GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile vs GTX 970M

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 970M and GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GTX 970M
2014
3 GB GDDR5
14.85

RTX 3070 Ti Mobile outperforms GTX 970M by a whopping 213% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking35472
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency12.6227.82
ArchitectureMaxwell 2.0 (2014−2019)Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code nameGM204GA104
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date7 October 2014 (10 years ago)4 January 2022 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$2,560.89 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores12805632
Core clock speed924 MHz915 MHz
Boost clock speed1038 MHz1410 MHz
Number of transistors5,200 million17,400 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)unknown115 Watt
Texture fill rate83.04248.2
Floating-point processing power2.657 TFLOPS15.88 TFLOPS
ROPs4880
TMUs80176
Tensor Coresno data176
Ray Tracing Coresno data44

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 sizelargelarge
Bus supportPCI Express 3.0no data
InterfaceMXM-B (3.0)PCIe 4.0 x16
Supplementary power connectorsNoneno data
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 typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount3 GB8 GB
Memory bus width192 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed2500 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth120 GB/s448.0 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 ConnectorsNo outputsNo outputs
VGA аnalog display support+no data
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support+no data
HDMI+-
G-SYNC support+-

Supported technologies

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

GameStream+-
GeForce ShadowPlay+-
GPU Boost2.0no data
GameWorks+-
H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder+-
Optimus+-
BatteryBoost+-
Ansel+no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.46.6
OpenGL4.54.6
OpenCL1.13.0
Vulkan1.1.1261.3
CUDA+8.6

Synthetic benchmark performance

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. 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 14.85
RTX 3070 Ti Mobile 46.47
+213%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. 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.

GTX 970M 5712
RTX 3070 Ti Mobile 17870
+213%

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.

GTX 970M 9878
RTX 3070 Ti Mobile 36970
+274%

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.

GTX 970M 28845
RTX 3070 Ti Mobile 81895
+184%

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.

GTX 970M 7463
RTX 3070 Ti Mobile 27776
+272%

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.

GTX 970M 51247
RTX 3070 Ti Mobile 141689
+176%

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.

GTX 970M 274626
RTX 3070 Ti Mobile 581927
+112%

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:

900p136
−194%
400−450
+194%
Full HD56
−111%
118
+111%
1440p25
−196%
74
+196%
4K22
−127%
50
+127%

Cost per frame, $

1080p45.73no data
1440p102.44no data
4K116.40no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 24−27
−327%
111
+327%
Cyberpunk 2077 27−30
−345%
129
+345%
Elden Ring 45−50
−169%
121
+169%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 46
−146%
110−120
+146%
Counter-Strike 2 24−27
−281%
99
+281%
Cyberpunk 2077 27−30
−234%
97
+234%
Forza Horizon 4 60−65
−323%
254
+323%
Metro Exodus 41
−159%
100−110
+159%
Red Dead Redemption 2 35−40
−144%
85−90
+144%
Valorant 55−60
−292%
231
+292%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 46
−146%
110−120
+146%
Counter-Strike 2 24−27
−250%
91
+250%
Cyberpunk 2077 27−30
−169%
78
+169%
Dota 2 33
−330%
142
+330%
Elden Ring 45−50
−269%
166
+269%
Far Cry 5 55−60
−81.8%
100
+81.8%
Fortnite 59
−227%
190−200
+227%
Forza Horizon 4 60−65
−237%
202
+237%
Grand Theft Auto V 49
−188%
141
+188%
Metro Exodus 29
−27.6%
37
+27.6%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 149
−41.6%
210−220
+41.6%
Red Dead Redemption 2 35−40
−144%
85−90
+144%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 44
−284%
160−170
+284%
Valorant 55−60
−105%
121
+105%
World of Tanks 190−200
−44.6%
270−280
+44.6%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 40
−183%
110−120
+183%
Counter-Strike 2 24−27
−215%
82
+215%
Cyberpunk 2077 27−30
−138%
69
+138%
Dota 2 50−55
−160%
138
+160%
Far Cry 5 55−60
−90.9%
100−110
+90.9%
Forza Horizon 4 60−65
−197%
178
+197%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 38
−455%
210−220
+455%
Valorant 55−60
−227%
193
+227%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2 21−24
−348%
94
+348%
Elden Ring 21−24
−296%
91
+296%
Grand Theft Auto V 21−24
−327%
94
+327%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 130−140
−33.6%
170−180
+33.6%
Red Dead Redemption 2 12−14
−277%
45−50
+277%
World of Tanks 100−110
−184%
290−300
+184%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 27
−196%
80−85
+196%
Counter-Strike 2 12−14
−315%
54
+315%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−12
−291%
43
+291%
Far Cry 5 35−40
−311%
140−150
+311%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
−281%
137
+281%
Metro Exodus 25
−288%
95−100
+288%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 18−20
−358%
85−90
+358%
Valorant 35−40
−292%
145
+292%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 10−11
−400%
50−55
+400%
Dota 2 33
−188%
95
+188%
Elden Ring 10−11
−360%
46
+360%
Grand Theft Auto V 33
−188%
95
+188%
Metro Exodus 7
−471%
40−45
+471%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 38
−311%
150−160
+311%
Red Dead Redemption 2 10−11
−220%
30−35
+220%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 33
−188%
95
+188%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 13
−331%
55−60
+331%
Counter-Strike 2 10−11
−400%
50−55
+400%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−450%
22
+450%
Dota 2 24−27
−392%
128
+392%
Far Cry 5 18−20
−289%
70−75
+289%
Fortnite 15
−373%
70−75
+373%
Forza Horizon 4 21−24
−286%
81
+286%
Valorant 16−18
−388%
78
+388%

This is how GTX 970M and RTX 3070 Ti Mobile compete in popular games:

  • RTX 3070 Ti Mobile is 194% faster in 900p
  • RTX 3070 Ti Mobile is 111% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 3070 Ti Mobile is 196% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 3070 Ti Mobile is 127% faster in 4K

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

  • in Metro Exodus, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the RTX 3070 Ti Mobile is 471% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Without exception, RTX 3070 Ti Mobile surpassed GTX 970M in all 63 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 14.85 46.47
Recency 7 October 2014 4 January 2022
Maximum RAM amount 3 GB 8 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 8 nm

RTX 3070 Ti Mobile has a 212.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, a 166.7% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 250% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 970M in performance tests.


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