705M vs 9700M GTS

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Combined performance score

9700M GTS
0.72

705M outperforms 9700M GTS by 63% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

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

Place in performance ranking11241023
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money0.010.07
ArchitectureG9x (2007−2010)Fermi (2010−2014)
GPU code nameNB9E-GSGF119
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date15 July 2008 (15 years old)1 June 2013 (10 years old)
Current price$230 $163
Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GeForce 705M has 600% better value for money than 9700M GTS.

Technical specs

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores4848
CUDA cores48no data
Core clock speed530 MHz775 MHz
Number of transistors505 million292 million
Manufacturing process technology65 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)60 Watt15 Watt
Texture fill rate12.725.904
Floating-point performance127.2 gflops141.7 gflops
Gigaflops180no data

Size and compatibility

Information on GeForce 9700M GTS and GeForce 705M compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Laptop sizelargeno data
Bus supportno dataPCI Express 2.0
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone

Memory

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 typeGDDR3DDR3
Maximum RAM amount512 MB1 GB
Standard memory configurationno dataDDR3
Memory bus width256 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed800 MHz1800 MHz
Memory bandwidth51.2 GB/s14.4 GB/s
Shared memory--

Video outputs and ports

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 ConnectorsNo outputsNo outputs
eDP 1.2 signal supportno dataUp to 2560x1600
LVDS signal supportno dataUp to 1920x1200
VGA аnalog display supportno dataUp to 2048x1536
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) supportno dataUp to 2560x1600
HDMIno data+
HDCP content protectionno data+
7.1 channel HD audio on HDMIno data+
TrueHD and DTS-HD audio bitstreamingno data+

Technologies

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

Blu-Ray 3D Supportno data+
H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoderno data+
Optimusno data+

API support

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

DirectX11.1 (10_0)12 API
Shader Model4.05.1
OpenGL3.34.5
OpenCL1.11.1
VulkanN/AN/A
CUDA++

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

9700M GTS 0.72
GeForce 705M 1.17
+62.5%

705M outperforms 9700M GTS by 63% in our combined benchmark results.


Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

9700M GTS 278
GeForce 705M 455
+63.7%

705M outperforms 9700M GTS by 64% in Passmark.

Gaming performance

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

Performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−33.3%
4−5
+33.3%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 8−9
−12.5%
9−10
+12.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−33.3%
4−5
+33.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 6−7
−16.7%
7−8
+16.7%

Full HD
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 8−9
−12.5%
9−10
+12.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−33.3%
4−5
+33.3%
Metro Exodus 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 6−7
−16.7%
7−8
+16.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 3−4
−33.3%
4−5
+33.3%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−33.3%
4−5
+33.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 3−4
−33.3%
4−5
+33.3%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Hitman 3 3−4
−33.3%
4−5
+33.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
−12.5%
9−10
+12.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 4−5
−25%
5−6
+25%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Far Cry 5 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%
Hitman 3 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Far Cry 5 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in Far Cry 5, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the GeForce 705M is 100% faster than the 9700M GTS.

All in all, in popular games:

  • GeForce 705M is ahead in 16 tests (64%)
  • there's a draw in 9 tests (36%)

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 0.72 1.17
Recency 15 July 2008 1 June 2013
Maximum RAM amount 512 MB 1 GB
Chip lithography 65 nm 40 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 60 Watt 15 Watt

The GeForce 705M is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 9700M GTS in performance tests.


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