GeForce RTX 5090 vs GTX 860M SLI
Aggregate performance score
We've compared GeForce GTX 860M SLI with GeForce RTX 5090, including specs and performance data.
RTX 5090 outperforms GTX 860M SLI by a whopping 726% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 414 | 2 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | 13 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 11.02 |
| Power efficiency | 7.00 | 12.07 |
| Architecture | Maxwell (2014−2017) | Blackwell 2.0 (2025) |
| GPU code name | no data | GB202 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 12 March 2014 (10 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.
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 | 1280 | 21760 |
| Core clock speed | 1029 MHz | 2017 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 2407 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 2x 1870 Million | 92,200 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 120 Watt | 575 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | no data | 1,637 |
| Floating-point processing power | no data | 104.8 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | no data | 176 |
| TMUs | no data | 680 |
| Tensor Cores | no data | 680 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 170 |
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 size | large | no data |
| Interface | no data | PCIe 5.0 x16 |
| Length | no data | 304 mm |
| Width | no data | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | 1x 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 type | GDDR5 | GDDR7 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2x 4 GB | 32 GB |
| Memory bus width | 2x 128 Bit | 512 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 5000 MHz | 1750 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | no data | 1.79 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 Connectors | no data | 1x 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.
| DirectX | 12 (FL 11_0) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | no data | 6.8 |
| OpenGL | no data | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | no data | 3.0 |
| 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 HD | 46
−417%
| 238
+417%
|
| 1440p | 24−27
−738%
| 201
+738%
|
| 4K | 18−20
−772%
| 157
+772%
|
Cost per frame, $
| 1080p | no data | 8.40 |
| 1440p | no data | 9.95 |
| 4K | no data | 12.73 |
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Atomic Heart | 27−30
−769%
|
250−260
+769%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 60−65
−427%
|
300−350
+427%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 24−27
−917%
|
240−250
+917%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Atomic Heart | 27−30
−769%
|
250−260
+769%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 50−55
−286%
|
190−200
+286%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 60−65
−427%
|
300−350
+427%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 24−27
−917%
|
240−250
+917%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 35−40
−459%
|
210−220
+459%
|
| Fortnite | 65−70
−344%
|
300−350
+344%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 45−50
−602%
|
300−350
+602%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 35−40
−614%
|
250−260
+614%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 40−45
−321%
|
170−180
+321%
|
| Valorant | 100−110
−560%
|
650−700
+560%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Atomic Heart | 27−30
−769%
|
250−260
+769%
|
| 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
−917%
|
240−250
+917%
|
| Dota 2 | 75−80
−723%
|
650−700
+723%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 35−40
−459%
|
210−220
+459%
|
| Fortnite | 65−70
−344%
|
300−350
+344%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 45−50
−602%
|
300−350
+602%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 35−40
−614%
|
250−260
+614%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 40−45
−295%
|
170−180
+295%
|
| Metro Exodus | 24−27
−188%
|
69
+188%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 40−45
−321%
|
170−180
+321%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 30−35
−1287%
|
400−450
+1287%
|
| Valorant | 100−110
−560%
|
650−700
+560%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 50−55
−286%
|
190−200
+286%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 24−27
−917%
|
240−250
+917%
|
| Dota 2 | 75−80
−723%
|
650−700
+723%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 35−40
−459%
|
210−220
+459%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 45−50
−602%
|
300−350
+602%
|
| 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 | 18−20
−839%
|
160−170
+839%
|
| 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%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 18−20
−1621%
|
327
+1621%
|
1440p
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 24−27
−504%
|
150−160
+504%
|
4K
High Preset
| Atomic Heart | 9−10
−1322%
|
128
+1322%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 6−7
−1350%
|
87
+1350%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 21−24
−713%
|
180−190
+713%
|
| Metro Exodus | 7−8
−2286%
|
167
+2286%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 14−16
−2657%
|
386
+2657%
|
| Valorant | 60−65
−435%
|
300−350
+435%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 14−16
−807%
|
130−140
+807%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 6−7
−2467%
|
150−160
+2467%
|
| 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%
|
| 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 60 of our tests.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 10.63 | 87.82 |
| 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 726.2% 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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