GeForce GTX 880M vs Radeon R5 M435

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 880M and Radeon R5 M435, 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 880M stacks up against Radeon R5 M435, check out specs charts below.

GeForce GTX 880M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: GeForce GTX 880M 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 880M here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 880M Radeon R5 M435
Power consumption (TDP) 122 Watt
Interface MXM-B (3.0) PCIe 3.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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  • GeForce GTX 880M is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and Radeon R5 M435 uses PCIe 3.0 x8 interface.
  • GeForce GTX 880M has 6 GB more memory, than Radeon R5 M435.
  • GeForce GTX 880M is used in Laptops, and Radeon R5 M435 - in Desktops.
  • GeForce GTX 880M is build with Kepler architecture, and Radeon R5 M435 - with GCN 1.0.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 880M is 174 MHz higher, than Radeon R5 M435.
  • GeForce GTX 880M and Radeon R5 M435 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 20−22 0−1
ultra / 1080p 12−14 0−1
QHD / 1440p 6−7 0−1
4K / 2160p 5−6
low / 720p 40−45 10−12
medium / 1080p 24−27 2−3
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 880M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 466% more, than Radeon R5 M435.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 880M Radeon R5 M435
Architecture Kepler GCN 1.0
Code name N15E-GX-A2 Jet
Type Laptop Desktop
Release date 12 March 2014 15 May 2016
Pipelines 1536 320
Core clock speed 954 MHz 780 MHz
Boost Clock 993 MHz 1030 MHz
Transistor count 3,540 million 690 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 127.1 20.60
Floating-point performance 3,050 gflops 547.2 gflops
Memory bus width 256 Bit 64 Bit
Memory clock speed 4500 MHz
Memory bandwidth 160.0 GB/s 36 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_0) 12 (11_1)
Shader Model 5.1 5.1
OpenGL 4.5 4.6
OpenCL 1.1 1.2
Vulkan 1.1.126 1.2.131
CUDA +
CUDA cores 1536
Bus support PCI Express 2.0, PCI Express 3.0
SLI options +
HDMI +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 96 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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