GeForce GT 755M Mac Edition vs GTX 870M
Aggregate performance score
We've compared GeForce GTX 870M and GeForce GT 755M Mac Edition, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
GTX 870M outperforms GT 755M Mac Edition by a whopping 320% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 525 | 910 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 6.40 | 3.05 |
| Architecture | Kepler (2012−2018) | Kepler (2012−2018) |
| GPU code name | GK104 | GK107 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 12 March 2014 (11 years ago) | 8 November 2013 (11 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. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 1344 | 384 |
| Core clock speed | 941 MHz | 1085 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 967 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | 3,540 million | 1,270 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 100 Watt | 50 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 108.3 | 34.72 |
| Floating-point processing power | 2.599 TFLOPS | 0.8333 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 24 | 16 |
| TMUs | 112 | 32 |
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 |
| Bus support | PCI Express 2.0, PCI Express 3.0 | no data |
| Interface | MXM-B (3.0) | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | no data |
| 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 | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 3 GB | 1 GB |
| Standard memory configuration | GDDR5 | no data |
| Memory bus width | 192 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | Up to 2500 MHz | 1250 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 120.0 GB/s | 80 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | - |
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 | 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 | + | - |
| 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 | + | - |
API and SDK compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_0) | 12 (11_0) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 5.1 |
| OpenGL | 4.5 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | 1.1.126 | 1.1.126 |
| CUDA | + | 3.0 |
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 HD | 46
+360%
| 10−12
−360%
|
| 4K | 19
+375%
| 4−5
−375%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 45−50
+350%
|
10−11
−350%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 16−18
+325%
|
4−5
−325%
|
| God of War | 16−18
+325%
|
4−5
−325%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 35−40
+322%
|
9−10
−322%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 45−50
+350%
|
10−11
−350%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 16−18
+325%
|
4−5
−325%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 27−30
+350%
|
6−7
−350%
|
| Fortnite | 50−55
+333%
|
12−14
−333%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 35−40
+363%
|
8−9
−363%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 24−27
+400%
|
5−6
−400%
|
| God of War | 16−18
+325%
|
4−5
−325%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 30−35
+343%
|
7−8
−343%
|
| Valorant | 85−90
+372%
|
18−20
−372%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 35−40
+322%
|
9−10
−322%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 45−50
+350%
|
10−11
−350%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 130−140
+343%
|
30−33
−343%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 16−18
+325%
|
4−5
−325%
|
| Dota 2 | 60−65
+357%
|
14−16
−357%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 27−30
+350%
|
6−7
−350%
|
| Fortnite | 50−55
+333%
|
12−14
−333%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 35−40
+363%
|
8−9
−363%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 24−27
+400%
|
5−6
−400%
|
| God of War | 16−18
+325%
|
4−5
−325%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 36
+350%
|
8−9
−350%
|
| Metro Exodus | 16−18
+325%
|
4−5
−325%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 30−35
+343%
|
7−8
−343%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 28
+367%
|
6−7
−367%
|
| Valorant | 85−90
+372%
|
18−20
−372%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 35−40
+322%
|
9−10
−322%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 16−18
+325%
|
4−5
−325%
|
| Dota 2 | 60−65
+357%
|
14−16
−357%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 27−30
+350%
|
6−7
−350%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 35−40
+363%
|
8−9
−363%
|
| God of War | 16−18
+325%
|
4−5
−325%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 30−35
+343%
|
7−8
−343%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 15
+400%
|
3−4
−400%
|
| Valorant | 85−90
+372%
|
18−20
−372%
|
Full HD
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 50−55
+333%
|
12−14
−333%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 16−18
+433%
|
3−4
−433%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 65−70
+364%
|
14−16
−364%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 10−12
+450%
|
2−3
−450%
|
| Metro Exodus | 9−10
+350%
|
2−3
−350%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 45−50
+350%
|
10−11
−350%
|
| Valorant | 95−100
+352%
|
21−24
−352%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 20−22
+400%
|
4−5
−400%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 7−8
+600%
|
1−2
−600%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 16−18
+325%
|
4−5
−325%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 20−22
+400%
|
4−5
−400%
|
| God of War | 9−10
+350%
|
2−3
−350%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 10−12
+450%
|
2−3
−450%
|
1440p
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 18−20
+350%
|
4−5
−350%
|
4K
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 2−3 | 0−1 |
| Grand Theft Auto V | 20−22
+400%
|
4−5
−400%
|
| Metro Exodus | 4−5 | 0−1 |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 8−9
+700%
|
1−2
−700%
|
| Valorant | 40−45
+340%
|
10−11
−340%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 10−11
+400%
|
2−3
−400%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 2−3 | 0−1 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3 | 0−1 |
| Dota 2 | 30−35
+343%
|
7−8
−343%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 8−9
+700%
|
1−2
−700%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 14−16
+367%
|
3−4
−367%
|
| God of War | 6−7
+500%
|
1−2
−500%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 8−9
+700%
|
1−2
−700%
|
4K
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 8−9
+700%
|
1−2
−700%
|
This is how GTX 870M and GT 755M Mac Edition compete in popular games:
- GTX 870M is 360% faster in 1080p
- GTX 870M is 375% faster in 4K
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 8.40 | 2.00 |
| Recency | 12 March 2014 | 8 November 2013 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 3 GB | 1 GB |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 100 Watt | 50 Watt |
GTX 870M has a 320% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 months, and a 200% higher maximum VRAM amount.
GT 755M Mac Edition, on the other hand, has 100% lower power consumption.
The GeForce GTX 870M is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GT 755M Mac Edition in performance tests.
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