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    Whats the performance of a GTX 970M to a desktop Card?

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by PatriciaR, Nov 13, 2014.

  1. PatriciaR

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    Is there a chart they follow? I heard the 860m runs like a desktop GTX 580m. So I am wondering what the GTX 970m is compared to? thx
     
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    Splintah Notebook Deity

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    Radeon 280x is what it looks closest to on notebookcheck

    Sent from my Nexus 5 using Tapatalk
     
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    What about an Nvidia desktop card?
     
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    680 or 770.
     
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    Not bad for a mobile GPU :eek: Thx :D
     
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    Was about to make a snide remark about 680 release date but thought better of it...
     
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    I'd say it performs very close to a desktop 770. My friend has the SSC version of a 770gtx and with same settings in BF4 we were both reporting very similar FPS with my 970m at stock. Probably within 5FPS or so. I'm sure I can close that gap fully with an overclock.

    Edit: He also was using a desktop i5 4690k @ stock.
     
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    J.Dre Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    The 980M performs similarly to the GTX 780, in terms of FPS in games. Benchmarks vary.

    I agree that a GTX 680/770 would match the 970M pretty well. The 970M also outperforms the 780M by roughly 20%, depending on the game.
     
    J.Dre, Nov 13, 2014
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