GeForce GTX 870M vs Tesla M60

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 870M and Tesla M60, 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 Tesla M60, check out specs charts below.

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 Tesla M60
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 300 Watt
Interface MXM-B (3.0) PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None 1x 8-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 6 GB 8 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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  • Tesla M60 has 200% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 870M.
  • GeForce GTX 870M is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and Tesla M60 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • Tesla M60 has 2 GB more memory, than GeForce GTX 870M.
  • GeForce GTX 870M is used in Laptops, and Tesla M60 - in Desktops.
  • GeForce GTX 870M is build with Kepler architecture, and Tesla M60 - with Maxwell 2.0.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 870M is 384 MHz higher, than Tesla M60.
  • GeForce GTX 870M and Tesla M60 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 16−18 35−40
ultra / 1080p 10−11 24−27
QHD / 1440p 4−5 18−20
4K / 2160p 10−11
low / 720p 35−40 60−65
medium / 1080p 21−24 45−50
The average gaming FPS of Tesla M60 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 111% more, than GeForce GTX 870M.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 870M Tesla M60
Architecture Kepler Maxwell 2.0
Code name N15P-GT GM204
Type Laptop Workstation
Release date 12 March 2014 30 August 2015
Pipelines 1344 2048
Core clock speed 941 MHz 557 MHz
Boost Clock 967 MHz 1178 MHz
Transistor count 3,540 million 5,200 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 108.3 150.8
Floating-point performance 2,599 gflops 2x 4,833 gflops
Length 267 mm
Memory bus width 192 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 5012 MHz
Memory bandwidth 120.0 GB/s 160.4 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 1.2
Vulkan 1.1.126 1.1.126
CUDA + 5.2
CUDA cores 1344
Bus support PCI Express 2.0, PCI Express 3.0
SLI options +
HDMI +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 82 Mh/s 432 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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