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Question

GTX 970M vs. 980M

Apr 6, 2015 9:57AM PDT

So, I am looking to buy a new gaming laptop in a next month or so and I cannot decide which one I should get.

My main concern is Witcher 3. Can 970M run it on full on ultra settings? Or do I need 980M? Also, is there a difference between 970M 6GB and 970M SLI?

Thanks in advance!

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Here's where some benchmarks are.
Apr 6, 2015 10:14AM PDT

Google

Notebookcheck 970M

Same for the 980M. Witcher 3, unless you are trying to do 4K output will run at top speed according to what I see. That is unless you want ultra settings. I can't guess why we can't pull back a notch here and there.
Bob

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SLI = Scalable Link Interface
Apr 26, 2015 5:49AM PDT

I means parallel graphics processing (meaning 2 graphics cards).