Radeon 880M vs R9 Nano

Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon R9 Nano with Radeon 880M, including specs and performance data.

R9 Nano
2015
4 GB High Bandwidth Memory (HBM), 175 Watt
22.00
+9.2%

R9 Nano outperforms 880M by a small 9% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking249270
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation5.35no data
Power efficiency8.7493.33
ArchitectureGCN 3.0 (2014−2019)RDNA 3.5 (2024)
GPU code nameFijiStrix Point
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Designreferenceno data
Release date27 August 2015 (9 years ago)15 July 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$649 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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 cores4096512
Compute units64no data
Core clock speedno data400 MHz
Boost clock speed1000 MHz2900 MHz
Number of transistors8,900 million34,000 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)175 Watt15 Watt
Texture fill rate256.092.80
Floating-point processing power8.192 TFLOPS2.97 TFLOPS
ROPs6416
TMUs25632
Ray Tracing Coresno data12

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 sizeno datamedium sized
Bus supportPCIe 3.0no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x8
Length152 mmno data
Width2-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors1x 8-pinNone
Bridgeless CrossFire+-

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 typeHigh Bandwidth Memory (HBM)System Shared
High bandwidth memory (HBM)+no data
Maximum RAM amount4 GBSystem Shared
Memory bus width4096 BitSystem Shared
Memory clock speed500 MHzSystem Shared
Memory bandwidth512 GB/sno data
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 Connectors1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPortPortable Device Dependent
Eyefinity+-
Number of Eyefinity displays6no data
HDMI+-
DisplayPort support+-

Supported technologies

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

AppAcceleration+-
CrossFire+-
FRTC+-
FreeSync+-
HD3D+-
LiquidVR+-
PowerTune+-
TressFX+-
TrueAudio+-
ZeroCore+-
VCE+-
DDMA audio+no data

API compatibility

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

DirectXDirectX® 1212 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.36.8
OpenGL4.54.6
OpenCL2.02.1
Vulkan+1.3
Mantle+-

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.

R9 Nano 22.00
+9.2%
Radeon 880M 20.14

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.

R9 Nano 8486
+9.2%
Radeon 880M 7769

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.

R9 Nano 17282
+23.3%
Radeon 880M 14014

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.

R9 Nano 14362
+69.7%
Radeon 880M 8463

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.

R9 Nano 81374
+57.5%
Radeon 880M 51662

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 HD90
+157%
35
−157%
4K44
+10%
40−45
−10%

Cost per frame, $

1080p7.21no data
4K14.75no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
+16.7%
30−33
−16.7%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 45−50
+22.5%
40−45
−22.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 35−40
+23.3%
30−33
−23.3%
Battlefield 5 70−75
+10.8%
65−70
−10.8%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 45−50
+2150%
2−3
−2150%
Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
+16.7%
30−33
−16.7%
Far Cry 5 50−55
+13.3%
45−50
−13.3%
Far Cry New Dawn 55−60
+16%
50−55
−16%
Forza Horizon 4 130−140
+10.8%
120−130
−10.8%
Hitman 3 40−45
+1000%
4−5
−1000%
Horizon Zero Dawn 100−110
+1200%
8−9
−1200%
Metro Exodus 75−80
+16.9%
65−70
−16.9%
Red Dead Redemption 2 55−60
+16%
50−55
−16%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 70−75
+1725%
4−5
−1725%
Watch Dogs: Legion 95−100
+243%
27−30
−243%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 45−50
+1533%
3−4
−1533%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 35−40
+23.3%
30−33
−23.3%
Battlefield 5 70−75
+10.8%
65−70
−10.8%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 45−50
+2150%
2−3
−2150%
Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
+16.7%
30−33
−16.7%
Far Cry 5 50−55
+13.3%
45−50
−13.3%
Far Cry New Dawn 55−60
+16%
50−55
−16%
Forza Horizon 4 130−140
+10.8%
120−130
−10.8%
Hitman 3 40−45
+1000%
4−5
−1000%
Horizon Zero Dawn 100−110
+1200%
8−9
−1200%
Metro Exodus 75−80
+16.9%
65−70
−16.9%
Red Dead Redemption 2 55−60
+16%
50−55
−16%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 70−75
+1725%
4−5
−1725%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 45−50
+433%
9−10
−433%
Watch Dogs: Legion 95−100
+243%
27−30
−243%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 45−50
+1533%
3−4
−1533%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 35−40
+23.3%
30−33
−23.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 45−50
+2150%
2−3
−2150%
Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
+16.7%
30−33
−16.7%
Far Cry 5 50−55
+13.3%
45−50
−13.3%
Forza Horizon 4 130−140
+10.8%
120−130
−10.8%
Hitman 3 40−45
+1000%
4−5
−1000%
Horizon Zero Dawn 100−110
+1200%
8−9
−1200%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 70−75
+1725%
4−5
−1725%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 47
+422%
9−10
−422%
Watch Dogs: Legion 95−100
+12.9%
85−90
−12.9%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 55−60
+16%
50−55
−16%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 40−45
+20%
35−40
−20%
Far Cry New Dawn 30−35
+13.3%
30−33
−13.3%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 21−24
+9.5%
21−24
−9.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 21−24
+16.7%
18−20
−16.7%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 24−27
+19%
21−24
−19%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
+30%
10−11
−30%
Far Cry 5 24−27
+19%
21−24
−19%
Forza Horizon 4 120−130
+12.7%
110−120
−12.7%
Hitman 3 24−27
+333%
6−7
−333%
Horizon Zero Dawn 45−50
+2150%
2−3
−2150%
Metro Exodus 40−45
+17.1%
35−40
−17.1%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 45−50
+15%
40−45
−15%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24−27
+23.8%
21−24
−23.8%
Watch Dogs: Legion 120−130
+15.5%
110−120
−15.5%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 35−40
+1750%
2−3
−1750%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 21−24
+22.2%
18−20
−22.2%
Far Cry New Dawn 16−18
+21.4%
14−16
−21.4%
Hitman 3 16−18
+21.4%
14−16
−21.4%
Horizon Zero Dawn 110−120
+14%
100−105
−14%
Metro Exodus 24−27
+14.3%
21−24
−14.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 35
+16.7%
30−33
−16.7%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 12−14
+1200%
1−2
−1200%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 10−12 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 12−14
+20%
10−11
−20%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
+25%
4−5
−25%
Far Cry 5 12−14
+20%
10−11
−20%
Forza Horizon 4 30−33
+11.1%
27−30
−11.1%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 24−27
+23.8%
21−24
−23.8%
Watch Dogs: Legion 9−10
+12.5%
8−9
−12.5%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 18−20
+850%
2−3
−850%

This is how R9 Nano and Radeon 880M compete in popular games:

  • R9 Nano is 157% faster in 1080p
  • R9 Nano is 10% faster in 4K

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

  • in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the R9 Nano is 2150% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Without exception, R9 Nano surpassed Radeon 880M in all 23 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 22.00 20.14
Recency 27 August 2015 15 July 2024
Chip lithography 28 nm 4 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 175 Watt 15 Watt

R9 Nano has a 9.2% higher aggregate performance score.

Radeon 880M, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 8 years, a 600% more advanced lithography process, and 1066.7% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Radeon R9 Nano and Radeon 880M.

Be aware that Radeon R9 Nano is a desktop card while Radeon 880M 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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