AMD Radeon RX 5300M vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970M SLI

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Combined performance score

GTX 970M SLI
24.19
+118%

GeForce GTX 970M SLI outperforms Radeon RX 5300M by 118% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

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

Place in performance ranking208385
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money6.7312.62
ArchitectureMaxwell (2014−2018)Navi / RDNA (2019−2020)
GPU code nameno dataNavi 14 / E19M-E65
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date7 October 2014 (9 years old)13 November 2019 (4 years old)
Current price$1326 $525
Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RX 5300M has 88% better value for money than GTX 970M SLI.

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 cores25601408
Core clock speed924 MHz1036 MHz
Boost clock speed1038 MHz1445 MHz
Number of transistors2x 5200 Million6,400 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)162 Watt65 Watt
Texture fill rateno data127.2

Size and compatibility

Information on GeForce GTX 970M SLI and Radeon RX 5300M 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 sizelargemedium sized
Interfaceno dataPCIe 4.0 x8
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone
SLI options+no data

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 typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount2x 6 GB3 GB
Memory bus width2x 192 Bit96 Bit
Memory clock speed5000 MHz14000 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data168.0 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 dataNo outputs

Technologies

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

Optimus+no data

API support

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

DirectX12_112 (12_1)
Shader Modelno data6.5
OpenGLno data4.6
OpenCLno data2.0
Vulkanno data1.2.131
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 970M SLI 24.19
+118%
RX 5300M 11.11

GeForce GTX 970M SLI outperforms Radeon RX 5300M by 118% in our combined benchmark results.


3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

GTX 970M SLI 36119
RX 5300M 39264
+8.7%

Radeon RX 5300M outperforms GeForce GTX 970M SLI by 9% in 3DMark Vantage Performance.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

GTX 970M SLI 18870
+31.5%
RX 5300M 14351

GeForce GTX 970M SLI outperforms Radeon RX 5300M by 31% in 3DMark 11 Performance GPU.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

GTX 970M SLI 14760
+43.2%
RX 5300M 10306

GeForce GTX 970M SLI outperforms Radeon RX 5300M by 43% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

GTX 970M SLI 96944
+73.6%
RX 5300M 55837

GeForce GTX 970M SLI outperforms Radeon RX 5300M by 74% in 3DMark Cloud Gate GPU.

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
+41.9%
62
−41.9%
4K39
+144%
16−18
−144%

Performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
+129%
16−18
−129%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 45−50
−22.9%
59
+22.9%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 40−45
+153%
16−18
−153%
Battlefield 5 75−80
−16.5%
92
+16.5%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 60−65
−12.5%
72
+12.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
+129%
16−18
−129%
Far Cry 5 60−65
+129%
27−30
−129%
Far Cry New Dawn 60−65
−7.8%
69
+7.8%
Forza Horizon 4 80−85
+108%
35−40
−108%
Hitman 3 70−75
+148%
27−30
−148%
Horizon Zero Dawn 50−55
+126%
21−24
−126%
Red Dead Redemption 2 35−40
−5.1%
41
+5.1%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 50−55
−13.2%
60
+13.2%
Watch Dogs: Legion 45−50
+130%
20−22
−130%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 45−50
+14.3%
42
−14.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 40−45
+153%
16−18
−153%
Battlefield 5 75−80
+0%
79
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 60−65
+23.1%
52
−23.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
+129%
16−18
−129%
Far Cry 5 60−65
+129%
27−30
−129%
Far Cry New Dawn 60−65
+0%
64
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 80−85
+108%
35−40
−108%
Hitman 3 70−75
+148%
27−30
−148%
Horizon Zero Dawn 50−55
+126%
21−24
−126%
Metro Exodus 40−45
+2.6%
39
−2.6%
Red Dead Redemption 2 35−40
+144%
16
−144%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 50−55
+26.2%
42
−26.2%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 85
+41.7%
60
−41.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion 45−50
+130%
20−22
−130%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 45−50
+92%
25
−92%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 40−45
+153%
16−18
−153%
Battlefield 5 75−80
+11.3%
71
−11.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
+129%
16−18
−129%
Far Cry 5 60−65
+129%
27−30
−129%
Far Cry New Dawn 60−65
+10.3%
58
−10.3%
Forza Horizon 4 80−85
+108%
35−40
−108%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 48
+26.3%
38
−26.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion 45−50
+130%
20−22
−130%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 35−40
+131%
16−18
−131%
Hitman 3 40−45
+135%
16−18
−135%
Horizon Zero Dawn 30−35
+88.2%
16−18
−88.2%
Metro Exodus 24−27
+167%
9−10
−167%
Red Dead Redemption 2 18−20
+125%
8−9
−125%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 30−35
+129%
14−16
−129%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 24−27
+136%
10−12
−136%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 24−27
+243%
7−8
−243%
Battlefield 5 50−55
+170%
20−22
−170%
Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
+200%
5−6
−200%
Far Cry 5 40−45
+133%
18−20
−133%
Far Cry New Dawn 45−50
+147%
18−20
−147%
Forza Horizon 4 50−55
+138%
21−24
−138%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 27−30
+164%
10−12
−164%
Watch Dogs: Legion 18−20
+200%
6−7
−200%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 18−20
+171%
7−8
−171%
Hitman 3 21−24
+130%
10−11
−130%
Horizon Zero Dawn 16−18
+77.8%
9−10
−77.8%
Metro Exodus 14−16
+275%
4−5
−275%
Red Dead Redemption 2 12−14
+117%
6−7
−117%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 16−18
+183%
6−7
−183%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 28
+211%
9−10
−211%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 14−16
+150%
6−7
−150%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 12−14
+160%
5−6
−160%
Battlefield 5 27−30
+190%
10−11
−190%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
+500%
1−2
−500%
Far Cry 5 20−22
+122%
9−10
−122%
Far Cry New Dawn 24−27
+118%
10−12
−118%
Forza Horizon 4 30−35
+143%
14−16
−143%
Watch Dogs: Legion 10−12
+175%
4−5
−175%

This is how GTX 970M SLI and RX 5300M compete in popular games:

1080p resolution:

  • GTX 970M SLI is 41.9% faster than RX 5300M

4K resolution:

  • GTX 970M SLI is 144% faster than RX 5300M

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

  • in Cyberpunk 2077, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the GTX 970M SLI is 500% faster than the RX 5300M.
  • in Assassin's Creed Odyssey, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the RX 5300M is 22.9% faster than the GTX 970M SLI.

All in all, in popular games:

  • GTX 970M SLI is ahead in 60 tests (88%)
  • RX 5300M is ahead in 6 tests (9%)
  • there's a draw in 2 tests (3%)

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 24.19 11.11
Recency 7 October 2014 13 November 2019
Chip lithography 28 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 162 Watt 65 Watt

The GeForce GTX 970M SLI is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX 5300M in performance tests.


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