GeForce 930MX vs Radeon HD 7870 XT

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce 930MX and Radeon HD 7870 XT. 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 930MX and Radeon HD 7870 XT. 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.
Radeon HD 7870 XT

GeForce 930MX is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: GeForce 930MX 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 930MX here:

Main Specs

  GeForce 930MX Radeon HD 7870 XT
Power consumption (TDP) 17 Watt 185 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x8 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None 2x 6-pin
Memory type DDR3, GDDR5 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 988% more power consumption, than GeForce 930MX.
  • GeForce 930MX is connected by PCIe 3.0 x8, and Radeon HD 7870 XT uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • GeForce 930MX and Radeon HD 7870 XT have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
  • GeForce 930MX is used in Laptops, and Radeon HD 7870 XT - in Desktops.
  • GeForce 930MX is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon HD 7870 XT - with GCN 1.0.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce 930MX is 27 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 7870 XT.
  • GeForce 930MX and Radeon HD 7870 XT are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 7870 XT is 4000 MHz higher, than GeForce 930MX.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 4−5 35−40
ultra / 1080p 2−3 21−24
QHD / 1440p 2−3 16−18
4K / 2160p 10−11
low / 720p 14−16 60−65
medium / 1080p 7−8 40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 XT in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 500% more, than GeForce 930MX.

Full Specs

  GeForce 930MX Radeon HD 7870 XT
Architecture Maxwell GCN 1.0
Code name N16S-GMR Tahiti
Type Laptop Desktop
Release date 10 March 2016 19 November 2012
Pipelines 384 1536
Core clock speed 952 MHz 925 MHz
Boost Clock 1020 MHz 975 MHz
Transistor count 4,313 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 24.48 93.60
Floating-point performance 783.4 gflops 2,995 gflops
Length 267 mm
Memory bus width 64 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 2000 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) 346 Mh/s
Optimus +
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 14.5 Mh/s
GPU Boost 2.0
GameWorks +
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