Radeon RX Vega 64 Nano vs GeForce GTX 870M

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking543not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency6.52no data
ArchitectureKepler (2012−2018)GCN 5.0 (2017−2020)
GPU code nameGK104Vega 10
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date12 March 2014 (11 years ago)1 October 2017 (8 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 cores13444096
Core clock speed941 MHz1156 MHz
Boost clock speed967 MHz1247 MHz
Number of transistors3,540 million12,500 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)100 Watt250 Watt
Texture fill rate108.3319.2
Floating-point processing power2.599 TFLOPSno data
ROPs2464
TMUs112256
L1 Cache112 KBno data
L2 Cache384 KBno data

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 3.0 x16
Lengthno data152 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNone2x 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 typeGDDR5HBM2
Maximum RAM amount3 GB8 GB
Standard memory configurationGDDR5no data
Memory bus width192 Bit2048 Bit
Memory clock speedUp to 2500 MHz1600 MHz
Memory bandwidth120.0 GB/s409.6 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 ConnectorsNo outputs1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
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 support

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

DirectX12 (11_0)12.0
Shader Model5.15.0
OpenGL4.54.6
OpenCL1.12.0
Vulkan1.1.126-
CUDA+-

Pros & cons summary


Recency 12 March 2014 1 October 2017
Maximum RAM amount 3 GB 8 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 250 Watt

GTX 870M has 150% lower power consumption.

RX Vega 64 Nano, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 years, a 166.7% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between GeForce GTX 870M and Radeon RX Vega 64 Nano. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 870M is a notebook graphics card while Radeon RX Vega 64 Nano is a desktop one.

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