GeForce RTX 5090 vs GTX 860M SLI

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 860M SLI with GeForce RTX 5090, including specs and performance data.

GTX 860M SLI
2014
2x 4 GB GDDR5, 120 Watt
10.62

RTX 5090 outperforms GTX 860M SLI by a whopping 729% 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 ranking4182
Place by popularitynot in top-10013
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data11.04
Power efficiency7.0212.14
ArchitectureMaxwell (2014−2017)Blackwell 2.0 (2025)
GPU code nameno dataGB202
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date12 March 2014 (11 years ago)30 January 2025 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$1,999

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

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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 cores128021760
Core clock speed1029 MHz2017 MHz
Boost clock speedno data2407 MHz
Number of transistors2x 1870 Million92,200 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)120 Watt575 Watt
Texture fill rateno data1,637
Floating-point processing powerno data104.8 TFLOPS
ROPsno data176
TMUsno data680
Tensor Coresno data680
Ray Tracing Coresno data170

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
Interfaceno dataPCIe 5.0 x16
Lengthno data304 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data1x 16-pin
SLI options+-

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 typeGDDR5GDDR7
Maximum RAM amount2x 4 GB32 GB
Memory bus width2x 128 Bit512 Bit
Memory clock speed5000 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data1.79 TB/s
Shared memory--
Resizable BAR-+

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 Connectorsno data1x HDMI 2.1b, 3x DisplayPort 2.1b
HDMI-+

Supported technologies

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

Optimus+-

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX12 (FL 11_0)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Modelno data6.8
OpenGLno data4.6
OpenCLno data3.0
Vulkan-1.4
CUDA+10.1
DLSS-+

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
−417%
238
+417%
1440p24−27
−738%
201
+738%
4K18−20
−772%
157
+772%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data8.40
1440pno data9.95
4Kno data12.73

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 60−65
−427%
300−350
+427%
Cyberpunk 2077 24−27
−925%
240−250
+925%
Hogwarts Legacy 21−24
−686%
160−170
+686%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 50−55
−286%
190−200
+286%
Counter-Strike 2 60−65
−427%
300−350
+427%
Cyberpunk 2077 24−27
−925%
240−250
+925%
Far Cry 5 35−40
−462%
210−220
+462%
Fortnite 65−70
−344%
300−350
+344%
Forza Horizon 4 45−50
−602%
300−350
+602%
Forza Horizon 5 35−40
−617%
250−260
+617%
Hogwarts Legacy 21−24
−686%
160−170
+686%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 40−45
−321%
170−180
+321%
Valorant 100−110
−560%
650−700
+560%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 50−55
−286%
190−200
+286%
Counter-Strike 2 60−65
−427%
300−350
+427%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 160−170
−67.5%
270−280
+67.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 24−27
−925%
240−250
+925%
Dota 2 75−80
−723%
650−700
+723%
Far Cry 5 35−40
−462%
210−220
+462%
Fortnite 65−70
−344%
300−350
+344%
Forza Horizon 4 45−50
−602%
300−350
+602%
Forza Horizon 5 35−40
−617%
250−260
+617%
Grand Theft Auto V 40−45
−295%
170−180
+295%
Hogwarts Legacy 21−24
−686%
160−170
+686%
Metro Exodus 21−24
−200%
69
+200%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 40−45
−321%
170−180
+321%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 30−35
−1310%
400−450
+1310%
Valorant 100−110
−560%
650−700
+560%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 50−55
−286%
190−200
+286%
Cyberpunk 2077 24−27
−925%
240−250
+925%
Dota 2 75−80
−723%
650−700
+723%
Far Cry 5 35−40
−462%
210−220
+462%
Forza Horizon 4 45−50
−602%
300−350
+602%
Hogwarts Legacy 21−24
−690%
166
+690%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 40−45
−321%
170−180
+321%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 30−35
−1055%
358
+1055%
Valorant 100−110
−560%
650−700
+560%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 65−70
−344%
300−350
+344%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 21−24
−1386%
300−350
+1386%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 85−90
−493%
500−550
+493%
Grand Theft Auto V 16−18
−894%
160−170
+894%
Metro Exodus 12−14
−1454%
202
+1454%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 80−85
−116%
170−180
+116%
Valorant 120−130
−288%
450−500
+288%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 30−35
−532%
190−200
+532%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−11
−1490%
150−160
+1490%
Far Cry 5 24−27
−732%
200−210
+732%
Forza Horizon 4 27−30
−993%
300−350
+993%
Hogwarts Legacy 12−14
−1131%
160
+1131%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 18−20
−1717%
327
+1717%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 24−27
−504%
150−160
+504%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 6−7
−1350%
87
+1350%
Grand Theft Auto V 21−24
−713%
180−190
+713%
Hogwarts Legacy 7−8
−1843%
136
+1843%
Metro Exodus 7−8
−2286%
167
+2286%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16
−2657%
386
+2657%
Valorant 60−65
−434%
300−350
+434%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 14−16
−807%
130−140
+807%
Counter-Strike 2 6−7
−2483%
150−160
+2483%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−1900%
80−85
+1900%
Dota 2 40−45
−614%
300−310
+614%
Far Cry 5 12−14
−1317%
170−180
+1317%
Forza Horizon 4 20−22
−1425%
300−350
+1425%
Hogwarts Legacy 7−8
−1357%
102
+1357%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 10−12
−773%
95−100
+773%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 10−12
−618%
75−80
+618%

This is how GTX 860M SLI and RTX 5090 compete in popular games:

  • RTX 5090 is 417% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 5090 is 738% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 5090 is 772% faster in 4K

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

  • in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the RTX 5090 is 2657% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Without exception, RTX 5090 surpassed GTX 860M SLI in all 63 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 10.62 87.99
Recency 12 March 2014 30 January 2025
Chip lithography 28 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 120 Watt 575 Watt

GTX 860M SLI has 379.2% lower power consumption.

RTX 5090, on the other hand, has a 728.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, and a 460% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 5090 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 860M SLI in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 860M SLI is a notebook card while GeForce RTX 5090 is a desktop one.

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