Radeon RX 9070 vs GeForce GTX 860M OEM
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | 40 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 65.22 |
| Power efficiency | no data | 21.27 |
| Architecture | Maxwell (2014−2017) | RDNA 4.0 (2025) |
| GPU code name | GM107 | Navi 48 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 5 February 2015 (11 years ago) | 6 March 2025 (1 year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $549 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.
Performance to price scatter graph
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 | 3584 |
| Core clock speed | 1020 MHz | 1330 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1085 MHz | 2520 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 1,870 million | 53,900 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 75 Watt | 220 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 43.40 | 564.5 |
| Floating-point processing power | 1.389 TFLOPS | 36.13 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 16 | 128 |
| TMUs | 40 | 224 |
| Tensor Cores | no data | 112 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 56 |
| L0 Cache | no data | 896 KB |
| L1 Cache | 320 KB | no data |
| L2 Cache | 2 MB | 8 MB |
| L3 Cache | no data | 64 MB |
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).
| Interface | MXM-B (3.0) | PCIe 5.0 x16 |
| Length | no data | 267 mm |
| Width | no data | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | 2x 8-pin |
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 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 16 GB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1253 MHz | 2518 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 80.19 GB/s | 644.6 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | - |
| Resizable BAR | - | + |
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 Connectors | No outputs | 1x HDMI 2.1b, 3x DisplayPort 2.1a |
| HDMI | - | + |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_0) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 6.8 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 2.2 |
| Vulkan | 1.1.126 | 1.3 |
| CUDA | 5.0 | - |
| DLSS | - | + |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 5 February 2015 | 6 March 2025 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 16 GB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 75 Watt | 220 Watt |
GTX 860M OEM has 193% lower power consumption.
RX 9070, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 10 years, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 460% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between GeForce GTX 860M OEM and Radeon RX 9070. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that GeForce GTX 860M OEM is a notebook graphics card while Radeon RX 9070 is a desktop one.
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