GeForce GTX 870M vs Radeon RX Vega 11

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX Vega 11 with GeForce GTX 870M, including specs and performance data.

RX Vega 11
2018
35 Watt
5.48

GTX 870M outperforms RX Vega 11 by an impressive 63% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking607489
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency10.736.14
ArchitectureGCN 5.0 (2017−2020)Kepler (2012−2018)
GPU code nameRavenGK104
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date10 May 2018 (6 years ago)12 March 2014 (10 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 cores7041344
Core clock speed300 MHz941 MHz
Boost clock speed1251 MHz967 MHz
Number of transistors4,940 million3,540 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt100 Watt
Texture fill rate55.04108.3
Floating-point processing power1.761 TFLOPS2.599 TFLOPS
ROPs824
TMUs44112

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 sizeno datalarge
Bus supportno dataPCI Express 2.0, PCI Express 3.0
InterfaceIGPMXM-B (3.0)
WidthIGPno data
Supplementary power connectorsNoneNone
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 typeSystem SharedGDDR5
Maximum RAM amountSystem Shared3 GB
Standard memory configurationno dataGDDR5
Memory bus widthSystem Shared192 Bit
Memory clock speedSystem SharedUp to 2500 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data120.0 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 ConnectorsMotherboard DependentNo outputs
eDP 1.2 signal supportno dataUp to 3840x2160
LVDS signal supportno dataUp to 1920x1200
VGA аnalog display supportno dataUp to 2048x1536
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) supportno dataUp to 3840x2160
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 (12_1)12 (11_0)
Shader Model6.7 (6.4)5.1
OpenGL4.64.5
OpenCL2.11.1
Vulkan1.31.1.126
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.

RX Vega 11 5.48
GTX 870M 8.95
+63.3%

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.

RX Vega 11 2111
GTX 870M 3449
+63.4%

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.

RX Vega 11 5483
GTX 870M 7156
+30.5%

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.

RX Vega 11 3494
GTX 870M 4694
+34.3%

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.

RX Vega 11 20848
GTX 870M 31322
+50.2%

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 HD26
−73.1%
45
+73.1%
1440p6
−50%
9−10
+50%
4K9
−111%
19
+111%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
−55.6%
14−16
+55.6%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 20
−10%
21−24
+10%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 6−7
−117%
12−14
+117%
Battlefield 5 23
−17.4%
27−30
+17.4%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 12−14
−50%
18−20
+50%
Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
−55.6%
14−16
+55.6%
Far Cry 5 22
+10%
20−22
−10%
Far Cry New Dawn 25
+0%
24−27
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 89
+48.3%
60−65
−48.3%
Hitman 3 10−12
−54.5%
16−18
+54.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn 30−35
−47.1%
50−55
+47.1%
Metro Exodus 33
+17.9%
27−30
−17.9%
Red Dead Redemption 2 14−16
−66.7%
24−27
+66.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 38
+31%
27−30
−31%
Watch Dogs: Legion 45−50
−25%
60−65
+25%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 35
+59.1%
21−24
−59.1%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 6−7
−117%
12−14
+117%
Battlefield 5 14−16
−80%
27−30
+80%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 12−14
−50%
18−20
+50%
Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
−55.6%
14−16
+55.6%
Far Cry 5 19
−5.3%
20−22
+5.3%
Far Cry New Dawn 19
−31.6%
24−27
+31.6%
Forza Horizon 4 78
+30%
60−65
−30%
Hitman 3 10−12
−54.5%
16−18
+54.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn 30−35
−47.1%
50−55
+47.1%
Metro Exodus 12
−133%
27−30
+133%
Red Dead Redemption 2 14−16
−66.7%
24−27
+66.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 17
−70.6%
27−30
+70.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 18−20
−363%
88
+363%
Watch Dogs: Legion 45−50
−25%
60−65
+25%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 11
−100%
21−24
+100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 6−7
−117%
12−14
+117%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 12−14
−50%
18−20
+50%
Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
−55.6%
14−16
+55.6%
Far Cry 5 14
−42.9%
20−22
+42.9%
Forza Horizon 4 29
−107%
60−65
+107%
Hitman 3 10−12
−54.5%
16−18
+54.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn 30−35
−47.1%
50−55
+47.1%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 15
−93.3%
27−30
+93.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10
−50%
15
+50%
Watch Dogs: Legion 45−50
−25%
60−65
+25%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 14−16
−66.7%
24−27
+66.7%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 10−11
−70%
16−18
+70%
Far Cry New Dawn 8−9
−75%
14−16
+75%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 5−6
−80%
9−10
+80%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2
−400%
5−6
+400%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 5−6
−80%
9−10
+80%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−100%
4−5
+100%
Far Cry 5 6−7
−66.7%
10−11
+66.7%
Forza Horizon 4 14−16
−164%
35−40
+164%
Hitman 3 9−10
−33.3%
12−14
+33.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 12−14
−58.3%
18−20
+58.3%
Metro Exodus 4−5
−200%
12−14
+200%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 0−1 10−11
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5−6
−60%
8−9
+60%
Watch Dogs: Legion 35−40
−62.9%
55−60
+62.9%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 10−11
−50%
14−16
+50%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 4−5
−100%
8−9
+100%
Far Cry New Dawn 4−5
−50%
6−7
+50%
Hitman 3 2−3
−150%
5−6
+150%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−12
−227%
35−40
+227%
Metro Exodus 2−3
−250%
7−8
+250%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 2−3
−200%
6−7
+200%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 5
+0%
5−6
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3
−100%
4−5
+100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
−100%
4−5
+100%
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 1−2
Far Cry 5 3−4
−66.7%
5−6
+66.7%
Forza Horizon 4 12
+9.1%
10−12
−9.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 6−7
−50%
9−10
+50%

4K
Ultra Preset

Shadow of the Tomb Raider 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%

This is how RX Vega 11 and GTX 870M compete in popular games:

  • GTX 870M is 73% faster in 1080p
  • GTX 870M is 50% faster in 1440p
  • GTX 870M is 111% faster in 4K

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

  • in Assassin's Creed Odyssey, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the RX Vega 11 is 59% faster.
  • in Assassin's Creed Valhalla, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the GTX 870M is 400% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RX Vega 11 is ahead in 7 tests (10%)
  • GTX 870M is ahead in 60 tests (86%)
  • there's a draw in 3 tests (4%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 5.48 8.95
Recency 10 May 2018 12 March 2014
Chip lithography 14 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 100 Watt

RX Vega 11 has an age advantage of 4 years, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 185.7% lower power consumption.

GTX 870M, on the other hand, has a 63.3% higher aggregate performance score.

The GeForce GTX 870M is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX Vega 11 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon RX Vega 11 is a desktop card while GeForce GTX 870M is a notebook one.


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AMD Radeon RX Vega 11
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