Radeon R9 M365X vs GeForce GTX 970M

Place in performance ranking	333	667
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	4.13	no data
Architecture	Maxwell (2014−2018)	GCN (2011−2017)
GPU code name	GM204	Tropo
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	7 October 2014 (9 years ago)	6 May 2015 (9 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$2,560.89	no data
Current price	$848 (0.3x MSRP)	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

Detailed specifications

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	640
CUDA cores	1280	no data
Compute units	no data	10
Core clock speed	924 MHz	900 MHz
Boost clock speed	1038 MHz	925 MHz
Number of transistors	5,200 million	1,500 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	unknown	no data
Texture fill rate	83.04	37.00
Floating-point performance	2,657 gflops	1,184 gflops

Form factor & compatibility

Information on GeForce GTX 970M and Radeon R9 M365X 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	medium sized
Bus support	PCI Express 3.0	PCIe 3.0
Interface	MXM-B (3.0)	PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	None	no data
SLI options	+	no data

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	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	6 GB	4 GB
Memory bus width	192 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	2500 MHz	1125 MHz
Memory bandwidth	120 GB/s	72 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 Connectors	No outputs	No outputs
Eyefinity	no data	1
VGA аnalog display support	+	no data
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support	+	no data
HDMI	+	no data
G-SYNC support	+	no data

Supported technologies

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

AppAcceleration	no data	-
Enduro	no data	-
FreeSync	no data	1
HD3D	no data	+
PowerTune	no data	+
DualGraphics	no data	1
TrueAudio	no data	-
ZeroCore	no data	+
Switchable graphics	no data	1
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

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_1)	DirectX® 12
Shader Model	6.4	5.1
OpenGL	4.5	4.4
OpenCL	1.1	Not Listed
Vulkan	1.1.126	no data
Mantle	no data	+
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 14.87
+288%

R9 M365X 3.83

GeForce GTX 970M outperforms Radeon R9 M365X by 288% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. 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.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

GTX 970M 5742
+288%

R9 M365X 1481

GeForce GTX 970M outperforms Radeon R9 M365X by 288% in Passmark.

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 +289%	35−40 −289%
Full HD	59 +321%	14−16 −321%
1440p	25 +317%	6−7 −317%
4K	22 +340%	5−6 −340%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

21−24

no data

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	42	no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	24−27	no data
Battlefield 5	52	no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	30−33	no data
Cyberpunk 2077	21−24	no data
Far Cry 5	50	no data
Far Cry New Dawn	48	no data
Forza Horizon 4	61	no data
Hitman 3	27−30	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	60−65	no data
Metro Exodus	53	no data
Red Dead Redemption 2	40−45	no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	45−50	no data
Watch Dogs: Legion	45−50	no data

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	36	no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	24−27	no data
Battlefield 5	44	no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	30−33	no data
Cyberpunk 2077	21−24	no data
Far Cry 5	41	no data
Far Cry New Dawn	37	no data
Forza Horizon 4	131	no data
Hitman 3	27−30	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	60−65	no data
Metro Exodus	40	no data
Red Dead Redemption 2	40−45	no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	45−50	no data
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	45	no data
Watch Dogs: Legion	45−50	no data

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	21	no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	24−27	no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	30−33	no data
Cyberpunk 2077	21−24	no data
Far Cry 5	29	no data
Forza Horizon 4	36	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	60−65	no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	45−50	no data
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	26	no data
Watch Dogs: Legion	45−50	no data

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

40−45

no data

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	26	no data
Far Cry New Dawn	28	no data

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	17	no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	12−14 +300%	3−4 −300%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	18−20	no data
Cyberpunk 2077	8−9	no data
Far Cry 5	27	no data
Forza Horizon 4	23	no data
Hitman 3	18−20	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	30−33	no data
Metro Exodus	25 +317%	6−7 −317%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	27−30 +350%	6−7 −350%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	16−18	no data
Watch Dogs: Legion	9−10	no data

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

24−27

no data

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	12	no data
Far Cry New Dawn	13	no data
Hitman 3	10−12 +450%	2−3 −450%
Horizon Zero Dawn	16−18	no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	9	no data
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	16 +300%	4−5 −300%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	8−9	no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	7−8	no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	7−8	no data
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3	no data
Far Cry 5	8	no data
Forza Horizon 4	6	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	16−18	no data
Metro Exodus	12	no data
Watch Dogs: Legion	6−7	no data