GeForce GTX 870M vs Radeon HD 6930

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GTX 870M and Radeon HD 6930. Here you can take a closer look at graphics cards specs, such as core clock speed, memory type and size, display connectors, etc. The price, overall benchmark and gaming performances are usually defining factors when it comes to choosing between GeForce GTX 870M and Radeon HD 6930. Make sure that the graphics card has compatible dimensions and will properly fit in your new or current computer case. Also these graphics cards may have different system power recommendations, so take that into consideration and upgrade your PSU if necessary.

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:

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 870M Radeon HD 6930
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 186 Watt
Interface MXM-B (3.0) PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None 2x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 6 GB 1 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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  • Radeon HD 6930 has 86% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 870M.
  • GeForce GTX 870M is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and Radeon HD 6930 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
  • GeForce GTX 870M has 5 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 6930.
  • GeForce GTX 870M is used in Laptops, and Radeon HD 6930 - in Desktops.
  • GeForce GTX 870M is build with Kepler architecture, and Radeon HD 6930 - with TeraScale 3.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 870M is 191 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6930.
  • GeForce GTX 870M is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 6930 - by 40 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 16−18 9−10
ultra / 1080p 10−11 5−6
QHD / 1440p 4−5 0−1
low / 720p 35−40 21−24
medium / 1080p 21−24 10−12
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 870M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 75% more, than Radeon HD 6930.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 870M Radeon HD 6930
Architecture Kepler TeraScale 3
Code name N15P-GT Cayman
Type Laptop Desktop
Release date 12 March 2014 1 December 2011
Pipelines 1344 1280
Core clock speed 941 MHz 750 MHz
Boost Clock 967 MHz
Transistor count 3,540 million 2,640 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 108.3 60.00
Floating-point performance 2,599 gflops 1,920.0 gflops
Length 220 mm
Memory bus width 192 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 4800 MHz
Memory bandwidth 120.0 GB/s 153.6 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_0) 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 +
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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