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    GeForce GTX 880M vs Radeon HD 4870

    If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 880M 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 880M stacks up against Radeon HD 4870, check out specs charts below.
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    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:

    GeForce GTX 880M Laptops

    Main Specs

      GeForce GTX 880M Radeon HD 4870
    Power consumption (TDP) 122 Watt 150 Watt
    Interface MXM-B (3.0) PCIe 2.0 x16
    Supplementary power connectors None 2x 6-pin
    Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 1 GB
    Display Connectors No outputs 2x DVI, 1x S-Video
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    • Radeon HD 4870 has 22% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 880M.
    • GeForce GTX 880M is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and Radeon HD 4870 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
    • GeForce GTX 880M has 7 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 4870.
    • GeForce GTX 880M is used in Laptops, and Radeon HD 4870 - in Desktops.
    • GeForce GTX 880M is build with Kepler architecture, and Radeon HD 4870 - with TeraScale.
    • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 880M is 204 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 4870.
    • GeForce GTX 880M is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 4870 - by 55 nm process technology.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 20−22 3−4
    ultra / 1080p 12−14 1−2
    QHD / 1440p 6−7 0−1
    4K / 2160p 5−6 −
    low / 720p 40−45 14−16
    medium / 1080p 24−27 6−7
    The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 880M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 316% more, than Radeon HD 4870.

    Full Specs

      GeForce GTX 880M Radeon HD 4870
    Architecture Kepler TeraScale
    Code name N15E-GX-A2 RV770
    Type Laptop Desktop
    Release date 12 March 2014 25 June 2008
    Pipelines 1536 800
    Core clock speed 954 MHz 750 MHz
    Boost Clock 993 MHz
    Transistor count 3,540 million 956 million
    Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 55 nm
    Texture fill rate 127.1 30.00
    Floating-point performance 3,050 gflops 1,200.0 gflops
    Length 250 mm
    Memory bus width 256 Bit 256 Bit
    Memory clock speed 3600 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 160.0 GB/s 115.2 GB/s
    Shared memory -
    DirectX 12 (11_0) 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 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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