GeForce GTX 970M vs FirePro D700

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared FirePro D700 with GeForce GTX 970M, including specs and performance data.

FirePro D700
2014
6 GB GDDR5, 274 Watt
13.89

GTX 970M outperforms D700 by a small 5% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Contents

FirePro D700 FirePro D700
GTX 970M GTX 970M

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking381364
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency3.5212.55
ArchitectureGCN 1.0 (2011−2020)Maxwell 2.0 (2014−2019)
GPU code nameTahitiGM204
Market segmentWorkstationLaptop
Release date18 January 2014 (11 years ago)7 October 2014 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$2,560.89

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

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Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores20481280
Core clock speed850 MHz924 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1038 MHz
Number of transistors4,313 million5,200 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)274 Wattunknown
Texture fill rate108.883.04
Floating-point processing power3.482 TFLOPS2.657 TFLOPS
ROPs3248
TMUs12880

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 sizeno datalarge
Bus supportno dataPCI Express 3.0
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16MXM-B (3.0)
Length279 mmno data
Width2-slotno data
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone
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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount6 GB3 GB
Memory bus width384 Bit192 Bit
Memory clock speed1370 MHz2500 MHz
Memory bandwidth263.0 GB/s120 GB/s
Shared memory--

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectors6x mini-DisplayPort, 1x SDINo outputs
VGA аnalog display supportno data+
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) supportno data+
HDMI-+
G-SYNC support-+

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

GameStream-+
GeForce ShadowPlay-+
GPU Boostno data2.0
GameWorks-+
H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder-+
Optimus-+
BatteryBoost-+
Ansel-+

API and SDK compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 (11_1)12 (12_1)
Shader Model5.16.4
OpenGL4.64.5
OpenCL1.21.1
Vulkan1.2.1311.1.126
CUDA-+

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

900p120−130
−13.3%
136
+13.3%
Full HD50−55
−16%
58
+16%
1440p24−27
−12.5%
27
+12.5%
4K18−20
−16.7%
21
+16.7%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data44.15
1440pno data94.85
4Kno data121.95

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Atomic Heart 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Atomic Heart 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Battlefield 5 66
+0%
66
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Far Cry 5 46
+0%
46
+0%
Fortnite 163
+0%
163
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 61
+0%
61
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 60
+0%
60
+0%
Valorant 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Atomic Heart 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Battlefield 5 54
+0%
54
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 190−200
+0%
190−200
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Dota 2 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
Far Cry 5 43
+0%
43
+0%
Fortnite 65
+0%
65
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 53
+0%
53
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 49
+0%
49
+0%
Metro Exodus 24
+0%
24
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 49
+0%
49
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 45
+0%
45
+0%
Valorant 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 49
+0%
49
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Dota 2 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
Far Cry 5 39
+0%
39
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 36
+0%
36
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 33
+0%
33
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 26
+0%
26
+0%
Valorant 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 49
+0%
49
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Metro Exodus 14
+0%
14
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Valorant 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 33
+0%
33
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Far Cry 5 27
+0%
27
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 23
+0%
23
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 31
+0%
31
+0%

4K
High Preset

Atomic Heart 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 33
+0%
33
+0%
Metro Exodus 7
+0%
7
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 16
+0%
16
+0%
Valorant 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 15
+0%
15
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Dota 2 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Far Cry 5 13
+0%
13
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 6
+0%
6
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 12
+0%
12
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 14
+0%
14
+0%

This is how FirePro D700 and GTX 970M compete in popular games:

  • GTX 970M is 13% faster in 900p
  • GTX 970M is 16% faster in 1080p
  • GTX 970M is 13% faster in 1440p
  • GTX 970M is 17% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 67 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 13.89 14.65
Recency 18 January 2014 7 October 2014
Maximum RAM amount 6 GB 3 GB

FirePro D700 has a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount.

GTX 970M, on the other hand, has a 5.5% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 8 months.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between FirePro D700 and GeForce GTX 970M.

Be aware that FirePro D700 is a workstation card while GeForce GTX 970M is a notebook one.

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