Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
P106M vs Radeon HD 7870 XT
General info
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in performance ranking | 378 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Value for money | 3.80 | no data |
| Architecture | GCN 1.0 (2012−2020) | Pascal (2016−2021) |
| GPU code name | Tahiti | GP106 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Laptop |
| Release date | 19 November 2012 (11 years old) | 23 January 2019 (5 years old) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $270 | no data |
| Current price | $133 (0.5x MSRP) | $19.80 |
Value for money
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Technical specs
General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 1536 | 1152 |
| Core clock speed | 925 MHz | 1291 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 975 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | 4,313 million | 4,400 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 16 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 185 Watt | 75 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 93.60 | 92.95 |
| Floating-point performance | 2,995 gflops | no data |
Size and compatibility
Information on Radeon HD 7870 XT and P106M compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Length | 267 mm | no data |
| Width | 2-slot | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | 2x 6-pin | None |
Memory
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 | 2 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 6000 MHz | 6 GB/s |
| Memory bandwidth | 192.0 GB/s | 96.13 GB/s |
Video outputs and ports
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 | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort | No outputs |
| HDMI | + | no data |
API support
List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_1) | 12 (12_1) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 6.4 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | 1.2 |
| CUDA | no data | 6.1 |
Advantages and disadvantages
| Recency | 19 November 2012 | 23 January 2019 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 4 GB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 16 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 185 Watt | 75 Watt |
We couldn't decide between Radeon HD 7870 XT and P106M. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Radeon HD 7870 XT is a desktop card while P106M is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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