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    GeForce GTX 870M vs Quadro CX

    If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 870M and Quadro CX, 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 870M stacks up against Quadro CX, check out specs charts below.
    GeForce GTX 870M Check Price
    Quadro CX

    GeForce GTX 870M is a Laptop Graphics Card

    Note: GeForce GTX 870M 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 GTX 870M here:

    GeForce GTX 870M Laptops

    Main Specs

      GeForce GTX 870M Quadro CX
    Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 150 Watt
    Interface MXM-B (3.0) PCIe 2.0 x16
    Supplementary power connectors None 1x 6-pin
    Memory type GDDR5 GDDR3
    Maximum RAM amount 6 GB 1536 MB
    Display Connectors No outputs 1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort, 1x S-Video
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    • Quadro CX has 50% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 870M.
    • GeForce GTX 870M is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and Quadro CX uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
    • Quadro CX has 1530 GB more memory, than GeForce GTX 870M.
    • GeForce GTX 870M is used in Laptops, and Quadro CX - in Desktops.
    • GeForce GTX 870M is build with Kepler architecture, and Quadro CX - with Tesla 2.0.
    • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 870M is 339 MHz higher, than Quadro CX.
    • GeForce GTX 870M is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Quadro CX - by 55 nm process technology.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 16−18 1−2
    ultra / 1080p 10−11 0−1
    QHD / 1440p 4−5 0−1
    low / 720p 35−40 10−12
    medium / 1080p 21−24 2−3
    The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 870M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 400% more, than Quadro CX.

    Full Specs

      GeForce GTX 870M Quadro CX
    Architecture Kepler Tesla 2.0
    Code name N15P-GT GT200B
    Type Laptop Workstation
    Release date 12 March 2014 11 November 2008
    Pipelines 1344 192
    Core clock speed 941 MHz 602 MHz
    Boost Clock 967 MHz
    Transistor count 3,540 million 1,400 million
    Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 55 nm
    Texture fill rate 108.3 38.53
    Floating-point performance 2,599 gflops 462.3 gflops
    Length 267 mm
    Memory bus width 192 Bit 384 Bit
    Memory clock speed 1600 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 120.0 GB/s 76.8 GB/s
    Shared memory -
    DirectX 12 (11_0) 11.1 (10_0)
    Shader Model 5.1 4.0
    OpenGL 4.5 3.3
    OpenCL 1.1 1.1
    Vulkan 1.1.126 N/A
    CUDA + 1.3
    CUDA cores 1344
    Bus support PCI Express 2.0, PCI Express 3.0
    SLI options +
    HDMI +
    Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 82 Mh/s
    Laptop size large
    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 +
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