CMP 170HX vs GeForce GTX 870M
Primary Details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in performance ranking | 453 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation | 2.94 | no data |
| Architecture | Kepler (2012−2018) | Ampere (2020−2022) |
| GPU code name | N15P-GT | GA100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 12 March 2014 (10 years ago) | 1 September 2021 (2 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $4,299 |
| Current price | $403 | $4569 (1.1x MSRP) |
Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation
Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
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 | 1344 | 4480 |
| CUDA cores | 1344 | no data |
| Core clock speed | 941 MHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 967 MHz | 1410 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 3,540 million | 54,200 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 100 Watt | 250 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 108.3 | 394.8 |
| Floating-point performance | 2,599 gflops | no data |
Form Factor & Compatibility
Information on GeForce GTX 870M and CMP 170HX 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.
| Laptop size | large | no data |
| Bus support | PCI Express 2.0, PCI Express 3.0 | no data |
| Interface | MXM-B (3.0) | PCIe 4.0 x4 |
| Width | no data | IGP |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | 2x 8-pin |
| SLI options | + | no data |
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 | HBM2e |
| Maximum RAM amount | 6 GB | 16 GB |
| Standard memory configuration | GDDR5 | no data |
| Memory bus width | 192 Bit | 4096 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | Up to 2500 MHz | 2.9 GB/s |
| Memory bandwidth | 120.0 GB/s | 1,493 GB/s |
| 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 | No outputs |
| 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 | + | no data |
| HDCP content protection | + | no data |
| 7.1 channel HD audio on HDMI | + | no data |
| TrueHD and DTS-HD audio bitstreaming | + | no data |
Supported GPU 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 | + | no data |
| Optimus | + | no data |
API Compatibility
List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_0) | N/A |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | N/A |
| OpenGL | 4.5 | N/A |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.1.126 | N/A |
| CUDA | + | 8.0 |
Pros & Cons Summary
| Recency | 12 March 2014 | 1 September 2021 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 6 GB | 16 GB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 100 Watt | 250 Watt |
We couldn't decide between GeForce GTX 870M and CMP 170HX. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that GeForce GTX 870M is a notebook card while CMP 170HX is a desktop 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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