GeForce GT 750M Mac Edition vs Radeon HD8970M

G3D Mark is a standard benchmark that measures graphics performance in real-world gaming scenarios. It simplifies comparing cards from different brands, where higher scores directly correlate with better fps and smoother gaming experiences.

GeForce GT 750M Mac Edition vs Radeon HD8970M FPS Benchmarks

Predicted gaming performance across popular games. Tested paired with Ryzen 7 9800X3D to isolate GPU performance.

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GeForce GT 750M Mac Edition vs Radeon HD8970M: Pros, Cons & Final Verdict

See where each GPU makes more sense in practice: raw FPS, VRAM, features, power draw, pricing, and long-term headroom.

GeForce GT 750M Mac Edition

2013

Why buy it

✅Delivers 100+% more G3D Mark for each dollar spent, at 22.2 vs 0 G3D/$ ($149 MSRP vs Unknown MSRP).
✅Draws 50W instead of 100W, a 50W reduction.

Trade-offs

❌Lower average FPS than Radeon HD8970M across 50 tracked games in our benchmark data.
❌2013 hardware with 2 GB of VRAM is already well past its comfortable zone for modern gaming, so it is hard to recommend now.

Radeon HD8970M

2013

Why buy it

✅190.8% more average FPS across 50 tracked games in our benchmark data.

Trade-offs

❌2013 hardware with 2 GB of VRAM is already well past its comfortable zone for modern gaming, so it is hard to recommend now.
❌Lower G3D Mark per dollar, at 0 vs 22.2 G3D/$ (Unknown MSRP vs $149 MSRP).
❌100% higher power demand at 100W vs 50W.

Quick Answers

Which GPU is faster for gaming right now?

Radeon HD8970M is the faster gaming card right now. In our data, it leads by 190.8% in average FPS across 50 tracked games in our benchmark data and by 1.8% in PassMark G3D (3,369 vs 3,311), so the answer here is pretty clean.

Which GPU is the safer long-term pick for 2026 and beyond?

GeForce GT 750M Mac Edition is the safer long-term pick for 2026 and beyond because it comes out ahead on the available hardware-headroom signals for this matchup.

Which GPU is the better buy today?

GeForce GT 750M Mac Edition makes the most sense today based on the pricing and value data we have for this matchup. Radeon HD8970M still makes more sense if max raw gaming performance matters more than value.

GeForce GT 750M Mac Edition vs Radeon HD8970M Technical Specifications

Side-by-side specs, architecture details, clocks, memory, power, and platform differences.

GeForce GT 750M Mac Edition

The GeForce GT 750M Mac Edition is manufactured by NVIDIA. It was released in November 8 2013. It features the Kepler architecture. The core clock speed is 926 MHz. It has 384 shading units. The thermal design power (TDP) is 50W. Manufactured using 28 nm process technology. G3D Mark benchmark score: 3,311 points.

Radeon HD8970M

The Radeon HD8970M is manufactured by AMD. It was released in May 14 2013. It features the GCN 1.0 architecture. The core clock ranges from 850 MHz to 900 MHz. It has 1280 shading units. The thermal design power (TDP) is 100W. Manufactured using 28 nm process technology. G3D Mark benchmark score: 3,369 points.

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Graphics Performance

The GeForce GT 750M Mac Edition scores 3,311 and the Radeon HD8970M reaches 3,369 in the G3D Mark benchmark — just a 1.8% difference, making them near-identical in rasterization performance. The GeForce GT 750M Mac Edition is built on Kepler while the Radeon HD8970M uses GCN 1.0, both on a 28 nm process. Shader units: 384 (GeForce GT 750M Mac Edition) vs 1,280 (Radeon HD8970M). Raw compute: 0.7112 TFLOPS (GeForce GT 750M Mac Edition) vs 2.304 TFLOPS (Radeon HD8970M).

Feature	GeForce GT 750M Mac Edition	Radeon HD8970M
G3D Mark Score	3,311	3,369+2%
Architecture	Kepler	GCN 1.0
Process Node	28 nm	28 nm
Shading Units	384	1280+233%
Compute (TFLOPS)	0.7112 TFLOPS	2.304 TFLOPS+224%
ROPs	16	32+100%
TMUs	32	80+150%
L1 Cache	32 KB	320 KB+900%
L2 Cache	256 KB	512 KB+100%

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Advanced Features (DLSS/FSR)

The GeForce GT 750M Mac Edition gets NVIDIA DLSS, which still tends to look cleaner in motion. The Radeon HD8970M leans on FSR, which is flexible and widely supported, but usually a bit rougher at the same settings.

Feature	GeForce GT 750M Mac Edition	Radeon HD8970M
Upscaling Tech	Upscaling support	FSR Upscaling / FSR 4
Frame Generation	Not Supported	Not Supported
Ray Reconstruction	No	No
Low Latency	NVIDIA Reflex	AMD Anti-Lag

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Video Memory (VRAM)

Both cards ship with 2 GB of video memory. Memory bus width is 64-bit on the GeForce GT 750M Mac Edition and System on the Radeon HD8970M. L2 Cache: 256 KB (GeForce GT 750M Mac Edition) vs 512 KB (Radeon HD8970M) — the Radeon HD8970M has significantly larger on-die cache to reduce VRAM reliance.

Feature	GeForce GT 750M Mac Edition	Radeon HD8970M
VRAM Capacity	2 GB	2 GB
Memory Type	GDDR5	Shared
Memory Bandwidth	Unknown	System
Bus Width	64-bit	System
L2 Cache	256 KB	512 KB+100%

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Power & Dimensions

The GeForce GT 750M Mac Edition draws 50W versus the Radeon HD8970M's 100W — a 66.7% difference. The GeForce GT 750M Mac Edition is more power-efficient. Recommended PSU: 350W (GeForce GT 750M Mac Edition) vs 350W (Radeon HD8970M). Power connectors: PCIe-powered vs PCIe-powered.