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    GeForce GTX 960 vs Radeon HD 8870M

    Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GTX 960 and Radeon HD 8870M. 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 960 and Radeon HD 8870M. 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.
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    Radeon HD 8870M is a Laptop Graphics Card

    Note: Radeon HD 8870M 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 Radeon HD 8870M here:

    Radeon HD 8870M Laptops

    Main Specs

      GeForce GTX 960 Radeon HD 8870M
    Power consumption (TDP) 120 Watt
    Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
    Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pins
    Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5, DDR3
    Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 2 GB
    Display Connectors 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort No outputs
    Recommended system power (PSU) 400 Watt
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    • Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
    • GeForce GTX 960 has 2 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 8870M.
    • GeForce GTX 960 is used in Desktops, and Radeon HD 8870M - in Laptops.
    • GeForce GTX 960 is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon HD 8870M - with GCN.
    • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 960 is 402 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 8870M.
    • GeForce GTX 960 and Radeon HD 8870M are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 8870M is 4493 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 960.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 35−40 7−8
    ultra / 1080p 21−24 4−5
    QHD / 1440p 16−18 0−1
    4K / 2160p 10−11 −
    low / 720p 60−65 18−20
    medium / 1080p 40−45 9−10
    The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 960 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 310% more, than Radeon HD 8870M.

    Full Specs

      GeForce GTX 960 Radeon HD 8870M
    Architecture Maxwell GCN
    Code name GM206 Venus
    Type Desktop Laptop
    Release date 22 January 2015 18 December 2012
    Pipelines 1024 640
    Core clock speed 1127 MHz 725 MHz
    Boost Clock 1178 MHz 775 MHz
    Transistor count 2,940 million 1,500 million
    Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 72 billion/sec 31.00
    Floating-point performance 2,413 gflops 992.0 gflops
    Length 9.5" (24.1 cm)
    Memory bus width 128 Bit 128 Bit
    Memory clock speed 7.0 GB/s 4500 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 112 GB/s 72 GB/s
    Shared memory - -
    G-SYNC support +
    DirectX 12 (12_1) 12 (11_1)
    Shader Model 6.4 5.1
    OpenGL 4.4 4.6
    OpenCL 1.2 1.2
    Vulkan 1.1.126 1.2.131
    CUDA +
    Monero / XMR (CryptoNight) 0.27 kh/s
    CUDA cores 1024
    Bus support PCI Express 3.0
    Height 4.376" (11.1 cm)
    SLI options +
    Multi monitor support 4 displays
    HDCP +
    Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
    Audio input for HDMI Internal
    Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 318 Mh/s 107 Mh/s
    Laptop size large
    Decred / DCR (Decred) 0.92 Gh/s
    Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 8 Mh/s
    Zcash / ZEC (Equihash) 141.47 Sol/s
    GameStream +
    GeForce ShadowPlay +
    GPU Boost 2.0
    GameWorks +
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