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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970M SLI vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 965M SLI

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970M SLI

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The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970M SLI is a high-end DirectX 11-compatible graphics solution for laptops, consisting of two GeForce GTX 970M. Each card has a 28 nm GM204 GPU based on the Maxwell architecture, which is the same chip as found on the GTX 980M as well as several desktop cards. The clocks for the SLI-setup are usually identical to a single GTX 970M (924 MHz GPU, 1250 MHz memory).

With SLI, each card renders a single frame (AFR mode). Therefore, it may suffer from micro stuttering in low fps ranges of 30 fps. This happens because of different timespans between two frames (e.g., irregular delays between sequential frames).

Architecture

GM204 is based on Nvidia's Maxwell architecture, which replaces the previous Kepler generation. Among other changes, Nvidia have restructured the streaming multi processors (SMM) in order to increase workload and efficiency. Now each SMM contains only 128 shader units and 8 TMUs, which is noticeably less than an equivalent Kepler GPU. The GM204 features four GPCs, and each consists of four SMMs. But, in the GeForce GTX 970M, Nvidia have deactivated 6 of 16 SMMs. As a result, only 1280 shader ALUs and 80 TMUs are active. In addition, there are 48 ROPs in three clusters with 16 units each.

The memory interface has a bandwidth of 192-bits (3x 64 bit) for each of the two GPUs. Thanks to an improved compression algorithm, the connection to the GDDR5 memory should be significantly more efficient per MHz. Furthermore, the L1 (96 KB per SMM) and L2 caches (2 MB) have been significantly increased to lower the needed bandwidth. Compared to the mid-range GM107, the newer and larger GM204 has several additional features and changes. Aside from the improved polymorphic engine in the SSMs, it is also the first Nvidia chip to support DirectX 12 Feature Level 12_1.

Performance

With good driver support, SLI almost doubles the performance of a single card. The GTX 970M SLI outperforms the former GeForce GTX 880M SLI by about 10 percent and is the second fastest mobile graphics solution in late 2014. Only the significantly more expensive GTX 980M SLI offers even more 3D power and is about 30 percent faster. Nevertheless, the GTX 970M SLI is powerful enough to run even the most demanding games with highest details, AA/AF and resolutions exceeding FullHD.

Features

Most of the features are identical to the GeForce GTX 800M series. With the GTX 970M, there can be up to 4 active displays possible, but this will likely decrease due to Optimus. Displays can be connected with a maximum resolution of 3840 x 2160 pixels via DisplayPort 1.2 or HDMI 2.0 (no HDCP @ 4K). HD audio formats like Dolby True HD and DTS HD can be sent to a compatible receiver as bitstream. As with previous models, 3D Vision is not supported with Optimus.

The updated video processor VP6 supports the usual formats like H.264 and can also decode and encode H.265 with a resolution of up to 4K via the NVENC API. Several parallel streams, such as picture-in-picture in a Blu-Ray movie, are also possible.

Further features of the GTX 900M series, which are also partly supported by older cards, include Battery Boost (longer battery life during gaming), Shadowplay (recording of gaming videos up to 4K60p and 130 Mbit/s) and Gamestream (game streaming on Shield console). More information on these features are available here.

Power Consumption

The power consumption of each GeForce GTX 970M including its MXM board and memory should be similar to a GTX 870M with a specified TDP of 100 W, leading to a total TDP of about 200 W. Given the significantly higher performance, this can be considered a massive increase in performance-per-watt. Nevertheless, the SLI setup can only be used in very large and heavy gaming notebooks with powerful cooling systems. Under low load, dynamic clock rates help the GPUs to save energy.

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 965M SLI

► remove from comparison NVIDIA GeForce GTX 965M SLI

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 965M SLI is a high-end DirectX 11-compatible graphics solution for laptops, consisting of two GeForce GTX 965M. Each card has a 28 nm GM204 GPU based on the Maxwell architecture, which is the same chip as found on the GTX 980M, GTX 970M as well as several desktop cards. The clocks for the SLI-setup are usually identical to a single GTX 965M (924 MHz GPU, 1250 MHz memory).

With SLI, each card renders a single frame (AFR mode). Therefore, it may suffer from micro stuttering in low fps ranges of 30 fps. This happens because of different timespans between two frames (e.g., irregular delays between sequential frames).

Architecture

GM204 is based on Nvidia's Maxwell architecture, which replaces the previous Kepler generation. Among other changes, Nvidia have restructured the streaming multi processors (SMM) in order to increase workload and efficiency. Now each SMM contains only 128 shader units and 8 TMUs, which is noticeably less than an equivalent Kepler GPU. The GM204 features four GPCs, and each consists of four SMMs. But, in the GeForce GTX 965M, Nvidia have deactivated 8 of 16 SMMs. As a result, only 1024 shader ALUs and 64 TMUs are active. In addition, there are 32 ROPs in two clusters with 16 units each.

The memory interface has a bandwidth of 128-bits (2x 64 bit) for each of the two GPUs. Thanks to an improved compression algorithm, the connection to the GDDR5 memory should be significantly more efficient per MHz. Furthermore, the L1 (96 KB per SMM) and L2 caches (2 MB) have been significantly increased to lower the needed bandwidth. Compared to the mid-range GM107, the newer and larger GM204 has several additional features and changes. Aside from the improved polymorphic engine in the SSMs, it is also the first Nvidia chip to support DirectX 12 Feature Level 12_1.

Performance

With good driver support, SLI almost doubles the performance of a single card. In this case, the GTX 965M SLI beats a single GeForce GTX 980M by about 10 percent. Therefore, the GTX 965M SLI is powerful enough to run even the most demanding games with highest details, AA/AF and/or resolutions exceeding FullHD.

Features

Most of the features are identical to the GeForce GTX 800M series. With the GTX 965M, there can be up to 4 active displays, but this will likely decrease due to Optimus. Displays can be connected with a maximum resolution of 3840 x 2160 pixels via DisplayPort 1.2 or HDMI 2.0 (no HDCP @ 4K). HD audio formats like Dolby True HD and DTS HD can be sent to a compatible receiver as bitstream. As with previous models, 3D Vision is not supported with Optimus.

The video processor VP6 supports the usual formats like H.264 and can also decode and encode H.265 with a resolution of up to 4K via the NVENC API (hybrid H.265 decoder, not fully fixed function). Several parallel streams, such as picture-in-picture in a Blu-Ray movie, are also possible.

Further features of the GTX 900M series, which are also partly supported by older cards, include Battery Boost (longer battery life during gaming), Shadowplay (recording of gaming videos up to 4K60p and 130 Mbit/s) and Gamestream (game streaming on Shield console). More information on these features are available here.

Power Consumption

The power consumption of each GeForce GTX 965M including its MXM board and memory should be around 70 W, leading to a total TDP of about 140 W. Therefore, the SLI setup can only be used in very large and heavy gaming notebooks with powerful cooling systems. Under low load, dynamic clock rates help the GPUs to save energy.

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970M SLINVIDIA GeForce GTX 965M SLI
GeForce GTX 900M Series
GeForce GTX 980M SLI compare 3072 @ 1.04 - 1.13 GHz2x 256 Bit @ 5000 MHz
GeForce GTX 970M SLI 2560 @ 0.92 - 1.04 GHz2x 192 Bit @ 5000 MHz
GeForce GTX 965M SLI 2048 @ 0.92 - 0.95 GHz128 Bit @ 5000 MHz
GeForce GTX 980M compare 1536 @ 1.04 - 1.13 GHz256 Bit @ 5000 MHz
GeForce GTX 970M compare 1280 @ 0.92 - 1.04 GHz192 Bit @ 5000 MHz
GeForce GTX 965M compare 1024 @ 0.92 - 0.95 GHz128 Bit @ 5000 MHz
GeForce GTX 960M compare 640 @ 1.1 - 1.2 GHz128 Bit @ 5000 MHz
GeForce GTX 950M compare 640 @ 0.91 - 1.12 GHz128 Bit @ 1800 - 5000 MHz
GeForce GTX 980M SLI compare 3072 @ 1.04 - 1.13 GHz2x 256 Bit @ 5000 MHz
GeForce GTX 970M SLI 2560 @ 0.92 - 1.04 GHz2x 192 Bit @ 5000 MHz
GeForce GTX 965M SLI 2048 @ 0.92 - 0.95 GHz128 Bit @ 5000 MHz
GeForce GTX 980M compare 1536 @ 1.04 - 1.13 GHz256 Bit @ 5000 MHz
GeForce GTX 970M compare 1280 @ 0.92 - 1.04 GHz192 Bit @ 5000 MHz
GeForce GTX 965M compare 1024 @ 0.92 - 0.95 GHz128 Bit @ 5000 MHz
GeForce GTX 960M compare 640 @ 1.1 - 1.2 GHz128 Bit @ 5000 MHz
GeForce GTX 950M compare 640 @ 0.91 - 1.12 GHz128 Bit @ 1800 - 5000 MHz
ArchitectureMaxwellMaxwell
Pipelines2560 - unified2048 - unified
Core Speed924 - 1038 (Boost) MHz924 - 950 (Boost) MHz
Memory Speed5000 MHz5000 MHz
Memory Bus Width2x 192 Bit128 Bit
Memory TypeGDDR5GDDR5
Max. Amount of Memory2x 6144 MB2x 4096 MB
Shared Memorynono
APIDirectX 12_1, Shader 5.0DirectX 12_1, Shader 5.0
Power Consumption162 Watt
Transistors0 Billion0 Billion
technology28 nm28 nm
FeaturesBattery Boost, GameStream, ShadowPlay, GPU Boost 2.0, Optimus, PhysX, CUDA, SLI, GeForce ExperienceBattery Boost, GameStream, ShadowPlay, GPU Boost 2.0, Optimus, PhysX, CUDA, SLI, GeForce Experience
Notebook Sizelargelarge
Date of Announcement07.10.2014 05.01.2015

Benchmarks

Performance Rating - 3DMark 11 + Fire Strike + Time Spy - GeForce GTX 970M SLI
6.7 pt (20%)
Performance Rating - 3DMark 11 + Fire Strike + Time Spy - GeForce GTX 965M SLI
4.7 pt (14%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Graphics
256573 Points (29%)
250259 Points (28%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Extreme Graphics
256080 Points (33%)
73221 Points (9%)
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Score
min: 23191     avg: 25745     median: 25556.5 (27%)     max: 28674 Points
22188 Points (24%)
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Graphics
min: 88044     avg: 96257     median: 96943.5 (25%)     max: 103095 Points
51182 Points (13%)
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Score
min: 10621     avg: 10865     median: 10741 (19%)     max: 11358 Points
7815 Points (14%)
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Graphics
min: 14231     avg: 14776     median: 14759.5 (17%)     max: 15354 Points
10207 Points (12%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Graphics
min: 157047     avg: 276540     median: 303556 (36%)     max: 342001 Points
73450 Points (9%)
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Score
min: 14203     avg: 14633     median: 14514.5 (20%)     max: 15300 Points
11638 Points (16%)
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance GPU
min: 18249     avg: 19109     median: 18870 (16%)     max: 20447 Points
14428 Points (12%)
3DMark Vantage
3DM Vant. Perf. total + NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970M SLI
3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. total
min: 35318     avg: 36119     median: 36119 (10%)     max: 36920 Points
3DM Vant. Perf. GPU no PhysX + NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970M SLI
3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. GPU no PhysX
min: 42916     avg: 44188     median: 44187.5 (25%)     max: 45459 Points
3DMark 06 3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x1024 + NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970M SLI
3DMark 06
min: 27179     avg: 28183     median: 28182.5 (37%)     max: 29186 Points
Unigine Heaven 3.0 - Unigine Heaven 3.0 DX 11
168.5 fps (56%)
SPECviewperf 12
specvp12 sw-03 + NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970M SLI
SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 sw-03
34 fps (8%)
specvp12 snx-02 + NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970M SLI
SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 snx-02
4.3 fps (1%)
specvp12 showcase-01 + NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970M SLI
SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 showcase-01
36.8 fps (8%)
specvp12 mediacal-01 + NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970M SLI
SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 mediacal-01
18.9 fps (5%)
specvp12 maya-04 + NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970M SLI
SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 maya-04
63.8 fps (17%)
specvp12 energy-01 + NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970M SLI
SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 energy-01
3.8 fps (3%)
specvp12 creo-01 + NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970M SLI
SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 creo-01
23 fps (9%)
specvp12 catia-04 + NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970M SLI
SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 catia-04
31.4 fps (5%)
Cinebench R10 Cinebench R10 Shading (32bit) + NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970M SLI
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Shading (32bit)
min: 6823     avg: 7587     median: 7587 (5%)     max: 8351 Points
Cinebench R10 Shading (32bit) + NVIDIA GeForce GTX 965M SLI
6789 Points (5%)
Cinebench R11.5 Cinebench R11.5 OpenGL 64 Bit + NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970M SLI
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 OpenGL 64 Bit
min: 66.8     avg: 67.9     median: 67.8 (23%)     max: 69.3 fps
Cinebench R11.5 OpenGL 64 Bit + NVIDIA GeForce GTX 965M SLI
68.4 fps (24%)
Cinebench R15
Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64 Bit + NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970M SLI
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64 Bit
min: 107.8     avg: 122.6     median: 119.6 (7%)     max: 143.3 fps
Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64 Bit + NVIDIA GeForce GTX 965M SLI
116.3 fps (7%)
Cinebench R15 OpenGL Ref. Match 64 Bit + NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970M SLI
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 OpenGL Ref. Match 64 Bit
99.6 % (100%)
Cinebench R15 OpenGL Ref. Match 64 Bit + NVIDIA GeForce GTX 965M SLI
99.6 % (100%)
GFXBench 3.0 - GFXBench 3.0 Manhattan Offscreen
259 fps (15%)
LuxMark v2.0 64Bit - LuxMark v2.0 Room GPU
min: 2163     avg: 2187     median: 2187 (10%)     max: 2211 Samples/s
1513 Samples/s (7%)
LuxMark v2.0 64Bit - LuxMark v2.0 Sala GPU
min: 3744     avg: 3819     median: 3818.5 (7%)     max: 3893 Samples/s
2699 Samples/s (5%)
ComputeMark v2.1 - ComputeMark v2.1 Result
min: 5307     avg: 5328     median: 5327.5 (6%)     max: 5348 Points
3818 Points (4%)

Average Benchmarks NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970M SLI → 100% n=16

Average Benchmarks NVIDIA GeForce GTX 965M SLI → 74% n=16

- Range of benchmark values for this graphics card
- Average benchmark values for this graphics card
* Smaller numbers mean a higher performance
1 This benchmark is not used for the average calculation

Game Benchmarks

The following benchmarks stem from our benchmarks of review laptops. The performance depends on the used graphics memory, clock rate, processor, system settings, drivers, and operating systems. So the results don't have to be representative for all laptops with this GPU. For detailed information on the benchmark results, click on the fps number.

low 1280x720
100%
GeForce GTX 970M SLI:
107.6  fps
med. 1366x768
100%
GeForce GTX 970M SLI:
102.5  fps
high 1920x1080
100%
GeForce GTX 970M SLI:
90.7  fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
GeForce GTX 970M SLI:
68.1  fps
4K 3840x2160
100%
GeForce GTX 970M SLI:
37.1  fps
low 1280x720
100%
GeForce GTX 970M SLI:
60.7  fps
med. 1366x768
100%
GeForce GTX 970M SLI:
60.3  fps
high 1920x1080
100%
GeForce GTX 970M SLI:
52.2  fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
GeForce GTX 970M SLI:
50.2  fps
4K 3840x2160
100%
GeForce GTX 970M SLI:
25.1  fps
low 1280x720
100%
GeForce GTX 970M SLI:
161.3  fps
med. 1366x768
100%
GeForce GTX 970M SLI:
129.4  fps
high 1920x1080
100%
GeForce GTX 970M SLI:
71.9  fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
GeForce GTX 970M SLI:
54.9  fps
4K 3840x2160
100%
GeForce GTX 970M SLI:
26.2  fps
low 1280x720
100%
GeForce GTX 970M SLI:
69  fps
med. 1920x1080
100%
GeForce GTX 970M SLI:
64  fps
high 1920x1080
100%
GeForce GTX 970M SLI:
63  fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
GeForce GTX 970M SLI:
60  fps
4K 3840x2160
100%
GeForce GTX 970M SLI:
27  fps
XCOM 2

XCOM 2

2016
low 1280x720
100%
GeForce GTX 970M SLI:
94.6  fps
med. 1920x1080
100%
GeForce GTX 970M SLI:
80.2  fps
high 1920x1080
100%
GeForce GTX 970M SLI:
67.2  fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
GeForce GTX 970M SLI:
31.7  fps
low 1024x768
100%
GeForce GTX 970M SLI:
78.7  fps
med. 1366x768
100%
GeForce GTX 970M SLI:
72.4  fps
high 1920x1080
100%
GeForce GTX 970M SLI:
71.4  fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
GeForce GTX 970M SLI:
68  fps
4K 3840x2160
100%
GeForce GTX 970M SLI:
31.9  fps
low 1024x768
100%
GeForce GTX 970M SLI:
234.5  fps
med. 1366x768
100%
GeForce GTX 970M SLI:
185.5  fps
high 1920x1080
100%
GeForce GTX 970M SLI:
110.7  fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
GeForce GTX 970M SLI:
94.6  fps
4K 3840x2160
100%
GeForce GTX 970M SLI:
33.5  fps
low 1024x768
100%
GeForce GTX 970M SLI:
127.6  fps
med. 1366x768
100%
GeForce GTX 970M SLI:
104.5  fps
high 1920x1080
100%
GeForce GTX 970M SLI:
60.1  fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
GeForce GTX 970M SLI:
51.7  fps
4K 3840x2160
100%
GeForce GTX 970M SLI:
21.3  fps
low 1024x768
100%
GeForce GTX 970M SLI:
199.8  fps
med. 1366x768
100%
GeForce GTX 970M SLI:
196.9  fps
high 1920x1080
100%
GeForce GTX 970M SLI:
127.1  fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
GeForce GTX 970M SLI:
109.3  fps
4K 3840x2160
100%
GeForce GTX 970M SLI:
40.8  fps
low 1024x768
100%
GeForce GTX 970M SLI:
83.6  fps
med. 1366x768
100%
GeForce GTX 970M SLI:
81.4  fps
high 1920x1080
100%
GeForce GTX 970M SLI:
76.3  fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
GeForce GTX 970M SLI:
37.6  fps
4K 3840x2160
100%
GeForce GTX 970M SLI:
30.8  fps
Fallout 4

Fallout 4

2015
low 1280x720
100%
GeForce GTX 970M SLI:
145.9  fps
med. 1366x768
100%
GeForce GTX 970M SLI:
139.2  fps
high 1920x1080
100%
GeForce GTX 970M SLI:
96  fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
GeForce GTX 970M SLI:
78.4  fps
4K 3840x2160
100%
GeForce GTX 970M SLI:
32.4  fps
low 1024x768
100%
GeForce GTX 970M SLI:
141.1  fps
med. 1366x768
100%
GeForce GTX 970M SLI:
138.4  fps
high 1920x1080
100%
GeForce GTX 970M SLI:
109.2  fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
GeForce GTX 970M SLI:
98.9  fps
4K 3840x2160
100%
GeForce GTX 970M SLI:
36  fps
Anno 2205

Anno 2205

2015
low 1024x768
100%
GeForce GTX 970M SLI:
116.3  fps
med. 1366x768
100%
GeForce GTX 970M SLI:
110.3  fps
high 1920x1080
100%
GeForce GTX 970M SLI:
55.6  fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
GeForce GTX 970M SLI:
17.5  fps
4K 3840x2160
100%
GeForce GTX 970M SLI:
21.4  fps
FIFA 16

FIFA 16

2015
low 1280x720
100%
GeForce GTX 970M SLI:
302.4  fps
high 1366x768
100%
GeForce GTX 970M SLI:
247  fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
GeForce GTX 970M SLI:
173.1  fps
4K 3840x2160
100%
GeForce GTX 970M SLI:
70.8  fps
Mad Max

Mad Max

2015
med. 1366x768
100%
GeForce GTX 970M SLI:
225  fps
high 1920x1080
100%
GeForce GTX 970M SLI:
157.4  fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
GeForce GTX 970M SLI:
145.1  fps
4K 3840x2160
100%
GeForce GTX 970M SLI:
49.7  fps
low 1280x720
100%
GeForce GTX 970M SLI:
119  fps
med. 1366x768
100%
GeForce GTX 970M SLI:
108  fps
64%
GeForce GTX 965M SLI:
69  fps
high 1920x1080
100%
GeForce GTX 970M SLI:
59 62 ~ 61 fps
66%
GeForce GTX 965M SLI:
40  fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
GeForce GTX 970M SLI:
39 44 ~ 42 fps
64%
GeForce GTX 965M SLI:
27  fps
4K 3840x2160
100%
GeForce GTX 970M SLI:
18  fps
low 1024x768
100%
GeForce GTX 970M SLI:
205.1  fps
med. 1366x768
100%
GeForce GTX 970M SLI:
144.7  fps
high 1920x1080
100%
GeForce GTX 970M SLI:
84.8  fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
GeForce GTX 970M SLI:
47.6  fps
4K 3840x2160
100%
GeForce GTX 970M SLI:
28.4  fps
low 1024x768
100%
GeForce GTX 970M SLI:
374.4  fps
med. 1366x768
100%
GeForce GTX 970M SLI:
168  fps
high 1920x1080
100%
GeForce GTX 970M SLI:
135.6  fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
GeForce GTX 970M SLI:
83.3  fps
4K 3840x2160
100%
GeForce GTX 970M SLI:
71.4  fps
low 1024x768
100%
GeForce GTX 970M SLI:
163.1  fps
med. 1366x768
100%
GeForce GTX 970M SLI:
155  fps
high 1920x1080
100%
GeForce GTX 970M SLI:
102.5 143.1 ~ 123 fps
86%
GeForce GTX 965M SLI:
105.2  fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
GeForce GTX 970M SLI:
97.7 101.3 ~ 100 fps
72%
GeForce GTX 965M SLI:
71.9  fps
Evolve

Evolve

2015
low 1024x768
100%
GeForce GTX 970M SLI:
189.3  fps
med. 1366x768
100%
GeForce GTX 970M SLI:
178.3  fps
high 1920x1080
100%
GeForce GTX 970M SLI:
130.7  fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
GeForce GTX 970M SLI:
117.2  fps
low 1024x768
100%
GeForce GTX 970M SLI:
161.3  fps
med. 1366x768
100%
GeForce GTX 970M SLI:
147.8  fps
high 1920x1080
100%
GeForce GTX 970M SLI:
100.3 100.3 ~ 100 fps
72%
GeForce GTX 965M SLI:
72  fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
GeForce GTX 970M SLI:
69.8 70 ~ 70 fps
71%
GeForce GTX 965M SLI:
49.8  fps
Far Cry 4

Far Cry 4

2014
low 1024x768
100%
GeForce GTX 970M SLI:
117.4  fps
med. 1366x768
100%
GeForce GTX 970M SLI:
114.3  fps
high 1920x1080
100%
GeForce GTX 970M SLI:
101.7  fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
GeForce GTX 970M SLI:
89.9  fps
low 1024x768
100%
GeForce GTX 970M SLI:
117.1  fps
med. 1366x768
100%
GeForce GTX 970M SLI:
110.5  fps
high 1920x1080
100%
GeForce GTX 970M SLI:
83.6  fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
GeForce GTX 970M SLI:
46  fps
low 1024x768
100%
GeForce GTX 970M SLI:
153.9  fps
med. 1366x768
100%
GeForce GTX 970M SLI:
115.4  fps
high 1920x1080
100%
GeForce GTX 970M SLI:
106.8  fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
GeForce GTX 970M SLI:
65.6  fps
low 1024x768
100%
GeForce GTX 970M SLI:
159.4  fps
med. 1366x768
100%
GeForce GTX 970M SLI:
150.9  fps
high 1920x1080
100%
GeForce GTX 970M SLI:
115.2  fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
GeForce GTX 970M SLI:
104.6  fps
F1 2014

F1 2014

2014
low 1024x768
100%
GeForce GTX 970M SLI:
118  fps
med. 1366x768
100%
GeForce GTX 970M SLI:
118  fps
high 1920x1080
100%
GeForce GTX 970M SLI:
118 118 ~ 118 fps
97%
GeForce GTX 965M SLI:
115  fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
GeForce GTX 970M SLI:
105 118 ~ 112 fps
80%
GeForce GTX 965M SLI:
90  fps
low 1024x768
100%
GeForce GTX 970M SLI:
74.8  fps
med. 1366x768
100%
GeForce GTX 970M SLI:
73.8  fps
high 1920x1080
100%
GeForce GTX 970M SLI:
53.8  fps
low 1024x768
100%
GeForce GTX 970M SLI:
63.6  fps
med. 1366x768
100%
GeForce GTX 970M SLI:
62.9  fps
high 1920x1080
100%
GeForce GTX 970M SLI:
61.6 68.7 ~ 65 fps
94%
GeForce GTX 965M SLI:
61.2  fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
GeForce GTX 970M SLI:
61.1 68 ~ 65 fps
90%
GeForce GTX 965M SLI:
58.8  fps
low 1024x768
100%
GeForce GTX 970M SLI:
264.9  fps
med. 1366x768
100%
GeForce GTX 970M SLI:
237.9  fps
high 1920x1080
100%
GeForce GTX 970M SLI:
153  fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
GeForce GTX 970M SLI:
114.1  fps
low 1280x720
100%
GeForce GTX 970M SLI:
268.9  fps
med. 1344x756
100%
GeForce GTX 970M SLI:
209.4  fps
high 1920x1080
100%
GeForce GTX 970M SLI:
105.2 133.5 ~ 119 fps
75%
GeForce GTX 965M SLI:
89.5  fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
GeForce GTX 970M SLI:
89.9 106.5 ~ 98 fps
71%
GeForce GTX 965M SLI:
69.2  fps
Fifa 15

Fifa 15

2014
low 1280x720
100%
GeForce GTX 970M SLI:
380.3  fps
high 1366x768
100%
GeForce GTX 970M SLI:
288.1  fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
GeForce GTX 970M SLI:
211.7  fps
4K 3840x2160
100%
GeForce GTX 970M SLI:
96  fps
Sims 4

Sims 4

2014
low 1024x768
100%
GeForce GTX 970M SLI:
193.2  fps
med. 1366x768
100%
GeForce GTX 970M SLI:
157.7  fps
high 1920x1080
100%
GeForce GTX 970M SLI:
119.8  fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
GeForce GTX 970M SLI:
104.8  fps
low 1024x768
100%
GeForce GTX 970M SLI:
35.2  fps
med. 1366x768
100%
GeForce GTX 970M SLI:
35.2  fps
high 1920x1080
100%
GeForce GTX 970M SLI:
35  fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
GeForce GTX 970M SLI:
37.6  fps
low 1024x768
100%
GeForce GTX 970M SLI:
374.1  fps
med. 1366x768
100%
GeForce GTX 970M SLI:
207.4  fps
high 1920x1080
100%
GeForce GTX 970M SLI:
165.7  fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
GeForce GTX 970M SLI:
118.8  fps
low 1024x768
100%
GeForce GTX 970M SLI:
103.6  fps
med. 1366x768
100%
GeForce GTX 970M SLI:
89.4  fps
high 1920x1080
100%
GeForce GTX 970M SLI:
63.9  fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
GeForce GTX 970M SLI:
45.5  fps
low 1280x720
100%
GeForce GTX 970M SLI:
60  fps
med. 1280x720
100%
GeForce GTX 970M SLI:
60  fps
high 1920x1080
100%
GeForce GTX 970M SLI:
60  fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
GeForce GTX 970M SLI:
55.7  fps
Thief

Thief

2014
low 1024x768
100%
GeForce GTX 970M SLI:
125.5  fps
med. 1366x768
100%
GeForce GTX 970M SLI:
119.7  fps
high 1366x768
100%
GeForce GTX 970M SLI:
98.5 115.1 ~ 107 fps
79%
GeForce GTX 965M SLI:
84.7  fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
GeForce GTX 970M SLI:
83.8 86.8 ~ 85 fps
71%
GeForce GTX 965M SLI:
60.1  fps
low 1024x768
100%
GeForce GTX 970M SLI:
238.3  fps
med. 1366x768
100%
GeForce GTX 970M SLI:
204.1  fps
high 1366x768
100%
GeForce GTX 970M SLI:
140.2  fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
GeForce GTX 970M SLI:
90.2  fps
low 1024x768
100%
GeForce GTX 970M SLI:
199.6  fps
med. 1366x768
100%
GeForce GTX 970M SLI:
199  fps
high 1366x768
100%
GeForce GTX 970M SLI:
196.6  fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
GeForce GTX 970M SLI:
104.3  fps
4K 3840x2160
100%
GeForce GTX 970M SLI:
48.7  fps
low 1280x720
100%
GeForce GTX 970M SLI:
76.6  fps
med. 1366x768
100%
GeForce GTX 970M SLI:
88.9  fps
high 1366x768
100%
GeForce GTX 970M SLI:
90.9  fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
GeForce GTX 970M SLI:
92.5  fps
Dota 2

Dota 2

2013
low 1024x768
100%
GeForce GTX 970M SLI:
119.7  fps
med. 1366x768
100%
GeForce GTX 970M SLI:
119.7  fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
GeForce GTX 970M SLI:
119.4  fps
low 1024x768
100%
GeForce GTX 970M SLI:
139.7  fps
med. 1366x768
100%
GeForce GTX 970M SLI:
137  fps
high 1366x768
100%
GeForce GTX 970M SLI:
112.1 120.6 ~ 116 fps
74%
GeForce GTX 965M SLI:
85.8  fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
GeForce GTX 970M SLI:
79.2 82.6 ~ 81 fps
70%
GeForce GTX 965M SLI:
56.9  fps
low 1280x720
100%
GeForce GTX 970M SLI:
290.2  fps
med. 1366x768
100%
GeForce GTX 970M SLI:
273.1  fps
high 1366x768
100%
GeForce GTX 970M SLI:
206.9 233.7 ~ 220 fps
75%
GeForce GTX 965M SLI:
165.3  fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
GeForce GTX 970M SLI:
130.1 132 ~ 131 fps
71%
GeForce GTX 965M SLI:
93.1  fps
high 1366x768
100%
GeForce GTX 970M SLI:
138.1  fps
105%
GeForce GTX 965M SLI:
145  fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
GeForce GTX 970M SLI:
85.9  fps
89%
GeForce GTX 965M SLI:
76.2  fps
low 1024x768
100%
GeForce GTX 970M SLI:
519  fps
med. 1366x768
100%
GeForce GTX 970M SLI:
465.4  fps
high 1366x768
100%
GeForce GTX 970M SLI:
351.8 363.7 ~ 358 fps
68%
GeForce GTX 965M SLI:
244.5  fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
GeForce GTX 970M SLI:
156.5 175.1 ~ 166 fps
71%
GeForce GTX 965M SLI:
117.6  fps
Crysis 3

Crysis 3

2013
low 1024x768
100%
GeForce GTX 970M SLI:
154.4  fps
med. 1366x768
100%
GeForce GTX 970M SLI:
138.3  fps
high 1366x768
100%
GeForce GTX 970M SLI:
111.7  fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
GeForce GTX 970M SLI:
56.3  fps
Far Cry 3

Far Cry 3

2012
low 1024x768
100%
GeForce GTX 970M SLI:
145.4  fps
med. 1366x768
100%
GeForce GTX 970M SLI:
137.9  fps
high 1366x768
100%
GeForce GTX 970M SLI:
117.1  fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
GeForce GTX 970M SLI:
74.5  fps
low 1024x768
100%
GeForce GTX 970M SLI:
113.1  fps
med. 1366x768
100%
GeForce GTX 970M SLI:
108.3  fps
high 1366x768
100%
GeForce GTX 970M SLI:
99.3  fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
GeForce GTX 970M SLI:
76.2  fps
low 1024x768
100%
GeForce GTX 970M SLI:
160.7  fps
high 1366x768
100%
GeForce GTX 970M SLI:
66.4 85.6 ~ 76 fps
85%
GeForce GTX 965M SLI:
64.5  fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
GeForce GTX 970M SLI:
62.5 78.2 ~ 70 fps
82%
GeForce GTX 965M SLI:
57.3  fps
high 1366x768
100%
GeForce GTX 970M SLI:
182.8  fps
87%
GeForce GTX 965M SLI:
159.9  fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
GeForce GTX 970M SLI:
92.5  fps
68%
GeForce GTX 965M SLI:
62.8  fps

Average Gaming NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970M SLI → 100%

Average Gaming 30-70 fps → 100%

Average Gaming NVIDIA GeForce GTX 965M SLI → 78%

Average Gaming 30-70 fps → 76%

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970M SLIlowmed.highultraQHD4K
Need for Speed 2016107.6102.590.768.137.1
Hitman 201660.760.352.250.225.1
The Division161.3129.471.954.926.2
Far Cry Primal6964636027
XCOM 294.680.267.231.7
Rise of the Tomb Raider78.772.471.46831.9
Rainbow Six Siege234.5185.5110.794.633.5
Just Cause 3127.6104.560.151.721.3
Star Wars Battlefront199.8196.9127.1109.340.8
Assassin's Creed Syndicate83.681.476.337.630.8
Fallout 4145.9139.29678.432.4
Call of Duty: Black Ops 3141.1138.4109.298.936
Anno 2205116.3110.355.617.521.4
FIFA 16302.4247173.170.8
Mad Max225157.4145.149.7
Batman: Arkham Knight119108614218
The Witcher 3205.1144.784.847.628.4
Dirt Rally374.4168135.683.371.4
Battlefield Hardline163.1155123100
Evolve189.3178.3130.7117.2
Dragon Age: Inquisition161.3147.810070
Far Cry 4117.4114.3101.789.9
Assassin's Creed Unity117.1110.583.646
Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare153.9115.4106.865.6
Civilization: Beyond Earth159.4150.9115.2104.6
F1 2014118118118112
The Evil Within74.873.853.8
Ryse: Son of Rome63.662.96565
Alien: Isolation264.9237.9153114.1
Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor268.9209.411998
Fifa 15380.3288.1211.796
Sims 4193.2157.7119.8104.8
Risen 3: Titan Lords35.235.23537.6
GRID: Autosport374.1207.4165.7118.8
Watch Dogs103.689.463.945.5
Wolfenstein: The New Order60606055.7
Thief125.5119.710785
Call of Duty: Ghosts238.3204.1140.290.2
Battlefield 4199.6199196.6104.348.7
Saints Row IV76.688.990.992.5
Dota 2119.7119.7119.4
Metro: Last Light139.713711681
BioShock Infinite290.2273.1220131
StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm138.185.9
Tomb Raider519465.4358166
Crysis 3154.4138.3111.756.3
Far Cry 3145.4137.9117.174.5
Hitman: Absolution113.1108.399.376.2
Guild Wars 2160.77670
Sleeping Dogs182.892.5
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< 120 fps
≥ 120 fps

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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 965M SLIlowmed.highultraQHD4K
Batman: Arkham Knight694027
Battlefield Hardline105.271.9
Dragon Age: Inquisition7249.8
F1 201411590
Ryse: Son of Rome61.258.8
Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor89.569.2
Thief84.760.1
Metro: Last Light85.856.9
BioShock Infinite165.393.1
StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm14576.2
Tomb Raider244.5117.6
Guild Wars 264.557.3
Sleeping Dogs159.962.8
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