GeForce GTX 760A vs Radeon HD 8790M

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 760A and Radeon HD 8790M, 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 GTX 760A stacks up against Radeon HD 8790M, check out specs charts below.

Radeon HD 8790M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon HD 8790M 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 Radeon HD 8790M here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 760A Radeon HD 8790M
Power consumption (TDP) 55 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 MXM-A (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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  • GeForce GTX 760A is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon HD 8790M uses MXM-A (3.0) interface.
  • GeForce GTX 760A and Radeon HD 8790M have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
  • GeForce GTX 760A is used in Desktops, and Radeon HD 8790M - in Laptops.
  • GeForce GTX 760A is build with Kepler architecture, and Radeon HD 8790M - with GCN.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon HD 8790M is 222 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 760A.
  • GeForce GTX 760A and Radeon HD 8790M are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 8790M is 492 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 760A.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 3−4 3−4
ultra / 1080p 1−2 1−2
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 14−16 14−16
medium / 1080p 6−7 6−7
GeForce GTX 760A and Radeon HD 8790M have the same average FPS in Assassin's Creed Odyssey.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 760A Radeon HD 8790M
Architecture Kepler GCN
Code name GK106 Mars XTX
Type Desktop Laptop
Release date 17 March 2014 16 November 2012
Pipelines 768 384
Core clock speed 628 MHz 850 MHz
Boost Clock 657 MHz 900 MHz
Transistor count 2,540 million 950 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 42.05 21.60
Floating-point performance 1,009 gflops 691.2 gflops
Memory bus width 128 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 4008 MHz 4500 MHz
Memory bandwidth 64.13 GB/s 64 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_0) 12 (11_1)
Shader Model 5.1 5.1
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan 1.1.126 1.2.131
CUDA 3.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 80 Mh/s
Laptop size medium sized
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