GeForce GTX 970M

Maxwell 2.0 GeForce 900 Series Laptop Desktop GDDR5 2014 Notebook OEM

Key Metrics

Architecture: Maxwell 2.0
Launch Date: 2014-10-07
CUDA Cores: 1,280
Memory: 6 GB GDDR5
Memory Bandwidth: 120.3 GB/s
Interface: MXM-B (3.0)
Process Node: TSMC 28 nm

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GPU Specs

Identity
Entry Type	Laptop GPU
Official Name	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970M
GPU Codename	GM204
Architecture	Maxwell 2.0
Launch Date	2014-10-07
Market Segment Notes	Laptop in GeForce 900 Series
Core Specs
GPU Die	GM204
Chip Variant / Package	BGA-1745
Process Node	TSMC 28 nm
Transistor Count	5.2 billion
Die Size	398 mm²
CUDA Cores	1280
SM Count	10
TMUs	80
ROPs	48
Base Clock	924 MHz
Boost Clock	1,038 MHz
Pixel Fillrate	49.82 GP/s
Texture Fillrate	83.04 GT/s
FP32 Throughput	2.66 TFLOPS
FP64 Throughput	0.08 TFLOPS
Memory
Memory Size	6 GB
Memory Type	GDDR5
Memory Bus Width	192-bit
Memory Clock	1,253 MHz
Memory Bandwidth	120.3 GB/s
L2 Cache	2 MB
L1 Cache	48 KB
Board and Display
Power Connectors	None
Interface	MXM-B (3.0)
Slot Width	MXM Module
Board Partner Model	Reference or OEM specification
Reference Design	OEM design
Software
CUDA Compute Capability	5.2
Shader Model	6.8
DirectX Support	DirectX 12.1
Vulkan Support	Vulkan 1.4
OpenGL Support	OpenGL 4.6
OpenCL Support	OpenCL 3.0

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Why It Mattered

GeForce GTX 970M matters as a mobile GeForce 900 Series implementation from the Maxwell 2.0 generation around 2014. Laptop GPU names often hide large differences in power limits, cooling, memory, and OEM firmware, so tracking the exact variant explains why similarly named systems can perform differently.

Sources

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Primary / manufacturer sources

NVIDIA GeForce 900M line card (March 2015, Spanish)Official NVIDIA notebook-GPU line card listing memory-interface widths for the original March 2015 GeForce 900M lineupOpen source

Independent reference sources

TechPowerUp GPU SpecsModel-level specification reference for this GPU entryOpen source

Derived datasets and spec dumps

RightNow GPU DatabaseOpen data inventory used for bulk normalization and cross-checking Derived/spec-dump source. Treat as a reference dataset, not independent historical verification.Open source

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