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    GeForce GTX 860M vs Radeon HD 7970

    Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GTX 860M and Radeon HD 7970. 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 860M and Radeon HD 7970. 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 860M is a Laptop Graphics Card

    Note: GeForce GTX 860M 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 860M here:

    GeForce GTX 860M Laptops

    Main Specs

      GeForce GTX 860M Radeon HD 7970
    Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 300 Watt
    Interface MXM-B (3.0) PCIe 3.0 x16
    Supplementary power connectors None 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
    Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 3 GB
    Display Connectors No outputs 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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    • Radeon HD 7970 has 300% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 860M.
    • GeForce GTX 860M is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and Radeon HD 7970 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
    • GeForce GTX 860M has 1 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 7970.
    • GeForce GTX 860M is used in Laptops, and Radeon HD 7970 - in Desktops.
    • GeForce GTX 860M is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon HD 7970 - with GCN.
    • GeForce GTX 860M and Radeon HD 7970 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 16−18 35−40
    ultra / 1080p 10−11 21−24
    QHD / 1440p 5−6 16−18
    4K / 2160p 4−5 10−11
    low / 720p 30−35 60−65
    medium / 1080p 21−24 40−45
    The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 113% more, than GeForce GTX 860M.

    Full Specs

      GeForce GTX 860M Radeon HD 7970
    Architecture Maxwell GCN
    Code name N15P-GX Tahiti XT
    Type Laptop Desktop
    Release date 12 March 2014 22 December 2011
    Pipelines 640 2048
    Core clock speed 797 MHz
    Boost Clock 915 MHz 925 MHz
    Transistor count 1,870 million 4,313 million
    Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 43.40 118.4
    Floating-point performance 1,389 gflops 3,789 gflops
    Length 274 mm
    Memory bus width 128 Bit 384 Bit
    Memory clock speed 1375 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 80.0 GB/s 264 GB/s
    Shared memory - -
    DirectX 12 (11_0)
    Shader Model 5.1 5.1
    OpenGL 4.5 4.6
    OpenCL 1.1 1.2
    Vulkan 1.1.126
    CUDA +
    FreeSync +
    CUDA cores 1152 or 640
    Bus support PCI Express 2.0, PCI Express 3.0 PCIe 2.1 x16
    SLI options +
    HDMI + +
    Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 163 Mh/s 485 Mh/s
    Laptop size medium sized
    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 +
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