Radeon RX 5700 XT vs GeForce GTX 860M

Place in the ranking	515	86
Place by popularity	not in top-100	72
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	47.77
Power efficiency	7.29	13.21
Architecture	Maxwell (2014−2017)	RDNA 1.0 (2019−2020)
GPU code name	GM107	Navi 10
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	13 January 2014 (10 years ago)	7 July 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$399

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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 cores	1152 or 640	2560
Core clock speed	797 MHz	1605 MHz
Boost clock speed	1085 MHz	1905 MHz
Number of transistors	1,870 million	10,300 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	75 Watt	225 Watt
Texture fill rate	43.40	304.8
Floating-point processing power	1.389 TFLOPS	9.754 TFLOPS
ROPs	16	64
TMUs	40	160

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	medium sized	no data
Bus support	PCI Express 2.0, PCI Express 3.0	no data
Interface	MXM-B (3.0)	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	no data	272 mm
Width	no data	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	None	1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
SLI options	+	-

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	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	8 GB
Standard memory configuration	GDDR5	no data
Memory bus width	128 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	Up to 2500 MHz	1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth	80.0 GB/s	448.0 GB/s
Shared memory	-	-

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	1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
eDP 1.2 signal support	Up to 3840x2160	no data
LVDS signal support	Up to 1920x1200	no data
VGA аnalog display support	Up to 2048x1536	no data
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support	Up to 3840x2160	no data
HDMI	+	+
HDCP content protection	+	-
7.1 channel HD audio on HDMI	+	-
TrueHD and DTS-HD audio bitstreaming	+	-

Supported technologies

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

H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder	+	-
Optimus	+	-
VR Ready	no data	+
Ansel	+	-
Multi Monitor	no data	+

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (11_0)	12 (12_1)
Shader Model	5.1	6.5
OpenGL	4.5	4.6
OpenCL	1.1	2.0
Vulkan	1.1.126	+
CUDA	+	-

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.

GTX 860M 7.89

RX 5700 XT 42.93
+444%

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.

GTX 860M 3046

RX 5700 XT 16567
+444%

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

GTX 860M 4902

RX 5700 XT 35823
+631%

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

GTX 860M 19216

RX 5700 XT 83961
+337%

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

GTX 860M 3904

RX 5700 XT 26189
+571%

3DMark Cloud Gate GPU

Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks. It displays a few scenes of some weird space teleportation device launching spaceships into unknown, using fixed resolution of 1280x720. Just like Ice Storm benchmark, it has been discontinued in January 2020 and replaced by 3DMark Night Raid.

GTX 860M 27961

RX 5700 XT 146093
+422%

3DMark Ice Storm GPU

Ice Storm Graphics is an obsolete benchmark, part of 3DMark suite. Ice Storm was used to measure entry level laptops and Windows-based tablets performance. It utilizes DirectX 11 feature level 9 to display a battle between two space fleets near a frozen planet in 1280x720 resolution. Discontinued in January 2020, it is now superseded by 3DMark Night Raid.

GTX 860M 215144

RX 5700 XT 499658
+132%

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 maya-04

GTX 860M 23

RX 5700 XT 115
+396%

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 sw-03

GTX 860M 12

RX 5700 XT 110
+840%

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 snx-02

GTX 860M 2

RX 5700 XT 43
+2294%

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 catia-04

GTX 860M 15

RX 5700 XT 174
+1045%

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 creo-01

GTX 860M 23

RX 5700 XT 81
+249%

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 mediacal-01

GTX 860M 7

RX 5700 XT 47
+622%

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 showcase-01

GTX 860M 17

RX 5700 XT 141
+720%

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 energy-01

GTX 860M 9

RX 5700 XT 13
+46%

SPECviewperf 12 - Showcase

GTX 860M 17

RX 5700 XT 138
+701%

SPECviewperf 12 - Catia

GTX 860M 15

RX 5700 XT 159
+945%

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:

900p	91 −395%	450−500 +395%
Full HD	36 −250%	126 +250%
1440p	14−16 −450%	77 +450%
4K	14 −250%	49 +250%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	no data	3.17
1440p	no data	5.18
4K	no data	8.14

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

12−14

−550%

78
+550%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	18−20 −300%	76 +300%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	10−12 −900%	110 +900%
Battlefield 5	21−24 −765%	199 +765%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	16−18 −638%	118 +638%
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14 −550%	78 +550%
Far Cry 5	18−20 −594%	125 +594%
Far Cry New Dawn	21−24 −436%	118 +436%
Forza Horizon 4	50−55 −473%	298 +473%
Hitman 3	14−16 −460%	84 +460%
Horizon Zero Dawn	45−50 −596%	313 +596%
Metro Exodus	21−24 −526%	144 +526%
Red Dead Redemption 2	21−24 −423%	115 +423%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	24−27 −519%	160−170 +519%
Watch Dogs: Legion	55−60 −363%	259 +363%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	18−20 −711%	154 +711%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	10−12 −727%	91 +727%
Battlefield 5	21−24 −617%	165 +617%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	16−18 −569%	107 +569%
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14 −525%	75 +525%
Far Cry 5	18−20 −461%	101 +461%
Far Cry New Dawn	21−24 −391%	108 +391%
Forza Horizon 4	50−55 −444%	283 +444%
Hitman 3	14−16 −473%	86 +473%
Horizon Zero Dawn	45−50 −553%	294 +553%
Metro Exodus	21−24 −526%	144 +526%
Red Dead Redemption 2	21−24 −341%	97 +341%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	24−27 −642%	193 +642%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	60 −48.3%	85−90 +48.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion	55−60 −343%	248 +343%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	18−20 −226%	62 +226%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	10−12 −609%	78 +609%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	16−18 −400%	80 +400%
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14 −458%	67 +458%
Far Cry 5	18−20 −306%	73 +306%
Forza Horizon 4	50−55 −185%	148 +185%
Hitman 3	14−16 −453%	83 +453%
Horizon Zero Dawn	45−50 −200%	135 +200%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	24−27 −558%	171 +558%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	12 −675%	93 +675%
Watch Dogs: Legion	55−60 −19.6%	67 +19.6%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

21−24

−391%

108
+391%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	14−16 −740%	126 +740%
Far Cry New Dawn	12−14 −600%	84 +600%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	8−9 −563%	53 +563%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	3−4 −1867%	59 +1867%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	8−9 −625%	58 +625%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 −900%	40 +900%
Far Cry 5	9−10 −556%	59 +556%
Forza Horizon 4	30−33 −810%	273 +810%
Hitman 3	10−12 −436%	59 +436%
Horizon Zero Dawn	16−18 −512%	104 +512%
Metro Exodus	10−11 −940%	104 +940%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	7−8 −1600%	119 +1600%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	7−8 −829%	65−70 +829%
Watch Dogs: Legion	50−55 −382%	241 +382%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

12−14

−508%

79
+508%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	7−8 −700%	56 +700%
Far Cry New Dawn	5−6 −780%	44 +780%
Hitman 3	4−5 −1025%	45 +1025%
Horizon Zero Dawn	27−30 −332%	121 +332%
Metro Exodus	5−6 −1200%	65 +1200%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	5−6 −980%	54 +980%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	5−6 −600%	35 +600%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	3−4 −1000%	33 +1000%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	3−4 −1000%	33 +1000%
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 −1600%	17 +1600%
Far Cry 5	4−5 −650%	30 +650%
Forza Horizon 4	9−10 −778%	79 +778%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	3−4 −2267%	71 +2267%
Watch Dogs: Legion	3−4 −333%	13 +333%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

8−9

−400%

40
+400%

This is how GTX 860M and RX 5700 XT compete in popular games:

RX 5700 XT is 395% faster in 900p
RX 5700 XT is 250% faster in 1080p
RX 5700 XT is 450% faster in 1440p
RX 5700 XT is 250% faster in 4K

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

in Shadow of the Tomb Raider, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RX 5700 XT is 2267% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

Without exception, RX 5700 XT surpassed GTX 860M in all 72 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	7.89	42.93
Recency	13 January 2014	7 July 2019
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	8 GB
Chip lithography	28 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	75 Watt	225 Watt

GTX 860M has 200% lower power consumption.

RX 5700 XT, on the other hand, has a 444.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 300% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon RX 5700 XT is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 860M in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 860M is a notebook card while Radeon RX 5700 XT is a desktop one.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.