GeForce GT 1010 DDR4 vs Radeon HD 8870M
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Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 762 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | GCN 1.0 (2012−2020) | Pascal (2016−2021) |
| GPU code name | Venus | GP108 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 1 April 2013 (13 years ago) | 13 January 2021 (5 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Real power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially if overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 640 | 256 |
| Core clock speed | 725 MHz | 1228 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 775 MHz | 1468 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 1,500 million | 1,800 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | no data | 30 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 31.00 | 23.49 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.992 TFLOPS | 0.7516 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 16 | 8 |
| TMUs | 40 | 16 |
| L1 Cache | 160 KB | 32 KB |
| L2 Cache | 256 KB | 256 KB |
Form factor & compatibility
Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).
| Laptop size | large | no data |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x4 |
| Length | no data | 147 mm |
| Width | no data | 1-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | None |
VRAM capacity and type
Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.
| Memory type | GDDR5 | DDR4 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 2 GB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 64 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1125 MHz | 1050 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 72 GB/s | 16.8 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | no data |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | No outputs | 2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI |
| HDMI | - | + |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_1) | 12 (12_1) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 6.4 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | 1.2 |
| CUDA | - | 6.1 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 1 April 2013 | 13 January 2021 |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 14 nm |
GT 1010 DDR4 has an age advantage of 7 years, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Radeon HD 8870M and GeForce GT 1010 DDR4. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Radeon HD 8870M is a notebook graphics card while GeForce GT 1010 DDR4 is a desktop one.
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