Radeon RX Vega M GL vs GeForce GTX 970

Place in performance ranking	200	439
Place by popularity	56	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	23.66	2.54
Architecture	Maxwell (2014−2018)	GCN 4.0 (2016−2020)
GPU code name	GM204	Polaris 22
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	19 September 2014 (9 years ago)	1 February 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$329	no data
Current price	$105 (0.3x MSRP)	$1307

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GTX 970 has 831% better value for money than RX Vega M GL.

Detailed specifications

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 cores	1664	1280
CUDA cores	1664	no data
Core clock speed	1050 MHz	931 MHz
Boost clock speed	1178 MHz	1011 MHz
Number of transistors	5,200 million	5,000 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	145 Watt	65 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature	98 °C	no data
Texture fill rate	109 billion/sec	80.88
Floating-point performance	3,920 gflops	2,588 gflops

Form factor & compatibility

Information on GeForce GTX 970 and Radeon RX Vega M GL compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). 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.

Bus support	PCI Express 3.0	no data
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	IGP
Length	10.5" (26.7 cm)	no data
Height	4.376" (11.1 cm)	no data
Width	2-slot	no data
Recommended system power (PSU)	500 Watt	no data
Supplementary power connectors	2x 6-pins	no data
SLI options	+	no data

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	HBM2
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	4 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	1024 Bit
Memory clock speed	7.0 GB/s	1400 MHz
Memory bandwidth	224 GB/s	179.2 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 Connectors	Dual Link DVI-I, HDMI 2.0, 3x DisplayPort 1.2	No outputs
Multi monitor support	4 displays	no data
HDMI	+	no data
HDCP	+	no data
Maximum VGA resolution	2048x1536	no data
G-SYNC support	+	no data
Audio input for HDMI	Internal	no data

Supported technologies

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

GameStream	+	no data
GeForce ShadowPlay	+	no data
GPU Boost	2.0	no data
GameWorks	+	no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_1)	12 (12_0)
Shader Model	6.4	6.4
OpenGL	4.4	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	2.0
Vulkan	1.1.126	1.2.131
CUDA	+	no data

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.

GTX 970 24.97
+166%

RX Vega M GL 9.40

GeForce GTX 970 outperforms Radeon RX Vega M GL by 166% based on our aggregate 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%

GTX 970 9644
+166%

RX Vega M GL 3631

GeForce GTX 970 outperforms Radeon RX Vega M GL by 166% in Passmark.

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:

Full HD	83 +177%	30−35 −177%
1440p	59 +181%	21−24 −181%
4K	40 +186%	14−16 −186%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

100−105

+144%

40−45
−144%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	120−130 +150%	45−50 −150%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	110−120 +156%	40−45 −156%
Battlefield 5	210−220 +156%	80−85 −156%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	130−140 +155%	50−55 −155%
Cyberpunk 2077	100−105 +144%	40−45 −144%
Far Cry 5	150−160 +163%	55−60 −163%
Far Cry New Dawn	170−180 +162%	65−70 −162%
Forza Horizon 4	280−290 +159%	100−110 −159%
Hitman 3	130−140 +160%	50−55 −160%
Horizon Zero Dawn	260−270 +163%	95−100 −163%
Metro Exodus	210−220 +159%	80−85 −159%
Red Dead Redemption 2	170−180 +158%	65−70 −158%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	220−230 +156%	85−90 −156%
Watch Dogs: Legion	180−190 +154%	70−75 −154%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	120−130 +150%	45−50 −150%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	110−120 +156%	40−45 −156%
Battlefield 5	210−220 +156%	80−85 −156%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	130−140 +150%	52 −150%
Cyberpunk 2077	100−105 +144%	40−45 −144%
Far Cry 5	150−160 +163%	55−60 −163%
Far Cry New Dawn	75−80 +159%	29 −159%
Forza Horizon 4	280−290 +159%	100−110 −159%
Hitman 3	130−140 +160%	50−55 −160%
Horizon Zero Dawn	260−270 +163%	95−100 −163%
Metro Exodus	90−95 +157%	35 −157%
Red Dead Redemption 2	170−180 +158%	65−70 −158%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	220−230 +156%	85−90 −156%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	50−55 +163%	18−20 −163%
Watch Dogs: Legion	180−190 +154%	70−75 −154%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	120−130 +150%	45−50 −150%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	110−120 +156%	40−45 −156%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	95−100 +164%	36 −164%
Cyberpunk 2077	100−105 +144%	40−45 −144%
Far Cry 5	150−160 +163%	55−60 −163%
Forza Horizon 4	280−290 +159%	100−110 −159%
Horizon Zero Dawn	260−270 +163%	95−100 −163%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	220−230 +156%	85−90 −156%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	50−55 +163%	18−20 −163%
Watch Dogs: Legion	180−190 +154%	70−75 −154%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

170−180

+158%

65−70
−158%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	120−130 +155%	45−50 −155%
Far Cry New Dawn	120−130 +161%	46 −161%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	65−70 +150%	24−27 −150%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	65−70 +160%	24−27 −160%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	90−95 +165%	30−35 −165%
Cyberpunk 2077	40−45 +150%	16−18 −150%
Far Cry 5	110−120 +156%	40−45 −156%
Forza Horizon 4	130−140 +160%	50−55 −160%
Hitman 3	75−80 +150%	30−33 −150%
Horizon Zero Dawn	130−140 +150%	50−55 −150%
Metro Exodus	120−130 +155%	45−50 −155%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	140−150 +155%	55−60 −155%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	80−85 +158%	30−35 −158%
Watch Dogs: Legion	50−55 +163%	18−20 −163%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

110−120

+162%

40−45
−162%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	65−70 +160%	24−27 −160%
Far Cry New Dawn	50−55 +150%	20 −150%
Hitman 3	50−55 +150%	20−22 −150%
Horizon Zero Dawn	75−80 +159%	27−30 −159%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	45−50 +165%	16−18 −165%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	18−20 +157%	7−8 −157%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	35−40 +133%	14−16 −133%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	35−40 +150%	14−16 −150%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	35−40 +150%	14−16 −150%
Cyberpunk 2077	14−16 +133%	6−7 −133%
Far Cry 5	35−40 +150%	14−16 −150%
Forza Horizon 4	90−95 +165%	30−35 −165%
Horizon Zero Dawn	75−80 +159%	27−30 −159%
Metro Exodus	60−65 +150%	24−27 −150%
Watch Dogs: Legion	27−30 +145%	10−12 −145%