P106M vs GeForce GTX 970M SLI
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Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 290 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 10.57 | no data |
| Architecture | Maxwell (2014−2017) | Pascal (2016−2021) |
| GPU code name | no data | GP106 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Mobile workstation |
| Release date | 7 October 2014 (11 years ago) | 23 January 2019 (7 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Real power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially if overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 2560 | 1152 |
| Core clock speed | 924 MHz | 1291 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1038 MHz | 1291 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 2x 5200 Million | 4,400 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 16 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 162 Watt | 75 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | no data | 92.95 |
| Floating-point processing power | no data | 2.974 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | no data | 32 |
| TMUs | no data | 72 |
| L1 Cache | no data | 432 KB |
| L2 Cache | no data | 1280 KB |
Form factor & compatibility
Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).
| Laptop size | large | no data |
| Interface | no data | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | None |
| SLI options | + | - |
VRAM capacity and type
Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.
| Memory type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2x 6 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory bus width | 2x 192 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 5000 MHz | 1502 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | no data | 96.13 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | - |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | no data | Portable Device Dependent |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| Optimus | + | - |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12_1 | 12 (12_1) |
| Shader Model | no data | 6.8 |
| OpenGL | no data | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | no data | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | - | 1.3 |
| CUDA | + | 6.1 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 7 October 2014 | 23 January 2019 |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 16 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 162 Watt | 75 Watt |
P106M has an age advantage of 4 years, a 75% more advanced lithography process, and 116% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between GeForce GTX 970M SLI and P106M. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that GeForce GTX 970M SLI is a notebook graphics card while P106M is a mobile workstation one.
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