Radeon R7 M465X vs HD 8870M

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon HD 8870M and Radeon R7 M465X, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

HD 8870M
2013
2 GB GDDR5
3.91

R7 M465X outperforms HD 8870M by a small 9% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Primary details

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

Place in the ranking743712
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
ArchitectureGCN 1.0 (2012−2020)GCN 1.0 (2012−2020)
GPU code nameVenusTropo
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date1 April 2013 (12 years ago)15 May 2016 (9 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 cores640512
Core clock speed725 MHz900 MHz
Boost clock speed775 MHz925 MHz
Number of transistors1,500 million1,500 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm28 nm
Texture fill rate31.0029.60
Floating-point processing power0.992 TFLOPS0.9472 TFLOPS
ROPs1616
TMUs4032
L1 Cache160 KB128 KB
L2 Cache256 KB256 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 sizelargeno data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16

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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount2 GB2 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1125 MHz1125 MHz
Memory bandwidth72 GB/s72 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 outputsNo outputs

API and SDK support

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

DirectX12 (11_1)12 (11_1)
Shader Model5.15.1
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.21.2
Vulkan1.2.1311.2.131

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.

HD 8870M 3.91
R7 M465X 4.27
+9.2%

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 8870M 1638
Samples: 15
R7 M465X 1786
+9%
Samples: 15

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:

900p42
−7.1%
45−50
+7.1%
Full HD33
−6.1%
35−40
+6.1%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low

Counter-Strike 2 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%

Full HD
Medium

Battlefield 5 14−16
−6.7%
16−18
+6.7%
Counter-Strike 2 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Escape from Tarkov 14−16
−6.7%
16−18
+6.7%
Far Cry 5 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Fortnite 21−24
−4.3%
24−27
+4.3%
Forza Horizon 4 18−20
+5.6%
18−20
−5.6%
Forza Horizon 5 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Valorant 50−55
−1.9%
55−60
+1.9%

Full HD
High

Battlefield 5 14−16
−6.7%
16−18
+6.7%
Counter-Strike 2 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 87
−9.2%
95−100
+9.2%
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Dota 2 35−40
+2.9%
35−40
−2.9%
Escape from Tarkov 14−16
−6.7%
16−18
+6.7%
Far Cry 5 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Fortnite 21−24
−4.3%
24−27
+4.3%
Forza Horizon 4 18−20
+5.6%
18−20
−5.6%
Forza Horizon 5 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Metro Exodus 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Valorant 50−55
−1.9%
55−60
+1.9%

Full HD
Ultra

Battlefield 5 14−16
−6.7%
16−18
+6.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Dota 2 35−40
+2.9%
35−40
−2.9%
Escape from Tarkov 14−16
−6.7%
16−18
+6.7%
Far Cry 5 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 18−20
+5.6%
18−20
−5.6%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Valorant 50−55
−1.9%
55−60
+1.9%

Full HD
Epic

Fortnite 21−24
−4.3%
24−27
+4.3%

1440p
High

Counter-Strike 2 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 30−33
+0%
30−33
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Metro Exodus 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 30−35
+6.7%
30−33
−6.7%
Valorant 40−45
−7.1%
45−50
+7.1%

1440p
Ultra

Battlefield 5 0−1 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Escape from Tarkov 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Far Cry 5 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%

1440p
Epic

Fortnite 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%

4K
High

Grand Theft Auto V 14−16
−6.7%
16−18
+6.7%
Valorant 20−22
−5%
21−24
+5%

4K
Ultra

Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Dota 2 12−14
−7.7%
14−16
+7.7%
Escape from Tarkov 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Far Cry 5 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%

4K
Epic

Fortnite 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%

This is how HD 8870M and R7 M465X compete in popular games:

  • R7 M465X is 7% faster in 900p
  • R7 M465X is 6% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 3.91 4.27
Recency 1 April 2013 15 May 2016

R7 M465X has a 9.2% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 3 years.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Radeon HD 8870M and Radeon R7 M465X.

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