AMD Radeon HD 8870M vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 Ti
Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon HD 8870M and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 Ti videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory, Technologies. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark, Geekbench - OpenCL, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score.
Differences
Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon HD 8870M
- Videocard is newer: launch date 7 month(s) later
- 750x more memory clock speed: 4500 MHz vs 6.0 GB/s
- Around 35% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 629 vs 465
- Around 30% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 106.848 vs 82.191
- Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3357 vs 3337
- Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3357 vs 3337
Specifications (specs) | |
Launch date | 1 April 2013 vs 16 August 2012 |
Memory clock speed | 4500 MHz vs 6.0 GB/s |
Benchmarks | |
PassMark - G2D Mark | 629 vs 465 |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) | 106.848 vs 82.191 |
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) | 3702 vs 3684 |
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) | 3357 vs 3337 |
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) | 3702 vs 3684 |
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) | 3357 vs 3337 |
Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 Ti
- Around 26% higher core clock speed: 915 MHz vs 725 MHz
- Around 35% higher boost clock speed: 980 MHz vs 725 MHz
- 3.3x more texture fill rate: 102.5 billion / sec vs 31 GTexel / s
- 2.1x more pipelines: 1344 vs 640
- 2.5x better floating-point performance: 2,459.5 gflops vs 992.0 gflops
- 2.7x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 4426 vs 1638
- Around 77% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 15296 vs 8637
- Around 50% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 36.256 vs 24.097
- 2.2x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 1029.267 vs 465.496
- Around 37% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 3.037 vs 2.211
- Around 20% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 45.894 vs 38.126
Specifications (specs) | |
Core clock speed | 915 MHz vs 725 MHz |
Boost clock speed | 980 MHz vs 725 MHz |
Texture fill rate | 102.5 billion / sec vs 31 GTexel / s |
Pipelines | 1344 vs 640 |
Floating-point performance | 2,459.5 gflops vs 992.0 gflops |
Benchmarks | |
PassMark - G3D Mark | 4426 vs 1638 |
Geekbench - OpenCL | 15296 vs 8637 |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) | 36.256 vs 24.097 |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) | 1029.267 vs 465.496 |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) | 3.037 vs 2.211 |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) | 45.894 vs 38.126 |
Compare benchmarks
GPU 1: AMD Radeon HD 8870M
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 Ti
PassMark - G3D Mark |
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PassMark - G2D Mark |
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Geekbench - OpenCL |
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CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) |
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CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) |
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CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) |
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CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) |
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CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) |
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GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) |
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GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) |
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Name | AMD Radeon HD 8870M | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 Ti |
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PassMark - G3D Mark | 1638 | 4426 |
PassMark - G2D Mark | 629 | 465 |
Geekbench - OpenCL | 8637 | 15296 |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) | 24.097 | 36.256 |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) | 465.496 | 1029.267 |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) | 2.211 | 3.037 |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) | 38.126 | 45.894 |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) | 106.848 | 82.191 |
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) | 3702 | 3684 |
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) | 3357 | 3337 |
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) | 3702 | 3684 |
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) | 3357 | 3337 |
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) | 3285 | |
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) | 3285 | |
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score | 1616 |
Compare specifications (specs)
AMD Radeon HD 8870M | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 Ti | |
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Essentials |
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Architecture | GCN 1.0 | Kepler |
Code name | Venus | GK104 |
Design | AMD Radeon HD 8000M Series | |
Launch date | 1 April 2013 | 16 August 2012 |
Place in performance rating | 744 | 745 |
Type | Desktop | Desktop |
Launch price (MSRP) | $299 | |
Price now | $321.99 | |
Value for money (0-100) | 17.34 | |
Technical info |
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Boost clock speed | 725 MHz | 980 MHz |
Compute units | 10 | |
Core clock speed | 725 MHz | 915 MHz |
Floating-point performance | 992.0 gflops | 2,459.5 gflops |
Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 28 nm |
Pipelines | 640 | 1344 |
Texture fill rate | 31 GTexel / s | 102.5 billion / sec |
Transistor count | 1,500 million | 3,540 million |
CUDA cores | 1344 | |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 150 Watt | |
Video outputs and ports |
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Display Connectors | No outputs | 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort, One Dual Link DVI-I, One Dual Link DVI-D, One HDMI... |
Audio input for HDMI | Internal | |
G-SYNC support | ||
HDCP | ||
HDMI | ||
Maximum VGA resolution | 2048x1536 | |
Multi monitor support | ||
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements |
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Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
Laptop size | large | |
Bus support | PCI Express 3.0 | |
Height | 4.376" (11.1 cm) | |
Length | 9.5" (24.1 cm) | |
SLI options | 3-way | |
Supplementary power connectors | Two 6-pin | |
API support |
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DirectX | 11 | 12.0 (11_0) |
OpenGL | 4.4 | 4.3 |
Memory |
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Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 2 GB |
Memory bandwidth | 72 GB / s | 144.2 GB / s |
Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 192-bit GDDR5 |
Memory clock speed | 4500 MHz | 6.0 GB/s |
Memory type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
Shared memory | 0 | 0 |
Technologies |
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3D Vision | ||
Adaptive VSync | ||
CUDA | ||
FXAA | ||
GPU Boost | ||
SLI | ||
TXAA |