GeForce GT 750M vs Radeon HD 7870 XT

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GT 750M 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 GT 750M stacks up against Radeon HD 7870 XT, check out specs charts below.

GeForce GT 750M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: GeForce GT 750M 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 750M here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GT 750M Radeon HD 7870 XT
Power consumption (TDP) 50 Watt 185 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 2x 6-pin
Memory type DDR3 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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  • Radeon HD 7870 XT has 270% more power consumption, than GeForce GT 750M.
  • Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • GeForce GT 750M has 2 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 7870 XT.
  • GeForce GT 750M is used in Laptops, and Radeon HD 7870 XT - in Desktops.
  • GeForce GT 750M is build with Kepler architecture, and Radeon HD 7870 XT - with GCN 1.0.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GT 750M is 42 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 7870 XT.
  • GeForce GT 750M 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 GT 750M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 5−6 35−40
ultra / 1080p 2−3 21−24
QHD / 1440p 2−3 16−18
4K / 2160p 10−11
low / 720p 16−18 60−65
medium / 1080p 7−8 40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 XT in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 414% more, than GeForce GT 750M.

Full Specs

  GeForce GT 750M Radeon HD 7870 XT
Architecture Kepler GCN 1.0
Code name N14P-GT Tahiti
Type Laptop Desktop
Release date 1 April 2013 19 November 2012
Pipelines 384 1536
Core clock speed 967 MHz 925 MHz
Boost Clock 967 MHz 975 MHz
Transistor count 1,270 million 4,313 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 30.94 93.60
Floating-point performance 742.7 gflops 2,995 gflops
Length 267 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 2000 - 5000 MHz 6000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 64.19 GB/s 192.0 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 API 12 (11_1)
Shader Model 5.1 5.1
OpenGL 4.5 4.6
OpenCL 1.1 1.2
Vulkan 1.1.126 1.2.131
CUDA +
Bus support PCI Express 3.0
HDMI +
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Laptop size medium sized
Standard memory configuration DDR3/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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Blu-Ray 3D Support +
3D Vision / 3DTV Play +
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