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    GeForce GTX 560M vs Radeon HD 8870M

    Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GTX 560M and Radeon HD 8870M. 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 560M and Radeon HD 8870M. 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 560M and Radeon HD 8870M are Laptop Graphics Cards

    Note: GeForce GTX 560M and Radeon HD 8870M are only used in laptop graphics. They have 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 560M or Radeon HD 8870M here:

    GeForce GTX 560M Laptops
    Radeon HD 8870M Laptops

    Main Specs

      GeForce GTX 560M Radeon HD 8870M
    Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt
    Interface MXM-B (3.0) PCIe 3.0 x16
    Supplementary power connectors None
    Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5, DDR3
    Maximum RAM amount 1536 MB 2 GB
    Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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    • GeForce GTX 560M is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and Radeon HD 8870M uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
    • GeForce GTX 560M has 1534 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 8870M.
    • Both cards are used in Laptops.
    • GeForce GTX 560M is build with Fermi architecture, and Radeon HD 8870M - with GCN.
    • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 560M is 50 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 8870M.
    • GeForce GTX 560M is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 8870M - by 28 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 8870M is 3250 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 560M.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 4−5 7−8
    ultra / 1080p 2−3 4−5
    QHD / 1440p 1−2 0−1
    low / 720p 14−16 18−20
    medium / 1080p 7−8 9−10
    The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 8870M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 42% more, than GeForce GTX 560M.

    Full Specs

      GeForce GTX 560M Radeon HD 8870M
    Architecture Fermi GCN
    Code name N12E-GS Venus
    Type Laptop Laptop
    Release date 30 May 2011 18 December 2012
    Pipelines 192 640
    Core clock speed 775 MHz 725 MHz
    Boost Clock 775 MHz
    Transistor count 1,170 million 1,500 million
    Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 24.8 billion/sec 31.00
    Floating-point performance 595.2 gflops 992.0 gflops
    Memory bus width 128 Bit
    Memory clock speed 1250 MHz 4500 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 72 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 N/A 1.2.131
    CUDA +
    CUDA cores 192
    Bus support PCI-E 2.0
    SLI options 2-way
    3D Blu-Ray +
    3D Gaming +
    Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 44 Mh/s 107 Mh/s
    Laptop size large large
    Optimus +
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