Key Differences
In short — Radeon R9 280 outperforms GeForce GTX 870M on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Radeon R9 280 is 8 days older than GeForce GTX 870M.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 870M
- Consumes up to 50% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 280 - 100 vs 200 Watts
Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 280
- Performs up to 10% better in Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales than GeForce GTX 870M - 45 vs 41 FPS
Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
GeForce GTX 870M
Mobile • Mar 12th, 2014
Radeon R9 280
Desktop • Mar 4th, 2014
Theoretical Performance
GeForce GTX 870M
Mobile • Mar 12th, 2014
Pixel Fillrate
27.08 GPixel/s
90%
Texel Fillrate
108.3 GTexel/s
100%
Radeon R9 280
Desktop • Mar 4th, 2014
Pixel Fillrate
29.86 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
104.5 GTexel/s
96%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 870M | vs | AMD Radeon R9 280 |
|---|---|---|
Mar 12th, 2014 | Release Date | Mar 4th, 2014 |
| GeForce 800M | Generation | Volcanic Islands |
| Not Available | MSRP | $279 |
| None | Outputs | 1x DVI, 2x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort |
| None | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
Mobile | Segment | Desktop |
| 3 GB | Memory | 3 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 192-bit | Bus | 384-bit |
| 120 GB/s | Bandwidth | 240 GB/s |
941 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 827 MHz |
967 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 933 MHz |
| 1250 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1250 MHz |
