GeForce Go 6800 Ultra vs GTX 870M

Place in the ranking	489	1284
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	6.14	0.28
Architecture	Kepler (2012−2018)	Curie (2003−2013)
GPU code name	GK104	NV41
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	12 March 2014 (10 years ago)	24 February 2005 (19 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	17
Core clock speed	941 MHz	450 MHz
Boost clock speed	967 MHz	450 MHz
Number of transistors	3,540 million	190 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	130 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	100 Watt	89 Watt
Texture fill rate	108.3	5.400
Floating-point processing power	2.599 TFLOPS	no data
ROPs	24	8
TMUs	112	12

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	large
Bus support	PCI Express 2.0, PCI Express 3.0	no data
Interface	MXM-B (3.0)	PCIe 1.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	None	None
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	GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount	3 GB	256 MB
Standard memory configuration	GDDR5	no data
Memory bus width	192 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	Up to 2500 MHz	600 MHz
Memory bandwidth	120.0 GB/s	38.4 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	Portable Device Dependent
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 compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (11_0)	9.0c (9_3)
Shader Model	5.1	3.0
OpenGL	4.5	2.0 (full) 2.1 (partial)
OpenCL	1.1	N/A
Vulkan	1.1.126	N/A
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 870M 8.95
+2386%

Go 6800 Ultra 0.36

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 870M 3449
+2418%

Go 6800 Ultra 137

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	45 +4400%	1−2 −4400%
4K	19	0−1

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

14−16
+600%

2−3

−600%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	21−24 +633%	3−4 −633%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	12−14	0−1
Battlefield 5	27−30 +2600%	1−2 −2600%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	18−20 +800%	2−3 −800%
Cyberpunk 2077	14−16 +600%	2−3 −600%
Far Cry 5	20−22	0−1
Far Cry New Dawn	24−27 +2400%	1−2 −2400%
Forza Horizon 4	60−65 +2900%	2−3 −2900%
Hitman 3	16−18 +325%	4−5 −325%
Horizon Zero Dawn	50−55 +525%	8−9 −525%
Metro Exodus	27−30 +2700%	1−2 −2700%
Red Dead Redemption 2	24−27 +2400%	1−2 −2400%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	27−30 +625%	4−5 −625%
Watch Dogs: Legion	60−65 +114%	27−30 −114%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	21−24 +633%	3−4 −633%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	12−14	0−1
Battlefield 5	27−30 +2600%	1−2 −2600%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	18−20 +800%	2−3 −800%
Cyberpunk 2077	14−16 +600%	2−3 −600%
Far Cry 5	20−22	0−1
Far Cry New Dawn	24−27 +2400%	1−2 −2400%
Forza Horizon 4	60−65 +2900%	2−3 −2900%
Hitman 3	16−18 +325%	4−5 −325%
Horizon Zero Dawn	50−55 +525%	8−9 −525%
Metro Exodus	27−30 +2700%	1−2 −2700%
Red Dead Redemption 2	24−27 +2400%	1−2 −2400%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	27−30 +625%	4−5 −625%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	88 +878%	9−10 −878%
Watch Dogs: Legion	60−65 +114%	27−30 −114%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	21−24 +633%	3−4 −633%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	12−14	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	18−20 +800%	2−3 −800%
Cyberpunk 2077	14−16 +600%	2−3 −600%
Far Cry 5	20−22	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	60−65 +2900%	2−3 −2900%
Hitman 3	16−18 +325%	4−5 −325%
Horizon Zero Dawn	50−55 +525%	8−9 −525%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	27−30 +625%	4−5 −625%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	15 +66.7%	9−10 −66.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion	60−65 +114%	27−30 −114%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

24−27
+2400%

1−2

−2400%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	16−18	0−1
Far Cry New Dawn	14−16	0−1

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	9−10	0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	5−6	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	9−10	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5	0−1
Far Cry 5	10−11	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	35−40 +3600%	1−2 −3600%
Hitman 3	12−14 +100%	6−7 −100%
Horizon Zero Dawn	18−20 +850%	2−3 −850%
Metro Exodus	12−14	0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	10−11	0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	8−9	0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion	55−60 +2750%	2−3 −2750%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

14−16
+650%

2−3

−650%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	8−9	0−1
Far Cry New Dawn	6−7	0−1
Hitman 3	5−6	0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn	35−40 +3500%	1−2 −3500%
Metro Exodus	7−8	0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	6−7	0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	5−6 +400%	1−2 −400%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	4−5	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	4−5	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2	0−1
Far Cry 5	5−6	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	10−12	0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	5−6	0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion	3−4	0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

9−10
+350%

2−3

−350%

This is how GTX 870M and Go 6800 Ultra compete in popular games:

GTX 870M is 4400% faster in 1080p

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

in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the GTX 870M is 878% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

Without exception, GTX 870M surpassed Go 6800 Ultra in all 29 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	8.95	0.36
Recency	12 March 2014	24 February 2005
Maximum RAM amount	3 GB	256 MB
Chip lithography	28 nm	130 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	100 Watt	89 Watt

GTX 870M has a 2386.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, a 1100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 364.3% more advanced lithography process.

Go 6800 Ultra, on the other hand, has 12.4% lower power consumption.

The GeForce GTX 870M is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce Go 6800 Ultra in performance tests.

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