Key Differences
In short — Radeon HD 7870 XT outperforms GeForce GTX 960M 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 844 days older than GeForce GTX 960M.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960M
- Consumes up to 59% less energy than AMD Radeon HD 7870 XT - 75 vs 185 Watts
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon HD 7870 XT - 4 vs 2 GB
Advantages of AMD Radeon HD 7870 XT
- Performs up to 4% better in Grand Theft Auto V than GeForce GTX 960M - 78 vs 75 FPS
Grand Theft Auto V
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Mobile • Mar 13th, 2015
Desktop • Nov 19th, 2012
Theoretical Performance
Mobile • Mar 13th, 2015
Pixel Fillrate
18.82 GPixel/s
60%
Texel Fillrate
47.04 GTexel/s
50%
Desktop • Nov 19th, 2012
Pixel Fillrate
31.2 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
93.6 GTexel/s
100%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960M | vs | AMD Radeon HD 7870 XT |
---|---|---|
Mar 13th, 2015 | Release Date | Nov 19th, 2012 |
GeForce 900M | 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 |
4 GB | Memory | 2 GB |
GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
128-bit | Bus | 256-bit |
80.19 GB/s | Bandwidth | 192 GB/s |
1097 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 925 MHz |
1176 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 975 MHz |
1253 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1500 MHz |