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    GeForce 930M vs Radeon HD 7870 XT

    If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce 930M and Radeon HD 7870 XT, 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 930M stacks up against Radeon HD 7870 XT, check out specs charts below.
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    Radeon HD 7870 XT

    GeForce 930M is a Laptop Graphics Card

    Note: GeForce 930M 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 930M here:

    GeForce 930M Laptops

    Main Specs

      GeForce 930M Radeon HD 7870 XT
    Power consumption (TDP) 33 Watt 185 Watt
    Interface PCIe 3.0 x8 PCIe 3.0 x16
    Supplementary power connectors None 2x 6-pin
    Memory type DDR3 GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 2 GB
    Display Connectors No outputs 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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    • Radeon HD 7870 XT has 460% more power consumption, than GeForce 930M.
    • GeForce 930M is connected by PCIe 3.0 x8, and Radeon HD 7870 XT uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
    • GeForce 930M and Radeon HD 7870 XT have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
    • GeForce 930M is used in Laptops, and Radeon HD 7870 XT - in Desktops.
    • GeForce 930M is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon HD 7870 XT - with GCN 1.0.
    • Core clock speed of GeForce 930M is 3 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 7870 XT.
    • GeForce 930M and Radeon HD 7870 XT are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 7870 XT is 4200 MHz higher, than GeForce 930M.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 2−3 35−40
    ultra / 1080p 1−2 21−24
    QHD / 1440p 0−1 16−18
    4K / 2160p − 10−11
    low / 720p 12−14 60−65
    medium / 1080p 4−5 40−45
    The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 XT in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 720% more, than GeForce 930M.

    Full Specs

      GeForce 930M Radeon HD 7870 XT
    Architecture Maxwell GCN 1.0
    Code name N16S-GM-B/S, N16S-LP Tahiti
    Type Laptop Desktop
    Release date 12 March 2015 19 November 2012
    Pipelines 384 1536
    Core clock speed 928 MHz 925 MHz
    Boost Clock 941 MHz 975 MHz
    Transistor count 4,313 million
    Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 22.58 93.60
    Floating-point performance 722.7 gflops 2,995 gflops
    Length 267 mm
    Memory bus width 64 Bit 256 Bit
    Memory clock speed 1800 MHz 6000 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 14.4 GB/s 192.0 GB/s
    Shared memory -
    DirectX 12 (11_0) 12 (11_1)
    Shader Model 5.1 5.1
    OpenGL 4.5 4.6
    OpenCL 1.2 1.2
    Vulkan 1.1.126 1.2.131
    CUDA +
    Bus support PCI Express 3.0
    Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 84 Mh/s 346 Mh/s
    Optimus +
    Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 14.5 Mh/s
    GPU Boost 2.0
    GameWorks +
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