Radeon HD 7870M vs Tesla M10

In this comparison between Radeon HD 7870M and Tesla M10 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 Radeon HD 7870M will be the best choice, for others Tesla M10 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Radeon HD 7870M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon HD 7870M 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 Radeon HD 7870M here:

Main Specs

  Radeon HD 7870M Tesla M10
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 225 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 8-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 8 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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  • Tesla M10 has 400% more power consumption, than Radeon HD 7870M.
  • Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • Tesla M10 has 6 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 7870M.
  • Radeon HD 7870M is used in Laptops, and Tesla M10 - in Desktops.
  • Radeon HD 7870M is build with GCN architecture, and Tesla M10 - with Maxwell.
  • Core clock speed of Tesla M10 is 233 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 7870M.
  • Radeon HD 7870M and Tesla M10 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Tesla M10 is 1200 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 7870M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 6−7 18−20
ultra / 1080p 4−5 10−11
QHD / 1440p 0−1 4−5
4K / 2160p 4−5
low / 720p 16−18 35−40
medium / 1080p 8−9 21−24
The average gaming FPS of Tesla M10 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 144% more, than Radeon HD 7870M.

Full Specs

  Radeon HD 7870M Tesla M10
Architecture GCN Maxwell
Code name Heathrow XT GM107
Type Laptop Workstation
Release date 24 April 2012 18 May 2016
Pipelines 640 640
Core clock speed 800 MHz 1033 MHz
Boost Clock 1306 MHz
Transistor count 1,500 million 1,870 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 32.00 52.24
Floating-point performance 1,024 gflops 4x 1,672 gflops
Length 267 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 4000 MHz 5200 MHz
Memory bandwidth 64 GB/s 83.2 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_1) 12 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.1 5.1
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan 1.2.131 1.1.126
CUDA 5.0
Laptop size large
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