GeForce GTX 970M vs Radeon Pro W5500

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon Pro W5500 with GeForce GTX 970M, including specs and performance data.

Pro W5500
2020
8 GB GDDR6, 125 Watt
23.72
+59.4%

Pro W5500 outperforms GTX 970M by an impressive 59% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking239356
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation45.25no data
Power efficiency13.0912.67
ArchitectureRDNA 1.0 (2019−2020)Maxwell 2.0 (2014−2019)
GPU code nameNavi 14GM204
Market segmentWorkstationLaptop
Release date10 February 2020 (4 years ago)7 October 2014 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$399 $2,560.89

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

Pro W5500 and GTX 970M have a nearly equal value for money.

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 cores14081280
Core clock speed1187 MHz924 MHz
Boost clock speed1400 MHz1038 MHz
Number of transistors6,400 million5,200 million
Manufacturing process technology7 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)125 Wattunknown
Texture fill rate123.283.04
Floating-point processing power3.942 TFLOPS2.657 TFLOPS
ROPs3248
TMUs8880

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 sizeno datalarge
Bus supportno dataPCI Express 3.0
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x8MXM-B (3.0)
Length267 mmno data
Width1-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pinNone
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 typeGDDR6GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount8 GB3 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit192 Bit
Memory clock speed1750 MHz2500 MHz
Memory bandwidth224.0 GB/s120 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 Connectors4x DisplayPortNo outputs
VGA аnalog display supportno data+
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) supportno 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 Boostno data2.0
GameWorks-+
H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder-+
Optimus-+
BatteryBoost-+
Ansel-+

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)12 (12_1)
Shader Model6.56.4
OpenGL4.64.5
OpenCL2.01.1
Vulkan1.2.1311.1.126
CUDA-+

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.

Pro W5500 23.72
+59.4%
GTX 970M 14.88

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.

Pro W5500 9117
+59.4%
GTX 970M 5718

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:

900p210−220
+54.4%
136
−54.4%
Full HD85−90
+51.8%
56
−51.8%
1440p35−40
+40%
25
−40%
4K35−40
+59.1%
22
−59.1%

Cost per frame, $

1080p4.69
+874%
45.73
−874%
1440p11.40
+799%
102.44
−799%
4K11.40
+921%
116.40
−921%
  • Pro W5500 has 874% lower cost per frame in 1080p
  • Pro W5500 has 799% lower cost per frame in 1440p
  • Pro W5500 has 921% lower cost per frame in 4K

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 46
+0%
46
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Metro Exodus 41
+0%
41
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Valorant 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 46
+0%
46
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Dota 2 33
+0%
33
+0%
Far Cry 5 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
Fortnite 59
+0%
59
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 49
+0%
49
+0%
Metro Exodus 29
+0%
29
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 149
+0%
149
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 44
+0%
44
+0%
Valorant 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
World of Tanks 190−200
+0%
190−200
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 40
+0%
40
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Dota 2 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Far Cry 5 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 38
+0%
38
+0%
Valorant 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
World of Tanks 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 27
+0%
27
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%
Far Cry 5 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Metro Exodus 25
+0%
25
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 20−22
+0%
20−22
+0%
Valorant 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Dota 2 33
+0%
33
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 33
+0%
33
+0%
Metro Exodus 7
+0%
7
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 38
+0%
38
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 33
+0%
33
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 13
+0%
13
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Dota 2 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Far Cry 5 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Fortnite 15
+0%
15
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%
Valorant 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%

This is how Pro W5500 and GTX 970M compete in popular games:

  • Pro W5500 is 54% faster in 900p
  • Pro W5500 is 52% faster in 1080p
  • Pro W5500 is 40% faster in 1440p
  • Pro W5500 is 59% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 64 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 23.72 14.88
Recency 10 February 2020 7 October 2014
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 3 GB
Chip lithography 7 nm 28 nm

Pro W5500 has a 59.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, a 166.7% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 300% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon Pro W5500 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 970M in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon Pro W5500 is a workstation card while GeForce GTX 970M is a notebook one.


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