NVIDIA GeForce GTX 870M review. Specs and Benchmarks

A detailed review of the video card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 870M. Ranked 274 in CpusData's performance ranking.

Manufacturer NVIDIA, year of manufacture 2014, process technology 28 nm, power consumption 100 Watt (TDP).

The graphics card runs at a clock frequency of 941 MHz, capable of overclocking up to 967 MHz. On board is 6 GB of memory with a clock rate of and a bandwidth of 120.0 GB/s.

Below is some key information about the technologies used, interfaces, motherboard compatibility and test results in popular games. This data will help you decide which graphics card to choose. You can also compare your NVIDIA GeForce GTX 870M graphics card online with other models on our site.

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General info

The main nomenclature characteristics of the video card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 870M, for general information about it.

Place in performance rating:		348
Architecture:		Kepler
Code name:		GK104
Type:		Laptop
Release date:		12 March 2014 (7 years ago)
Price now:		$403
Value for money:		2.59
GPU code name:		N15P-GT
Market segment:		Laptop

Technical specs

Characteristics that directly affect the performance of the video card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 870M. Smaller process technology, higher clock frequencies, more threads and transistors are signs of a modern graphics card.

Pipelines:		1344
Core clock speed:		941 MHz
Boost Clock:		967 MHz
Transistor count:		3,540 million
Manufacturing process technology:		28 nm
Power consumption (TDP):		100 Watt
Texture fill rate:		108.3
Floating-point performance:		2,599 gflops
CUDA cores:		1344
Pipelines / CUDA cores:		1344
Boost clock speed:		967 MHz
Number of transistors:		3,540 million
Thermal design power (TDP):		100 Watt

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Additional technical information, does not greatly affect the performance rating.

Interface:		MXM-B (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors:		None
Laptop size:		large
SLI options:		+
Bus support:		PCI Express 2.0, PCI Express 3.0

Memory

Video card memory is used to store calculations. Modern software and 3D games require higher memory capacity and speed. The higher these parameters, the higher the performance of the chip NVIDIA GeForce GTX 870M.

Memory type:		GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount:		6 GB
Memory bus width:		192 Bit
Memory bandwidth:		120.0 GB/s
Shared memory:		-
Standard memory configuration:		GDDR5

Video outputs and ports

Information about video card interfaces, ports, shape factor and size.

Display Connectors:		No outputs
HDMI:		+
VGA аnalog display support:		Up to 2048x1536
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support:		Up to 3840x2160
eDP 1.2 signal support:		Up to 3840x2160
LVDS signal support:		Up to 1920x1200
HDCP content protection:		+
7.1 channel HD audio on HDMI:		+
TrueHD and DTS-HD audio bitstreaming:		+

Technologies

Additional technologies that the vendor integrates into its devices. They do not directly affect the performance, but can have a nice addition to the graphics card functionality both in games and at work.

GPU Boost:		+
CUDA:		+
GeForce Experience:		+
Optimus:		+
GeForce ShadowPlay:		+
BatteryBoost:		+
H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder:		+
FXAA:		+
TXAA:		+
3D Blu-Ray:		+
Direct Compute:		+

API support

Supported by the video card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 870M API. The higher the version, the better performance in games.

DirectX:		12 (11_0)
OpenGL:		4.5
Vulkan:		1.1.126
Shader Model:		5.1
OpenCL:		1.1

Overall gaming performance

The tests show the FPS results with different screen resolutions according to the recommendations of the game developer. Benchmark NVIDIA GeForce GTX 870M may differ from the actual data, depending on the environment (motherboard or processor).

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Horizon Zero Dawn (2020)

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Death Stranding (2020)

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F1 2020 (2020)

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Gears Tactics (2020)

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Doom Eternal (2020)

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Legend
5	Stutter – Insufficient data. Similar graphics cards stutter, the game is likely to show a low frame rate. There will be some lags.
	May Stutter – Insufficient data. Similar graphics cards stutter, the game is likely to show a low frame rate. There will be some lags.
30	Fluent – According to the results of benchmarks the game should run at 25 frames per second (fps)
40	Fluent – According to the results of benchmarks the game should run at 35 frames per second (fps)
60	Fluent – According to the results of benchmarks the game should run at 58 frames per second (fps)
	May Run Fluently – Insufficient data. Similar graphics cards show a smooth frame rate, comfortable for the game.
?	Uncertain – Graphics cards testing has shown that a slower card can provide a high and stable frame rate for the same operation.
	Uncertain – The work of the video card in the game is still being studied. Interpolation among analogs is not possible.
The value depicts the average frame rate. Hovering over the value, you can get individual results.

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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 870M in Benchmarks

The performance of the graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 870M is presented in popular modern benchmarks. Testing at maximum loads gives us an idea of the real power of the graphics processor and allows us to compare the model with other popular graphics cards. You can find benchmark descriptions and results on their pages.