GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER vs GTX 870M

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 870M with GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER, including specs and performance data.

GTX 870M
2014
3 GB GDDR5, 100 Watt
8.94

RTX 4070 SUPER outperforms GTX 870M by a whopping 775% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking4829
Place by popularitynot in top-10014
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data67.31
Power efficiency6.4525.66
ArchitectureKepler (2012−2018)Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code nameGK104AD104
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date12 March 2014 (10 years ago)8 January 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$599

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 cores13447168
Core clock speed941 MHz1980 MHz
Boost clock speed967 MHz2475 MHz
Number of transistors3,540 million35,800 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)100 Watt220 Watt
Texture fill rate108.3554.4
Floating-point processing power2.599 TFLOPS35.48 TFLOPS
ROPs2480
TMUs112224
Tensor Coresno data224
Ray Tracing Coresno data56

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
Bus supportPCI Express 2.0, PCI Express 3.0no data
InterfaceMXM-B (3.0)PCIe 4.0 x16
Lengthno data267 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNone1x 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 typeGDDR5GDDR6X
Maximum RAM amount3 GB12 GB
Standard memory configurationGDDR5no data
Memory bus width192 Bit192 Bit
Memory clock speedUp to 2500 MHz1313 MHz
Memory bandwidth120.0 GB/s504.2 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 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
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+-

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
OpenCL1.13.0
Vulkan1.1.1261.3
CUDA+8.9

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 870M 8.94
RTX 4070 SUPER 78.23
+775%

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 870M 3449
RTX 4070 SUPER 30188
+775%

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 870M 7156
RTX 4070 SUPER 68373
+855%

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 870M 4694
RTX 4070 SUPER 48876
+941%

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 870M 31322
RTX 4070 SUPER 171098
+446%

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 HD44
−407%
223
+407%
1440p16−18
−813%
146
+813%
4K20
−320%
84
+320%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
−757%
120−130
+757%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 21−24
−623%
150−160
+623%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 12−14
−992%
140−150
+992%
Battlefield 5 27−30
−804%
240−250
+804%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 18−20
−567%
120−130
+567%
Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
−757%
120−130
+757%
Far Cry 5 20−22
−490%
110−120
+490%
Far Cry New Dawn 24−27
−676%
190−200
+676%
Forza Horizon 4 60−65
−313%
240−250
+313%
Hitman 3 16−18
−659%
120−130
+659%
Horizon Zero Dawn 50−55
−456%
270−280
+456%
Metro Exodus 27−30
−454%
150−160
+454%
Red Dead Redemption 2 24−27
−396%
120−130
+396%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 27−30
−1062%
300−350
+1062%
Watch Dogs: Legion 60−65
−157%
150−160
+157%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 21−24
−623%
150−160
+623%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 12−14
−992%
140−150
+992%
Battlefield 5 27−30
−804%
240−250
+804%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 18−20
−567%
120−130
+567%
Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
−757%
120−130
+757%
Far Cry 5 20−22
−490%
110−120
+490%
Far Cry New Dawn 24−27
−676%
190−200
+676%
Forza Horizon 4 60−65
−313%
240−250
+313%
Hitman 3 16−18
−659%
120−130
+659%
Horizon Zero Dawn 50−55
−456%
270−280
+456%
Metro Exodus 27−30
−454%
150−160
+454%
Red Dead Redemption 2 24−27
−396%
120−130
+396%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 27−30
−1376%
428
+1376%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 88
−94.3%
170−180
+94.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion 60−65
−157%
150−160
+157%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 21−24
−623%
150−160
+623%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 12−14
−992%
140−150
+992%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 18−20
−567%
120−130
+567%
Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
−757%
120−130
+757%
Far Cry 5 20−22
−490%
110−120
+490%
Forza Horizon 4 60−65
−313%
240−250
+313%
Hitman 3 16−18
−659%
120−130
+659%
Horizon Zero Dawn 50−55
−456%
270−280
+456%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 27−30
−1214%
381
+1214%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 15
−1240%
201
+1240%
Watch Dogs: Legion 60−65
−132%
139
+132%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 24−27
−396%
120−130
+396%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 16−18
−876%
160−170
+876%
Far Cry New Dawn 14−16
−700%
110−120
+700%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 9−10
−933%
90−95
+933%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 5−6
−1940%
100−110
+1940%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 9−10
−811%
80−85
+811%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−775%
35−40
+775%
Far Cry 5 10−11
−740%
80−85
+740%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
−632%
270−280
+632%
Hitman 3 12−14
−850%
110−120
+850%
Horizon Zero Dawn 18−20
−984%
200−210
+984%
Metro Exodus 12−14
−933%
120−130
+933%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 10−11
−2550%
265
+2550%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 8−9
−1825%
154
+1825%
Watch Dogs: Legion 55−60
−321%
240−250
+321%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 14−16
−720%
120−130
+720%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 8−9
−1000%
85−90
+1000%
Far Cry New Dawn 6−7
−1050%
65−70
+1050%
Hitman 3 5−6
−1300%
70−75
+1300%
Horizon Zero Dawn 35−40
−528%
220−230
+528%
Metro Exodus 7−8
−1757%
130−140
+1757%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 6−7
−2117%
133
+2117%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 5−6
−1240%
65−70
+1240%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 4−5
−1500%
60−65
+1500%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5
−1200%
50−55
+1200%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−700%
8−9
+700%
Far Cry 5 5−6
−900%
50−55
+900%
Forza Horizon 4 10−12
−1245%
140−150
+1245%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 5−6
−2540%
132
+2540%
Watch Dogs: Legion 3−4
−1967%
62
+1967%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 9−10
−900%
90−95
+900%

This is how GTX 870M and RTX 4070 SUPER compete in popular games:

  • RTX 4070 SUPER is 407% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 4070 SUPER is 813% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 4070 SUPER is 320% faster in 4K

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

  • in Shadow of the Tomb Raider, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RTX 4070 SUPER is 2550% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Without exception, RTX 4070 SUPER surpassed GTX 870M in all 66 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 8.94 78.23
Recency 12 March 2014 8 January 2024
Maximum RAM amount 3 GB 12 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 220 Watt

GTX 870M has 120% lower power consumption.

RTX 4070 SUPER, on the other hand, has a 775.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 460% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 870M in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 870M is a notebook card while GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER 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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