Radeon HD 8870M vs UHD Graphics G1 Ice Lake 32 EU
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Radeon HD 8870M and UHD Graphics G1 Ice Lake 32 EU, 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 Radeon HD 8870M stacks up against UHD Graphics G1 Ice Lake 32 EU, check out specs charts below.
Radeon HD 8870M and UHD Graphics G1 Ice Lake 32 EU are Laptop Graphics Cards
Note: Radeon HD 8870M and UHD Graphics G1 Ice Lake 32 EU 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 Radeon HD 8870M or UHD Graphics G1 Ice Lake 32 EU here:
Main Specs
Radeon HD 8870M
UHD Graphics G1 Ice Lake 32 EU
Interface
PCIe 3.0 x16
Memory type
GDDR5, DDR3
DDR4
Maximum RAM amount
2 GB
Display Connectors
No outputs
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Both cards are used in Laptops.
Radeon HD 8870M is build with GCN architecture, and UHD Graphics G1 Ice Lake 32 EU - with Gen. 11 Ice Lake.
Core clock speed of Radeon HD 8870M is 425 MHz higher, than UHD Graphics G1 Ice Lake 32 EU.
Radeon HD 8870M is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and UHD Graphics G1 Ice Lake 32 EU - by 10 nm process technology.
Game benchmarks
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
Battlefield 5
Call of Duty: Warzone
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Cyberpunk 2077
Dota 2
Far Cry 5
Fortnite
Forza Horizon 4
Grand Theft Auto V
Metro Exodus
Minecraft
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS
Red Dead Redemption 2
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
World of Tanks
high / 1080p
7−8
6−7
ultra / 1080p
4−5
4−5
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
18−20
16−18
medium / 1080p
9−10
8−9
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 8870M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 11% more, than UHD Graphics G1 Ice Lake 32 EU.
high / 1080p
12−14
12−14
ultra / 1080p
10−12
10−11
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
27−30
24−27
medium / 1080p
14−16
12−14
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 8870M in Battlefield 5 is 6% more, than UHD Graphics G1 Ice Lake 32 EU.
low / 768p
45−50
45−50
high / 1080p
45−50
45−50
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
Radeon HD 8870M and UHD Graphics G1 Ice Lake 32 EU have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p
140−150
130−140
medium / 768p
110−120
110−120
ultra / 1080p
55−60
50−55
QHD / 1440p
30−35
27−30
4K / 2160p
27−30
27−30
high / 768p
85−90
80−85
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 8870M in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 5% more, than UHD Graphics G1 Ice Lake 32 EU.
low / 768p
55−60
55−60
ultra / 1080p
21−24
18−20
medium / 1080p
45−50
45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 8870M in Cyberpunk 2077 is 2% more, than UHD Graphics G1 Ice Lake 32 EU.
low / 768p
85−90
80−85
medium / 768p
60−65
55−60
ultra / 1080p
35−40
30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 8870M in Dota 2 is 8% more, than UHD Graphics G1 Ice Lake 32 EU.
high / 1080p
9−10
8−9
ultra / 1080p
8−9
7−8
4K / 2160p
4−5
3−4
low / 720p
21−24
18−20
medium / 1080p
10−11
8−9
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 8870M in Far Cry 5 is 22% more, than UHD Graphics G1 Ice Lake 32 EU.
high / 1080p
16−18
14−16
ultra / 1080p
10−12
10−11
low / 720p
65−70
60−65
medium / 1080p
24−27
21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 8870M in Fortnite is 11% more, than UHD Graphics G1 Ice Lake 32 EU.
high / 1080p
12−14
12−14
ultra / 1080p
12−14
10−12
QHD / 1440p
2−3
1−2
low / 720p
27−30
24−27
medium / 1080p
14−16
14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 8870M in Forza Horizon 4 is 7% more, than UHD Graphics G1 Ice Lake 32 EU.
low / 768p
55−60
50−55
medium / 768p
45−50
45−50
high / 1080p
14−16
12−14
ultra / 1080p
7−8
6−7
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 8870M in Grand Theft Auto V is 6% more, than UHD Graphics G1 Ice Lake 32 EU.
high / 1080p
5−6
4−5
ultra / 1080p
3−4
3−4
4K / 2160p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
14−16
12−14
medium / 1080p
7−8
6−7
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 8870M in Metro Exodus is 16% more, than UHD Graphics G1 Ice Lake 32 EU.
low / 768p
95−100
95−100
high / 1080p
90−95
90−95
ultra / 1080p
80−85
80−85
medium / 1080p
95−100
90−95
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 8870M in Minecraft is 1% more, than UHD Graphics G1 Ice Lake 32 EU.
high / 1080p
16−18
16−18
ultra / 1080p
14−16
14−16
low / 720p
35−40
30−35
medium / 1080p
18−20
18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 8870M in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 10% more, than UHD Graphics G1 Ice Lake 32 EU.
ultra / 1080p
8−9
7−8
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
14−16
12−14
medium / 1080p
10−12
10−12
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 8870M in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 10% more, than UHD Graphics G1 Ice Lake 32 EU.
low / 768p
27−30
24−27
medium / 768p
18−20
16−18
high / 1080p
10−11
9−10
ultra / 1080p
7−8
6−7
4K / 2160p
6−7
6−7
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 8870M in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 7% more, than UHD Graphics G1 Ice Lake 32 EU.
low / 768p
85−90
85−90
medium / 768p
45−50
45−50
ultra / 1080p
21−24
18−20
high / 768p
35−40
35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 8870M in World of Tanks is 2% more, than UHD Graphics G1 Ice Lake 32 EU.
Full Specs
Radeon HD 8870M
UHD Graphics G1 Ice Lake 32 EU
Architecture
GCN
Gen. 11 Ice Lake
Code name
Venus
Ice Lake G1 Gen. 11
Type
Laptop
Laptop
Release date
18 December 2012
28 May 2019
Pipelines
640
32
Core clock speed
725 MHz
300 MHz
Boost Clock
775 MHz
1100 MHz
Transistor count
1,500 million
Manufacturing process technology
28 nm
10 nm
Texture fill rate
31.00
Floating-point performance
992.0 gflops
Memory bus width
128 Bit
Memory clock speed
4500 MHz
Memory bandwidth
72 GB/s
Shared memory
-
+
DirectX
12 (11_1)
DirectX 12_1
Shader Model
5.1
OpenGL
4.6
OpenCL
1.2
Vulkan
1.2.131
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)
107 Mh/s
Laptop size
large
Quick Sync
+
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