Radeon R5 (Bristol Ridge) vs GeForce GTX 970M SLI
Aggregate performance score
We've compared GeForce GTX 970M SLI and Radeon R5 (Bristol Ridge), covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
970M SLI outperforms R5 (Bristol Ridge) by a whopping 899% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 286 | 913 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 10.59 | 3.82 |
| Architecture | Maxwell (2014−2017) | GCN 1.2/2.0 (2015−2016) |
| GPU code name | no data | Bristol Ridge |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 7 October 2014 (11 years ago) | 1 June 2016 (9 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. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 2560 | 384 |
| Core clock speed | 924 MHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 1038 MHz | 800 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 2x 5200 Million | 3100 Million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 162 Watt | 12-45 Watt |
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 | medium sized |
| 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 | no data |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2x 6 GB | no data |
| Memory bus width | 2x 192 Bit | 64/128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 5000 MHz | no data |
| Shared memory | - | + |
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 (FL 12_0) |
| CUDA | + | - |
Synthetic benchmarks
Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark score.
3DMark 11 Performance GPU
3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.
3DMark Fire Strike Graphics
Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.
3DMark Cloud Gate GPU
Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks. It displays a few scenes of some weird space teleportation device launching spaceships into unknown, using fixed resolution of 1280x720. Just like Ice Storm benchmark, it has been discontinued in January 2020 and replaced by 3DMark Night Raid.
3DMark Ice Storm GPU
Ice Storm Graphics is an obsolete benchmark, part of 3DMark suite. Ice Storm was used to measure entry level laptops and Windows-based tablets performance. It utilizes DirectX 11 feature level 9 to display a battle between two space fleets near a frozen planet in 1280x720 resolution. Discontinued in January 2020, it is now superseded by 3DMark Night Raid.
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 | 88
+633%
| 12
−633%
|
| 4K | 41
+925%
| 4−5
−925%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low
| Counter-Strike 2 | 120−130
+2480%
|
5−6
−2480%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 45−50
+880%
|
5−6
−880%
|
| Resident Evil 4 Remake | 50−55
+2550%
|
2−3
−2550%
|
Full HD
Medium
| Battlefield 5 | 90−95
+1417%
|
6−7
−1417%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 120−130
+2480%
|
5−6
−2480%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 45−50
+880%
|
5−6
−880%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 70−75
+1133%
|
6−7
−1133%
|
| Fortnite | 110−120
+1167%
|
9
−1167%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 90−95
+727%
|
11
−727%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 70−75
+1340%
|
5−6
−1340%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 85−90
+642%
|
12−14
−642%
|
| Valorant | 160−170
+290%
|
40−45
−290%
|
Full HD
High
| Battlefield 5 | 90−95
+1417%
|
6−7
−1417%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 120−130
+2480%
|
5−6
−2480%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 250−260
+458%
|
45−50
−458%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 45−50
+880%
|
5−6
−880%
|
| Dota 2 | 110−120
+561%
|
18
−561%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 70−75
+1133%
|
6−7
−1133%
|
| Fortnite | 110−120
+936%
|
10−12
−936%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 90−95
+658%
|
12−14
−658%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 70−75
+1340%
|
5−6
−1340%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 80−85
+1560%
|
5−6
−1560%
|
| Metro Exodus | 50−55
+1150%
|
4−5
−1150%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 85−90
+642%
|
12−14
−642%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 85
+1317%
|
6
−1317%
|
| Valorant | 160−170
+290%
|
40−45
−290%
|
Full HD
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 90−95
+1417%
|
6−7
−1417%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 45−50
+880%
|
5−6
−880%
|
| Dota 2 | 110−120
+600%
|
17
−600%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 70−75
+1133%
|
6−7
−1133%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 90−95
+658%
|
12−14
−658%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 85−90
+642%
|
12−14
−642%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 48
+500%
|
8−9
−500%
|
| Valorant | 160−170
+290%
|
40−45
−290%
|
Full HD
Epic
| Fortnite | 110−120
+936%
|
10−12
−936%
|
1440p
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 45−50
+700%
|
6−7
−700%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 160−170
+913%
|
16−18
−913%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 40−45
+950%
|
4−5
−950%
|
| Metro Exodus | 30−33
+900%
|
3−4
−900%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 170−180
+691%
|
21−24
−691%
|
| Valorant | 190−200
+1000%
|
18−20
−1000%
|
1440p
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 60−65
+967%
|
6−7
−967%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 21−24
+2100%
|
1−2
−2100%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 50−55
+1633%
|
3−4
−1633%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 55−60
+867%
|
6−7
−867%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 35−40
+800%
|
4−5
−800%
|
1440p
Epic
| Fortnite | 50−55
+1250%
|
4−5
−1250%
|
4K
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 21−24
+1000%
|
2−3
−1000%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 40−45
+207%
|
14−16
−207%
|
| Metro Exodus | 18−20
+1800%
|
1−2
−1800%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 28
+1300%
|
2−3
−1300%
|
| Valorant | 130−140
+1100%
|
10−12
−1100%
|
4K
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 35−40
+1067%
|
3−4
−1067%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 21−24
+1000%
|
2−3
−1000%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 10−11 | 0−1 |
| Dota 2 | 75−80
+1420%
|
5−6
−1420%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 24−27
+2500%
|
1−2
−2500%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 40−45
+3900%
|
1−2
−3900%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 24−27
+700%
|
3−4
−700%
|
4K
Epic
| Fortnite | 24−27
+700%
|
3−4
−700%
|
This is how GTX 970M SLI and R5 (Bristol Ridge) compete in popular games:
- GTX 970M SLI is 633% faster in 1080p
- GTX 970M SLI is 925% faster in 4K
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in Forza Horizon 4, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the GTX 970M SLI is 3900% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- Without exception, GTX 970M SLI surpassed R5 (Bristol Ridge) in all 51 of our tests.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 22.28 | 2.23 |
| Recency | 7 October 2014 | 1 June 2016 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 162 Watt | 12 Watt |
GTX 970M SLI has a 899.1% higher aggregate performance score.
R5 (Bristol Ridge), on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, and 1250% lower power consumption.
The GeForce GTX 970M SLI is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R5 (Bristol Ridge) in performance tests.
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