Key Differences
In short — Radeon HD 7870 XT outperforms GeForce GT 555M 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 238 days newer than GeForce GT 555M.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GT 555M
- Consumes up to 81% less energy than AMD Radeon HD 7870 XT - 35 vs 185 Watts
Advantages of AMD Radeon HD 7870 XT
- Performs up to 10% better in Shadow of the Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition than GeForce GT 555M - 102 vs 93 FPS
Shadow of the Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
GeForce GT 555M
Mobile • Mar 26th, 2012
Radeon HD 7870 XT
Desktop • Nov 19th, 2012
Theoretical Performance
Radeon HD 7870 XT
Desktop • Nov 19th, 2012
Pixel Fillrate
31.2 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
93.6 GTexel/s
100%
NVIDIA GeForce GT 555M | vs | AMD Radeon HD 7870 XT |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 26th, 2012 | Release Date | Nov 19th, 2012 |
| GeForce 500M | 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 |
| 2 GB | Memory | 2 GB |
| DDR3 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 128-bit | Bus | 256-bit |
| 28.8 GB/s | Bandwidth | 192 GB/s |
| 675 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 925 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | 975 MHz |
| 900 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1500 MHz |
