NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670MX
vs
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970M

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670MX
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970M
GTX 670MX GTX 970M Difference
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670MX NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970M
Price $ 1,058.0 $ 1,249.0 191 (18%)
Year 2012 2014 2 (0%)
Maximum Recorded Temperature 80C 64C 16 (20%)
Max Fan Noise 52.9dB 47.5dB 5.4 (10%)
Recommended Power Supply 75W 95W 20 (27%)
Benchmark CPU Intel Core i7-2700K @ 3.50GHz ($199.99) *closest mobile equivalent* Intel Core i7-4770K @ 3.50GHz ($284.99) *closest mobile equivalent*
CPU Impact on FPS +0.0 FPS +0.0 FPS 0 (0%)
CPU Impact on FPS % 0.0% 0.0% 0 (0%)
Benchmark Quality Settings Ultra Quality Settings Ultra Quality Settings
Average 1080p Performance 34.0 FPS 42.5 FPS 8.5 (25%)
Average 1440p Performance 24.3 FPS 30.5 FPS 6.2 (26%)
(Ultrawide) Average 1440p Performance 18.9 FPS 26.3 FPS 7.4 (39%)
Average 4K Performance 11.1 FPS 18.7 FPS 7.6 (68%)
Memory 3 GB 3 GB 0 (0%)
1080p Cost Per Frame $ 31.1 $ 29.4 1.7 (5%)
1440p Cost Per Frame $ 43.5 $ 41.0 2.5 (6%)
(Ultrawide) 1440p Cost Per Frame $ 56.0 $ 47.5 8.5 (15%)
4K Cost Per Frame $ 95.3 $ 66.8 28.5 (30%)
Variant NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670MX NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970M
Overall Combination Score 23/100 33/100 10 (43%)
Our Verdict: Upgrading from GTX 670MX to GTX 970M is not recommended as it is less than 30% of improvement in performance. In general, a reasonable upgrade is between 30% and 50% or more to justify the purchase of new hardware. The price/performance ratio is much better for GTX 970M .
Share Your Comments 0

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670MX

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970M

Game Performance at selected quality settings

Change Quality Settings
Ultra Quality High Quality Medium Quality Low Quality

1920x1080

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670MX
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970M
Year Game Frames Per Second
2023 Resident Evil 4
22
25.4
30
33.5
2023 A Plague Tale: Requiem
15
17.4
20
22.8
2023 Hogwarts Legacy
13
15.1
17
19.8
2023 The Last of Us Part I
10
11.6
13
15.2
2023 Forspoken
12
13.4
15
17.7
2023 The Callisto Protocol
9
10.4
12
13.8
2023 Dead Space
15
17.4
20
22.9
2023 Baldur's Gate 3
18
20.6
24
27.2
2023 Armored Core VI
18
20.6
24
27.2
2023 Immortals of Aveum
8
9.3
10
12.2
2023 Ratchet and Clank Rift Apart
16
18.5
22
24.5
2023 Remnant II
9
10.4
12
13.8
2023 Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
12
13.9
16
18.3
2023 Atomic Heart
12
13.9
16
18.3
2023 Starfield
6
6.9
8
9.2
2022 Elden Ring
13
15.0
21
23.5
2022 God of War
12
14.2
20
22.3
2022 Overwatch 2
23
26.4
37
41.5
2022 F1 22
18
20.8
24
27.4
2022 Dying Light 2
17
19.7
23
25.8
2022 Total War: Warhammer III
17
19.7
23
25.8
2022 Spider-Man Remastered
29
32.3
38
42.6
2022 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
20
23.1
27
30.4
2021 Forza Horizon 5
12
14.4
20
22.6
2021 Halo Infinite
9
11.0
15
17.2
2021 Battlefield 2042
18
20.2
28
31.8
2021 Hitman 3
23
26.6
31
35.0
2021 Far Cry 6
22
24.8
29
32.7
2021 Guardians of the Galaxy
24
27.1
32
35.8
2020 Watch Dogs: Legion
24
27.3
32
35.9
2020 Assassin's Creed Valhalla
10
11.6
16
18.2
2020 Microsoft Flight Simulator
6
7.6
10
11.9
2020 Valorant
45
50.8
71
79.9
2020 Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
17
19.9
28
31.3
2020 Death Stranding
20
23.0
32
36.2
2020 Marvel's Avengers
13
15.0
21
23.5
2020 Godfall
20
22.4
31
35.2
2020 Cyberpunk 2077
10
11.6
16
18.2
2019 Apex Legends
22
25.2
38
42.4
2019 Anthem
14
16.2
24
27.3
2019 Far Cry New Dawn
21
23.8
36
40.1
2019 Resident Evil 2
28
31.2
43
48.6
2019 Metro Exodus
12
13.9
19
21.6
2019 World War Z
23
25.6
37
41.5
2019 Gears of War 5
18
20.2
28
31.8
2019 F1 2019
22
25.4
35
39.9
2019 GreedFall
20
22.8
32
35.9
2019 Borderlands 3
14
16.0
22
25.2
2019 Call of Duty Modern Warfare
27
30.9
43
48.6
2019 Red Dead Redemption 2
10
11.9
16
18.7
2019 Need For Speed: Heat
16
18.7
26
29.4
2018 Forza Horizon 4
22
24.5
38
43.1
2018 Fallout 76
25
28.0
37
41.4
2018 Hitman 2
19
21.7
29
32.3
2018 Just Cause 4
18
20.1
28
31.2
2018 Monster Hunter: World
19
21.6
30
33.7
2018 Strange Brigade
29
32.6
46
51.2
2017 PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
19
21.7
29
32.3
2017 Fortnite Battle Royale
22
24.5
39
43.4
2017 Need For Speed: Payback
25
27.8
38
43.3
2017 For Honor
33
37.0
51
57.7
2017 Project CARS 2
23
26.3
36
40.9
2017 Forza Motorsport 7
28
31.8
44
49.5
2016 Ashes of the Singularity
14
16.5
23
26.6
2016 Hitman
15
17.3
36
40.3
2016 Rise of the Tomb Raider
17
19.6
42
47.5
2016 Overwatch
34
38.2
60
67.4
2016 Dishonored 2
17
19.1
26
29.9
2015 DiRT Rally
36
40.4
57
63.6
2015 Grand Theft Auto V
22
25.4
34
38.2
2015 The Witcher 3
17
19.6
31
35.2
2015 Rocket League
97
108.0
151
168.2
2015 Need For Speed
27
30.0
41
46.6
2015 Project CARS
25
28.7
40
44.7
2015 Rainbow Six Siege
47
52.5
74
82.6
2014 Thief
27
30.8
44
49.1
2013 Bioshock Infinite
47
52.3
70
78.2
2013 Company of Heroes 2
20
23.2
35
39.2
2013 Crysis 3
25
28.7
37
41.8
2013 GRID 2
46
52.2
77
85.9
2013 Metro: Last Light
29
32.9
46
51.6
2013 Total War: Rome 2
26
29.4
48
54.1
2013 Battlefield 4
32
35.8
48
54.3
2012 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
66
74.1
103
115.3
2009 League of Legends
125
138.9
194
216.3
2008 Crysis: Warhead
30
33.6
44
49.2

2560x1440

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670MX
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970M
Year Game Frames Per Second
2023 Resident Evil 4
14
18.5
19
24.3
2023 A Plague Tale: Requiem
10
12.7
13
16.7
2023 Hogwarts Legacy
9
11.6
12
15.2
2023 The Last of Us Part I
7
8.8
9
11.6
2023 Forspoken
7
8.8
9
11.6
2023 The Callisto Protocol
5
7.4
7
9.8
2023 Dead Space
9
11.6
12
15.3
2023 Baldur's Gate 3
13
16.7
17
22.0
2023 Armored Core VI
13
16.7
17
22.0
2023 Immortals of Aveum
5
6.5
6
8.6
2023 Ratchet and Clank Rift Apart
10
12.7
13
16.8
2023 Remnant II
5
6.9
7
9.2
2023 Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
8
10.4
11
13.8
2023 Atomic Heart
7
9.9
10
13.1
2023 Starfield
4
6.2
6
8.3
2022 Elden Ring
9
11.8
14
18.6
2022 God of War
9
12.2
15
19.2
2022 Overwatch 2
18
22.7
28
35.7
2022 F1 22
10
12.7
13
16.7
2022 Dying Light 2
10
12.7
13
16.7
2022 Total War: Warhammer III
11
13.9
14
18.2
2022 Spider-Man Remastered
18
23.1
24
30.4
2022 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
12
15.1
15
19.8
2021 Forza Horizon 5
9
12.3
15
19.4
2021 Halo Infinite
7
9.9
12
15.5
2021 Battlefield 2042
10
13.4
16
21.1
2021 Hitman 3
15
19.0
20
25.0
2021 Far Cry 6
14
18.5
19
24.5
2021 Guardians of the Galaxy
15
19.2
20
25.4
2020 Watch Dogs: Legion
14
17.8
18
23.4
2020 Assassin's Creed Valhalla
8
10.0
12
15.8
2020 Microsoft Flight Simulator
5
6.7
8
10.5
2020 Valorant
33
41.5
52
65.3
2020 Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
12
15.6
19
24.5
2020 Death Stranding
14
17.9
22
28.1
2020 Marvel's Avengers
8
10.6
13
16.7
2020 Godfall
12
15.0
18
23.5
2020 Cyberpunk 2077
8
10.8
13
17.0
2019 Apex Legends
15
18.8
25
31.6
2019 Anthem
10
12.9
17
21.7
2019 Far Cry New Dawn
14
18.5
24
31.1
2019 Resident Evil 2
16
21.0
26
32.7
2019 Metro Exodus
8
10.8
13
16.8
2019 World War Z
14
18.7
24
30.3
2019 Gears of War 5
11
14.6
18
23.1
2019 F1 2019
14
18.0
22
28.3
2019 GreedFall
13
16.5
20
26.0
2019 Borderlands 3
9
11.3
14
17.7
2019 Call of Duty Modern Warfare
17
22.3
28
35.0
2019 Red Dead Redemption 2
7
9.7
12
15.3
2019 Need For Speed: Heat
11
14.6
18
23.1
2018 Forza Horizon 4
16
21.0
29
36.4
2018 Hitman 2
11
14.0
16
20.9
2018 Just Cause 4
11
14.8
18
23.1
2018 Monster Hunter: World
12
15.1
18
23.5
2018 Strange Brigade
18
22.7
28
35.7
2017 PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
13
16.8
19
24.9
2017 Fortnite Battle Royale
12
16.2
22
28.3
2017 Need For Speed: Payback
16
20.1
24
31.2
2017 For Honor
17
21.6
26
33.7
2017 Project CARS 2
14
18.6
23
28.8
2017 Forza Motorsport 7
22
28.7
35
44.7
2016 Overwatch
21
26.5
36
46.2
2016 Dishonored 2
13
16.4
20
25.4
2015 Rocket League
37
46.3
57
72.1
2015 Need For Speed
18
23.2
28
36.0
2015 Project CARS
17
21.9
27
34.1
2015 Rainbow Six Siege
27
34.0
42
53.4
2014 Thief
16
20.0
25
32.4
2013 Bioshock Infinite
26
33.0
40
50.5
2013 Company of Heroes 2
11
14.8
20
25.2
2013 Crysis 3
21
26.7
20
25.6
2013 GRID 2
29
36.5
48
60.6
2013 Metro: Last Light
20
25.1
33
41.5
2013 Total War: Rome 2
14
18.1
26
33.5
2013 Battlefield 4
17
22.3
27
34.7
2012 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
49
61.7
76
96.2
2009 League of Legends
61
77.2
96
120.2
2008 Crysis: Warhead
16
20.7
24
31.1

3440x1440

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670MX
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970M
Year Game Frames Per Second
2019 Apex Legends
12
16.0
20
26.9
2019 Anthem
8
10.6
13
17.9
2019 Far Cry New Dawn
11
15.1
19
25.5
2019 Resident Evil 2
12
16.8
19
26.1
2019 Metro Exodus
7
9.4
11
14.6
2019 World War Z
12
15.8
19
25.5
2019 Gears of War 5
9
12.7
15
20.1
2019 F1 2019
12
15.8
18
24.8
2019 GreedFall
9
12.5
14
19.6
2019 Borderlands 3
6
9.2
10
14.4
2019 Call of Duty Modern Warfare
14
19.0
22
29.9
2019 Red Dead Redemption 2
6
8.5
10
13.4
2019 Need For Speed: Heat
9
12.7
15
20.1
2018 Forza Horizon 4
14
18.8
24
32.4
2018 Hitman 2
9
12.0
13
17.6
2018 Just Cause 4
9
12.0
14
18.8
2018 Monster Hunter: World
9
12.0
14
18.6
2018 Strange Brigade
14
18.8
22
29.5
2017 PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
10
13.9
15
20.9
2017 Fortnite Battle Royale
10
13.4
17
23.2
2017 Need For Speed: Payback
13
18.1
21
28.3
2017 For Honor
13
17.4
20
27.0
2017 Project CARS 2
13
18.1
21
28.3
2017 Forza Motorsport 7
21
28.2
33
43.9
2016 Overwatch
16
21.5
28
37.5
2016 Dishonored 2
11
15.7
18
24.4
2015 Rocket League
27
36.3
43
56.6
2015 Need For Speed
15
20.7
24
32.1
2015 Project CARS
15
20.0
23
31.1
2015 Rainbow Six Siege
20
26.6
31
41.8
2012 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
47
62.8
74
97.7
2009 League of Legends
43
57.8
68
90.0

3840x2160

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670MX
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970M
Year Game Frames Per Second
2023 Resident Evil 4
9
13.9
12
18.2
2023 A Plague Tale: Requiem
5
8.1
7
10.7
2023 Hogwarts Legacy
5
8.1
7
10.7
2023 The Last of Us Part I
3
4.6
4
6.1
2023 Forspoken
2
4.2
3
5.5
2023 The Callisto Protocol
2
3.7
3
4.9
2023 Dead Space
3
4.6
4
6.1
2023 Baldur's Gate 3
6
9.3
8
12.2
2023 Armored Core VI
6
9.3
8
12.2
2023 Immortals of Aveum
2
3.0
2
4.0
2023 Ratchet and Clank Rift Apart
4
6.9
6
9.2
2023 Remnant II
2
3.5
3
4.6
2023 Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
3
5.1
4
6.7
2023 Atomic Heart
4
6.2
5
8.3
2023 Starfield
2
4.2
3
5.5
2022 Elden Ring
4
6.7
7
10.6
2022 God of War
6
9.5
10
14.9
2022 Overwatch 2
12
17.2
18
26.9
2022 F1 22
6
9.2
8
12.2
2022 Dying Light 2
6
9.2
8
12.2
2022 Total War: Warhammer III
7
10.4
9
13.7
2022 Spider-Man Remastered
11
16.2
14
21.3
2022 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
6
9.2
8
12.2
2021 Forza Horizon 5
6
9.6
10
15.0
2021 Halo Infinite
4
6.8
7
10.7
2021 Battlefield 2042
6
8.6
9
13.6
2021 Hitman 3
8
11.6
10
15.2
2021 Far Cry 6
6
9.9
9
13.1
2021 Guardians of the Galaxy
7
10.4
9
13.8
2020 Watch Dogs: Legion
8
11.6
10
15.2
2020 Assassin's Creed Valhalla
4
6.8
7
10.7
2020 Microsoft Flight Simulator
3
5.3
5
8.2
2020 Valorant
25
36.1
39
56.8
2020 Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
5
8.3
9
13.1
2020 Death Stranding
7
10.9
11
17.1
2020 Marvel's Avengers
3
5.6
6
8.8
2020 Godfall
4
7.1
7
11.2
2020 Cyberpunk 2077
4
7.1
7
11.2
2019 Apex Legends
7
11.2
13
18.8
2019 Anthem
4
7.0
8
11.8
2019 Far Cry New Dawn
6
9.8
11
16.5
2019 Resident Evil 2
7
10.4
11
16.1
2019 Metro Exodus
4
6.8
7
10.5
2019 World War Z
7
10.8
12
17.4
2019 Gears of War 5
6
9.2
10
14.6
2019 F1 2019
7
11.4
12
18.0
2019 GreedFall
4
6.8
7
10.7
2019 Borderlands 3
4
5.9
6
9.2
2019 Call of Duty Modern Warfare
9
13.3
14
20.9
2019 Red Dead Redemption 2
4
6.2
6
9.7
2019 Need For Speed: Heat
6
9.2
10
14.6
2018 Forza Horizon 4
9
14.0
16
24.2
2018 Hitman 2
5
8.4
8
12.1
2018 Just Cause 4
5
7.7
8
12.0
2018 Monster Hunter: World
5
7.3
7
11.3
2018 Strange Brigade
8
12.3
13
19.4
2017 PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
6
9.1
9
14.1
2017 Fortnite Battle Royale
6
8.8
10
15.1
2017 Need For Speed: Payback
9
13.9
15
21.6
2017 For Honor
7
10.8
11
16.8
2017 Project CARS 2
10
15.4
16
24.0
2017 Forza Motorsport 7
16
24.1
26
37.5
2016 Overwatch
9
13.7
16
24.0
2016 Dishonored 2
9
13.0
14
20.2
2015 Rocket League
15
21.6
23
33.7
2015 Need For Speed
10
15.4
16
24.0
2015 Project CARS
10
15.4
16
24.0
2015 Rainbow Six Siege
11
15.8
17
24.8
2012 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
38
55.6
60
86.5
2009 League of Legends
21
30.9
33
48.1
GTX 670MX vs GTX 970M with i7-2700K vs i7-4770K at 1080p and ultra vs ultra settings
GTX 670MX vs GTX 970M with i7-2700K vs i7-4770K at 1440p and ultra vs ultra settings
GTX 670MX vs GTX 970M with i7-2700K vs i7-4770K at 4K and ultra vs ultra settings

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670MX / i7-2700K

In terms of cost, pricing clearly is a genuine issue here and the price of GTX 670MX is simply ridiculous. This combination between GTX 670MX and Intel Core i7-2700K @ 3.50GHz has less than 8% bottleneck in many games and is perfect match to avoid FPS loss. This combination between GTX 670MX and Intel Core i7-2700K @ 3.50GHz is a perfect match to avoid FPS loss. With current 3072 MB RAM, the GTX 670MX can have very few memory-related bottlenecks in more modern games.
View Current Price List

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970M / i7-4770K

In terms of cost, pricing clearly is a genuine issue here and the price of GTX 970M is simply ridiculous. With regards to max load temperature, the GTX 970M 's cooling is excellent at keeping it cool and under control. This combination between GTX 970M and Intel Core i7-4770K @ 3.50GHz has less than 8% bottleneck in many games and is perfect match to avoid FPS loss. This combination between GTX 970M and Intel Core i7-4770K @ 3.50GHz is a perfect match to avoid FPS loss. With current 3072 MB RAM, the GTX 970M can have very few memory-related bottlenecks in more modern games.
View Current Price List

GTX 670MX vs GTX 970M Specifications Comparison

Board Design

GTX 670MX GTX 970M
OutputsNo outputsNo outputs
TDP75 Wunknown

Clock Speeds

GTX 670MX GTX 970M
GPU Clock601 MHz924 MHz
Memory Clock700 MHz 2800 MHz effective1253 MHz 5012 MHz effective

Graphics Card

GTX 670MX GTX 970M
Bus InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16MXM-B (3.0)
GenerationGeForce 600MGeForce 900M
ProductionEnd-of-lifeEnd-of-life
Release DateOct 1st, 2012Oct 7th, 2014

Graphics Features

GTX 670MX GTX 970M
CUDA3.05.2
DirectX12.0 (11_0)12.0 (12_1)
OpenCL1.21.2
OpenGL4.64.6
Shader Model5.16.4
Vulkan1.1.1031.1.103

Graphics Processor

GTX 670MX GTX 970M
ArchitectureKeplerMaxwell 2.0
Die Size294 mm²398 mm²
FoundryTSMCTSMC
GPU NameGK104GM204
GPU VariantN13E-GR-A2N16E-GT-A2
Process Size28 nm28 nm
Transistors3,540 million5,200 million

Memory

GTX 670MX GTX 970M
Bandwidth67.20 GB/s120.3 GB/s
Memory Bus192 bit192 bit
Memory Size3 GB6 GB
Memory TypeGDDR5GDDR5

Render Config

GTX 670MX GTX 970M
L1 Cache16 KB (per SMX)48 KB (per SMM)
L2 Cache384 KB1536 KB
ROPs2448
Shading Units9601280
TMUs8080

Theoretical Performance

GTX 670MX GTX 970M
FP32 (float) performance1,154 GFLOPS2.657 TFLOPS
FP64 (double) performance48.08 GFLOPS (1:24)83.04 GFLOPS (1:32)
Pixel Rate12.02 GPixel/s49.82 GPixel/s
Texture Rate48.08 GTexel/s83.04 GTexel/s
What to Consider Before Buying a Graphics Card

What to Consider Before Buying a Graphics Card

If you have been planning to upgrade your system by purchasing a new graphics card. Then there are some important factors to consider.
Resolution VS Quality: Impact on Game Performance

Resolution VS Quality: Impact on Game Performance

What affects game performance? Clarity or Details?

Ultra VS High Quality Settings in PC Games

Ultra VS High Quality Settings in PC Games

Every player has a different notion about the ideal setting for PC games. But in most cases, opting for a High quality graphics configuration is the way to go.

What are CPU or GPU Bottlenecks?

What are CPU or GPU Bottlenecks?

Are you getting sudden frame drops? you might have a bottleneck.
What is the acceptable FPS speed for me?

What is the acceptable FPS speed for me?

For some games, you can still enjoy great garphics at lower frame rates.
GPU Hierarchy
GPU Hierarchy
GPU Compare
GPU Compare
CPU Hierarchy
CPU Compare
Laptop Hierarchy
Gaming Laptops
Monitor Hierarchy
Gaming Monitors
Headset Hierarchy
Gaming Headsets

Discussion and Comments

Share Your Comments