GeForce GTX 765M vs Radeon HD 7870M

Place in the ranking	701	619
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	5.96	4.73
Architecture	GCN 1.0 (2011−2020)	Kepler (2012−2018)
GPU code name	Heathrow	GK106
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	24 April 2012 (12 years ago)	30 May 2013 (11 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 cores	640	768
Core clock speed	800 MHz	850 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	863 MHz
Number of transistors	1,500 million	2,540 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	45 Watt	75 Watt
Texture fill rate	32.00	55.23
Floating-point processing power	1.024 TFLOPS	1.326 TFLOPS
ROPs	16	16
TMUs	40	64

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 size	large	large
Bus support	no data	PCI Express 3.0, PCI Express 2.0
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	MXM-B (3.0)
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 type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	2 GB
Standard memory configuration	no data	GDDR5
Memory bus width	128 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	1000 MHz	2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	64 GB/s	64.0 GB/s
Shared memory	-	-

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 Connectors	No outputs	No outputs
eDP 1.2 signal support	no data	Up to 3840x2160
LVDS signal support	no data	Up to 1920x1200
VGA аnalog display support	no data	Up to 2048x1536
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support	no data	Up to 3840x2160
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.

Blu-Ray 3D Support	-	+
H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder	-	+
Optimus	-	+
3D Vision / 3DTV Play	-	+

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (11_1)	12 API
Shader Model	5.1	5.1
OpenGL	4.6	4.5
OpenCL	1.2	1.1
Vulkan	1.2.131	1.1.126
CUDA	-	+

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. 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 3.91

GTX 765M 5.18
+32.5%

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.

HD 7870M 1507

GTX 765M 1997
+32.5%

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.

HD 7870M 2702

GTX 765M 4019
+48.7%

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.

HD 7870M 13065

GTX 765M 14870
+13.8%

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:

900p	35−40 −45.7%	51 +45.7%
Full HD	27−30 −44.4%	39 +44.4%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

7−8

−28.6%

9−10
+28.6%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	10−12 −27.3%	14−16 +27.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	3−4 −66.7%	5−6 +66.7%
Battlefield 5	9−10 −44.4%	12−14 +44.4%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	9−10 −22.2%	10−12 +22.2%
Cyberpunk 2077	7−8 −28.6%	9−10 +28.6%
Far Cry 5	8−9 −37.5%	10−12 +37.5%
Far Cry New Dawn	10−12 −27.3%	14−16 +27.3%
Forza Horizon 4	21−24 −43.5%	30−35 +43.5%
Hitman 3	9−10 −22.2%	10−12 +22.2%
Horizon Zero Dawn	27−30 −22.2%	30−35 +22.2%
Metro Exodus	7−8 −71.4%	12−14 +71.4%
Red Dead Redemption 2	10−11 −40%	14−16 +40%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	14−16 −20%	18−20 +20%
Watch Dogs: Legion	40−45 −11.9%	45−50 +11.9%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	10−12 −27.3%	14−16 +27.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	3−4 −66.7%	5−6 +66.7%
Battlefield 5	9−10 −44.4%	12−14 +44.4%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	9−10 −22.2%	10−12 +22.2%
Cyberpunk 2077	7−8 −28.6%	9−10 +28.6%
Far Cry 5	8−9 −37.5%	10−12 +37.5%
Far Cry New Dawn	10−12 −27.3%	14−16 +27.3%
Forza Horizon 4	21−24 −43.5%	30−35 +43.5%
Hitman 3	9−10 −22.2%	10−12 +22.2%
Horizon Zero Dawn	27−30 −22.2%	30−35 +22.2%
Metro Exodus	7−8 −71.4%	12−14 +71.4%
Red Dead Redemption 2	10−11 −40%	14−16 +40%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	14−16 −20%	18−20 +20%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	16−18 −12.5%	18−20 +12.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion	40−45 −11.9%	45−50 +11.9%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	10−12 −27.3%	14−16 +27.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	3−4 −66.7%	5−6 +66.7%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	9−10 −22.2%	10−12 +22.2%
Cyberpunk 2077	7−8 −28.6%	9−10 +28.6%
Far Cry 5	8−9 −37.5%	10−12 +37.5%
Forza Horizon 4	21−24 −43.5%	30−35 +43.5%
Hitman 3	9−10 −22.2%	10−12 +22.2%
Horizon Zero Dawn	27−30 −22.2%	30−35 +22.2%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	14−16 −20%	18−20 +20%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	16−18 −12.5%	18−20 +12.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion	40−45 −11.9%	45−50 +11.9%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

10−11

−40%

14−16
+40%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	7−8 −42.9%	10−11 +42.9%
Far Cry New Dawn	6−7 −33.3%	8−9 +33.3%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	3−4 −66.7%	5−6 +66.7%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	3−4 −66.7%	5−6 +66.7%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Far Cry 5	4−5 −50%	6−7 +50%
Forza Horizon 4	4−5 −200%	12−14 +200%
Hitman 3	8−9 −12.5%	9−10 +12.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn	9−10 −33.3%	12−14 +33.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	3−4 −33.3%	4−5 +33.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion	24−27 −37.5%	30−35 +37.5%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

8−9

−12.5%

9−10
+12.5%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	2−3 −100%	4−5 +100%
Far Cry New Dawn	2−3 −50%	3−4 +50%
Hitman 3	0−1	1−2
Metro Exodus	0−1	2−3

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	1−2 −100%	2−3 +100%
Cyberpunk 2077	0−1	0−1
Far Cry 5	2−3 −50%	3−4 +50%
Forza Horizon 4	2−3 −100%	4−5 +100%
Watch Dogs: Legion	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%