GeForce GTX 970M vs Radeon RX 470 Mobile

Place in the ranking	306	355
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	10.15	no data
Power efficiency	14.76	12.62
Architecture	GCN 4.0 (2016−2020)	Maxwell 2.0 (2014−2019)
GPU code name	Ellesmere	GM204
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	4 August 2016 (8 years ago)	7 October 2014 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$549.99	$2,560.89

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RX 470 Mobile 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 cores	2048	1280
Core clock speed	926 MHz	924 MHz
Boost clock speed	1074 MHz	1038 MHz
Number of transistors	5,700 million	5,200 million
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	85 Watt	unknown
Texture fill rate	137.5	83.04
Floating-point processing power	4.399 TFLOPS	2.657 TFLOPS
ROPs	32	48
TMUs	128	80

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	large
Bus support	no data	PCI Express 3.0
Interface	MXM-B (3.0)	MXM-B (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors	no data	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	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	3 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	192 Bit
Memory clock speed	1750 MHz	2500 MHz
Memory bandwidth	224.0 GB/s	120 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
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.

FreeSync	+	-
GameStream	-	+
GeForce ShadowPlay	-	+
GPU Boost	no data	2.0
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.

DirectX	12 (12_0)	12 (12_1)
Shader Model	6.4	6.4
OpenGL	4.6	4.5
OpenCL	2.0	1.1
Vulkan	1.2.131	1.1.126
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.

RX 470 Mobile 18.23
+22.8%

GTX 970M 14.85

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.

RX 470 Mobile 10715
+43.6%

GTX 970M 7463

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	160−170 +17.6%	136 −17.6%
Full HD	65−70 +16.1%	56 −16.1%
1440p	30−35 +20%	25 −20%
4K	27−30 +22.7%	22 −22.7%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	8.46 +440%	45.73 −440%
1440p	18.33 +459%	102.44 −459%
4K	20.37 +471%	116.40 −471%

RX 470 Mobile has 440% lower cost per frame in 1080p
RX 470 Mobile has 459% lower cost per frame in 1440p
RX 470 Mobile has 471% lower cost per frame in 4K

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	30−35 +23.1%	24−27 −23.1%
Cyberpunk 2077	35−40 +24.1%	27−30 −24.1%
Elden Ring	55−60 +26.7%	45−50 −26.7%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	55−60 +26.1%	46 −26.1%
Counter-Strike 2	30−35 +23.1%	24−27 −23.1%
Cyberpunk 2077	35−40 +24.1%	27−30 −24.1%
Forza Horizon 4	75−80 +26.7%	60−65 −26.7%
Metro Exodus	45−50 +19.5%	41 −19.5%
Red Dead Redemption 2	40−45 +19.4%	35−40 −19.4%
Valorant	70−75 +25.4%	55−60 −25.4%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	55−60 +26.1%	46 −26.1%
Counter-Strike 2	30−35 +23.1%	24−27 −23.1%
Cyberpunk 2077	35−40 +24.1%	27−30 −24.1%
Dota 2	65−70 +97%	33 −97%
Elden Ring	55−60 +26.7%	45−50 −26.7%
Far Cry 5	60−65 +14.5%	55−60 −14.5%
Fortnite	95−100 +66.1%	59 −66.1%
Forza Horizon 4	75−80 +26.7%	60−65 −26.7%
Grand Theft Auto V	65−70 +32.7%	49 −32.7%
Metro Exodus	45−50 +69%	29 −69%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	120−130 −19.2%	149 +19.2%
Red Dead Redemption 2	40−45 +19.4%	35−40 −19.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	55−60 +29.5%	44 −29.5%
Valorant	70−75 +25.4%	55−60 −25.4%
World of Tanks	220−230 +14%	190−200 −14%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	55−60 +45%	40 −45%
Counter-Strike 2	30−35 +23.1%	24−27 −23.1%
Cyberpunk 2077	35−40 +24.1%	27−30 −24.1%
Dota 2	65−70 +22.6%	50−55 −22.6%
Far Cry 5	60−65 +14.5%	55−60 −14.5%
Forza Horizon 4	75−80 +26.7%	60−65 −26.7%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	120−130 +229%	38 −229%
Valorant	70−75 +25.4%	55−60 −25.4%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	27−30 +33.3%	21−24 −33.3%
Elden Ring	30−33 +30.4%	21−24 −30.4%
Grand Theft Auto V	27−30 +27.3%	21−24 −27.3%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	160−170 +25%	130−140 −25%
Red Dead Redemption 2	16−18 +23.1%	12−14 −23.1%
World of Tanks	120−130 +20.2%	100−110 −20.2%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	35−40 +37%	27 −37%
Counter-Strike 2	14−16 +15.4%	12−14 −15.4%
Cyberpunk 2077	14−16 +27.3%	10−12 −27.3%
Far Cry 5	45−50 +30.6%	35−40 −30.6%
Forza Horizon 4	45−50 +27.8%	35−40 −27.8%
Metro Exodus	40−45 +64%	25 −64%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	24−27 +26.3%	18−20 −26.3%
Valorant	45−50 +24.3%	35−40 −24.3%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	14−16 +40%	10−11 −40%
Dota 2	30−35 −6.5%	33 +6.5%
Elden Ring	12−14 +30%	10−11 −30%
Grand Theft Auto V	30−35 −6.5%	33 +6.5%
Metro Exodus	12−14 +85.7%	7 −85.7%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	50−55 +42.1%	38 −42.1%
Red Dead Redemption 2	12−14 +20%	10−11 −20%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	30−35 −6.5%	33 +6.5%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	18−20 +38.5%	13 −38.5%
Counter-Strike 2	14−16 +40%	10−11 −40%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 +25%	4−5 −25%
Dota 2	30−35 +19.2%	24−27 −19.2%
Far Cry 5	21−24 +21.1%	18−20 −21.1%
Fortnite	21−24 +40%	15 −40%
Forza Horizon 4	27−30 +28.6%	21−24 −28.6%
Valorant	21−24 +31.3%	16−18 −31.3%

This is how RX 470 Mobile and GTX 970M compete in popular games:

RX 470 Mobile is 18% faster in 900p
RX 470 Mobile is 16% faster in 1080p
RX 470 Mobile is 20% faster in 1440p
RX 470 Mobile is 23% faster in 4K

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

in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RX 470 Mobile is 229% faster.
in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the GTX 970M is 19% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

RX 470 Mobile is ahead in 59 tests (94%)
GTX 970M is ahead in 4 tests (6%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	18.23	14.85
Recency	4 August 2016	7 October 2014
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	3 GB
Chip lithography	14 nm	28 nm

RX 470 Mobile has a 22.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, a 166.7% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon RX 470 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 970M in performance tests.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.