GeForce GTX 760M vs Radeon HD 4870

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 760M and Radeon HD 4870, 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 760M stacks up against Radeon HD 4870, check out specs charts below.

GeForce GTX 760M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: GeForce GTX 760M 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 760M here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 760M Radeon HD 4870
Power consumption (TDP) 55 Watt 150 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 2x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 1 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 2x DVI, 1x S-Video
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  • Radeon HD 4870 has 172% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 760M.
  • GeForce GTX 760M is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon HD 4870 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
  • GeForce GTX 760M has 1 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 4870.
  • GeForce GTX 760M is used in Laptops, and Radeon HD 4870 - in Desktops.
  • GeForce GTX 760M is build with Kepler architecture, and Radeon HD 4870 - with TeraScale.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon HD 4870 is 93 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 760M.
  • GeForce GTX 760M is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 4870 - by 55 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 4870 is 1600 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 760M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 7−8 3−4
ultra / 1080p 4−5 1−2
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 18−20 14−16
medium / 1080p 9−10 6−7
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 760M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 66% more, than Radeon HD 4870.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 760M Radeon HD 4870
Architecture Kepler TeraScale
Code name N14E-GL RV770
Type Laptop Desktop
Release date 30 May 2013 25 June 2008
Pipelines 768 800
Core clock speed 657 MHz 750 MHz
Boost Clock 657 MHz
Transistor count 2,540 million 956 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 55 nm
Texture fill rate 42.05 30.00
Floating-point performance 1,009 gflops 1,200.0 gflops
Length 250 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 2000 MHz 3600 MHz
Memory bandwidth 64.0 GB/s 115.2 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 API 10.1 (10_1)
Shader Model 5.1 4.1
OpenGL 4.5 3.3
OpenCL 1.1 1.1
Vulkan 1.1.126 N/A
CUDA +
CUDA cores 768
Bus support PCI Express 3.0, PCI Express 2.0
SLI options +
HDMI +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 54 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 +
Blu-Ray 3D Support +
3D Vision / 3DTV Play +
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