Graphic cards

GeForce GTX 970M

About NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970M

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970M is graphic card manufactured by NVIDIA and launched in Q4 2014 . It's using PCIe 3.0 x16 bus type. It has core clock of 924 MHz and 3072 MB (3GB) of memory . It supports DirectX 12 and OpenGL 4.5 . This graphic card is used in Mobile devices and can consume up to 75 watts of power .

Component specifications

Mobile
Used in

NVIDIA
Factory

PCIe 3.0 x16
Motherboard Bus

Q4 2014
Launched

3072 MB
Memory

924 MHz
Core Clock

DirectX 12
DirectX

OpenGL 4.5
OpenGL

75 W
Thermal Design Power (TDP)

Overall Score 38427

Benchmark Score 14767

2D Benchmark Score 392

Future Proof 36%

Component performance

48 FPS
Average DirectX performance

99 FPS
DirectX 9 performance

27.2 FPS
DirectX 10 performance

42 FPS
DirectX 11 performance

23.9 FPS
DirectX 12 performance

2301.9 operations/s
Graphic card computing

Compatible processors

Processors that best works with GeForce GTX 970M on 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) resolution in general tasks.

	Core i7-10710U	Mobile Used in	Q4 2019 Launched	FCBGA1528 Socket	1.1 GHz Clock	6 Cores	Bottleneck calculation	15 W Thermal Design Power TDP

Bottleneck calculation		1.1 GHz Clock	4.7 GHz Turbo Clock	6 Cores	12 Threads
	Core i3-1125G4	Mobile Used in	Q1 2021 Launched	FCBGA1449 Socket	2 GHz Clock	4 Cores	Bottleneck calculation	28 W Thermal Design Power TDP

Bottleneck calculation		2 GHz Clock	3.7 GHz Turbo Clock	4 Cores	8 Threads
	Ryzen 3 5300U	Mobile Used in	Q2 2021 Launched	FP6 Socket	2.6 GHz Clock	4 Cores	Bottleneck calculation	15 W Thermal Design Power TDP

Bottleneck calculation		2.6 GHz Clock	3.8 GHz Turbo Clock	4 Cores	8 Threads
	Core i5-8500B	Mobile Used in	Q1 2019 Launched	FCBGA1440 Socket	3 GHz Clock	6 Cores	Bottleneck calculation	65 W Thermal Design Power TDP

Bottleneck calculation		3 GHz Clock	4.1 GHz Turbo Clock	6 Cores	6 Threads
	Ryzen 3 7320U	Mobile Used in	Q1 2023 Launched	FP7 Socket	2.4 GHz Clock	4 Cores	Bottleneck calculation	15 W Thermal Design Power TDP

Bottleneck calculation		2.4 GHz Clock	4.1 GHz Turbo Clock	4 Cores	8 Threads
	Core i5-1038NG7	Mobile Used in	Q2 2020 Launched	FCBGA1344 Socket	2 GHz Clock	4 Cores	Bottleneck calculation	28 W Thermal Design Power TDP

Bottleneck calculation		2 GHz Clock	3.8 GHz Turbo Clock	4 Cores	8 Threads
	Core i7-1160G7	Mobile Used in	Q1 2021 Launched	FCBGA1598 Socket	1.2 GHz Clock	4 Cores	Bottleneck calculation

Bottleneck calculation		1.2 GHz Clock	4.4 GHz Turbo Clock	4 Cores	8 Threads
	U300	Mobile Used in	Q3 2023 Launched	FCBGA1744 Socket		5 Cores	Bottleneck calculation	15 W Thermal Design Power TDP

Bottleneck calculation			4.4 GHz Turbo Clock	5 Cores	6 Threads
	Ryzen 5 7520U	Mobile Used in	Q1 2023 Launched	FP6 Socket	2.8 GHz Clock	4 Cores	Bottleneck calculation	15 W Thermal Design Power TDP

Bottleneck calculation		2.8 GHz Clock	4.3 GHz Turbo Clock	4 Cores	8 Threads
	Core i7-1068NG7	Mobile Used in	Q2 2020 Launched	FCBGA1344 Socket	2.3 GHz Clock	4 Cores	Bottleneck calculation	28 W Thermal Design Power TDP

Bottleneck calculation		2.3 GHz Clock	4.1 GHz Turbo Clock	4 Cores	8 Threads
	Ryzen 7 3750H	Mobile Used in	Q2 2019 Launched	FP5 Socket	2.3 GHz Clock	4 Cores	Bottleneck calculation	35 W Thermal Design Power TDP

Bottleneck calculation		2.3 GHz Clock	4 GHz Turbo Clock	4 Cores	8 Threads
	Core i5-10200H	Mobile Used in	Q4 2020 Launched	FCBGA1440 Socket	2.4 GHz Clock	4 Cores	Bottleneck calculation	45 W Thermal Design Power TDP

Bottleneck calculation		2.4 GHz Clock	4.1 GHz Turbo Clock	4 Cores	8 Threads
	Core i5-1035G7	Mobile Used in	Q4 2019 Launched	FCBGA1526 Socket	1.2 GHz Clock	4 Cores	Bottleneck calculation	15 W Thermal Design Power TDP

Bottleneck calculation		1.2 GHz Clock	3.7 GHz Turbo Clock	4 Cores	8 Threads
	Core i7-8569U	Mobile Used in	Q1 2020 Launched	FCBGA1528 Socket	2.8 GHz Clock	4 Cores	Bottleneck calculation	28 W Thermal Design Power TDP

Bottleneck calculation		2.8 GHz Clock	4.7 GHz Turbo Clock	4 Cores	8 Threads
	Core i7-10810U	Mobile Used in	Q2 2020 Launched	FCBGA1528 Socket	1.1 GHz Clock	6 Cores	Bottleneck calculation	15 W Thermal Design Power TDP

Bottleneck calculation		1.1 GHz Clock	4.9 GHz Turbo Clock	6 Cores	12 Threads
	Core i7-1180G7	Mobile Used in	Q1 2021 Launched	FCBGA1598 Socket	1.3 GHz Clock	4 Cores	Bottleneck calculation	15 W Thermal Design Power TDP

Bottleneck calculation		1.3 GHz Clock	4.6 GHz Turbo Clock	4 Cores	8 Threads
	Core i7-1065G7	Mobile Used in	Q2 2019 Launched	FCBGA1526 Socket	1.3 GHz Clock	4 Cores	Bottleneck calculation	15 W Thermal Design Power TDP

Bottleneck calculation		1.3 GHz Clock	3.9 GHz Turbo Clock	4 Cores	8 Threads
	Core i7-8559U	Mobile Used in	Q3 2018 Launched	FCBGA1528 Socket	2.7 GHz Clock	4 Cores	Bottleneck calculation	28 W Thermal Design Power TDP

Bottleneck calculation		2.7 GHz Clock	4.5 GHz Turbo Clock	4 Cores	8 Threads
	Core i5-10400H	Mobile Used in	Q3 2020 Launched	FCBGA1440 Socket	2.6 GHz Clock	4 Cores	Bottleneck calculation	45 W Thermal Design Power TDP

Bottleneck calculation		2.6 GHz Clock	4.6 GHz Turbo Clock	4 Cores	8 Threads
	Core i7-8809G	Mobile Used in	Q1 2018 Launched	BGA2270 Socket	3.1 GHz Clock	4 Cores	Bottleneck calculation	100 W Thermal Design Power TDP

Bottleneck calculation		3.1 GHz Clock	4.2 GHz Turbo Clock	4 Cores	8 Threads
	Core i5-1130G7	Mobile Used in	Q1 2021 Launched	BGA1449 Socket	1.1 GHz Clock	4 Cores	Bottleneck calculation	15 W Thermal Design Power TDP

Bottleneck calculation		1.1 GHz Clock	4 GHz Turbo Clock	4 Cores	8 Threads
	Ryzen 7 PRO 3700U	Mobile Used in	Q2 2019 Launched	FP5 Socket	2.3 GHz Clock	4 Cores	Bottleneck calculation	15 W Thermal Design Power TDP

Bottleneck calculation		2.3 GHz Clock	4 GHz Turbo Clock	4 Cores	8 Threads
	Core i7-8557U	Mobile Used in	Q4 2019 Launched	FCBGA1528 Socket	1.7 GHz Clock	4 Cores	Bottleneck calculation	15 W Thermal Design Power TDP

Bottleneck calculation		1.7 GHz Clock	4.5 GHz Turbo Clock	4 Cores	8 Threads
	Core i5-8257U	Mobile Used in	Q4 2019 Launched	FCBGA1528 Socket	1.4 GHz Clock	4 Cores	Bottleneck calculation	15 W Thermal Design Power TDP

Bottleneck calculation		1.4 GHz Clock	3.9 GHz Turbo Clock	4 Cores	8 Threads
	Core i5-8260U	Mobile Used in	Q2 2020 Launched	FCBGA1528 Socket	1.6 GHz Clock	4 Cores	Bottleneck calculation	15 W Thermal Design Power TDP

Bottleneck calculation		1.6 GHz Clock	3.9 GHz Turbo Clock	4 Cores	8 Threads
	Core i5-9300H	Mobile Used in	Q2 2019 Launched	FCBGA1440 Socket	2.4 GHz Clock	4 Cores	Bottleneck calculation	45 W Thermal Design Power TDP

Bottleneck calculation		2.4 GHz Clock	4.1 GHz Turbo Clock	4 Cores	8 Threads
	Core i7-8705G	Mobile Used in	Q1 2018 Launched	BGA2270 Socket	3.1 GHz Clock	4 Cores	Bottleneck calculation	65 W Thermal Design Power TDP

Bottleneck calculation		3.1 GHz Clock	4.1 GHz Turbo Clock	4 Cores	8 Threads
	Core i7-5950HQ	Mobile Used in	Q3 2015 Launched	FCBGA1364 Socket	2.9 GHz Clock	4 Cores	Bottleneck calculation	47 W Thermal Design Power TDP

Bottleneck calculation		2.9 GHz Clock	3.7 GHz Turbo Clock	4 Cores	8 Threads
	Core i5-8400H	Mobile Used in	Q3 2018 Launched	FCBGA1440 Socket	2.5 GHz Clock	4 Cores	Bottleneck calculation	45 W Thermal Design Power TDP

Bottleneck calculation		2.5 GHz Clock	4.2 GHz Turbo Clock	4 Cores	8 Threads
	Ryzen 5 3550H	Mobile Used in	Q1 2019 Launched	FP5 Socket	2.1 GHz Clock	4 Cores	Bottleneck calculation	35 W Thermal Design Power TDP

Bottleneck calculation		2.1 GHz Clock	3.7 GHz Turbo Clock	4 Cores	8 Threads
	Core i5-9400H	Mobile Used in	Q3 2019 Launched	FCBGA1440 Socket	2.5 GHz Clock	4 Cores	Bottleneck calculation	45 W Thermal Design Power TDP

Bottleneck calculation		2.5 GHz Clock	4.3 GHz Turbo Clock	4 Cores	8 Threads
	Core i5-8259U	Mobile Used in	Q3 2018 Launched	FCBGA1528 Socket	2.3 GHz Clock	4 Cores	Bottleneck calculation	28 W Thermal Design Power TDP

Bottleneck calculation		2.3 GHz Clock	3.8 GHz Turbo Clock	4 Cores	8 Threads
	Core i7-8709G	Mobile Used in	Q4 2018 Launched	BGA2270 Socket	3.1 GHz Clock	4 Cores	Bottleneck calculation	100 W Thermal Design Power TDP

Bottleneck calculation		3.1 GHz Clock	4.1 GHz Turbo Clock	4 Cores	8 Threads
	Core i5-1035G4	Mobile Used in	Q4 2019 Launched	FCBGA1526 Socket	1.1 GHz Clock	4 Cores	Bottleneck calculation	15 W Thermal Design Power TDP

Bottleneck calculation		1.1 GHz Clock	3.7 GHz Turbo Clock	4 Cores	8 Threads
	Core i7-8706G	Mobile Used in	Q3 2018 Launched	BGA2270 Socket	3.1 GHz Clock	4 Cores	Bottleneck calculation	65 W Thermal Design Power TDP

Bottleneck calculation		3.1 GHz Clock	4.1 GHz Turbo Clock	4 Cores	8 Threads
	Core i5-9300HF	Mobile Used in	Q2 2020 Launched	FCBGA1440 Socket	2.4 GHz Clock	4 Cores	Bottleneck calculation	45 W Thermal Design Power TDP

Bottleneck calculation		2.4 GHz Clock	4.1 GHz Turbo Clock	4 Cores	8 Threads
	Ryzen 7 2700U	Mobile Used in	Q4 2017 Launched	FP5 Socket	2.2 GHz Clock	4 Cores	Bottleneck calculation	15 W Thermal Design Power TDP

Bottleneck calculation		2.2 GHz Clock	3.8 GHz Turbo Clock	4 Cores	8 Threads
	Core i7-7700HQ	Mobile Used in	Q4 2016 Launched	FCBGA1440 Socket	2.8 GHz Clock	4 Cores	Bottleneck calculation	45 W Thermal Design Power TDP

Bottleneck calculation		2.8 GHz Clock	3.8 GHz Turbo Clock	4 Cores	8 Threads
	Core i5-8305G	Mobile Used in	Q3 2018 Launched	BGA2270 Socket	2.8 GHz Clock	4 Cores	Bottleneck calculation	65 W Thermal Design Power TDP

Bottleneck calculation		2.8 GHz Clock	3.8 GHz Turbo Clock	4 Cores	8 Threads
	Ryzen 5 3500U	Mobile Used in	Q1 2019 Launched	FP5 Socket	2.1 GHz Clock	4 Cores	Bottleneck calculation	15 W Thermal Design Power TDP

Bottleneck calculation		2.1 GHz Clock	3.7 GHz Turbo Clock	4 Cores	8 Threads
	Ryzen 7 3780U	Mobile Used in	Q4 2019 Launched	FP5 Socket	2.3 GHz Clock	4 Cores	Bottleneck calculation	15 W Thermal Design Power TDP

Bottleneck calculation		2.3 GHz Clock	4 GHz Turbo Clock	4 Cores	8 Threads
	Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U	Mobile Used in	Q3 2019 Launched	FP5 Socket	2.1 GHz Clock	4 Cores	Bottleneck calculation	15 W Thermal Design Power TDP

Bottleneck calculation		2.1 GHz Clock	3.7 GHz Turbo Clock	4 Cores	8 Threads
	Core i7-6820EQ	Mobile Used in	Q2 2016 Launched	FCBGA1440 Socket	2.8 GHz Clock	4 Cores	Bottleneck calculation	45 W Thermal Design Power TDP

Bottleneck calculation		2.8 GHz Clock	3.5 GHz Turbo Clock	4 Cores	8 Threads
	Core i7-6820HK	Mobile Used in	Q4 2015 Launched	FCBGA1440 Socket	2.7 GHz Clock	4 Cores	Bottleneck calculation	45 W Thermal Design Power TDP

Bottleneck calculation		2.7 GHz Clock	3.6 GHz Turbo Clock	4 Cores	8 Threads
	Core i7-4940MX	Mobile Used in	Q1 2014 Launched	FPGA946 Socket	3.1 GHz Clock	4 Cores	Bottleneck calculation	57 W Thermal Design Power TDP

Bottleneck calculation		3.1 GHz Clock	4 GHz Turbo Clock	4 Cores	8 Threads
	Core i7-6770HQ	Mobile Used in	Q2 2016 Launched	FCBGA1440 Socket	2.6 GHz Clock	4 Cores	Bottleneck calculation	45 W Thermal Design Power TDP

Bottleneck calculation		2.6 GHz Clock	3.5 GHz Turbo Clock	4 Cores	8 Threads
	Core i7-7820HQ	Mobile Used in	Q1 2017 Launched	FCBGA1440 Socket	2.9 GHz Clock	4 Cores	Bottleneck calculation	45 W Thermal Design Power TDP

Bottleneck calculation		2.9 GHz Clock	3.9 GHz Turbo Clock	4 Cores	8 Threads
	Ryzen 7 PRO 2700U	Mobile Used in	Q2 2018 Launched	FP5 Socket	2.2 GHz Clock	4 Cores	Bottleneck calculation	15 W Thermal Design Power TDP

Bottleneck calculation		2.2 GHz Clock	3.8 GHz Turbo Clock	4 Cores	8 Threads
	Ryzen 7 3700U	Mobile Used in	Q2 2019 Launched	FP5 Socket	2.3 GHz Clock	4 Cores	Bottleneck calculation	15 W Thermal Design Power TDP

Bottleneck calculation		2.3 GHz Clock	4 GHz Turbo Clock	4 Cores	8 Threads
	Ryzen 5 3580U	Mobile Used in	Q4 2019 Launched	FP5 Socket	2.1 GHz Clock	4 Cores	Bottleneck calculation	15 W Thermal Design Power TDP

Bottleneck calculation		2.1 GHz Clock	3.7 GHz Turbo Clock	4 Cores	8 Threads

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Average frames per second

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970M can run games with frames per second ranging from 83.2 FPS up to 251.5 FPS depending on game settings with 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) resolution.

On ultra settings this processor can achieve on average around 83.2 FPS .
On high settings this processor can achieve on average around 149.7 FPS .
On medium settings this processor can achieve on average around 179.6 FPS .
On low settings this processor can achieve on average around 251.5 FPS .

Grand Theft Auto V

Frames per second calculator

Game Grand Theft Auto V

Screen Resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p))

Graphic card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970M

Number of frames per second for NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970M graphic card in Grand Theft Auto V game with 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) resolution. When there isn't bottleneck in configuration, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970M can achieve from 51.3 FPS up to 232.6 FPS frames per second while running Grand Theft Auto V game on 1920 x 1080 (FHD (1080p)) resolution.

On ultra settings NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970M can achieve from 51.3 FPS up to 76.9 FPS , with average around 64.1 FPS .
On high settings NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970M can achieve from 92.4 FPS up to 138.4 FPS , with average around 115.4 FPS .
On medium settings NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970M can achieve from 110.8 FPS up to 166.1 FPS , with average around 138.5 FPS .
On low settings NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970M can achieve from 155.1 FPS up to 232.6 FPS , with average around 193.9 FPS .

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Component specifications

Component performance

Compatible processors

Core i7-10710U

Core i3-1125G4

Ryzen 3 5300U

Core i5-8500B

Ryzen 3 7320U

Core i5-1038NG7

Core i7-1160G7

U300

Ryzen 5 7520U

Core i7-1068NG7

Ryzen 7 3750H

Core i5-10200H

Core i5-1035G7

Core i7-8569U

Core i7-10810U

Core i7-1180G7

Core i7-1065G7

Core i7-8559U

Core i5-10400H

Core i7-8809G

Core i5-1130G7

Ryzen 7 PRO 3700U

Core i7-8557U

Core i5-8257U

Core i5-8260U

Core i5-9300H

Core i7-8705G

Core i7-5950HQ

Core i5-8400H

Ryzen 5 3550H

Core i5-9400H

Core i5-8259U

Core i7-8709G

Core i5-1035G4

Core i7-8706G

Core i5-9300HF

Ryzen 7 2700U

Core i7-7700HQ

Core i5-8305G

Ryzen 5 3500U

Ryzen 7 3780U

Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U

Core i7-6820EQ

Core i7-6820HK

Core i7-4940MX

Core i7-6770HQ

Core i7-7820HQ

Ryzen 7 PRO 2700U

Ryzen 7 3700U

Ryzen 5 3580U

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