Key Differences
In short — GeForce GTX 980 outperforms Radeon HD 7870M on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing GeForce GTX 980 is 878 days newer than Radeon HD 7870M.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980
- Performs up to 47% better in Battlefield V than Radeon HD 7870M - 119 vs 81 FPS
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon HD 7870M - 4 vs 2 GB
Advantages of AMD Radeon HD 7870M
- Consumes up to 73% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 - 45 vs 165 Watts
Battlefield V
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
GeForce GTX 980
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
Radeon HD 7870M
Mobile • Apr 24th, 2012
Theoretical Performance
GeForce GTX 980
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
Pixel Fillrate
77.82 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
155.6 GTexel/s
100%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 | vs | AMD Radeon HD 7870M |
|---|---|---|
Sep 19th, 2014 | Release Date | Apr 24th, 2012 |
| GeForce 900 | Generation | London |
| $549 | MSRP | Not Available |
| 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort | Outputs | None |
| 2x 6-pin | Power Connectors | None |
Desktop | Segment | Mobile |
4 GB | Memory | 2 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 256-bit | Bus | 128-bit |
224.4 GB/s | Bandwidth | 64 GB/s |
1127 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 800 MHz |
| 1216 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
1753 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1000 MHz |
