GeForce GTX 870M vs Radeon RX Vega 6 Ryzen 4000

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 870M and Radeon RX Vega 6 Ryzen 4000, 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 Radeon RX Vega 6 Ryzen 4000, check out specs charts below.

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GeForce GTX 870M and Radeon RX Vega 6 Ryzen 4000 are Laptop Graphics Cards

Note: GeForce GTX 870M and Radeon RX Vega 6 Ryzen 4000 are only used in laptop graphics. They have 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 or Radeon RX Vega 6 Ryzen 4000 here:

GeForce GTX 870M Laptops

Radeon RX Vega 6 Ryzen 4000 Laptops

Main Specs

	GeForce GTX 870M	Radeon RX Vega 6 Ryzen 4000
Power consumption (TDP)	100 Watt
Interface	MXM-B (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors	None
Memory type	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	6 GB
Display Connectors	No outputs
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Both cards are used in Laptops.
GeForce GTX 870M is build with Kepler architecture, and Radeon RX Vega 6 Ryzen 4000 - with Vega.
GeForce GTX 870M is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon RX Vega 6 Ryzen 4000 - by 7 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	16−18	16−18
ultra / 1080p	10−11	10−11
QHD / 1440p	4−5	4−5
low / 720p	35−40	35−40
medium / 1080p	21−24	21−24
GeForce GTX 870M and Radeon RX Vega 6 Ryzen 4000 have the same average FPS in Assassin's Creed Odyssey.
high / 1080p	27−30	27−30
ultra / 1080p	24−27	24−27
QHD / 1440p	7−8	7−8
4K / 2160p	6−7	6−7
low / 720p	60−65	60−65
medium / 1080p	30−35	30−35
GeForce GTX 870M and Radeon RX Vega 6 Ryzen 4000 have the same average FPS in Battlefield 5.
low / 768p	50−55	50−55
high / 1080p	50−55	50−55
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
GeForce GTX 870M and Radeon RX Vega 6 Ryzen 4000 have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p	220−230	220−230
medium / 768p	190−200	190−200
ultra / 1080p	100−110	100−110
QHD / 1440p	65−70	65−70
4K / 2160p	35−40	35−40
high / 768p	150−160	150−160
GeForce GTX 870M and Radeon RX Vega 6 Ryzen 4000 have the same average FPS in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive.
low / 768p	60−65	60−65
ultra / 1080p	45−50	45−50
medium / 1080p	55−60	55−60
GeForce GTX 870M and Radeon RX Vega 6 Ryzen 4000 have the same average FPS in Cyberpunk 2077.
low / 768p	110−120	110−120
medium / 768p	100−110	100−110
ultra / 1080p	70−75	70−75
GeForce GTX 870M and Radeon RX Vega 6 Ryzen 4000 have the same average FPS in Dota 2.
high / 1080p	21−24	21−24
ultra / 1080p	18−20	18−20
QHD / 1440p	18−20	18−20
4K / 2160p	6−7	6−7
low / 720p	45−50	45−50
medium / 1080p	21−24	21−24
GeForce GTX 870M and Radeon RX Vega 6 Ryzen 4000 have the same average FPS in Far Cry 5.
high / 1080p	27−30	27−30
ultra / 1080p	21−24	21−24
QHD / 1440p	14−16	14−16
low / 720p	110−120	110−120
medium / 1080p	60−65	60−65
GeForce GTX 870M and Radeon RX Vega 6 Ryzen 4000 have the same average FPS in Fortnite.
high / 1080p	30−33	30−33
ultra / 1080p	21−24	21−24
QHD / 1440p	10−12	10−12
low / 720p	60−65	60−65
medium / 1080p	30−35	30−35
GeForce GTX 870M and Radeon RX Vega 6 Ryzen 4000 have the same average FPS in Forza Horizon 4.
low / 768p	95−100	95−100
medium / 768p	85−90	85−90
high / 1080p	35−40	35−40
ultra / 1080p	14−16	14−16
QHD / 1440p	4−5	4−5
GeForce GTX 870M and Radeon RX Vega 6 Ryzen 4000 have the same average FPS in Grand Theft Auto V.
high / 1080p	10−12	10−12
ultra / 1080p	8−9	8−9
4K / 2160p	2−3	2−3
low / 720p	35−40	35−40
medium / 1080p	14−16	14−16
GeForce GTX 870M and Radeon RX Vega 6 Ryzen 4000 have the same average FPS in Metro Exodus.
low / 768p	110−120	110−120
medium / 1080p	110−120	110−120
GeForce GTX 870M and Radeon RX Vega 6 Ryzen 4000 have the same average FPS in Minecraft.
ultra / 1080p	14−16	14−16
low / 720p	65−70	65−70
medium / 1080p	18−20	18−20
GeForce GTX 870M and Radeon RX Vega 6 Ryzen 4000 have the same average FPS in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS.
high / 1080p	14−16	14−16
ultra / 1080p	9−10	9−10
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
low / 720p	30−35	30−35
medium / 1080p	18−20	18−20
GeForce GTX 870M and Radeon RX Vega 6 Ryzen 4000 have the same average FPS in Red Dead Redemption 2.
low / 768p	65−70	60−65
medium / 768p	40−45	40−45
high / 1080p	21−24	21−24
ultra / 1080p	12−14	12−14
4K / 2160p	7−8	7−8
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 870M in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 3% more, than Radeon RX Vega 6 Ryzen 4000.
low / 768p	90−95	90−95
medium / 768p	60−65	60−65
ultra / 1080p	35−40	35−40
high / 768p	55−60	55−60
GeForce GTX 870M and Radeon RX Vega 6 Ryzen 4000 have the same average FPS in World of Tanks.

Full Specs

	GeForce GTX 870M	Radeon RX Vega 6 Ryzen 4000
Architecture	Kepler	Vega
Code name	N15P-GT	Vega Renoir
Type	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	12 March 2014	7 January 2020
Pipelines	1344	384
Core clock speed	941 MHz
Boost Clock	967 MHz	1500 MHz
Transistor count	3,540 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	7 nm
Texture fill rate	108.3
Floating-point performance	2,599 gflops
Memory bus width	192 Bit
Memory bandwidth	120.0 GB/s
Shared memory	-	-
DirectX	12 (11_0)	DirectX 12_1
Shader Model	5.1
OpenGL	4.5
OpenCL	1.1
Vulkan	1.1.126
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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GeForce GTX 870M vs Radeon RX Vega 6 Ryzen 4000

GeForce GTX 870M and Radeon RX Vega 6 Ryzen 4000 are Laptop Graphics Cards

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