GeForce GTX 870M vs Radeon RX Vega 11

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GTX 870M and Radeon RX Vega 11. 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 870M and Radeon RX Vega 11. 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.

GeForce GTX 870M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: GeForce GTX 870M 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 GeForce GTX 870M here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 870M Radeon RX Vega 11
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 15 Watt
Interface MXM-B (3.0) IGP
Supplementary power connectors None None
Memory type GDDR5 System Shared
Maximum RAM amount 6 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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  • GeForce GTX 870M has 566% more power consumption, than Radeon RX Vega 11.
  • GeForce GTX 870M is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and Radeon RX Vega 11 uses IGP interface.
  • GeForce GTX 870M is used in Laptops, and Radeon RX Vega 11 - in Desktops.
  • GeForce GTX 870M is build with Kepler architecture, and Radeon RX Vega 11 - with Vega.
  • GeForce GTX 870M is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon RX Vega 11 - by 14 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 16−18 10−11
ultra / 1080p 10−11 6−7
QHD / 1440p 4−5 1−2
low / 720p 35−40 21−24
medium / 1080p 21−24 12−14
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 870M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 80% more, than Radeon RX Vega 11.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 870M Radeon RX Vega 11
Architecture Kepler Vega
Code name N15P-GT Vega Raven Ridge
Type Laptop Desktop
Release date 12 March 2014 26 October 2017
Pipelines 1344 704
Core clock speed 941 MHz
Boost Clock 967 MHz 1240 MHz
Transistor count 3,540 million 4,940 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 14 nm
Texture fill rate 108.3 61.60
Floating-point performance 2,599 gflops 1,760 gflops
Memory bus width 192 Bit
Memory bandwidth 120.0 GB/s
Shared memory - -
DirectX 12 (11_0) 12 (12_1)
Shader Model 5.1 6.4
OpenGL 4.5 4.6
OpenCL 1.1 2.0
Vulkan 1.1.126 1.2.131
CUDA +
CUDA cores 1344
Bus support PCI Express 2.0, PCI Express 3.0
SLI options +
HDMI +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 82 Mh/s
Laptop size large
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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