Xavier vs GeForce GTX 970M SLI

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Primary details

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

Place in the ranking228not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency10.33no data
ArchitectureMaxwell (2014−2017)Volta (2017−2020)
GPU code nameno dataGV10B
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date7 October 2014 (10 years ago)no data

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 cores2560no data
Core clock speed924 MHz854 MHz
Boost clock speed1038 MHz1465 MHz
Number of transistors2x 5200 Millionno data
Manufacturing process technology28 nm12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)162 Watt15 Watt

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 sizelargeno data
Interfaceno dataIGP
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 typeGDDR5no data
Maximum RAM amount2x 6 GBno data
Memory bus width2x 192 Bitno data
Memory clock speed5000 MHzSystem Shared
Shared memory-no data

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 Connectorsno dataNo outputs

Supported technologies

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

Optimus+-

API compatibility

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

DirectX12_112.0 (12_1)
OpenGLno data4.6
CUDA+-

Pros & cons summary


Chip lithography 28 nm 12 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 162 Watt 15 Watt

Xavier has a 133.3% more advanced lithography process, and 980% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between GeForce GTX 970M SLI and Xavier. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 970M SLI is a notebook card while Xavier is a desktop one.


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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970M SLI
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