GeForce GTX 870M vs Radeon Instinct MI25 MxGPU

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GTX 870M and Radeon Instinct MI25 MxGPU. 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 Instinct MI25 MxGPU. 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.
Radeon Instinct MI25 MxGPU

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 Instinct MI25 MxGPU
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 300 Watt
Interface MXM-B (3.0) PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None 2x 8-pin
Memory type GDDR5 HBM2
Maximum RAM amount 6 GB 16 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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  • Radeon Instinct MI25 MxGPU has 200% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 870M.
  • GeForce GTX 870M is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and Radeon Instinct MI25 MxGPU uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • Radeon Instinct MI25 MxGPU has 10 GB more memory, than GeForce GTX 870M.
  • GeForce GTX 870M is used in Laptops, and Radeon Instinct MI25 MxGPU - in Desktops.
  • GeForce GTX 870M is build with Kepler architecture, and Radeon Instinct MI25 MxGPU - with GCN 5.0.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon Instinct MI25 MxGPU is 459 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 870M.
  • GeForce GTX 870M is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon Instinct MI25 MxGPU - by 14 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 16−18 50−55
ultra / 1080p 10−11 35−40
QHD / 1440p 4−5 27−30
4K / 2160p 16−18
low / 720p 35−40 80−85
medium / 1080p 21−24 60−65
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Instinct MI25 MxGPU in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 188% more, than GeForce GTX 870M.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 870M Radeon Instinct MI25 MxGPU
Architecture Kepler GCN 5.0
Code name N15P-GT Vega 10
Type Laptop Desktop
Release date 12 March 2014 27 June 2017
Pipelines 1344 4096
Core clock speed 941 MHz 1400 MHz
Boost Clock 967 MHz 1500 MHz
Transistor count 3,540 million 12,500 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 14 nm
Texture fill rate 108.3 384.0
Floating-point performance 2,599 gflops
Length 267 mm
Memory bus width 192 Bit 2048 Bit
Memory clock speed 1704 MHz
Memory bandwidth 120.0 GB/s 436.2 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_0) 12 (12_1)
Shader Model 5.1 6.4
OpenGL 4.5 4.6
OpenCL 1.1 2.0
Vulkan 1.1.126 1.1.125
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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