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NVIDIA

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 870M

Graphics processor Released Mar 12, 2014

Video memory: 3 GB^*
Memory bus: 192 bit^*
Rated memory bandwidth: 120 GB/s^*

Graphics & compute benchmarks

Archived cohort medians

GFXBench, GLBenchmark and CompuBench results retain the tested system, API, operating system and resolution. Offscreen tests fix the render resolution; onscreen results also reflect the display workload. These historical submissions do not establish performance in current games.

1080p ALU 2 OffscreenLinux / OpenGL / 1920 x 1080 / offscreen · fps

Higher is better.

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 870M

399.46^* fps

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 870M

Host configuration not reported.

1080p ALU 2 OffscreenOS X / Metal / 1920 x 1080 / offscreen · fps

Higher is better.

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 870M

345.93^* fps

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 870M

Host configuration not reported.

1080p ALU 2 OffscreenWindows / OpenGL / 1920 x 1080 / offscreen · fps

Higher is better.

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 870M

427.68^* fps

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 870M

Host configuration not reported.

1080p Driver Overhead 2 OffscreenLinux / OpenGL / 1920 x 1080 / offscreen · fps

Higher is better.

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 870M

118.22^* fps

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 870M

Host configuration not reported.

1080p Driver Overhead 2 OffscreenOS X / Metal / 1920 x 1080 / offscreen · fps

Higher is better.

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 870M

180.49^* fps

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 870M

Host configuration not reported.

1080p Driver Overhead 2 OffscreenWindows / OpenGL / 1920 x 1080 / offscreen · fps

Higher is better.

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 870M

129.11^* fps

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 870M

Host configuration not reported.

1080p Manhattan 3.1 OffscreenLinux / OpenGL / 1920 x 1080 / offscreen · fps

Higher is better.

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 870M

149.12^* fps

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 870M

Host configuration not reported.

1080p Manhattan 3.1 OffscreenOS X / Metal / 1920 x 1080 / offscreen · fps

Higher is better.

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 870M

130.16^* fps

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 870M

Host configuration not reported.

1080p Manhattan 3.1 OffscreenWindows / OpenGL / 1920 x 1080 / offscreen · fps

Higher is better.

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 870M

152.24^* fps

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 870M

Host configuration not reported.

1080p Manhattan OffscreenLinux / OpenGL / 1920 x 1080 / offscreen · fps

Higher is better.

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 870M

194.66^* fps

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 870M

Host configuration not reported.

1080p Manhattan OffscreenOS X / Metal / 1920 x 1080 / offscreen · fps

Higher is better.

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 870M

170.16^* fps

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 870M

Host configuration not reported.

1080p Manhattan OffscreenWindows / DirectX / 1920 x 1080 / offscreen · fps

Higher is better.

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 870M

236.12^* fps

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 870M

Host configuration not reported.

1080p Manhattan OffscreenWindows / OpenGL / 1920 x 1080 / offscreen · fps

Higher is better.

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 870M

200.26^* fps

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 870M

Host configuration not reported.

1080p T-Rex OffscreenLinux / OpenGL / 1920 x 1080 / offscreen · fps

Higher is better.

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 870M

400.17^* fps

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 870M

Host configuration not reported.

1080p T-Rex OffscreenOS X / Metal / 1920 x 1080 / offscreen · fps

Higher is better.

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 870M

403.75^* fps

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 870M

Host configuration not reported.

1080p T-Rex OffscreenWindows / DirectX / 1920 x 1080 / offscreen · fps

Higher is better.

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 870M

493.54^* fps

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 870M

Host configuration not reported.

Median results, not the best run. Sample counts and individual test dates are unreported. Different systems using the same GPU remain separate configurations.

Benchmark results

G3D Mark · version unreported · g3d_mark3,547^* pointsPlatform unreported Compare results
Geekbench GPU (reported compilation) · version unreported · CUDA9,499^*Platform unreported Compare results
Geekbench GPU (reported compilation) · version unreported · CUDA9,499^*Platform unreported Compare results
Geekbench GPU (reported compilation) · version unreported · Metal5,899^*Platform unreported Compare results
Geekbench GPU (reported compilation) · version unreported · Metal5,899^*Platform unreported Compare results
Geekbench GPU (reported compilation) · version unreported · OpenCL11,021^*Platform unreported Compare results
Geekbench GPU (reported compilation) · version unreported · OpenCL12,595^*Platform unreported Compare results
Geekbench GPU (reported compilation) · version unreported · OpenCL11,021^*Platform unreported Compare results
Geekbench GPU (reported compilation) · version unreported · Vulkan11,207^*Platform unreported Compare results
Geekbench GPU (reported compilation) · version unreported · Vulkan11,207^*Platform unreported Compare results
PassMark · version unreported · G2Dmark293^*Platform unreported Compare results
PassMark · version unreported · G3Dmark3,380^*Platform unreported Compare results
Reported score · version unreported · 2dmark725^*Platform unreported Compare results
Reported score · version unreported · 3dmark2,410^*Platform unreported Compare results

Processing & platform

Architecture: Kepler
Manufacturing process: 28 nm
Process node: 28 nm
GPU cores: 1,344^*
GPU base clock: 941 MHz^*
Reported GPU frequency: 941 MHz^*
Graphics interface: MXM-B (3.0)^*
Reported chip die area: 294 mm²^*
Chip/package TDP: 100 W^*
Transistors: 3,540 million^*
GPU boost clock: 967 MHz^*
Graphics processor: GK104^*
Texture mapping units: 112^*
Raster output units: 24^*
Chip foundry: TSMC^*
Card or module format: MXM Module^*
Declared GPU TDP: 100 W^*
External power connectors: None^*
DirectX / feature level: 12 (11_0)^*
OpenGL: 4.6^*
OpenCL: 3.0^*
Vulkan: 1.2.175^*
CUDA compute capability: 3.0^*
Shader model: 6.5 (5.1)^*
GPU L2 cache: 384 KB^*

GPU configurations

GK104
Chip variant
GK104
Reference clock
941 - 967 MHz
Rated power
110 W
Power specification
TDP

Memory & storage

Memory options: 3^*
Video memory: 3 GB^*
Video memory type: GDDR5^*
Memory bus: 192 bit^*
Rated memory bandwidth: 120 GB/s^*

Power specifications

Thermal design power: 110 W

System configuration

Detailed specifications

Specifications 1 · 32 fields

Product Name: GeForce GTX 870M^*
Product Name: GeForce GTX 870M^*
Product Name: GeForce GTX 870M^*
Product Name: GeForce GTX 870M^*
GPU Chip: GK104^*
GPU Chip: GK104^*
GPU Chip: GK104^*
GPU Chip: GK104^*
Released: Mar 12th, 2014^*
Released: Mar 12th, 2014^*
Released: Mar 12th, 2014^*
Released: Mar 12th, 2014^*
Bus: MXM-B (3.0)^*
Bus: MXM-B (3.0)^*
Bus: MXM-B (3.0)^*
Bus: MXM-B (3.0)^*
Memory: 3 GB, GDDR5, 192 bit^*
Memory: 3 GB, GDDR5, 192 bit^*
Memory: 3 GB, GDDR5, 192 bit^*
Memory: 3 GB, GDDR5, 192 bit^*
GPU clock: 941^* MHz
GPU clock: 941^* MHz
GPU clock: 941^* MHz
GPU clock: 941^* MHz
Memory clock: 1,250^* MHz
Memory clock: 1,250^* MHz
Memory clock: 1,250^* MHz
Memory clock: 1,250^* MHz
Shaders TMUs ROPs: 1344 / 112 / 24^*
Shaders TMUs ROPs: 1344 / 112 / 24^*
Shaders TMUs ROPs: 1344 / 112 / 24^*
Shaders TMUs ROPs: 1344 / 112 / 24^*

Specifications 2 · 12 fields

Foundry: TSMC^*
Vendor: NVIDIA^*
FP32 GFLOPS: 2,599^* GFLOPS
FP64 GFLOPS: 108.3^* GFLOPS
Product: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 870M^*
Type: GPU^*
Release Date: 2014-03-12^*
Process Size (nm): 28^* nm
TDP (W): 100^* W
Die Size (mm^2): 294^* mm²
Transistors (million): 3,540^*
Freq (MHz): 941^* MHz

Specifications 3 · 25 fields

proc transistors: 3,540 million^*
proc die size: 294^* mm²
cores: 1,344^*
base clock: 941^*
boost clock: 967^*
memory clock: 1,250^*
ram: 3^*
name: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 870M^*
ram type: GDDR5^*
bus width: 192^*
bus interface: MXM-B (3.0)^*
ram bandwidth: 120^* GB/s
fp32 performance: 2.599^*
fp64 performance: 0.1083^*
tdp: 100^* W
slot width: MXM Module^*
api cuda: 3^*
is retail board: No^*
gpi value: 2.13^*
vendor: nvd^*
manufacturer: NVIDIA^*
arch name: Kepler^*
card release date: 2014-03-12^*
proc foundry: TSMC^*
proc process size: 28^* nm

Specifications 4 · 35 fields

CUDA compute capability

3.0^*

DirectX / feature level

12 (11_0)^*

OpenCL

3.0^*

OpenGL

4.6^*

Shader model

6.5 (5.1)^*

Vulkan

1.2.175^*

Architecture

Kepler^*

Graphics interface

MXM-B (3.0)^*

Memory bus

192^* bit

Reported shader processors

1,344^*

Reported theoretical FP32 peak

2.599^* TFLOPS

Scope and conditions

Arithmetic density: Not stated^*

Reported theoretical FP64 peak

0.1083^* TFLOPS

Scope and conditions

Arithmetic density: Not stated^*

Declared L1 cache configuration

16 KB (per SMX)^*

Declared GPU L2 cache

384 KB^*

Reported display outputs

Portable Device Dependent^*

Theoretical pixel fill rate

27.08 GPixel/s^*

External power connectors

None^*

Reported chip die area

294 mm²^*

Chip foundry

TSMC^*

Process node declaration

28 nm^*

Transistors

3,540 million^*

Graphics processor

GK104^*

Reported video memory

3^* GB

Rated memory bandwidth

120.0 GB/s^*

Video memory type

GDDR5^*

Raster output units

24^*

Reported shading units

1,344^*

Card or module format

MXM Module^*

2:4 tensor sparsity

No^*

Declared GPU TDP

100 W^*

Theoretical texture fill rate

108.3 GTexel/s^*

Texture mapping units

112^*

GPU cores

1,344^*

Video memory

3^* GB

Video memory type

GDDR5^*

Specifications 5 · 3 fields

G3D Mark

3,547^* points

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: G3D Mark^*

native_context

GPU model: GeForce GTX 870M^*
Snapshot date: 2026-10-05^*

Model

GeForce GTX 870M^*

Hardware class

Mobile^*

Specifications 6 · 8 fields

model

GeForce GTX 870M^*

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

model: GeForce GTX 870M^*

core config

1344:112:24 (7 SMX)^*

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

model: GeForce GTX 870M^*

tdp watts

110.0^* W

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

model: GeForce GTX 870M^*

manufacturer

Nvidia^*

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

model: GeForce GTX 870M^*

launch date

2014-03-12 00:00:00.000000000^*

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

model: GeForce GTX 870M^*

code name

GK104^*

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

model: GeForce GTX 870M^*

fab nm

28^* nm

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

model: GeForce GTX 870M^*

bus interface

PCIe 3.0 x16^*

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

model: GeForce GTX 870M^*

Specifications 7 · 53 fields

Brand: NVIDIA^*
Top BUS WIDTH: 192^* bit
Graphics Processor GPU Name: GK104^*
Graphics Processor Architecture: Kepler^*
Graphics Features CUDA: 3^*
Render Config SMX Count: 7^*
Graphics Processor Process Size: 28^* nm
Graphics Processor Transistors: 3,540 million^*
Graphics Processor Die Size: 294^* mm²
Name: GeForce GTX 870M^*
Clock Speeds Memory Clock: 1250 MHz 5 Gbps effective^*
Memory Memory Size: 3^* GB
Memory Memory Type: GDDR5^*
Memory Memory Bus: 192^* bit
Memory Bandwidth: 120^* GB/s
Render Config TMUs: 112^*
Top GRAPHICS PROCESSOR: GK104^*
Render Config ROPs: 24^*
Theoretical Performance Pixel Rate: 27.08 GPixel/s
Theoretical Performance Texture Rate: 108.3 GTexel/s
Board Design Slot Width: MXM Module^*
Board Design TDP: 100^* W
Board Design Outputs: Portable Device Dependent^*
Board Design Board Number: P2053 SKU 3^*
Graphics Features DirectX: 12 (11_0)^*
Graphics Features OpenGL: 4.6^*
Graphics Features OpenCL: 3^*
Graphics Features Vulkan: 1.2.175^*
source file: nvidia2014.json^*
Graphics Processor Foundry: TSMC^*
Recommended Resolutions: Good:1366x768 | Low FPS:1600x900 | Unplayable:1920x1080^*
Graphics Processor GPU Variant: N15E-GT-A2^*
Graphics Processor Density: 12.0M / mm²^*
Mobile Graphics Release Date: Mar 12th, 2014^*
Top TMUS: 112^*
Mobile Graphics Generation: GeForce 800M^*
Mobile Graphics Production: End-of-life^*
Mobile Graphics Bus Interface: MXM-B (3.0)^*
Graphics Processor Chip Package: BGA-1745^*
Top ROPS: 24^*
Mobile Graphics Successor: GeForce 900M^*
Mobile Graphics Predecessor: GeForce 700M^*
Clock Speeds Base Clock: 941^* MHz
Clock Speeds Boost Clock: 967^* MHz
Graphics Features Shader Model: 6.5 (5.1)^*
Top CORES: 1,344^*
Render Config Shading Units: 1,344^*
Render Config L2 Cache: 384^* KB
Top MEMORY SIZE: 3^* GB
Theoretical Performance FP32 (float): 2.599^* TFLOPS
Theoretical Performance FP64 (double): 108.3 GFLOPS (1:24)
Render Config L1 Cache: 16 KB (per SMX)^*
Top MEMORY TYPE: GDDR5^*

Specifications 8 · 7 fields

name: GeForce GTX 870M^*
3dmark: 2,410^*
2dmark: 725^*
tdp: 110^*
powerperf: 21^*
test: Mar 2014^*
category: Mobile^*

Specifications 9 · 8 fields

Device

GeForce GTX 870M^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: Geekbench GPU (reported compilation)^*
backend_columns: CUDA^*
Metal^*
OpenCL^*
Vulkan^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

Manufacturer

Nvidia^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: Geekbench GPU (reported compilation)^*
backend_columns: CUDA^*
Metal^*
OpenCL^*
Vulkan^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

Device

GeForce GTX 870M^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: Geekbench GPU (reported compilation)^*
backend_columns: CUDA^*
Metal^*
OpenCL^*
Vulkan^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

OpenCL

12,595^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: Geekbench GPU (reported compilation)^*
backend_columns: CUDA^*
Metal^*
OpenCL^*
Vulkan^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

CUDA

9,499^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: Geekbench GPU (reported compilation)^*
backend_columns: CUDA^*
Metal^*
OpenCL^*
Vulkan^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

Metal

5,899^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: Geekbench GPU (reported compilation)^*
backend_columns: CUDA^*
Metal^*
OpenCL^*
Vulkan^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

OpenCL

11,021^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: Geekbench GPU (reported compilation)^*
backend_columns: CUDA^*
Metal^*
OpenCL^*
Vulkan^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

Vulkan

11,207^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: Geekbench GPU (reported compilation)^*
backend_columns: CUDA^*
Metal^*
OpenCL^*
Vulkan^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

Specifications 10 · 13 fields

gpuName

GeForce GTX 870M^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: PassMark^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

Manufacturer

Nvidia^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: Geekbench GPU (reported compilation)^*
backend_columns: CUDA^*
Metal^*
OpenCL^*
Vulkan^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

Device

GeForce GTX 870M^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: Geekbench GPU (reported compilation)^*
backend_columns: CUDA^*
Metal^*
OpenCL^*
Vulkan^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

G3Dmark

3,380^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: PassMark^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

CUDA

9,499^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: Geekbench GPU (reported compilation)^*
backend_columns: CUDA^*
Metal^*
OpenCL^*
Vulkan^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

G2Dmark

293^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: PassMark^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

Metal

5,899^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: Geekbench GPU (reported compilation)^*
backend_columns: CUDA^*
Metal^*
OpenCL^*
Vulkan^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

OpenCL

11,021^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: Geekbench GPU (reported compilation)^*
backend_columns: CUDA^*
Metal^*
OpenCL^*
Vulkan^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

TDP

110^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: PassMark^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

Vulkan

11,207^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: Geekbench GPU (reported compilation)^*
backend_columns: CUDA^*
Metal^*
OpenCL^*
Vulkan^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

powerPerformance

30.73^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: PassMark^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

testDate

2,014^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: PassMark^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

category

Mobile^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: PassMark^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

Specifications 11 · 27 fields

manufacturer: NVIDIA^*
manufacturer: NVIDIA^*
rop: 24^*
rop: 48^*
igp: No^*
igp: No^*
bus: MXM-B (3.0)^*
bus: PCIe 2.0 x16^*
memType: GDDR5^*
memType: GDDR5^*
gpuChip: GF110^*
gpuChip: GK104^*
productName: GeForce GTX 870M^*
productName: GeForce GTX 870M^*
releaseYear: 2,014^*
releaseYear: 2,014^*
memSize: 3^*
memSize: 3^*
memBusWidth: 192^*
gpuClock: 608^*
gpuClock: 941^*
memClock: 854^*
memClock: 1,250^*
unifiedShader: 1,344^*
unifiedShader: 512^*
tmu: 112^*
tmu: 64^*

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