Key Differences
In short — Radeon HD 7870 XT 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 HD 7870 XT is 478 days older than GeForce GTX 870M.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 870M
- Consumes up to 46% less energy than AMD Radeon HD 7870 XT - 100 vs 185 Watts
- Up to 50% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon HD 7870 XT - 3 vs 2 GB
Advantages of AMD Radeon HD 7870 XT
- Performs up to 9% better in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt than GeForce GTX 870M - 36 vs 33 FPS
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra+
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra+
GeForce GTX 870M
Mobile • Mar 12th, 2014
Radeon HD 7870 XT
Desktop • Nov 19th, 2012
Theoretical Performance
GeForce GTX 870M
Mobile • Mar 12th, 2014
Pixel Fillrate
27.08 GPixel/s
86%
Texel Fillrate
108.3 GTexel/s
100%
Radeon HD 7870 XT
Desktop • Nov 19th, 2012
Pixel Fillrate
31.2 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
93.6 GTexel/s
86%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 870M | vs | AMD Radeon HD 7870 XT |
|---|---|---|
Mar 12th, 2014 | Release Date | Nov 19th, 2012 |
| GeForce 800M | Generation | Southern Islands |
| Not Available | MSRP | $270 |
| None | Outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort |
| None | Power Connectors | 2x 6-pin |
Mobile | Segment | Desktop |
3 GB | Memory | 2 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 192-bit | Bus | 256-bit |
| 120 GB/s | Bandwidth | 192 GB/s |
941 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 925 MHz |
| 967 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 975 MHz |
| 1250 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1500 MHz |
