P106-100 vs GeForce GTX 970M

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 970M with P106-100, including specs and performance data.

GTX 970M
2014
3 GB GDDR5
12.75

P106-100 outperforms GTX 970M by a moderate 17% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking365330
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency12.439.83
ArchitectureMaxwell 2.0 (2014−2019)Pascal (2016−2021)
GPU code nameGM204GP106
Market segmentLaptopWorkstation
Release date7 October 2014 (10 years ago)19 June 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$2,560.89 no data

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 cores12801280
Core clock speed924 MHz1506 MHz
Boost clock speed1038 MHz1709 MHz
Number of transistors5,200 million4,400 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm16 nm
Power consumption (TDP)unknown120 Watt
Texture fill rate83.04136.7
Floating-point processing power2.657 TFLOPS4.375 TFLOPS
ROPs4848
TMUs8080

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
Bus supportPCI Express 3.0no data
InterfaceMXM-B (3.0)PCIe 3.0 x16
Lengthno data250 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNone1x 6-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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount3 GB6 GB
Memory bus width192 Bit192 Bit
Memory clock speed2500 MHz2002 MHz
Memory bandwidth120 GB/s192.2 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 and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)12 (12_1)
Shader Model6.46.4
OpenGL4.54.6
OpenCL1.11.2
Vulkan1.1.1261.2.131
CUDA+6.1

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.

GTX 970M 12.75
P106-100 14.93
+17.1%

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 5697
P106-100 6670
+17.1%

GeekBench 5 OpenCL

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses OpenCL API by Khronos Group.

GTX 970M 19026
P106-100 36047
+89.5%

GeekBench 5 Vulkan

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses Vulkan API by AMD & Khronos Group.

GTX 970M 18516
P106-100 33135
+79%

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
−10.3%
150−160
+10.3%
Full HD58
−12.1%
65−70
+12.1%
1440p27
−11.1%
30−35
+11.1%
4K21
−14.3%
24−27
+14.3%

Cost per frame, $

1080p44.15no data
1440p94.85no data
4K121.95no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Atomic Heart 35−40
−14.3%
40−45
+14.3%
Counter-Strike 2 75−80
−15.4%
90−95
+15.4%
Cyberpunk 2077 27−30
−3.4%
30−33
+3.4%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Atomic Heart 35−40
−14.3%
40−45
+14.3%
Battlefield 5 66
−13.6%
75−80
+13.6%
Counter-Strike 2 75−80
−15.4%
90−95
+15.4%
Cyberpunk 2077 27−30
−3.4%
30−33
+3.4%
Far Cry 5 46
−8.7%
50−55
+8.7%
Fortnite 163
−16.6%
190−200
+16.6%
Forza Horizon 4 61
−14.8%
70−75
+14.8%
Forza Horizon 5 40−45
−13.6%
50−55
+13.6%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 60
−16.7%
70−75
+16.7%
Valorant 110−120
−12.1%
130−140
+12.1%

Full HD
High Preset

Atomic Heart 35−40
−14.3%
40−45
+14.3%
Battlefield 5 54
−11.1%
60−65
+11.1%
Counter-Strike 2 75−80
−15.4%
90−95
+15.4%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 180−190
−16.4%
220−230
+16.4%
Cyberpunk 2077 27−30
−3.4%
30−33
+3.4%
Dota 2 85−90
−12.4%
100−105
+12.4%
Far Cry 5 43
−16.3%
50−55
+16.3%
Fortnite 65
−15.4%
75−80
+15.4%
Forza Horizon 4 53
−13.2%
60−65
+13.2%
Forza Horizon 5 40−45
−13.6%
50−55
+13.6%
Grand Theft Auto V 49
−12.2%
55−60
+12.2%
Metro Exodus 24
−12.5%
27−30
+12.5%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 49
−12.2%
55−60
+12.2%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 45
−11.1%
50−55
+11.1%
Valorant 110−120
−12.1%
130−140
+12.1%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 49
−12.2%
55−60
+12.2%
Cyberpunk 2077 27−30
−3.4%
30−33
+3.4%
Dota 2 85−90
−12.4%
100−105
+12.4%
Far Cry 5 39
−15.4%
45−50
+15.4%
Forza Horizon 4 36
−11.1%
40−45
+11.1%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 33
−6.1%
35−40
+6.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 26
−15.4%
30−33
+15.4%
Valorant 110−120
−12.1%
130−140
+12.1%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 49
−12.2%
55−60
+12.2%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 27−30
−11.1%
30−33
+11.1%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 100−110
−16.5%
120−130
+16.5%
Grand Theft Auto V 21−24
−9.1%
24−27
+9.1%
Metro Exodus 14
−14.3%
16−18
+14.3%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 120−130
−9.4%
140−150
+9.4%
Valorant 140−150
−11.1%
160−170
+11.1%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 33
−6.1%
35−40
+6.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
−16.7%
14−16
+16.7%
Far Cry 5 27
−11.1%
30−33
+11.1%
Forza Horizon 4 23
−4.3%
24−27
+4.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 21−24
−4.3%
24−27
+4.3%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 31
−12.9%
35−40
+12.9%

4K
High Preset

Atomic Heart 10−12
−9.1%
12−14
+9.1%
Counter-Strike 2 9−10
−11.1%
10−11
+11.1%
Grand Theft Auto V 33
−6.1%
35−40
+6.1%
Metro Exodus 7
−14.3%
8−9
+14.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 16
−12.5%
18−20
+12.5%
Valorant 75−80
−11.8%
85−90
+11.8%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 15
−6.7%
16−18
+6.7%
Counter-Strike 2 9−10
−11.1%
10−11
+11.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Dota 2 50−55
−10%
55−60
+10%
Far Cry 5 13
−7.7%
14−16
+7.7%
Forza Horizon 4 6
−16.7%
7−8
+16.7%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 12
−16.7%
14−16
+16.7%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 14
−14.3%
16−18
+14.3%

This is how GTX 970M and P106-100 compete in popular games:

  • P106-100 is 10% faster in 900p
  • P106-100 is 12% faster in 1080p
  • P106-100 is 11% faster in 1440p
  • P106-100 is 14% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 12.75 14.93
Recency 7 October 2014 19 June 2017
Maximum RAM amount 3 GB 6 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 16 nm

P106-100 has a 17.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 75% more advanced lithography process.

The P106-100 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 970M in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 970M is a notebook card while P106-100 is a workstation one.

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