NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 vs NVIDIA GeForce MX250
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | GM204 | GP108 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU variant | GM204-200-A1 | N17S-G2-A1 |
| Architecture | Maxwell 2.0 | Pascal |
| Foundry | TSMC | Samsung |
| Manufacturing process | 28 nm | 14 nm |
| Number of transistors | 5,200 million | 1,800 million |
| Die size | 398 mm² | 74 mm² |
Graphics Card
| Release date | Sep 19th, 2014 | — |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | GeForce 900 | — |
| Production | End-of-life | — |
| Launch price | 329 USD | — |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | — |
| Reviews | 111 in our database | — |
| Predecessor | GeForce 700 | — |
| Successor | GeForce 10 | — |
Clocks
| Base clock | 1050 MHz | 1519 MHz |
|---|---|---|
| Boost clock | 1178 MHz | 1582 MHz |
| Memory clock | 1753 MHz 7 Gbps effective | 1502 MHz 6 Gbps effective |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | 4 GB | 2 GB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Memory bus width | 256 bit | 64 bit |
| Bandwidth | 224.4 GB/s | 48.06 GB/s |
Render Configuration
| Shading units | 1664 | 384 |
|---|---|---|
| TMUs | 104 | 24 |
| ROPs | 56 | 16 |
| SMM count | 13 | — |
| Cache L1 | 48 KB (per SMM) | 48 KB (per SM) |
| Cache L2 | 2 MB | 512 KB |
| SM count | — | 3 |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 65.97 GPixel/s | 25.31 GPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Texture rate | 122.5 GTexel/s | 37.97 GTexel/s |
| FP32 (float) performance | 3.920 TFLOPS | 1,215 GFLOPS |
| FP64 (double) performance | 122.5 GFLOPS (1:32) | 37.97 GFLOPS (1:32) |
| FP16 (half) performance | — | 18.98 GFLOPS (1:64) |
Dimensions & Outputs
| Slot width | Dual-slot | IGP |
|---|---|---|
| Length | 267 mm 10.5 inches | — |
| Width | 111 mm 4.4 inches | — |
| Height | 40 mm 1.6 inches | — |
| TDP | 148 W | 25 W |
| Suggested PSU | 300 W | — |
| Outputs | 1x DVI1x HDMI3x DisplayPort | No outputs |
| Power connectors | 2x 6-pin | None |
| Board number | PG401 | — |
API Support & Features
| DirectX | 12 (12_1) | 12 (12_1) |
|---|---|---|
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.1 | 1.2 |
| CUDA | 5.2 | 6.1 |
| Shader model | 6.4 | 6.4 |
Other Features
Mobile graphics
| Release date | — | Feb 21st, 2019 |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | — | GeForce MX (2xx) |
| Production | — | End-of-life |
| Interface | — | PCIe 3.0 x4 |
