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    GeForce GTX 780M vs Radeon HD 6870

    Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GTX 780M and Radeon HD 6870. 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 780M and Radeon HD 6870. 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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    GeForce GTX 780M is a Laptop Graphics Card

    Note: GeForce GTX 780M 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 780M here:

    GeForce GTX 780M Laptops

    Main Specs

      GeForce GTX 780M Radeon HD 6870
    Power consumption (TDP) 122 Watt 151 Watt
    Interface MXM-B (3.0) PCIe 2.0 x16
    Supplementary power connectors None 2x 6-pin
    Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 1 GB
    Display Connectors No outputs 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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    • Radeon HD 6870 has 23% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 780M.
    • GeForce GTX 780M is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and Radeon HD 6870 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
    • GeForce GTX 780M has 3 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 6870.
    • GeForce GTX 780M is used in Laptops, and Radeon HD 6870 - in Desktops.
    • GeForce GTX 780M is build with Kepler architecture, and Radeon HD 6870 - with Terascale 2.
    • GeForce GTX 780M is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 6870 - by 40 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 780M is 1450 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6870.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 20−22 10−12
    ultra / 1080p 12−14 6−7
    QHD / 1440p 6−7 1−2
    4K / 2160p 5−6 −
    low / 720p 40−45 24−27
    medium / 1080p 24−27 12−14
    The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 780M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 90% more, than Radeon HD 6870.

    Full Specs

      GeForce GTX 780M Radeon HD 6870
    Architecture Kepler Terascale 2
    Code name N14E-GTX RV940 Barts
    Type Laptop Desktop
    Release date 30 May 2013 22 October 2010
    Pipelines 1536 1120
    Core clock speed 823 MHz
    Boost Clock 797 MHz 900 MHz
    Transistor count 3,540 million 1,700 million
    Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 40 nm
    Texture fill rate 102.0 50.40
    Floating-point performance 2,448 gflops 2,016.0 gflops
    Length 220 mm
    Memory bus width 256 Bit 256 Bit
    Memory clock speed 2500 MHz 1050 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 160.0 GB/s 134.4 GB/s
    Shared memory - -
    DirectX 12 API
    Shader Model 5.1 5.0
    OpenGL 4.5 4.4
    OpenCL 1.1 1.2
    Vulkan 1.1.126
    CUDA +
    CUDA cores 1536
    Bus support PCI Express 3.0, PCI Express 2.0 PCIe 2.0 x16
    SLI options +
    HDMI + +
    Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 82 Mh/s 213 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 +
    Eyefinity +
    Design reference
    CrossFire +
    Blu-Ray 3D Support +
    3D Vision / 3DTV Play +
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