GeForce GTX 870M vs Radeon RX 5500 XT

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GTX 870M and Radeon RX 5500 XT. 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 RX 5500 XT. 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 RX 5500 XT
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 130 Watt
Interface MXM-B (3.0) PCIe 4.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors None 1x 8-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount 6 GB 8 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
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  • Radeon RX 5500 XT has 30% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 870M.
  • GeForce GTX 870M is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and Radeon RX 5500 XT uses PCIe 4.0 x8 interface.
  • Radeon RX 5500 XT has 2 GB more memory, than GeForce GTX 870M.
  • GeForce GTX 870M is used in Laptops, and Radeon RX 5500 XT - in Desktops.
  • GeForce GTX 870M is build with Kepler architecture, and Radeon RX 5500 XT - with RDNA 1.0.
  • GeForce GTX 870M is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon RX 5500 XT - by 7 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 16−18 45−50
ultra / 1080p 10−11 30−35
QHD / 1440p 4−5 24−27
4K / 2160p 14−16
low / 720p 35−40 70−75
medium / 1080p 21−24 55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 5500 XT in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 161% more, than GeForce GTX 870M.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 870M Radeon RX 5500 XT
Architecture Kepler RDNA 1.0
Code name N15P-GT Navi 14
Type Laptop Desktop
Release date 12 March 2014 12 December 2019
Pipelines 1344 1408
Core clock speed 941 MHz
Boost Clock 967 MHz 1845 MHz
Transistor count 3,540 million 6,400 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 7 nm
Texture fill rate 108.3 162.4
Floating-point performance 2,599 gflops
Length 180 mm
Memory bus width 192 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 14000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 120.0 GB/s 224.0 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_0) 12 (12_1)
Shader Model 5.1 6.5
OpenGL 4.5 4.6
OpenCL 1.1 2.0
Vulkan 1.1.126 1.2.131
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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