Quadro RTX 3000 Mobile vs GeForce GTX 860M SLI

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 860M SLI with Quadro RTX 3000 Mobile, including specs and performance data.

GTX 860M SLI
2014
2x 4 GB GDDR5, 120 Watt
12.47

RTX 3000 Mobile outperforms GTX 860M SLI by a whopping 110% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking392206
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency7.5023.65
ArchitectureMaxwell (2014−2017)Turing (2018−2022)
GPU code nameno dataTU106
Market segmentLaptopMobile workstation
Release date12 March 2014 (10 years ago)27 May 2019 (5 years ago)

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 cores12802304
Core clock speed1029 MHz945 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1380 MHz
Number of transistors2x 1870 Million10,800 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)120 Watt80 Watt
Texture fill rateno data198.7
Floating-point processing powerno data6.359 TFLOPS
ROPsno data64
TMUsno data144
Tensor Coresno data288
Ray Tracing Coresno data36

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 sizelargelarge
Interfaceno dataPCIe 3.0 x16
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 typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount2x 4 GB6 GB
Memory bus width2x 128 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed5000 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data448.0 GB/s
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 Connectorsno dataNo outputs
G-SYNC support-+

Supported technologies

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

Optimus+-
VR Readyno data+

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (FL 11_0)12 Ultimate (12_1)
Shader Modelno data6.5
OpenGLno data4.6
OpenCLno data1.2
Vulkan-1.2.131
CUDA+7.5

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.

GTX 860M SLI 12.47
RTX 3000 Mobile 26.22
+110%

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

GTX 860M SLI 27223
RTX 3000 Mobile 50309
+84.8%

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.

GTX 860M SLI 9840
RTX 3000 Mobile 19879
+102%

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.

GTX 860M SLI 5941
RTX 3000 Mobile 14842
+150%

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.

GTX 860M SLI 41434
RTX 3000 Mobile 91394
+121%

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 HD45
−113%
96
+113%
4K40−45
−120%
88
+120%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 18−20
−126%
40−45
+126%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 27−30
−166%
77
+166%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 20−22
−125%
45−50
+125%
Battlefield 5 40−45
−115%
85−90
+115%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 24−27
−112%
50−55
+112%
Cyberpunk 2077 18−20
−126%
40−45
+126%
Far Cry 5 27−30
−107%
60−65
+107%
Far Cry New Dawn 30−35
−100%
65−70
+100%
Forza Horizon 4 80−85
−84.1%
150−160
+84.1%
Hitman 3 21−24
−130%
50−55
+130%
Horizon Zero Dawn 65−70
−81.8%
120−130
+81.8%
Metro Exodus 40−45
−120%
90−95
+120%
Red Dead Redemption 2 30−35
−100%
65−70
+100%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 40−45
−123%
85−90
+123%
Watch Dogs: Legion 70−75
−49.3%
100−110
+49.3%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 27−30
−96.6%
55−60
+96.6%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 20−22
−125%
45−50
+125%
Battlefield 5 40−45
−115%
85−90
+115%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 24−27
−112%
50−55
+112%
Cyberpunk 2077 18−20
−126%
40−45
+126%
Far Cry 5 27−30
−107%
60−65
+107%
Far Cry New Dawn 30−35
−100%
65−70
+100%
Forza Horizon 4 80−85
−84.1%
150−160
+84.1%
Hitman 3 21−24
−130%
50−55
+130%
Horizon Zero Dawn 65−70
−81.8%
120−130
+81.8%
Metro Exodus 40−45
−120%
90−95
+120%
Red Dead Redemption 2 30−35
−100%
65−70
+100%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 40−45
−123%
85−90
+123%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 30−35
−80.6%
55−60
+80.6%
Watch Dogs: Legion 70−75
−49.3%
100−110
+49.3%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 27−30
−34.5%
39
+34.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 20−22
−125%
45−50
+125%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 24−27
−112%
50−55
+112%
Cyberpunk 2077 18−20
−126%
40−45
+126%
Far Cry 5 27−30
−107%
60−65
+107%
Forza Horizon 4 80−85
−84.1%
150−160
+84.1%
Hitman 3 21−24
−130%
50−55
+130%
Horizon Zero Dawn 65−70
−81.8%
120−130
+81.8%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 40−45
−123%
85−90
+123%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 30−35
−80.6%
56
+80.6%
Watch Dogs: Legion 70−75
−49.3%
100−110
+49.3%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 30−35
−100%
65−70
+100%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 24−27
−108%
50−55
+108%
Far Cry New Dawn 18−20
−111%
40−45
+111%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 12−14
−125%
27−30
+125%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 9−10
−189%
24−27
+189%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 12−14
−131%
30−33
+131%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
−183%
16−18
+183%
Far Cry 5 14−16
−114%
30−33
+114%
Forza Horizon 4 60−65
−146%
150−160
+146%
Hitman 3 14−16
−107%
30−35
+107%
Horizon Zero Dawn 24−27
−116%
50−55
+116%
Metro Exodus 20−22
−150%
50−55
+150%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 20−22
−190%
55−60
+190%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12−14
−154%
30−35
+154%
Watch Dogs: Legion 75−80
−87.2%
140−150
+87.2%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 20−22
−120%
40−45
+120%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 12−14
−117%
24−27
+117%
Far Cry New Dawn 9−10
−133%
21−24
+133%
Hitman 3 8−9
−163%
21−24
+163%
Horizon Zero Dawn 55−60
−127%
130−140
+127%
Metro Exodus 10−12
−173%
30−33
+173%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−12
−164%
27−30
+164%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 7−8
−129%
16−18
+129%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 6−7
−133%
14−16
+133%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 6−7
−150%
14−16
+150%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−250%
7−8
+250%
Far Cry 5 7−8
−114%
14−16
+114%
Forza Horizon 4 16−18
−125%
35−40
+125%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 10−12
−191%
30−35
+191%
Watch Dogs: Legion 5−6
−140%
12−14
+140%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 10−12
−109%
21−24
+109%

This is how GTX 860M SLI and RTX 3000 Mobile compete in popular games:

  • RTX 3000 Mobile is 113% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 3000 Mobile is 120% faster in 4K

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

  • in Cyberpunk 2077, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RTX 3000 Mobile is 250% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Without exception, RTX 3000 Mobile surpassed GTX 860M SLI in all 72 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 12.47 26.22
Recency 12 March 2014 27 May 2019
Chip lithography 28 nm 12 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 120 Watt 80 Watt

RTX 3000 Mobile has a 110.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, a 133.3% more advanced lithography process, and 50% lower power consumption.

The Quadro RTX 3000 Mobile 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 graphics card while Quadro RTX 3000 Mobile is a mobile workstation one.


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