForce GTX 980M
92.63 mPixels/s
GeForce GTX 970
105.04 mPixels/s
T-Rex (GFXBench 3.0) Data courtesy CompuBench
GeForce GTX 980M
3,358.56
GeForce GTX 970
3,358.38
Manhattan (GFXBench 3.0) Data courtesy CompuBench
GeForce GTX 980M
3,718.44
GeForce GTX 970
3,715.92
Fire Strike Factor Data courtesy FutureMark
GeForce GTX 980M
70.8
GeForce GTX 970
72.7
Sky Diver Factor Data courtesy FutureMark
GeForce GTX 980M
425.96
GeForce GTX 970
428.4
Thief
GeForce GTX 980M
61.85
Battlefield 4
GeForce GTX 980M
71.7
GeForce GTX 970
88.6
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