Key Differences
In short — Radeon R9 280X 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 280X is 155 days older than GeForce GTX 870M.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 870M
- Consumes up to 60% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 280X - 100 vs 250 Watts
Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 280X
- Performs up to 11% better in Valheim than GeForce GTX 870M - 61 vs 55 FPS
Valheim
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
GeForce GTX 870M
Mobile • Mar 12th, 2014
Radeon R9 280X
Desktop • Oct 8th, 2013
Theoretical Performance
GeForce GTX 870M
Mobile • Mar 12th, 2014
Pixel Fillrate
27.08 GPixel/s
84%
Texel Fillrate
108.3 GTexel/s
84%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 870M | vs | AMD Radeon R9 280X |
|---|---|---|
Mar 12th, 2014 | Release Date | Oct 8th, 2013 |
| GeForce 800M | Generation | Volcanic Islands |
| Not Available | MSRP | $299 |
| None | Outputs | 2x DVI, 1x 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 | 288 GB/s |
941 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 850 MHz |
| 967 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1000 MHz |
| 1250 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1500 MHz |
