AMD Radeon Pro 450 vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 870M

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Combined performance score

GTX 870M
8.90
+26.8%

GeForce GTX 870M outperforms Radeon Pro 450 by 27% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

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

Place in performance ranking452516
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money2.884.76
ArchitectureKepler (2012−2018)Polaris (2016−2019)
GPU code nameN15P-GTPolaris 11
Market segmentLaptopMobile workstation
Release date12 March 2014 (10 years old)27 October 2016 (7 years old)
Current price$403 $183
Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

Pro 450 has 65% better value for money than GTX 870M.

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 cores1344640
CUDA cores1344no data
Core clock speed941 MHz800 MHz
Boost clock speed967 MHzno data
Number of transistors3,540 million3,000 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)100 Watt75 Watt
Texture fill rate108.332.00
Floating-point performance2,599 gflops1,024 gflops

Size and compatibility

Information on GeForce GTX 870M and Radeon Pro 450 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 sizelargelarge
Bus supportPCI Express 2.0, PCI Express 3.0no data
InterfaceMXM-B (3.0)PCIe 3.0 x8
Supplementary power connectorsNoneno data
SLI options+no 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 amount6 GB2 GB
Standard memory configurationGDDR5no data
Memory bus width192 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speedUp to 2500 MHz5080 MHz
Memory bandwidth120.0 GB/s81.28 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 supportUp to 3840x2160no data
LVDS signal supportUp to 1920x1200no data
VGA аnalog display supportUp to 2048x1536no data
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) supportUp to 3840x2160no data
HDMI+no data
HDCP content protection+no data
7.1 channel HD audio on HDMI+no data
TrueHD and DTS-HD audio bitstreaming+no data

Technologies

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

FreeSyncno data+
H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder+no data
Optimus+no data

API support

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

DirectX12 (11_0)12 (12_0)
Shader Model5.16.4
OpenGL4.54.6
OpenCL1.12.0
Vulkan1.1.1261.2.131
CUDA+no 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.

GTX 870M 8.90
+26.8%
Pro 450 7.02

GeForce GTX 870M outperforms Radeon Pro 450 by 27% 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%

GTX 870M 3449
+26.7%
Pro 450 2722

GeForce GTX 870M outperforms Radeon Pro 450 by 27% 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%

GTX 870M 24035
+68.7%
Pro 450 14245

GeForce GTX 870M outperforms Radeon Pro 450 by 69% 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%

GTX 870M 7156
+59%
Pro 450 4502

GeForce GTX 870M outperforms Radeon Pro 450 by 59% in 3DMark 11 Performance GPU.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

GTX 870M 4694
+44.3%
Pro 450 3252

GeForce GTX 870M outperforms Radeon Pro 450 by 44% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

GTX 870M 31322
+45.5%
Pro 450 21533

GeForce GTX 870M outperforms Radeon Pro 450 by 45% in 3DMark Cloud Gate 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:

Full HD46
+64.3%
28
−64.3%
4K19
+0%
19
+0%

Performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
+27.3%
10−12
−27.3%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 18−20
+28.6%
14−16
−28.6%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 12−14
+44.4%
9−10
−44.4%
Battlefield 5 30−33
+30.4%
21−24
−30.4%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 24−27
+20%
20−22
−20%
Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
+27.3%
10−12
−27.3%
Far Cry 5 21−24
+37.5%
16−18
−37.5%
Far Cry New Dawn 21−24
+35.3%
16−18
−35.3%
Forza Horizon 4 30−35
+29.2%
24−27
−29.2%
Hitman 3 21−24
+29.4%
16−18
−29.4%
Horizon Zero Dawn 18−20
+28.6%
14−16
−28.6%
Red Dead Redemption 2 16−18
+23.1%
12−14
−23.1%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 18−20
+18.8%
16−18
−18.8%
Watch Dogs: Legion 14−16
+36.4%
10−12
−36.4%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 18−20
+28.6%
14−16
−28.6%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 12−14
+44.4%
9−10
−44.4%
Battlefield 5 30−33
+30.4%
21−24
−30.4%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 24−27
+20%
20−22
−20%
Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
+27.3%
10−12
−27.3%
Far Cry 5 21−24
+37.5%
16−18
−37.5%
Far Cry New Dawn 21−24
+35.3%
16−18
−35.3%
Forza Horizon 4 30−35
+29.2%
24−27
−29.2%
Hitman 3 21−24
+29.4%
16−18
−29.4%
Horizon Zero Dawn 18−20
+28.6%
14−16
−28.6%
Metro Exodus 12−14
+30%
10−11
−30%
Red Dead Redemption 2 16−18
+23.1%
12−14
−23.1%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 18−20
+18.8%
16−18
−18.8%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 28
+40%
20
−40%
Watch Dogs: Legion 14−16
+36.4%
10−12
−36.4%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 18−20
+28.6%
14−16
−28.6%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 12−14
+44.4%
9−10
−44.4%
Battlefield 5 30−33
+30.4%
21−24
−30.4%
Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
+27.3%
10−12
−27.3%
Far Cry 5 21−24
+37.5%
16−18
−37.5%
Far Cry New Dawn 21−24
+35.3%
16−18
−35.3%
Forza Horizon 4 30−35
+29.2%
24−27
−29.2%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 15
+7.1%
14−16
−7.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion 14−16
+36.4%
10−12
−36.4%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 12−14
+30%
10−11
−30%
Hitman 3 14−16
+27.3%
10−12
−27.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 14−16
+15.4%
12−14
−15.4%
Metro Exodus 7−8
+40%
5−6
−40%
Red Dead Redemption 2 6−7
+20%
5−6
−20%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 12−14
+20%
10−11
−20%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 8−9
+33.3%
6−7
−33.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%
Battlefield 5 12−14
+85.7%
7−8
−85.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
Far Cry 5 14−16
+27.3%
10−12
−27.3%
Far Cry New Dawn 14−16
+55.6%
9−10
−55.6%
Forza Horizon 4 16−18
+45.5%
10−12
−45.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 8−9
+33.3%
6−7
−33.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 6−7
+20%
5−6
−20%
Hitman 3 8−9
+14.3%
7−8
−14.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Metro Exodus 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Red Dead Redemption 2 5−6
+25%
4−5
−25%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 6−7
+50%
4−5
−50%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 5−6
+25%
4−5
−25%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
Battlefield 5 6−7
+100%
3−4
−100%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Far Cry 5 7−8
+16.7%
6−7
−16.7%
Far Cry New Dawn 10−11
+25%
8−9
−25%
Forza Horizon 4 10−12
+57.1%
7−8
−57.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%

This is how GTX 870M and Pro 450 compete in popular games:

1080p resolution:

  • GTX 870M is 64.3% faster than Pro 450

4K resolution:

  • Pro 450 is 0% faster than GTX 870M

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

  • in Metro Exodus, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the GTX 870M is 200% faster than the Pro 450.

All in all, in popular games:

  • GTX 870M is ahead in 66 tests (97%)
  • there's a draw in 2 tests (3%)

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 8.90 7.02
Recency 12 March 2014 27 October 2016
Maximum RAM amount 6 GB 2 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 75 Watt

The GeForce GTX 870M is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon Pro 450 in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 870M is a notebook graphics card while Radeon Pro 450 is a mobile workstation one.


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