GeForce RTX 5090 D vs GTX 870M

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 870M with GeForce RTX 5090 D, including specs and performance data.

GTX 870M
2014
3 GB GDDR5, 100 Watt
8.74

RTX 5090 D outperforms GTX 870M by a whopping 1044% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking4971
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency6.1812.30
ArchitectureKepler (2012−2018)Blackwell 2.0 (2025)
GPU code nameGK104GB202
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date12 March 2014 (11 years ago)30 January 2025 (less than a year 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 cores134421760
Core clock speed941 MHz2017 MHz
Boost clock speed967 MHz2407 MHz
Number of transistors3,540 million92,200 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)100 Watt575 Watt
Texture fill rate108.31,637
Floating-point processing power2.599 TFLOPS104.8 TFLOPS
ROPs24176
TMUs112680
Tensor Coresno data680
Ray Tracing Coresno data170

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 sizelargeno data
Bus supportPCI Express 2.0, PCI Express 3.0no data
InterfaceMXM-B (3.0)PCIe 5.0 x16
Lengthno data304 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNone1x 16-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 typeGDDR5GDDR7
Maximum RAM amount3 GB32 GB
Standard memory configurationGDDR5no data
Memory bus width192 Bit512 Bit
Memory clock speedUp to 2500 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth120.0 GB/s1.79 TB/s
Shared memory--
Resizable BAR-+

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 ConnectorsNo outputs1x HDMI 2.1b, 3x DisplayPort 2.1b
eDP 1.2 signal supportUp to 3840x2160no data
LVDS signal supportUp to 1920x1200no data
VGA аnalog display supportUp to 2048x1536no data
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) supportUp to 3840x2160no 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.

DirectX12 (11_0)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model5.16.8
OpenGL4.54.6
OpenCL1.13.0
Vulkan1.1.1261.4
CUDA+10.1
DLSS-+

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.

GTX 870M 8.74
RTX 5090 D 100.00
+1044%

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 3496
RTX 5090 D 40054
+1046%

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 HD46
−987%
500−550
+987%
4K19
−1005%
210−220
+1005%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 40−45
−1036%
500−550
+1036%
Cyberpunk 2077 16−18
−1018%
190−200
+1018%
Hogwarts Legacy 14−16
−1033%
170−180
+1033%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 35−40
−981%
400−450
+981%
Counter-Strike 2 40−45
−1036%
500−550
+1036%
Cyberpunk 2077 16−18
−1018%
190−200
+1018%
Far Cry 5 27−30
−1011%
300−310
+1011%
Fortnite 50−55
−978%
550−600
+978%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
−981%
400−450
+981%
Forza Horizon 5 24−27
−1020%
280−290
+1020%
Hogwarts Legacy 14−16
−1033%
170−180
+1033%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 30−33
−900%
300−310
+900%
Valorant 85−90
−1018%
950−1000
+1018%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 35−40
−981%
400−450
+981%
Counter-Strike 2 40−45
−1036%
500−550
+1036%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 130−140
−1036%
1500−1550
+1036%
Cyberpunk 2077 16−18
−1018%
190−200
+1018%
Dota 2 60−65
−1011%
700−750
+1011%
Far Cry 5 27−30
−1011%
300−310
+1011%
Fortnite 50−55
−978%
550−600
+978%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
−981%
400−450
+981%
Forza Horizon 5 24−27
−1020%
280−290
+1020%
Grand Theft Auto V 36
−1011%
400−450
+1011%
Hogwarts Legacy 14−16
−1033%
170−180
+1033%
Metro Exodus 16−18
−1018%
190−200
+1018%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 30−33
−900%
300−310
+900%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 28
−971%
300−310
+971%
Valorant 85−90
−1018%
950−1000
+1018%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 35−40
−981%
400−450
+981%
Cyberpunk 2077 16−18
−1018%
190−200
+1018%
Dota 2 60−65
−1011%
700−750
+1011%
Far Cry 5 27−30
−1011%
300−310
+1011%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
−981%
400−450
+981%
Hogwarts Legacy 14−16
−1033%
170−180
+1033%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 30−33
−900%
300−310
+900%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 15
−1033%
170−180
+1033%
Valorant 85−90
−1018%
950−1000
+1018%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 50−55
−978%
550−600
+978%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 14−16
−1033%
170−180
+1033%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 65−70
−977%
700−750
+977%
Grand Theft Auto V 12−14
−983%
130−140
+983%
Metro Exodus 9−10
−1011%
100−105
+1011%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 40−45
−947%
450−500
+947%
Valorant 95−100
−994%
1050−1100
+994%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 18−20
−1005%
210−220
+1005%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
−1043%
80−85
+1043%
Far Cry 5 18−20
−1011%
200−210
+1011%
Forza Horizon 4 20−22
−1000%
220−230
+1000%
Hogwarts Legacy 9−10
−1011%
100−105
+1011%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12−14
−983%
130−140
+983%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 18−20
−1011%
200−210
+1011%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 2−3
−950%
21−24
+950%
Grand Theft Auto V 18−20
−1005%
210−220
+1005%
Hogwarts Legacy 4−5
−1025%
45−50
+1025%
Metro Exodus 4−5
−1025%
45−50
+1025%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 9−10
−1011%
100−105
+1011%
Valorant 40−45
−1036%
500−550
+1036%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 9−10
−1011%
100−105
+1011%
Counter-Strike 2 2−3
−950%
21−24
+950%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−900%
30−33
+900%
Dota 2 30−35
−1029%
350−400
+1029%
Far Cry 5 9−10
−1011%
100−105
+1011%
Forza Horizon 4 14−16
−1043%
160−170
+1043%
Hogwarts Legacy 4−5
−1025%
45−50
+1025%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 8−9
−1025%
90−95
+1025%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 8−9
−1025%
90−95
+1025%

This is how GTX 870M and RTX 5090 D compete in popular games:

  • RTX 5090 D is 987% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 5090 D is 1005% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 8.74 100.00
Recency 12 March 2014 30 January 2025
Maximum RAM amount 3 GB 32 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 575 Watt

GTX 870M has 475% lower power consumption.

RTX 5090 D, on the other hand, has a 1044.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, a 966.7% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 460% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 5090 D is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 870M in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 870M is a notebook card while GeForce RTX 5090 D is a desktop one.

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