GeForce GTX 1050 3GB Mobile vs 970M

Place in performance ranking	329	362
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Value for money	3.93	no data
Architecture	Maxwell (2014−2018)	Pascal (2016−2021)
GPU code name	GM204	no data
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	7 October 2014 (9 years ago)	April 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$2,560.89	no data
Current price	$848 (0.3x MSRP)	no data

Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores	1280	768
CUDA cores	1280	no data
Core clock speed	924 MHz	1366 MHz
Boost clock speed	1038 MHz	1442 MHz
Number of transistors	5,200 million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	unknown	no data
Texture fill rate	83.04	no data
Floating-point performance	2,657 gflops	no data

Size and compatibility

Information on GeForce GTX 970M and GeForce GTX 1050 3GB Mobile 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 size	large	no data
Bus support	PCI Express 3.0	no data
Interface	MXM-B (3.0)	no data
Supplementary power connectors	None	no data
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 type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	6 GB	3 MB
Memory bus width	192 Bit	96 Bit
Memory clock speed	2500 MHz	1752 MHz
Memory bandwidth	120 GB/s	84 GB/s
Shared memory	-	no data

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 Connectors	No outputs	no data
VGA аnalog display support	+	no data
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support	+	no data
HDMI	+	no data
G-SYNC support	+	+

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
H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder	+	no data
Optimus	+	no data
BatteryBoost	+	no data
Ansel	+	no data
Multi-Projection	no data	+
Multi Monitor	no data	+

API support

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

DirectX	12 (12_1)	no data
Shader Model	6.4	no data
OpenGL	4.5	no data
OpenCL	1.1	no data
Vulkan	1.1.126	+
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 14.78
+15.6%

Nvidia GTX 1050 3GB Mobile 12.78

970M outperforms 1050 3GB Mobile by 16% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

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 7463
+16.6%

Nvidia GTX 1050 3GB Mobile 6401

970M outperforms 1050 3GB Mobile by 17% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.

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:

900p	136 +23.6%	110−120 −23.6%
Full HD	58 +16%	50−55 −16%
1440p	27 +28.6%	21−24 −28.6%
4K	21 +16.7%	18−20 −16.7%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

21−24
+27.8%

18−20

−27.8%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	42 +20%	35−40 −20%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	24−27 +19%	21−24 −19%
Battlefield 5	66 +20%	55−60 −20%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	35−40 +26.7%	30−33 −26.7%
Cyberpunk 2077	21−24 +27.8%	18−20 −27.8%
Far Cry 5	46 +31.4%	35−40 −31.4%
Far Cry New Dawn	41 +17.1%	35−40 −17.1%
Forza Horizon 4	61 +22%	50−55 −22%
Hitman 3	40−45 +17.1%	35−40 −17.1%
Horizon Zero Dawn	30−35 +29.2%	24−27 −29.2%
Red Dead Redemption 2	24−27 +19%	21−24 −19%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	40 +33.3%	30−33 −33.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion	27−30 +16.7%	24−27 −16.7%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	36 +20%	30−33 −20%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	24−27 +19%	21−24 −19%
Battlefield 5	54 +20%	45−50 −20%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	35−40 +26.7%	30−33 −26.7%
Cyberpunk 2077	21−24 +27.8%	18−20 −27.8%
Far Cry 5	43 +22.9%	35−40 −22.9%
Far Cry New Dawn	38 +26.7%	30−33 −26.7%
Forza Horizon 4	53 +17.8%	45−50 −17.8%
Hitman 3	40−45 +17.1%	35−40 −17.1%
Horizon Zero Dawn	30−35 +29.2%	24−27 −29.2%
Metro Exodus	24 +33.3%	18−20 −33.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2	24−27 +19%	21−24 −19%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	34 +25.9%	27−30 −25.9%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	45 +28.6%	35−40 −28.6%
Watch Dogs: Legion	27−30 +16.7%	24−27 −16.7%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	21 +16.7%	18−20 −16.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	24−27 +19%	21−24 −19%
Battlefield 5	49 +22.5%	40−45 −22.5%
Cyberpunk 2077	21−24 +27.8%	18−20 −27.8%
Far Cry 5	39 +30%	30−33 −30%
Far Cry New Dawn	35 +16.7%	30−33 −16.7%
Forza Horizon 4	36 +20%	30−33 −20%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	26 +23.8%	21−24 −23.8%
Watch Dogs: Legion	27−30 +16.7%	24−27 −16.7%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	21−24 +22.2%	18−20 −22.2%
Hitman 3	21−24 +27.8%	18−20 −27.8%
Horizon Zero Dawn	21−24 +16.7%	18−20 −16.7%
Metro Exodus	14 +16.7%	12−14 −16.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2	10−12 +22.2%	9−10 −22.2%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	20 +25%	16−18 −25%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	17 +21.4%	14−16 −21.4%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	12−14 +20%	10−11 −20%
Battlefield 5	33 +22.2%	27−30 −22.2%
Cyberpunk 2077	8−9 +33.3%	6−7 −33.3%
Far Cry 5	27 +28.6%	21−24 −28.6%
Far Cry New Dawn	25 +19%	21−24 −19%
Forza Horizon 4	23 +27.8%	18−20 −27.8%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14−16 +25%	12−14 −25%
Watch Dogs: Legion	9−10 +28.6%	7−8 −28.6%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	10−11 +25%	8−9 −25%
Hitman 3	14−16 +16.7%	12−14 −16.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn	10−11 +25%	8−9 −25%
Metro Exodus	7 +16.7%	6−7 −16.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2	8−9 +33.3%	6−7 −33.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	9 +28.6%	7−8 −28.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	16 +33.3%	12−14 −33.3%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	9−10 +28.6%	7−8 −28.6%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	7−8 +16.7%	6−7 −16.7%
Battlefield 5	15 +25%	12−14 −25%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Far Cry 5	13 +30%	10−11 −30%
Far Cry New Dawn	12 +20%	10−11 −20%
Forza Horizon 4	6 +20%	5−6 −20%
Watch Dogs: Legion	6−7 +20%	5−6 −20%