GeForce GTX 950M vs Radeon HD 8870M

In this comparison between GeForce GTX 950M and Radeon HD 8870M you will find out which graphics card performs better in today's games. Bear in mind that third-party versions may have more efficient cooling and higher clock speeds. This will increase cards' performance, though not by much. In addition to raw power you should also take into account the dimensions. Thicker models simply will not fit into a small mini-ITX case. The resolution of your monitor also affects the choice, since 4K gameplay requires a more powerful GPU. And don't overspend on the graphics card. Other parts of your build may also need to be upgraded, save some money for the CPU or power supply. For some people GeForce GTX 950M will be the best choice, for others Radeon HD 8870M will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

GeForce GTX 950M and Radeon HD 8870M are Laptop Graphics Cards

Note: GeForce GTX 950M 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 950M or Radeon HD 8870M here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 950M Radeon HD 8870M
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x8 PCIe 3.0 x16
Memory type DDR3 or GDDR5 GDDR5, DDR3
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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  • GeForce GTX 950M is connected by PCIe 3.0 x8, and Radeon HD 8870M uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • GeForce GTX 950M has 2 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 8870M.
  • Both cards are used in Laptops.
  • GeForce GTX 950M is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon HD 8870M - with GCN.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 950M is 189 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 8870M.
  • GeForce GTX 950M and Radeon HD 8870M are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 8870M is 3500 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 950M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 12−14 7−8
ultra / 1080p 8−9 4−5
QHD / 1440p 2−3 0−1
low / 720p 27−30 18−20
medium / 1080p 16−18 9−10
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 950M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 60% more, than Radeon HD 8870M.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 950M Radeon HD 8870M
Architecture Maxwell GCN
Code name N16P-GT Venus
Type Laptop Laptop
Release date 12 March 2015 18 December 2012
Pipelines 640 640
Core clock speed 914 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 1,439 gflops 992.0 gflops
Memory bus width 128 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 1000 or 2500 MHz 4500 MHz
Memory bandwidth 32 or 80 GB/s 72 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 +
CUDA cores 640
Bus support PCI Express 3.0
SLI options +
HDMI +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 140 Mh/s 107 Mh/s
Laptop size medium sized large
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support +
H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder +
Optimus +
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 2.5 Mh/s
GameStream +
GeForce ShadowPlay +
GPU Boost 2.0
GameWorks +
BatteryBoost +
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