GeForce GT 755M SLI vs Radeon HD 5870

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GT 755M SLI and Radeon HD 5870. 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 GT 755M SLI and Radeon HD 5870. 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.

GeForce GT 755M SLI is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: GeForce GT 755M SLI 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 GT 755M SLI here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GT 755M SLI Radeon HD 5870
Power consumption (TDP) 2x ~50 Watt 188 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 2x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2x 2 GB 1 GB
Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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  • Radeon HD 5870 has 9300% more power consumption, than GeForce GT 755M SLI.
  • GeForce GT 755M SLI has 1 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 5870.
  • GeForce GT 755M SLI is used in Laptops, and Radeon HD 5870 - in Desktops.
  • GeForce GT 755M SLI is build with Kepler architecture, and Radeon HD 5870 - with TeraScale 2.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GT 755M SLI is 130 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 5870.
  • GeForce GT 755M SLI is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 5870 - by 40 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of GeForce GT 755M SLI is 600 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 5870.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 14−16 10−12
ultra / 1080p 8−9 6−7
QHD / 1440p 2−3 1−2
low / 720p 30−35 24−27
medium / 1080p 18−20 14−16
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GT 755M SLI in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 36% more, than Radeon HD 5870.

Full Specs

  GeForce GT 755M SLI Radeon HD 5870
Architecture Kepler TeraScale 2
Code name N14P-? Cypress
Type Laptop Desktop
Release date 1 November 2013 23 September 2009
Pipelines 768 1600
Core clock speed 980 MHz 850 MHz
Transistor count 2x 1300 Million 2,154 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 68.00
Floating-point performance 2,720.0 gflops
Length 282 mm
Memory bus width 2x 128 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 5400 MHz 4800 MHz
Memory bandwidth 153.6 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX DirectX 11, Shader 5.0 11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.0
OpenGL 4.4
OpenCL 1.2
Vulkan N/A
CUDA +
Laptop size large
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