RTX A400 vs GeForce GTX 970M
Aggregate performance score
We've compared GeForce GTX 970M with RTX A400, including specs and performance data.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 372 | 371 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 12.44 | 20.22 |
| Architecture | Maxwell 2.0 (2014−2019) | Ampere (2020−2024) |
| GPU code name | GM204 | GA107 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Workstation |
| Release date | 7 October 2014 (10 years ago) | 16 April 2024 (less than a year 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.
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 | 1280 | 768 |
| Core clock speed | 924 MHz | 727 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1038 MHz | 1762 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 5,200 million | 8,700 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 8 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | unknown | 50 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 83.04 | 42.29 |
| Floating-point processing power | 2.657 TFLOPS | 2.706 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 48 | 16 |
| TMUs | 80 | 24 |
| Tensor Cores | no data | 24 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 6 |
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 | no data |
| Bus support | PCI Express 3.0 | no data |
| Interface | MXM-B (3.0) | PCIe 4.0 x8 |
| Length | no data | 163 mm |
| Width | no data | 1-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | None |
| 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 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 3 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory bus width | 192 Bit | 64 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 2500 MHz | 1500 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 120 GB/s | 96 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | - |
| Resizable BAR | - | + |
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 Connectors | No outputs | 4x mini-DisplayPort 1.4a |
| 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 Boost | 2.0 | no 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.
| DirectX | 12 (12_1) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 6.4 | 6.7 |
| OpenGL | 4.5 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.1.126 | 1.3 |
| CUDA | + | 8.6 |
| DLSS | - | + |
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
+4.6%
| 130−140
−4.6%
|
| Full HD | 58
+5.5%
| 55−60
−5.5%
|
| 1440p | 27
+0%
| 27−30
+0%
|
| 4K | 21
+0%
| 21−24
+0%
|
Cost per frame, $
| 1080p | 44.15 | no data |
| 1440p | 94.85 | no data |
| 4K | 121.95 | no data |
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 75−80
+4%
|
75−80
−4%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 27−30
+7.4%
|
27−30
−7.4%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 24−27
+8.3%
|
24−27
−8.3%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 66
+1.5%
|
65−70
−1.5%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 75−80
+4%
|
75−80
−4%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 27−30
+7.4%
|
27−30
−7.4%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 46
+2.2%
|
45−50
−2.2%
|
| Fortnite | 163
+1.9%
|
160−170
−1.9%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 61
+1.7%
|
60−65
−1.7%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 40−45
+10%
|
40−45
−10%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 24−27
+8.3%
|
24−27
−8.3%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 60
+0%
|
60−65
+0%
|
| Valorant | 110−120
+5.5%
|
110−120
−5.5%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 54
+8%
|
50−55
−8%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 75−80
+4%
|
75−80
−4%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 180−190
+5%
|
180−190
−5%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 27−30
+7.4%
|
27−30
−7.4%
|
| Dota 2 | 85−90
+4.7%
|
85−90
−4.7%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 43
+7.5%
|
40−45
−7.5%
|
| Fortnite | 65
+0%
|
65−70
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 53
+6%
|
50−55
−6%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 40−45
+10%
|
40−45
−10%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 49
+8.9%
|
45−50
−8.9%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 24−27
+8.3%
|
24−27
−8.3%
|
| Metro Exodus | 24
+0%
|
24−27
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 49
+8.9%
|
45−50
−8.9%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 45
+0%
|
45−50
+0%
|
| Valorant | 110−120
+5.5%
|
110−120
−5.5%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 49
+8.9%
|
45−50
−8.9%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 27−30
+7.4%
|
27−30
−7.4%
|
| Dota 2 | 85−90
+4.7%
|
85−90
−4.7%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 39
+11.4%
|
35−40
−11.4%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 36
+2.9%
|
35−40
−2.9%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 24−27
+8.3%
|
24−27
−8.3%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 33
+10%
|
30−33
−10%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 26
+8.3%
|
24−27
−8.3%
|
| Valorant | 110−120
+5.5%
|
110−120
−5.5%
|
Full HD
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 49
+8.9%
|
45−50
−8.9%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 27−30
+0%
|
27−30
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 100−110
+3%
|
100−105
−3%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 21−24
+4.8%
|
21−24
−4.8%
|
| Metro Exodus | 14
+0%
|
14−16
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 120−130
+6.7%
|
120−130
−6.7%
|
| Valorant | 140−150
+2.9%
|
140−150
−2.9%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 33
+10%
|
30−33
−10%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 12−14
+0%
|
12−14
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 27
+0%
|
27−30
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 23
+9.5%
|
21−24
−9.5%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 14−16
+7.1%
|
14−16
−7.1%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 20−22
+11.1%
|
18−20
−11.1%
|
1440p
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 31
+3.3%
|
30−33
−3.3%
|
4K
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 9−10
+0%
|
9−10
+0%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 33
+10%
|
30−33
−10%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 8−9
+0%
|
8−9
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 7
+0%
|
7−8
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 16
+0%
|
16−18
+0%
|
| Valorant | 75−80
+0%
|
75−80
+0%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 15
+7.1%
|
14−16
−7.1%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 9−10
+0%
|
9−10
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 5−6
+0%
|
5−6
+0%
|
| Dota 2 | 50−55
+0%
|
50−55
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 13
+8.3%
|
12−14
−8.3%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 6
+0%
|
6−7
+0%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 8−9
+0%
|
8−9
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 12
+0%
|
12−14
+0%
|
4K
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 14
+0%
|
14−16
+0%
|
This is how GTX 970M and RTX A400 compete in popular games:
- GTX 970M is 5% faster in 900p
- GTX 970M is 5% faster in 1080p
- A tie in 1440p
- A tie in 4K
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 12.74 | 12.78 |
| Recency | 7 October 2014 | 16 April 2024 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 3 GB | 4 GB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 8 nm |
RTX A400 has a 0.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, a 33.3% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 250% more advanced lithography process.
Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between GeForce GTX 970M and RTX A400.
Be aware that GeForce GTX 970M is a notebook card while RTX A400 is a workstation one.
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