GeForce GTX 870M vs Tesla T4

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 870M and Tesla T4, 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 GeForce GTX 870M stacks up against Tesla T4, check out specs charts below.

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 Tesla T4
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 70 Watt
Interface MXM-B (3.0) PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount 6 GB 16 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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  • GeForce GTX 870M has 42% more power consumption, than Tesla T4.
  • GeForce GTX 870M is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and Tesla T4 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • Tesla T4 has 10 GB more memory, than GeForce GTX 870M.
  • GeForce GTX 870M is used in Laptops, and Tesla T4 - in Desktops.
  • GeForce GTX 870M is build with Kepler architecture, and Tesla T4 - with Turing.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 870M is 356 MHz higher, than Tesla T4.
  • GeForce GTX 870M is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Tesla T4 - by 12 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 16−18 35−40
ultra / 1080p 10−11 21−24
QHD / 1440p 4−5 16−18
4K / 2160p 10−11
low / 720p 35−40 60−65
medium / 1080p 21−24 40−45
The average gaming FPS of Tesla T4 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 100% more, than GeForce GTX 870M.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 870M Tesla T4
Architecture Kepler Turing
Code name N15P-GT TU104
Type Laptop Workstation
Release date 12 March 2014 13 September 2018
Pipelines 1344 2560
Core clock speed 941 MHz 585 MHz
Boost Clock 967 MHz 1590 MHz
Transistor count 3,540 million 13,600 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 12 nm
Texture fill rate 108.3 254.4
Floating-point performance 2,599 gflops
Length 168 mm
Memory bus width 192 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 10000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 120.0 GB/s 320.0 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_0) 12 Ultimate (12_1)
Shader Model 5.1 6.5
OpenGL 4.5 4.6
OpenCL 1.1 1.2
Vulkan 1.1.126 1.2.131
CUDA + 7.5
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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