GeForce RTX 5090 vs GTX 970M SLI

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GTX 950A GTX 950M GTX 950M Mac Edition GTX 960A GTX 960M GTX 965M GTX 965M 4 GB GTX 965M SLI GTX 970M GTX 970M SLI GTX 980 Mobile GTX 980 SLI Mobile GTX 980M GTX 980M SLI GTX 980MX
VS
RTX 5050 RTX 5060 RTX 5060 Ti RTX 5070 RTX 5070 Ti RTX 5080 RTX 5090 RTX 5090 D

Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 970M SLI with GeForce RTX 5090, including specs and performance data.

GTX 970M SLI
2014
2x 6 GB GDDR5, 162 Watt
24.12

RTX 5090 outperforms GTX 970M SLI by a whopping 315% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Contents

GTX 970M SLI GTX 970M SLI
RTX 5090 RTX 5090

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking2391
Place by popularitynot in top-10057
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data10.91
Power efficiency10.3312.07
ArchitectureMaxwell (2014−2017)Blackwell 2.0 (2025)
GPU code nameno dataGB202
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date7 October 2014 (10 years ago)30 January 2025 (recently)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$1,999

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 cores256021760
Core clock speed924 MHz2017 MHz
Boost clock speed1038 MHz2407 MHz
Number of transistors2x 5200 Million92,200 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)162 Watt575 Watt
Texture fill rateno data1,637
Floating-point processing powerno data104.8 TFLOPS
ROPsno data176
TMUsno data680
Tensor Coresno data680
Ray Tracing Coresno data170

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 sizelargeno data
Interfaceno dataPCIe 5.0 x16
Lengthno data304 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data1x 16-pin
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 typeGDDR5GDDR7
Maximum RAM amount2x 6 GB32 GB
Memory bus width2x 192 Bit512 Bit
Memory clock speed5000 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data1.79 TB/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 Connectorsno data1x HDMI 2.1b, 3x DisplayPort 2.1b
HDMI-+

Supported technologies

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

Optimus+-

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX12_112 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Modelno data6.8
OpenGLno data4.6
OpenCLno data3.0
Vulkan-1.4
CUDA+10.1
DLSS-+

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 HD88
−131%
203
+131%
1440p40−45
−365%
186
+365%
4K41
−261%
148
+261%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data9.85
1440pno data10.75
4Kno data13.51

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Atomic Heart 60−65
−305%
250−260
+305%
Counter-Strike 2 40−45
−384%
210−220
+384%
Cyberpunk 2077 45−50
−390%
240−250
+390%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Atomic Heart 60−65
−305%
250−260
+305%
Battlefield 5 90−95
−114%
190−200
+114%
Counter-Strike 2 40−45
−384%
210−220
+384%
Cyberpunk 2077 45−50
−390%
240−250
+390%
Far Cry 5 75−80
−182%
210−220
+182%
Fortnite 110−120
−163%
300−350
+163%
Forza Horizon 4 90−95
−278%
300−350
+278%
Forza Horizon 5 65−70
−285%
250−260
+285%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 85−90
−98.9%
170−180
+98.9%
Valorant 160−170
−325%
650−700
+325%

Full HD
High Preset

Atomic Heart 60−65
−305%
250−260
+305%
Battlefield 5 90−95
−114%
190−200
+114%
Counter-Strike 2 40−45
−384%
210−220
+384%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 250−260
−10.3%
270−280
+10.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 45−50
−390%
240−250
+390%
Dota 2 110−120
−278%
450−500
+278%
Far Cry 5 75−80
−182%
210−220
+182%
Fortnite 110−120
−163%
300−350
+163%
Forza Horizon 4 90−95
−278%
300−350
+278%
Forza Horizon 5 65−70
−285%
250−260
+285%
Grand Theft Auto V 80−85
−107%
170−180
+107%
Metro Exodus 50−55
−38%
69
+38%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 85−90
−98.9%
170−180
+98.9%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 85
−412%
400−450
+412%
Valorant 160−170
−325%
650−700
+325%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 90−95
−114%
190−200
+114%
Counter-Strike 2 40−45
−359%
202
+359%
Cyberpunk 2077 45−50
−390%
240−250
+390%
Dota 2 110−120
−278%
450−500
+278%
Far Cry 5 75−80
−182%
210−220
+182%
Forza Horizon 4 90−95
−278%
300−350
+278%
Forza Horizon 5 65−70
−300%
260−270
+300%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 85−90
−98.9%
170−180
+98.9%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 48
−629%
350
+629%
Valorant 160−170
−325%
650−700
+325%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 110−120
−163%
300−350
+163%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 21−24
−732%
183
+732%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 160−170
−219%
500−550
+219%
Grand Theft Auto V 40−45
−312%
160−170
+312%
Metro Exodus 30−33
−573%
202
+573%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Valorant 190−200
−144%
450−500
+144%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 60−65
−206%
190−200
+206%
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
−609%
150−160
+609%
Far Cry 5 50−55
−298%
200−210
+298%
Forza Horizon 4 55−60
−419%
300−350
+419%
Forza Horizon 5 40−45
−290%
160−170
+290%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 35−40
−745%
321
+745%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 50−55
−180%
150−160
+180%

4K
High Preset

Atomic Heart 18−20
−611%
128
+611%
Counter-Strike 2 10−12
−1482%
174
+1482%
Grand Theft Auto V 40−45
−345%
180−190
+345%
Metro Exodus 18−20
−779%
167
+779%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 28
−1250%
378
+1250%
Valorant 130−140
−150%
300−350
+150%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 35−40
−289%
130−140
+289%
Counter-Strike 2 10−12
−400%
55
+400%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−11
−680%
75−80
+680%
Dota 2 75−80
−295%
300−310
+295%
Far Cry 5 24−27
−554%
170−180
+554%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
−663%
300−350
+663%
Forza Horizon 5 21−24
−305%
85−90
+305%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 24−27
−300%
95−100
+300%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 24−27
−216%
75−80
+216%

This is how GTX 970M SLI and RTX 5090 compete in popular games:

  • RTX 5090 is 131% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 5090 is 365% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 5090 is 261% faster in 4K

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

  • in Counter-Strike 2, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the RTX 5090 is 1482% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RTX 5090 is ahead in 60 tests (98%)
  • there's a draw in 1 test (2%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 24.12 100.00
Recency 7 October 2014 30 January 2025
Chip lithography 28 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 162 Watt 575 Watt

GTX 970M SLI has 254.9% lower power consumption.

RTX 5090, on the other hand, has a 314.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, and a 460% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 5090 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 970M SLI in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 970M SLI is a notebook card while GeForce RTX 5090 is a desktop one.

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