GeForce GTX 880M vs Radeon Sky 500

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GTX 880M and Radeon Sky 500. 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 880M and Radeon Sky 500. 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 880M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: GeForce GTX 880M 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 880M here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 880M Radeon Sky 500
Power consumption (TDP) 122 Watt 150 Watt
Interface MXM-B (3.0) PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None 1x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 1x DisplayPort
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  • Radeon Sky 500 has 22% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 880M.
  • GeForce GTX 880M is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and Radeon Sky 500 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • GeForce GTX 880M has 4 GB more memory, than Radeon Sky 500.
  • GeForce GTX 880M is used in Laptops, and Radeon Sky 500 - in Desktops.
  • GeForce GTX 880M is build with Kepler architecture, and Radeon Sky 500 - with GCN 1.0.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 880M is 4 MHz higher, than Radeon Sky 500.
  • GeForce GTX 880M and Radeon Sky 500 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 20−22 35−40
ultra / 1080p 12−14 21−24
QHD / 1440p 6−7 16−18
4K / 2160p 5−6 10−11
low / 720p 40−45 60−65
medium / 1080p 24−27 40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Sky 500 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 68% more, than GeForce GTX 880M.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 880M Radeon Sky 500
Architecture Kepler GCN 1.0
Code name N15E-GX-A2 Pitcairn
Type Laptop Desktop
Release date 12 March 2014 27 March 2013
Pipelines 1536 1280
Core clock speed 954 MHz 950 MHz
Boost Clock 993 MHz
Transistor count 3,540 million 2,800 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 127.1 76.00
Floating-point performance 3,050 gflops 2,432 gflops
Length 242 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 4800 MHz
Memory bandwidth 160.0 GB/s 154 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_0) 12 (11_1)
Shader Model 5.1 5.1
OpenGL 4.5 4.6
OpenCL 1.1 1.2
Vulkan 1.1.126 1.2.131
CUDA +
CUDA cores 1536
Bus support PCI Express 2.0, PCI Express 3.0 PCIe 3.0
SLI options +
HDMI +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 96 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 +
Form factor full height / full length
DisplayPort count 1
Dual-link DVI support +
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