NVIDIA GeForce GT 755M vs AMD Radeon HD 7870M

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Combined performance score

HD 7870M
3.89

GeForce GT 755M outperforms Radeon HD 7870M by 12% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

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

Place in performance ranking659627
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money0.600.84
ArchitectureGCN (2011−2017)Kepler (2012−2018)
GPU code nameHeathrow XTN14P-
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date24 April 2012 (11 years old)25 June 2013 (10 years old)
Current price$338 $310
Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GT 755M has 40% better value for money than HD 7870M.

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 cores640384
Core clock speed800 MHz980 MHz
Number of transistors1,500 million1,270 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)45 Watt50 Watt
Texture fill rate32.0031.36
Floating-point performance1,024 gflops752.6 gflops

Size and compatibility

Information on Radeon HD 7870M and GeForce GT 755M compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. 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.

Laptop sizelargemedium sized
Bus supportno dataPCI Express 3.0, PCI Express 2.0
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
SLI-readyno data-

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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount2 GB4 GB
Standard memory configurationno dataGDDR5
Memory bus width128 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed4000 MHz5400 MHz
Memory bandwidth64 GB/s86.4 GB/s
Shared memory--

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 ConnectorsNo outputsNo outputs
eDP 1.2 signal supportno dataUp to 3840x2160
LVDS signal supportno dataUp to 1920x1200
VGA аnalog display supportno dataUp to 2048x1536
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) supportno dataUp to 3840x2160
HDMIno data+
HDCP content protectionno data+
7.1 channel HD audio on HDMIno data+
TrueHD and DTS-HD audio bitstreamingno data+

Technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

Blu-Ray 3D Supportno data+
H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoderno data+
Optimusno data+
3D Vision / 3DTV Playno data+

API support

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

DirectX12 (11_1)12 API
Shader Model5.15.1
OpenGL4.64.5
OpenCL1.21.1
Vulkan1.2.1311.1.126
CUDAno data+

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance 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.

HD 7870M 3.89
GT 755M 4.36
+12.1%

GeForce GT 755M outperforms Radeon HD 7870M by 12% in our combined benchmark results.


Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. 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.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

HD 7870M 1507
GT 755M 1691
+12.2%

GeForce GT 755M outperforms Radeon HD 7870M by 12% in Passmark.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

HD 7870M 13065
+2.8%
GT 755M 12711

Radeon HD 7870M outperforms GeForce GT 755M by 3% in 3DMark Vantage Performance.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

HD 7870M 2702
GT 755M 2801
+3.6%

GeForce GT 755M outperforms Radeon HD 7870M by 4% in 3DMark 11 Performance GPU.

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:

900p45−50
−24.4%
56
+24.4%
Full HD18−20
−22.2%
22
+22.2%

Performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
−14.3%
8−9
+14.3%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 6−7
−33.3%
8−9
+33.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%
Battlefield 5 10−11
−20%
12−14
+20%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 14−16
−7.1%
14−16
+7.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
−14.3%
8−9
+14.3%
Far Cry 5 7−8
−28.6%
9−10
+28.6%
Far Cry New Dawn 7−8
−28.6%
9−10
+28.6%
Forza Horizon 4 12−14
−16.7%
14−16
+16.7%
Hitman 3 8−9
−12.5%
9−10
+12.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn 7−8
−14.3%
8−9
+14.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 10−12
−9.1%
12−14
+9.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion 4−5
−25%
5−6
+25%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 6−7
−33.3%
8−9
+33.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%
Battlefield 5 10−11
−20%
12−14
+20%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 14−16
−7.1%
14−16
+7.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
−14.3%
8−9
+14.3%
Far Cry 5 7−8
−28.6%
9−10
+28.6%
Far Cry New Dawn 7−8
−28.6%
9−10
+28.6%
Forza Horizon 4 12−14
−16.7%
14−16
+16.7%
Hitman 3 8−9
−12.5%
9−10
+12.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn 7−8
−14.3%
8−9
+14.3%
Metro Exodus 5−6
−20%
6−7
+20%
Red Dead Redemption 2 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 10−12
−9.1%
12−14
+9.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 4−5
−25%
5−6
+25%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 6−7
−33.3%
8−9
+33.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%
Battlefield 5 10−11
−20%
12−14
+20%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
−14.3%
8−9
+14.3%
Far Cry 5 7−8
−28.6%
9−10
+28.6%
Far Cry New Dawn 7−8
−28.6%
9−10
+28.6%
Forza Horizon 4 12−14
−16.7%
14−16
+16.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 4−5
−25%
5−6
+25%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 6−7
−16.7%
7−8
+16.7%
Hitman 3 7−8
−14.3%
8−9
+14.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%
Metro Exodus 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%
Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Far Cry 5 6−7
−16.7%
7−8
+16.7%
Far Cry New Dawn 1−2
−200%
3−4
+200%
Forza Horizon 4 4−5
−25%
5−6
+25%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Hitman 3 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Far Cry 5 4−5
−25%
5−6
+25%
Far Cry New Dawn 6−7
−16.7%
7−8
+16.7%
Forza Horizon 4 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%

This is how HD 7870M and GT 755M compete in popular games:

900p resolution:

  • GT 755M is 24.4% faster than HD 7870M

1080p resolution:

  • GT 755M is 22.2% faster than HD 7870M

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

  • in Far Cry New Dawn, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the GT 755M is 200% faster than the HD 7870M.

All in all, in popular games:

  • GT 755M is ahead in 44 tests (73%)
  • there's a draw in 16 tests (27%)

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 3.89 4.36
Recency 24 April 2012 25 June 2013
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 4 GB
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 50 Watt

The GeForce GT 755M is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 7870M in performance tests.


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