GeForce GTX 860M SLI vs Radeon RX 470 Mobile

Place in performance ranking	276	370
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	41.01	4.69
Architecture	Polaris (2016−2019)	Maxwell (2014−2018)
GPU code name	Polaris 10 Pro	no data
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	4 August 2016 (7 years ago)	12 March 2014 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$549.99	no data
Current price	$148 (0.3x MSRP)	$489

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RX 470 Mobile has 774% better value for money than GTX 860M SLI.

Detailed specifications

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 cores	2048	1280
Core clock speed	926 MHz	1029 MHz
Boost clock speed	1206 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	5,700 million	2x 1870 Million
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	120 Watt	120 Watt
Texture fill rate	137.5	no data
Floating-point performance	4,399 gflops	no data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on Radeon RX 470 Mobile and GeForce GTX 860M SLI 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 size	large	large
Interface	MXM-B (3.0)	no data
SLI options	no data	+

Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	2x 4 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	2x 128 Bit
Memory clock speed	7000 MHz	5000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	224.0 GB/s	no 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 Connectors

No outputs

no data

Supported technologies

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

FreeSync	+	no data
Optimus	no data	+

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_0)	12 (FL 11_0)
Shader Model	6.4	no data
OpenGL	4.6	no data
OpenCL	2.0	no data
Vulkan	1.2.131	no data
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.

RX 470 Mobile 18.86
+53.5%

GTX 860M SLI 12.29

Radeon RX 470 Mobile outperforms GeForce GTX 860M SLI by 53% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

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%

RX 470 Mobile 10715
+80.4%

GTX 860M SLI 5941

Radeon RX 470 Mobile outperforms GeForce GTX 860M SLI by 80% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.

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 HD

70−75
+52.2%

−52.2%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

30−33
+57.9%

18−20

−57.9%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	35−40 +50%	24−27 −50%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	30−35 +65%	20−22 −65%
Battlefield 5	60−65 +50%	40−45 −50%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	45−50 +53.1%	30−35 −53.1%
Cyberpunk 2077	30−33 +57.9%	18−20 −57.9%
Far Cry 5	45−50 +58.1%	30−35 −58.1%
Far Cry New Dawn	50−55 +54.5%	30−35 −54.5%
Forza Horizon 4	65−70 +51.2%	40−45 −51.2%
Hitman 3	50−55 +63.6%	30−35 −63.6%
Horizon Zero Dawn	40−45 +60%	24−27 −60%
Red Dead Redemption 2	30−35 +47.6%	21−24 −47.6%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	40−45 +53.8%	24−27 −53.8%
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40 +56.5%	21−24 −56.5%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	35−40 +50%	24−27 −50%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	30−35 +65%	20−22 −65%
Battlefield 5	60−65 +50%	40−45 −50%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	45−50 +53.1%	30−35 −53.1%
Cyberpunk 2077	30−33 +57.9%	18−20 −57.9%
Far Cry 5	45−50 +58.1%	30−35 −58.1%
Far Cry New Dawn	50−55 +54.5%	30−35 −54.5%
Forza Horizon 4	65−70 +51.2%	40−45 −51.2%
Hitman 3	50−55 +63.6%	30−35 −63.6%
Horizon Zero Dawn	40−45 +60%	24−27 −60%
Metro Exodus	30−33 +57.9%	18−20 −57.9%
Red Dead Redemption 2	30−35 +47.6%	21−24 −47.6%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	40−45 +53.8%	24−27 −53.8%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	40−45 +64%	24−27 −64%
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40 +56.5%	21−24 −56.5%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	35−40 +50%	24−27 −50%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	30−35 +65%	20−22 −65%
Battlefield 5	60−65 +50%	40−45 −50%
Cyberpunk 2077	30−33 +57.9%	18−20 −57.9%
Far Cry 5	45−50 +58.1%	30−35 −58.1%
Far Cry New Dawn	50−55 +54.5%	30−35 −54.5%
Forza Horizon 4	65−70 +51.2%	40−45 −51.2%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	40−45 +64%	24−27 −64%
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40 +56.5%	21−24 −56.5%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	27−30 +55.6%	18−20 −55.6%
Hitman 3	30−33 +57.9%	18−20 −57.9%
Horizon Zero Dawn	24−27 +38.9%	18−20 −38.9%
Metro Exodus	18−20 +63.6%	10−12 −63.6%
Red Dead Redemption 2	14−16 +55.6%	9−10 −55.6%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	24−27 +50%	16−18 −50%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	20−22 +66.7%	12−14 −66.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	16−18 +88.9%	9−10 −88.9%
Battlefield 5	40−45 +70.8%	24−27 −70.8%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−12 +83.3%	6−7 −83.3%
Far Cry 5	30−35 +55%	20−22 −55%
Far Cry New Dawn	35−40 +71.4%	21−24 −71.4%
Forza Horizon 4	35−40 +65.2%	21−24 −65.2%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	20−22 +66.7%	12−14 −66.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion	12−14 +85.7%	7−8 −85.7%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	14−16 +75%	8−9 −75%
Hitman 3	16−18 +54.5%	10−12 −54.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn	12−14 +33.3%	9−10 −33.3%
Metro Exodus	10−12 +120%	5−6 −120%
Red Dead Redemption 2	10−11 +42.9%	7−8 −42.9%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	12−14 +71.4%	7−8 −71.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	18−20 +72.7%	10−12 −72.7%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	10−12 +57.1%	7−8 −57.1%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	10−11 +66.7%	6−7 −66.7%
Battlefield 5	21−24 +75%	12−14 −75%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 +100%	2−3 −100%
Far Cry 5	14−16 +50%	10−11 −50%
Far Cry New Dawn	18−20 +50%	12−14 −50%
Forza Horizon 4	24−27 +62.5%	16−18 −62.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion	8−9 +100%	4−5 −100%