Radeon 890M vs GeForce 800M

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce 800M and Radeon 890M, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GeForce 800M
2014
1 GB DDR3, 15 Watt
1.19

890M outperforms 800M by a whopping 1739% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking1061253
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency5.44100.00
ArchitectureFermi 2.0 (2010−2014)RDNA 3.5 (2024)
GPU code nameGF117Strix Point
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date17 March 2014 (10 years ago)15 July 2024 (less than a year ago)

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores481024
Core clock speed738 MHz400 MHz
Boost clock speedno data2900 MHz
Number of transistors585 million34,000 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt15 Watt
Texture fill rate5.904185.6
Floating-point processing power0.1417 TFLOPS5.939 TFLOPS
ROPs832
TMUs864
Ray Tracing Coresno data16

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 sizeno datamedium sized
Bus supportPCI Express 3.0no data
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x8
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone

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 typeDDR3System Shared
Maximum RAM amount1 GBSystem Shared
Memory bus width64 BitSystem Shared
Memory clock speed900 MHzSystem Shared
Memory bandwidth14.4 GB/sno data
Shared memoryno data+

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display ConnectorsNo outputsPortable Device Dependent

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

GPU Boost2.0no data
Optimus+-
GameWorks+-

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 (11_0)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model5.16.8
OpenGL4.54.6
OpenCL1.12.1
VulkanN/A1.3
CUDA2.1-

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

GeForce 800M 1.19
Radeon 890M 21.89
+1739%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

GeForce 800M 457
Radeon 890M 8433
+1745%

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD2−3
−2100%
44
+2100%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Medium Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
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Hitman 3 4−5
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Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
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Shadow of the Tomb Raider 4−5
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4−5
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Watch Dogs: Legion 27−30
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27−30
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Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
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3−4
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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
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2−3
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Hitman 3 4−5
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4−5
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Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
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8−9
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Shadow of the Tomb Raider 4−5
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4−5
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The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 9−10
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9−10
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Watch Dogs: Legion 27−30
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27−30
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Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
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3−4
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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
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2−3
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Hitman 3 4−5
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4−5
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Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
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8−9
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Shadow of the Tomb Raider 4−5
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4−5
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The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 9−10
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9−10
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1440p
Ultra Preset

Hitman 3 6−7
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6−7
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Horizon Zero Dawn 2−3
+0%
2−3
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1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
+0%
2−3
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4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2
+0%
1−2
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Assassin's Creed Valhalla 0−1 0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
+0%
2−3
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This is how GeForce 800M and Radeon 890M compete in popular games:

  • Radeon 890M is 2100% faster in 1080p

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 23 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.19 21.89
Recency 17 March 2014 15 July 2024
Chip lithography 28 nm 4 nm

Radeon 890M has a 1739.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, and a 600% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon 890M is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 800M in performance tests.


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