The Radeon HD 8870M is at least 2x slower gaming GPU than the GeForce GTX 980. We cannot compare value as at least one GPU is out of stock.
Advantages of the Radeon HD 8870M
The GeForce GTX 980 is better in every way
Advantages of the GeForce GTX 980
- At least 2x faster GPU for gaming
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory – 4 vs 2 GB
Radeon HD 8870M vs GeForce GTX 980 for Gaming
The GPU's performance in selected game and settings
Radeon HD 8870M
Apr 1st, 2013
Average FPS
43
61%
Min 1% FPS
17
49%
Price, $
Out of Stock
Value, $/FPS
Not Available
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GeForce GTX 980
Sep 19th, 2014
Average FPS
70
100%
Min 1% FPS
35
100%
Price, $
$399
100%
Value, $/FPS
$5.7/FPS
100%
Buy on Amazon
$399.00
In Stock
Buy on Amazon
$124.50
In Stock
Buy on Amazon
$422.98
In Stock
Radeon HD 8870M vs GeForce GTX 980 in My Games
The FPS you'll get in saved games, click on a game to change it
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Synthetic Benchmarks
The Radeon HD 8870M vs GeForce GTX 980 in synthetic GPU benchmarks
Performance Specifications
The Radeon HD 8870M vs GeForce GTX 980 in core GPU performance specifications
Radeon HD 8870M
Apr 1st, 2013
Memory
2 GB
50%
Memory Bandwidth
72 GB/s
32%
Pixel Fillrate
12.4 GPixel/s
16%
Texture Fillrate
31 GTexel/s
20%
FP32
992 GFLOPS
20%
GeForce GTX 980
Sep 19th, 2014
Memory
4 GB
100%
Memory Bandwidth
224.4 GB/s
100%
Pixel Fillrate
77.82 GPixel/s
100%
Texture Fillrate
155.6 GTexel/s
100%
FP32
4.981 TFLOPS
100%
Specifications
Comparison of all specifications
Radeon HD 8870M | SpecificationsComparison of all specifications | GeForce GTX 980 |
|---|---|---|
| General | ||
| Apr 1st, 2013 | Release Date | Sep 19th, 2014 |
| Not Available | MSRP | $549.00 |
| Solar System | Generation | GeForce 900 |
Laptop | Segment | Desktop |
| Not Available | Power Consumption | 165 W |
| Memory | ||
| 2 GB | Memory Size | 4 GB |
| GDDR5 | Memory Type | GDDR5 |
| 128-bit | Memory Bus | 256-bit |
| 72 GB/s | Bandwidth | 224.4 GB/s |
| Theoretical Performance | ||
| 12.4 GPixel/s | Pixel Fillrate | 77.82 GPixel/s |
| 31 GTexel/s | Texture Fillrate | 155.6 GTexel/s |
| 992 GFLOPS | FP32 | 4.981 TFLOPS |
