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    GeForce GTX 860M vs Radeon R6 Kaveri

    In this comparison between GeForce GTX 860M and Radeon R6 Kaveri 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 860M will be the best choice, for others Radeon R6 Kaveri will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.
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    GeForce GTX 860M and Radeon R6 Kaveri are Laptop Graphics Cards

    Note: GeForce GTX 860M and Radeon R6 Kaveri 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 860M or Radeon R6 Kaveri here:

    GeForce GTX 860M Laptops
    Radeon R6 Kaveri Laptops

    Main Specs

      GeForce GTX 860M Radeon R6 Kaveri
    Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt
    Interface MXM-B (3.0)
    Supplementary power connectors None
    Memory type GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 4 GB
    Display Connectors No outputs
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    • Both cards are used in Laptops.
    • GeForce GTX 860M is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon R6 Kaveri - with GCN 1.1.
    • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 860M is 264 MHz higher, than Radeon R6 Kaveri.
    • GeForce GTX 860M and Radeon R6 Kaveri are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 16−18 0−1
    ultra / 1080p 10−11 −
    QHD / 1440p 5−6 0−1
    4K / 2160p 4−5 −
    low / 720p 30−35 1−2
    medium / 1080p 21−24 0−1
    The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 860M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 3100% more, than Radeon R6 Kaveri.

    Full Specs

      GeForce GTX 860M Radeon R6 Kaveri
    Architecture Maxwell GCN 1.1
    Code name N15P-GX Kaveri
    Type Laptop Laptop
    Release date 12 March 2014 4 June 2014
    Pipelines 640 384
    Core clock speed 797 MHz 533 MHz
    Boost Clock 915 MHz 654 MHz
    Transistor count 1,870 million 2410 Million
    Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 43.40
    Floating-point performance 1,389 gflops
    Memory bus width 128 Bit 64/128 Bit
    Memory bandwidth 80.0 GB/s
    Shared memory - +
    DirectX 12 (11_0) DirectX 12 (FL 12_0), Shader 5.0
    Shader Model 5.1
    OpenGL 4.5
    OpenCL 1.1
    Vulkan 1.1.126
    CUDA +
    CUDA cores 1152 or 640
    Bus support PCI Express 2.0, PCI Express 3.0
    SLI options +
    HDMI +
    Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 163 Mh/s
    Laptop size medium sized 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 +
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