Xbox Series X GPU vs GeForce GTX 970M

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Primary details

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

Place in the ranking356not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency12.54no data
ArchitectureMaxwell 2.0 (2014−2019)RDNA 2.0 (2020−2024)
GPU code nameGM204Scarlett
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date7 October 2014 (10 years ago)10 November 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$2,560.89 $499

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores12803328
Core clock speed924 MHz1825 MHz
Boost clock speed1038 MHz1725 MHz
Number of transistors5,200 million15,300 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)unknown200 Watt
Texture fill rate83.04379.6
Floating-point processing power2.657 TFLOPS12.15 TFLOPS
ROPs4864
TMUs80208

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
Bus supportPCI Express 3.0no data
InterfaceMXM-B (3.0)IGP
Lengthno data301 mm
Widthno dataIGP
Supplementary power connectorsNoneno data
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 typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount3 GB10 GB
Memory bus width192 Bit320 Bit
Memory clock speed2500 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth120 GB/s560.0 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 ConnectorsNo outputsNo 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.

GameStream+-
GeForce ShadowPlay+-
GPU Boost2.0no data
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 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.46.5
OpenGL4.54.6
OpenCL1.11.2
Vulkan1.1.1261.2
CUDA+-

Pros & cons summary


Recency 7 October 2014 10 November 2020
Maximum RAM amount 3 GB 10 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 7 nm

Xbox Series X GPU has an age advantage of 6 years, a 233.3% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 300% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between GeForce GTX 970M and Xbox Series X GPU. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 970M is a notebook card while Xbox Series X GPU is a desktop one.


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