GeForce GTX 950A vs Radeon HD 8870M

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GTX 950A 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 950A 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.

Radeon HD 8870M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon HD 8870M 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 Radeon HD 8870M here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 950A Radeon HD 8870M
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt
Interface MXM-B (3.0) PCIe 3.0 x16
Memory type DDR3 GDDR5, DDR3
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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  • GeForce GTX 950A is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and Radeon HD 8870M uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • GeForce GTX 950A and Radeon HD 8870M have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
  • GeForce GTX 950A is used in Desktops, and Radeon HD 8870M - in Laptops.
  • GeForce GTX 950A is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon HD 8870M - with GCN.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 950A is 268 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 8870M.
  • GeForce GTX 950A and Radeon HD 8870M are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 8870M is 2498 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 950A.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 12−14 7−8
ultra / 1080p 7−8 4−5
QHD / 1440p 2−3 0−1
low / 720p 24−27 18−20
medium / 1080p 14−16 9−10
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 950A in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 50% more, than Radeon HD 8870M.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 950A Radeon HD 8870M
Architecture Maxwell GCN
Code name GM107 Venus
Type Desktop Laptop
Release date 13 March 2015 18 December 2012
Pipelines 640 640
Core clock speed 993 MHz 725 MHz
Boost Clock 1124 MHz 775 MHz
Transistor count 1,870 million 1,500 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 44.96 31.00
Floating-point performance 1,271 gflops 992.0 gflops
Memory bus width 128 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 2002 MHz 4500 MHz
Memory bandwidth 32.03 GB/s 72 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_0) 12 (11_1)
Shader Model 5.1 5.1
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan 1.1.126 1.2.131
CUDA 5.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 107 Mh/s
Laptop size large
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