Radeon 860M vs 780M

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon 780M with Radeon 860M, including specs and performance data.

Radeon 780M
2024
15 Watt
15.67
+43.5%

780M outperforms 860M by a considerable 43% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking354443
Place by popularity43not in top-100
Power efficiency84.1158.62
ArchitectureRDNA 3.0 (2022−2025)RDNA 3.5 (2024−2025)
GPU code namePhoenixKrackan Point
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date31 January 2024 (1 year ago)March 2025 (recently)

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 cores768512
Core clock speed800 MHz600 MHz
Boost clock speed2900 MHz3000 MHz
Number of transistors25,390 million34,000 million
Manufacturing process technology4 nm4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt15 Watt
Texture fill rate139.296.00
Floating-point processing power8.909 TFLOPS3.072 TFLOPS
ROPs328
TMUs4832
Ray Tracing Cores128
L0 Cache192 KB128 KB
L1 Cache256 KB64 KB
L2 Cache2 MB1024 KB

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 sizeno datamedium sized
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x8PCIe 4.0 x8
WidthIGPno data
Supplementary power connectorsNoneNone

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 typeSystem SharedSystem Shared
Maximum RAM amountSystem SharedSystem Shared
Memory bus widthSystem SharedSystem Shared
Memory clock speedSystem SharedSystem Shared
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 ConnectorsMotherboard DependentPortable Device Dependent

API and SDK support

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

DirectX12 Ultimate (12_2)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.86.8
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.12.1
Vulkan1.31.3

Synthetic benchmarks

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.

Radeon 780M 15.67
+43.5%
Radeon 860M 10.92

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.

Radeon 780M 6927
+43.5%
Samples: 6811
Radeon 860M 4828
Samples: 476

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

Radeon 780M 12795
+15%
Radeon 860M 11126

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

Radeon 780M 41622
+30.1%
Radeon 860M 31982

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

Radeon 780M 7989
+11.3%
Radeon 860M 7175

3DMark Cloud Gate GPU

Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks. It displays a few scenes of some weird space teleportation device launching spaceships into unknown, using fixed resolution of 1280x720. Just like Ice Storm benchmark, it has been discontinued in January 2020 and replaced by 3DMark Night Raid.

Radeon 780M 48139
+20.7%
Radeon 860M 39890

3DMark Ice Storm GPU

Ice Storm Graphics is an obsolete benchmark, part of 3DMark suite. Ice Storm was used to measure entry level laptops and Windows-based tablets performance. It utilizes DirectX 11 feature level 9 to display a battle between two space fleets near a frozen planet in 1280x720 resolution. Discontinued in January 2020, it is now superseded by 3DMark Night Raid.

Radeon 780M 426490
Radeon 860M 426961
+0.1%

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 HD35
−20%
42
+20%
1440p22
+22.2%
18
−22.2%
4K13
+44.4%
9−10
−44.4%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low

Counter-Strike 2 119
+83.1%
65−70
−83.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 39
+62.5%
24−27
−62.5%
Hogwarts Legacy 35
+66.7%
21−24
−66.7%

Full HD
Medium

Battlefield 5 70−75
+39.2%
50−55
−39.2%
Counter-Strike 2 82
+26.2%
65−70
−26.2%
Cyberpunk 2077 31
+29.2%
24−27
−29.2%
Far Cry 5 45
−11.1%
50
+11.1%
Fortnite 90−95
+33.3%
65−70
−33.3%
Forza Horizon 4 65−70
+38%
50−55
−38%
Forza Horizon 5 65
+80.6%
35−40
−80.6%
Hogwarts Legacy 26
+23.8%
21−24
−23.8%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 60−65
+50%
40−45
−50%
Valorant 130−140
+26.7%
100−110
−26.7%

Full HD
High

Battlefield 5 70−75
+39.2%
50−55
−39.2%
Counter-Strike 2 39
−66.7%
65−70
+66.7%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 210−220
+27.4%
160−170
−27.4%
Cyberpunk 2077 24
+0%
24−27
+0%
Dota 2 100−110
+44.3%
70−75
−44.3%
Far Cry 5 41
−9.8%
45
+9.8%
Fortnite 90−95
+33.3%
65−70
−33.3%
Forza Horizon 4 65−70
+38%
50−55
−38%
Forza Horizon 5 60
+66.7%
35−40
−66.7%
Grand Theft Auto V 45
+2.3%
44
−2.3%
Hogwarts Legacy 20
−5%
21−24
+5%
Metro Exodus 29
+20.8%
24−27
−20.8%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 60−65
+50%
40−45
−50%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 47
+2.2%
46
−2.2%
Valorant 130−140
+26.7%
100−110
−26.7%

Full HD
Ultra

Battlefield 5 70−75
+39.2%
50−55
−39.2%
Cyberpunk 2077 23
−4.3%
24−27
+4.3%
Dota 2 100−110
+44.3%
70−75
−44.3%
Far Cry 5 39
−7.7%
42
+7.7%
Forza Horizon 4 65−70
+38%
50−55
−38%
Hogwarts Legacy 15
−40%
21−24
+40%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 60−65
+50%
40−45
−50%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 29
+3.6%
28
−3.6%
Valorant 130−140
+47.8%
90−95
−47.8%

Full HD
Epic

Fortnite 90−95
+33.3%
65−70
−33.3%

1440p
High

Counter-Strike 2 27
+22.7%
21−24
−22.7%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 120−130
+40.9%
85−90
−40.9%
Grand Theft Auto V 18
+0%
18−20
+0%
Metro Exodus 21−24
+50%
14−16
−50%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 160−170
+47.3%
110−120
−47.3%
Valorant 160−170
+31%
120−130
−31%

1440p
Ultra

Battlefield 5 45−50
+54.8%
30−35
−54.8%
Cyberpunk 2077 16
+60%
10−11
−60%
Far Cry 5 27
+8%
24−27
−8%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
+46.4%
27−30
−46.4%
Hogwarts Legacy 15
+15.4%
12−14
−15.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 20
+17.6%
16−18
−17.6%

1440p
Epic

Fortnite 35−40
+52%
24−27
−52%

4K
High

Counter-Strike 2 6
−16.7%
7−8
+16.7%
Grand Theft Auto V 21
−9.5%
21−24
+9.5%
Hogwarts Legacy 10−11
+66.7%
6−7
−66.7%
Metro Exodus 12−14
+62.5%
8−9
−62.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 15
+0%
14−16
+0%
Valorant 90−95
+49.2%
60−65
−49.2%

4K
Ultra

Battlefield 5 24−27
+56.3%
16−18
−56.3%
Counter-Strike 2 14−16
+55.6%
9−10
−55.6%
Cyberpunk 2077 6
+50%
4−5
−50%
Dota 2 55−60
+47.5%
40−45
−47.5%
Far Cry 5 12
+0%
12−14
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 27−30
+45%
20−22
−45%
Hogwarts Legacy 10−11
+66.7%
6−7
−66.7%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 16−18
+45.5%
10−12
−45.5%

4K
Epic

Fortnite 16−18
+54.5%
10−12
−54.5%

This is how Radeon 780M and Radeon 860M compete in popular games:

  • Radeon 860M is 20% faster in 1080p
  • Radeon 780M is 22% faster in 1440p
  • Radeon 780M is 44% faster in 4K

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

  • in Counter-Strike 2, with 1080p resolution and the Low Preset, the Radeon 780M is 83% faster.
  • in Counter-Strike 2, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the Radeon 860M is 67% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Radeon 780M performs better in 47 tests (78%)
  • Radeon 860M performs better in 9 tests (15%)
  • there's a draw in 4 tests (7%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 15.67 10.92

Radeon 780M has a 43.5% higher aggregate performance score.

The Radeon 780M is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon 860M in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon 780M is a desktop graphics card while Radeon 860M is a notebook one.

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