Radeon 780M vs GeForce GTX 860M OEM
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in performance ranking | not rated | 284 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | 85 |
| Architecture | Maxwell (2014−2018) | RDNA 3 |
| GPU code name | GM107 | Phoenix |
| Market segment | Desktop | Laptop |
| Release date | 5 February 2015 (9 years ago) | 5 January 2023 (1 year ago) |
| Current price | $150 | no data |
Detailed specifications
General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 640 | 768 |
| Core clock speed | 1020 MHz | 1500 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1085 MHz | 3000 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 1,870 million | 25,390 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 4 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 75 Watt | 54 Watt (35 - 54 Watt TGP) |
| Texture fill rate | 43.40 | 139.2 |
| Floating-point performance | 1,389 gflops | no data |
Form factor & compatibility
Information on GeForce GTX 860M OEM and Radeon 780M compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.
| Interface | MXM-B (3.0) | PCIe 4.0 x8 |
| Width | MXM Module | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | 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 | System Shared |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | System Shared |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | System Shared |
| Memory clock speed | 5012 MHz | System Shared |
| Memory bandwidth | 80.19 GB/s | no data |
| Shared memory | no 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 Connectors | No outputs | Portable Device Dependent |
API compatibility
List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_0) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 6.7 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 2.1 |
| Vulkan | 1.1.126 | 1.3 |
| CUDA | 5.0 | no data |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 5 February 2015 | 5 January 2023 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | System Shared |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 4 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 75 Watt | 54 Watt |
We couldn't decide between GeForce GTX 860M OEM and Radeon 780M. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that GeForce GTX 860M OEM is a desktop card while Radeon 780M is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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