GeForce GT 750M vs Radeon HD 7870

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GT 750M and Radeon HD 7870, there are a couple of things to consider. Cards with more VRAM in general perform better and allow you to play on higher graphics settings. Size also makes a difference. A model with a large heatsink can occupy up to three expansion slots on a motherboard. Be sure you have enough room in your PC case. When comparing GPUs with different architectures, more processing cores and even higher TFLOPS will not always translate to better performance. To help you decide which GPU you need, we have measured frame rates in a number of popular games. For more on how the GeForce GT 750M stacks up against Radeon HD 7870, check out specs charts below.

GeForce GT 750M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: GeForce GT 750M is only used in laptop graphics. It has lower GPU clock speed compared to the desktop variant, which results in lower power consumption, but also 10-30% lower gaming performance. Check available laptop models with GeForce GT 750M here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GT 750M Radeon HD 7870
Power consumption (TDP) 50 Watt 175 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16
Memory type DDR3 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors No outputs
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  • Radeon HD 7870 has 250% more power consumption, than GeForce GT 750M.
  • GeForce GT 750M has 2 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 7870.
  • GeForce GT 750M is used in Laptops, and Radeon HD 7870 - in Desktops.
  • GeForce GT 750M is build with Kepler architecture, and Radeon HD 7870 - with GCN.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon HD 7870 is 33 MHz higher, than GeForce GT 750M.
  • GeForce GT 750M and Radeon HD 7870 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 7870 is 2800 MHz higher, than GeForce GT 750M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 5−6 24−27
ultra / 1080p 2−3 14−16
QHD / 1440p 2−3 9−10
4K / 2160p 6−7
low / 720p 16−18 45−50
medium / 1080p 7−8 30−33
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 257% more, than GeForce GT 750M.

Full Specs

  GeForce GT 750M Radeon HD 7870
Architecture Kepler GCN
Code name N14P-GT Pitcairn XT
Type Laptop Desktop
Release date 1 April 2013 5 March 2012
Pipelines 384 1280
Core clock speed 967 MHz 1000 MHz
Boost Clock 967 MHz
Transistor count 1,270 million 2800 Million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 30.94
Floating-point performance 742.7 gflops
Memory bus width 128 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 2000 - 5000 MHz 4800 MHz
Memory bandwidth 64.19 GB/s
Shared memory - -
DirectX 12 API DirectX 11.1, Shader 5.1
Shader Model 5.1
OpenGL 4.5
OpenCL 1.1
Vulkan 1.1.126
CUDA +
Monero / XMR (CryptoNight) 0.39 kh/s
Bus support PCI Express 3.0
HDMI +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 27 Mh/s
Laptop size medium sized
Standard memory configuration DDR3/GDDR5
eDP 1.2 signal support Up to 3840x2160
LVDS signal support Up to 1920x1200
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support Up to 3840x2160
HDCP content protection +
7.1 channel HD audio on HDMI +
TrueHD and DTS-HD audio bitstreaming +
H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder +
Optimus +
Eyefinity +
Decred / DCR (Decred) 0.63 Gh/s
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 16.6 Mh/s
Zcash / ZEC (Equihash) 145 Sol/s
Blu-Ray 3D Support +
3D Vision / 3DTV Play +
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