Radeon RX 7900 XTX vs GeForce GTX 860M

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 860M with Radeon RX 7900 XTX, including specs and performance data.

GTX 860M
2014
4 GB GDDR5, 75 Watt
7.91

RX 7900 XTX outperforms GTX 860M by a whopping 919% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking5208
Place by popularitynot in top-10070
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data34.71
Power efficiency7.2315.57
ArchitectureMaxwell (2014−2017)RDNA 3.0 (2022−2024)
GPU code nameGM107Navi 31
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date13 January 2014 (10 years ago)3 November 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$999

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores1152 or 6406144
Core clock speed797 MHz1929 MHz
Boost clock speed1085 MHz2498 MHz
Number of transistors1,870 million57,700 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)75 Watt355 Watt
Texture fill rate43.40959.2
Floating-point processing power1.389 TFLOPS61.39 TFLOPS
ROPs16192
TMUs40384
Ray Tracing Coresno data96

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 x16
Lengthno data287 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNone2x 8-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 GB24 GB
Standard memory configurationGDDR5no data
Memory bus width128 Bit384 Bit
Memory clock speedUp to 2500 MHz2500 MHz
Memory bandwidth80.0 GB/s960.0 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 3D 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+-

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 7.91
RX 7900 XTX 80.62
+919%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

GTX 860M 3047
RX 7900 XTX 31064
+919%

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 4902
RX 7900 XTX 83322
+1600%

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 19216
RX 7900 XTX 148746
+674%

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 3904
RX 7900 XTX 64680
+1557%

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 27961
RX 7900 XTX 211480
+656%

GeekBench 5 OpenCL

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses OpenCL API by Khronos Group.

GTX 860M 10362
RX 7900 XTX 211498
+1941%

3DMark Ice Storm GPU

Ice Storm Graphics is an obsolete benchmark, part of 3DMark suite. Ice Storm was used to measure entry level laptops and Windows-based tablets performance. It utilizes DirectX 11 feature level 9 to display a battle between two space fleets near a frozen planet in 1280x720 resolution. Discontinued in January 2020, it is now superseded by 3DMark Night Raid.

GTX 860M 215144
RX 7900 XTX 758139
+252%

GeekBench 5 Vulkan

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses Vulkan API by AMD & Khronos Group.

GTX 860M 10627
RX 7900 XTX 193018
+1716%

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 maya-04

GTX 860M 23
RX 7900 XTX 367
+1482%

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 sw-03

GTX 860M 12
RX 7900 XTX 360
+2977%

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 snx-02

GTX 860M 2
RX 7900 XTX 400
+22122%

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 catia-04

GTX 860M 15
RX 7900 XTX 536
+3426%

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 creo-01

GTX 860M 23
RX 7900 XTX 187
+706%

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 mediacal-01

GTX 860M 7
RX 7900 XTX 347
+5238%

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 showcase-01

GTX 860M 17
RX 7900 XTX 322
+1772%

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:

900p91
−889%
900−950
+889%
Full HD36
−600%
252
+600%
1440p16−18
−969%
171
+969%
4K13
−708%
105
+708%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data3.96
1440pno data5.84
4Kno data9.51

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
−1917%
242
+1917%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 18−20
−774%
166
+774%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 10−12
−2473%
283
+2473%
Battlefield 5 21−24
−961%
240−250
+961%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 16−18
−650%
120−130
+650%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
−1825%
231
+1825%
Far Cry 5 18−20
−556%
110−120
+556%
Far Cry New Dawn 21−24
−814%
200−210
+814%
Forza Horizon 4 50−55
−383%
250−260
+383%
Hitman 3 14−16
−760%
120−130
+760%
Horizon Zero Dawn 45−50
−533%
280−290
+533%
Metro Exodus 21−24
−574%
150−160
+574%
Red Dead Redemption 2 21−24
−464%
120−130
+464%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 24−27
−1246%
350−400
+1246%
Watch Dogs: Legion 55−60
−175%
150−160
+175%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 18−20
−1637%
330
+1637%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 10−12
−2091%
241
+2091%
Battlefield 5 21−24
−961%
240−250
+961%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 16−18
−650%
120−130
+650%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
−1633%
208
+1633%
Far Cry 5 18−20
−556%
110−120
+556%
Far Cry New Dawn 21−24
−814%
200−210
+814%
Forza Horizon 4 50−55
−383%
250−260
+383%
Hitman 3 14−16
−760%
120−130
+760%
Horizon Zero Dawn 45−50
−533%
280−290
+533%
Metro Exodus 21−24
−574%
150−160
+574%
Red Dead Redemption 2 21−24
−464%
120−130
+464%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 24−27
−1958%
535
+1958%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 60
−195%
170−180
+195%
Watch Dogs: Legion 55−60
−175%
150−160
+175%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 18−20
−605%
134
+605%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 10−12
−1809%
210
+1809%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 16−18
−650%
120−130
+650%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
−1558%
199
+1558%
Far Cry 5 18−20
−556%
110−120
+556%
Forza Horizon 4 50−55
−467%
295
+467%
Hitman 3 14−16
−760%
120−130
+760%
Horizon Zero Dawn 45−50
−802%
406
+802%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 24−27
−1712%
471
+1712%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12
−2383%
298
+2383%
Watch Dogs: Legion 55−60
−182%
158
+182%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 21−24
−464%
120−130
+464%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 14−16
−1007%
160−170
+1007%
Far Cry New Dawn 12−14
−833%
110−120
+833%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 8−9
−1550%
132
+1550%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 3−4
−5600%
171
+5600%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 8−9
−925%
80−85
+925%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−3425%
141
+3425%
Far Cry 5 9−10
−833%
80−85
+833%
Forza Horizon 4 30−33
−803%
270−280
+803%
Hitman 3 10−12
−973%
110−120
+973%
Horizon Zero Dawn 16−18
−1829%
328
+1829%
Metro Exodus 10−11
−1360%
146
+1360%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 7−8
−5043%
360
+5043%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 7−8
−3300%
238
+3300%
Watch Dogs: Legion 50−55
−380%
240−250
+380%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 12−14
−854%
120−130
+854%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 7−8
−1157%
85−90
+1157%
Far Cry New Dawn 5−6
−1280%
65−70
+1280%
Hitman 3 4−5
−1725%
70−75
+1725%
Horizon Zero Dawn 27−30
−707%
220−230
+707%
Metro Exodus 5−6
−2620%
130−140
+2620%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5−6
−3540%
182
+3540%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 5−6
−2100%
110
+2100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 3−4
−3467%
107
+3467%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
−1633%
50−55
+1633%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−7000%
71
+7000%
Far Cry 5 4−5
−1150%
50−55
+1150%
Forza Horizon 4 9−10
−2422%
227
+2422%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 3−4
−6467%
197
+6467%
Watch Dogs: Legion 3−4
−3333%
103
+3333%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 8−9
−1088%
95−100
+1088%

This is how GTX 860M and RX 7900 XTX compete in popular games:

  • RX 7900 XTX is 889% faster in 900p
  • RX 7900 XTX is 600% faster in 1080p
  • RX 7900 XTX is 969% faster in 1440p
  • RX 7900 XTX is 708% 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 RX 7900 XTX is 7000% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Without exception, RX 7900 XTX surpassed GTX 860M in all 72 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 7.91 80.62
Recency 13 January 2014 3 November 2022
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 24 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 355 Watt

GTX 860M has 373.3% lower power consumption.

RX 7900 XTX, on the other hand, has a 919.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, a 500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 460% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon RX 7900 XTX is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 860M in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 860M is a notebook card while Radeon RX 7900 XTX is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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