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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 870M

Graphics Processor
GK104
Cores
1344
TMUs
112
ROPs
24
Memory Size
3 GB
Memory Type
GDDR5
Bus Width
192 bit
GPU Chip
GPU
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The GeForce GTX 870M was a mobile graphics chip by NVIDIA, launched on March 12th, 2014. Built on the 28 nm process, and based on the GK104 graphics processor, in its N15E-GT-A2 variant, the chip supports DirectX 12. Even though it supports DirectX 12, the feature level is only 11_0, which can be problematic with newer DirectX 12 titles. The GK104 graphics processor is an average sized chip with a die area of 294 mm² and 3,540 million transistors. Unlike the fully unlocked GeForce GTX 680, which uses the same GPU but has all 1536 shaders enabled, NVIDIA has disabled some shading units on the GeForce GTX 870M to reach the product's target shader count. It features 1344 shading units, 112 texture mapping units, and 24 ROPs. NVIDIA has paired 3,072 MB GDDR5 memory with the GeForce GTX 870M, which are connected using a 192-bit memory interface. The GPU is operating at a frequency of 941 MHz, which can be boosted up to 967 MHz, memory is running at 1250 MHz (5 Gbps effective).
Being a mxm module card, the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 870M does not require any additional power connector, its power draw is rated at 100 W maximum. This device has no display connectivity, as it is not designed to have monitors connected to it. Rather it is intended for use in laptop/notebooks and will use the output of the host mobile device.

Graphics Processor

GPU Name
GK104
GPU Variant
N15E-GT-A2
Architecture
Kepler
Foundry
TSMC
Process Size
28 nm
Transistors
3,540 million
Density
12.0M / mm²
Die Size
294 mm²
Chip Package
BGA-1745

Mobile Graphics

Release Date
Mar 12th, 2014
Generation
GeForce 800M
Predecessor
GeForce 700M
Successor
GeForce 900M
Production
End-of-life
Bus Interface
MXM-B (3.0)

Relative Performance

GeForce 210
4%
GeForce 9400 GT
5%
Radeon HD 4550
6%
Radeon HD 5450
7%
Radeon HD 6450
9%
GeForce GT 520
9%
GeForce GT 220
11%
GeForce GT 430
15%
Radeon HD 5570
15%
Radeon HD 4670
16%
GeForce GT 440
17%
GeForce GT 240
18%
GeForce 9600 GT
20%
Radeon HD 5670
21%
GeForce GT 640
23%
GeForce 9800 GT
24%
Radeon HD 6670
25%
Radeon HD 4830
26%
Radeon HD 4770
27%
Radeon HD 4850
29%
GeForce GTS 250
29%
GeForce GTS 450
30%
Radeon HD 5750
31%
Radeon HD 7750
36%
Radeon HD 5770
36%
GeForce GTX 260
37%
Radeon HD 4870
37%
Radeon Vega 8
37%
GeForce GTX 550 Ti
38%
GeForce GTX 650
38%
Radeon HD 5830
40%
Radeon HD 6790
42%
Radeon HD 4890
43%
GeForce GTX 460
44%
Radeon RX Vega 11
45%
GeForce GT 1030
45%
GeForce GTX 275
46%
Radeon HD 7770 GHz Edition
46%
GeForce GTX 280
46%
GeForce GTX 465
47%
Radeon HD 6850
49%
GeForce GTX 285
50%
Radeon HD 5850
54%
GeForce GTX 650 Ti
55%
Radeon HD 7790
55%
Radeon RX 550
57%
GeForce GTX 470
57%
Radeon HD 6870
59%
Radeon HD 5870
63%
GeForce GTX 560 Ti
65%
Radeon HD 4870 X2
65%
GeForce GTX 750 Ti
67%
Radeon HD 6950
67%
GeForce GTX 295
69%
GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost
70%
Radeon HD 7850
71%
GeForce GTX 480
72%
Radeon HD 6970
75%
Radeon R7 265
77%
Radeon RX 460
78%
Radeon R7 370
78%
GeForce GTX 660
78%
GeForce GTX 570
78%
Radeon RX 560
80%
GeForce GTX 950
85%
Radeon HD 7870 GHz Edition
85%
Radeon R9 270X
87%
GeForce GTX 660 Ti
89%
GeForce GTX 580
89%
GeForce GTX 1050
90%
Radeon HD 7950
90%
GeForce GTX 1630
92%
Radeon HD 5970
92%
GeForce GTX 760
94%
GeForce GTX 870M
100%
GeForce GTX 670
101%
GeForce GTX 960
104%
Radeon R9 380
107%
Radeon R9 285
107%
Radeon HD 7970
108%
GeForce GTX 680
109%
GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
112%
GeForce GTX 770
115%
Radeon HD 6990
118%
Radeon R9 280X
120%
GeForce GTX 590
122%
Radeon HD 7970 GHz Edition
122%
GeForce GTX 780
135%
Arc A380
136%
Radeon RX 6400
137%
GeForce GTX 1650
140%
Radeon RX 470
149%
Radeon R9 290
151%
Radeon RX 570
159%
Radeon R9 390
161%
Radeon R9 290X
162%
GeForce GTX 970
164%
GeForce GTX TITAN
166%
GeForce GTX 780 Ti
169%
Radeon R9 390X
171%
Radeon HD 7990
172%
Radeon RX 480
173%
GeForce GTX 690
174%
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
179%
Radeon RX 5500 OEM
181%
Radeon RX 580
183%
Radeon RX 5500 XT
185%
Radeon RX 6500 XT
186%
GeForce GTX 980
187%
GeForce GTX 1650 SUPER
189%
Radeon R9 FURY
190%
Radeon RX 590
198%
Radeon R9 295X2
209%
GeForce GTX 1660
210%
Radeon R9 FURY X
212%
GeForce GTX 980 Ti
216%
GeForce GTX TITAN X
221%
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
228%
GeForce GTX 1070
241%
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
241%
GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB
245%
Radeon RX Vega 56
256%
GeForce GTX 1070 Ti
272%
Radeon RX 5600 XT
276%
Radeon RX Vega 64
280%
GeForce GTX 1080
283%
GeForce RTX 2060
283%
Radeon RX 5700
295%
Arc A580
296%
Radeon RX 6600
308%
GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER
318%
GeForce RTX 2070
323%
Radeon RX 5700 XT
323%
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
329%
Arc A750
340%
Radeon VII
342%
TITAN X Pascal
351%
Radeon RX 6600 XT
354%
GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
361%
Arc A770
365%
GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER
365%
Radeon RX 6650 XT
384%
Radeon RX 7600
388%
GeForce RTX 4060
390%
GeForce RTX 2080
393%
Radeon RX 7600 XT
401%
GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER
412%
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
422%
Radeon RX 6700 XT
437%
Radeon RX 6750 XT
463%
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
468%
GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
472%
GeForce RTX 3070
494%
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
528%
Radeon RX 7700 XT
534%
Radeon RX 6800
544%
GeForce RTX 4070
603%
Radeon RX 6800 XT
618%
GeForce RTX 3080
642%
Radeon RX 7800 XT
648%
Radeon RX 6900 XT
666%
GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER
700%
Radeon RX 7900 GRE
713%
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
719%
Radeon RX 6950 XT
720%
GeForce RTX 3090
732%
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
751%
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER
820%
Radeon RX 7900 XT
842%
GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
850%
GeForce RTX 4080
954%
GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER
968%
Radeon RX 7900 XTX
977%
GeForce RTX 4090
1198%
Based on TPU review data: "Performance Summary" at 1920x1080, 4K for 2080 Ti and faster.
Performance estimated based on architecture, shader count and clocks.

Clock Speeds

Base Clock
941 MHz
Boost Clock
967 MHz
Memory Clock
1250 MHz
5 Gbps effective

Memory

Memory Size
3 GB
Memory Type
GDDR5
Memory Bus
192 bit
Bandwidth
120.0 GB/s

Render Config

Shading Units
1344
TMUs
112
ROPs
24
SMX Count
7
L1 Cache
16 KB (per SMX)
L2 Cache
384 KB

Theoretical Performance

Pixel Rate
27.08 GPixel/s
Texture Rate
108.3 GTexel/s
FP32 (float)
2.599 TFLOPS
FP64 (double)
108.3 GFLOPS (1:24)

Board Design

Slot Width
MXM Module
TDP
100 W
Outputs
Portable Device Dependent
Power Connectors
None
Board Number
P2053 SKU 3

Graphics Features

DirectX
12 (11_0)
OpenGL
4.6
OpenCL
3.0
Vulkan
1.2.175
CUDA
3.0
Shader Model
6.5 (5.1)

GK104 GPU Notes

NVENC: 1st Gen
NVDEC: 1st Gen
PureVideo HD: VP5
VDPAU: Feature Set D

L1 Cache is configurable from 16 KB up to 48 KB per SMX

Latest Drivers:
Windows XP / Server 2003 x64:
Quadro Release R319 U2 (321.01)

Windows Vista:
GeForce Release 365.19
Quadro Release R346 U7 (348.40) / R352 BETA (352.86)

Windows 7 / 8 / 8.1 / 10 / 11 (x32 / x64):
GeForce Release 391.35 / 475.06
Quadro Release R390 U9 (392.37) / R470 U16 (474.82)
Data Center Release 427.11
Tesla Release 441.22

Windows 10 / 11 x64:
GeForce Release 475.06
Quadro Release R470 U16 (474.82)
Data Center Release 474.82
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