Radeon RX 7500 XT vs GeForce GTX 860M

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Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking516not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
ArchitectureMaxwell (2014−2018)RDNA 3.0 (2023−2024)
GPU code nameN15P-GXNavi 33
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date12 March 2014 (10 years ago)2023 (1 year ago)

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 cores6401024
CUDA cores1152 or 640no data
Core clock speed797 MHzno data
Boost clock speedno data2300 MHz
Number of transistors1,870 million13,300 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)75 Watt100 Watt
Texture fill rate43.40147.2
Floating-point performance1.389 gflopsno data

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 sizemedium sizedno data
Bus supportPCI Express 2.0, PCI Express 3.0no data
InterfaceMXM-B (3.0)PCIe 4.0 x8
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNone1x 6-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 typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount4 GB6 GB
Standard memory configurationGDDR5no data
Memory bus width128 Bit96 Bit
Memory clock speedUp to 2500 MHz18 GB/s
Memory bandwidth80.0 GB/s216.0 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 outputs1x HDMI 2.1a, 2x DisplayPort 2.1, 1x USB Type-C
eDP 1.2 signal supportUp to 3840x2160no data
LVDS signal supportUp to 1920x1200no data
VGA аnalog display supportUp to 2048x1536no data
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) supportUp to 3840x2160no data
HDMI++
HDCP content protection+-
7.1 channel HD audio on HDMI+-
TrueHD and DTS-HD audio bitstreaming+-

Supported technologies

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

H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder+-
Optimus+-
Ansel+-

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_0)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model5.16.7
OpenGL4.54.6
OpenCL1.12.2
Vulkan1.1.1261.3
CUDA+-

Pros & cons summary


Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 6 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 6 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 100 Watt

GTX 860M has 33.3% lower power consumption.

RX 7500 XT, on the other hand, has a 50% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 366.7% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between GeForce GTX 860M and Radeon RX 7500 XT. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 860M is a notebook card while Radeon RX 7500 XT is a desktop one.


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