GeForce GT 755M vs Radeon HD 5870

In this comparison between GeForce GT 755M and Radeon HD 5870 you will find out which graphics card performs better in today's games. Bear in mind that third-party versions may have more efficient cooling and higher clock speeds. This will increase cards' performance, though not by much. In addition to raw power you should also take into account the dimensions. Thicker models simply will not fit into a small mini-ITX case. The resolution of your monitor also affects the choice, since 4K gameplay requires a more powerful GPU. And don't overspend on the graphics card. Other parts of your build may also need to be upgraded, save some money for the CPU or power supply. For some people GeForce GT 755M will be the best choice, for others Radeon HD 5870 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

GeForce GT 755M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: GeForce GT 755M 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 755M here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GT 755M Radeon HD 5870
Power consumption (TDP) 50 Watt 188 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 2x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 1 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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  • Radeon HD 5870 has 276% more power consumption, than GeForce GT 755M.
  • GeForce GT 755M is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon HD 5870 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
  • GeForce GT 755M has 3 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 5870.
  • GeForce GT 755M is used in Laptops, and Radeon HD 5870 - in Desktops.
  • GeForce GT 755M is build with Kepler architecture, and Radeon HD 5870 - with TeraScale 2.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GT 755M is 130 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 5870.
  • GeForce GT 755M is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 5870 - by 40 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of GeForce GT 755M is 600 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 5870.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 7−8 10−12
ultra / 1080p 4−5 6−7
QHD / 1440p 0−1 1−2
low / 720p 18−20 24−27
medium / 1080p 9−10 14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5870 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 40% more, than GeForce GT 755M.

Full Specs

  GeForce GT 755M Radeon HD 5870
Architecture Kepler TeraScale 2
Code name N14P- Cypress
Type Laptop Desktop
Release date 25 June 2013 23 September 2009
Pipelines 384 1600
Core clock speed 980 MHz 850 MHz
Transistor count 1,270 million 2,154 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 31.36 68.00
Floating-point performance 752.6 gflops 2,720.0 gflops
Length 282 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 5400 MHz 4800 MHz
Memory bandwidth 86.4 GB/s 153.6 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 API 11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.1 5.0
OpenGL 4.5 4.4
OpenCL 1.1 1.2
Vulkan 1.1.126 N/A
CUDA +
Bus support PCI Express 3.0, PCI Express 2.0
HDMI +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 27 Mh/s
Laptop size medium sized
Standard memory configuration 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 +
Blu-Ray 3D Support +
3D Vision / 3DTV Play +
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