NVIDIA GeForce GTX 675MX vs AMD Radeon HD 6870

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 675MX and AMD Radeon HD 6870 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 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 675MX

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 11 month(s) later
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 28 nm vs 40 nm
  • Around 51% lower typical power consumption: 100 Watt vs 151 Watt
  • 2x more maximum memory size: 2 GB vs 1 GB
  • Around 71% higher memory clock speed: 1800 MHz vs 1050 MHz
  • Around 23% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 2717 vs 2217
  • 2.2x better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 10789 vs 4950
  • Around 11% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 18.251 vs 16.41
  • Around 41% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 1.9 vs 1.346
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 1 October 2012 vs 21 October 2010
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm vs 40 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 100 Watt vs 151 Watt
Maximum memory size 2 GB vs 1 GB
Memory clock speed 1800 MHz vs 1050 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 2717 vs 2217
Geekbench - OpenCL 10789 vs 4950
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 18.251 vs 16.41
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 1.9 vs 1.346

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon HD 6870

  • Around 5% higher texture fill rate: 50.4 GTexel / s vs 48.0 billion / sec
  • Around 17% higher pipelines: 1120 vs 960
  • Around 61% better floating-point performance: 2,016.0 gflops vs 1,256 gflops
  • Around 11% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 411 vs 371
  • Around 29% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 857.798 vs 665.068
  • Around 26% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 45.514 vs 36.241
  • 2.9x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 184.41 vs 62.895
  • Around 2% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 4238 vs 4175
  • Around 10% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3711 vs 3383
  • Around 2% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 4238 vs 4175
  • Around 10% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3711 vs 3383
Specifications (specs)
Texture fill rate 50.4 GTexel / s vs 48.0 billion / sec
Pipelines 1120 vs 960
Floating-point performance 2,016.0 gflops vs 1,256 gflops
Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark 411 vs 371
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 857.798 vs 665.068
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 45.514 vs 36.241
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 184.41 vs 62.895
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 4238 vs 4175
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3711 vs 3383
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3349 vs 3334
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 4238 vs 4175
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3711 vs 3383
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3349 vs 3334

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 675MX
GPU 2: AMD Radeon HD 6870

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
2717
2217
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
371
411
Geekbench - OpenCL
GPU 1
GPU 2
10789
4950
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
18.251
16.41
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
665.068
857.798
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1.9
1.346
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
36.241
45.514
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
62.895
184.41
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
4175
4238
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3383
3711
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3334
3349
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
4175
4238
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3383
3711
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3334
3349
Name NVIDIA GeForce GTX 675MX AMD Radeon HD 6870
PassMark - G3D Mark 2717 2217
PassMark - G2D Mark 371 411
Geekbench - OpenCL 10789 4950
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 18.251 16.41
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 665.068 857.798
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 1.9 1.346
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 36.241 45.514
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 62.895 184.41
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 4175 4238
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3383 3711
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3334 3349
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 4175 4238
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3383 3711
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3334 3349
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 0

Compare specifications (specs)

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 675MX AMD Radeon HD 6870

Essentials

Architecture Kepler TeraScale 2
Code name GK104 Barts
Launch date 1 October 2012 21 October 2010
Place in performance rating 838 841
Type Laptop Desktop
Design AMD Radeon HD 6000 Series
Launch price (MSRP) $239
Price now $89.99
Value for money (0-100) 38.38

Technical info

Core clock speed 600 MHz
CUDA cores 960
Floating-point performance 1,256 gflops 2,016.0 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 40 nm
Pipelines 960 1120
Texture fill rate 48.0 billion / sec 50.4 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 100 Watt 151 Watt
Transistor count 3,540 million 1,700 million
Boost clock speed 900 MHz

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors No outputs 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
HDCP
HDMI
Maximum VGA resolution Up to 2048x1536
DisplayPort support
Dual-link DVI support
Eyefinity
VGA

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Bus support PCI Express 2.0 PCIe 2.0 x16
Interface MXM-B (3.0) PCIe 2.0 x16
Laptop size large
SLI options 2-way
Supplementary power connectors None 2x 6-pin
Length 220 mm

API support

DirectX 12 API 11
OpenCL 1.1
OpenGL 4.5 4.4

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 1 GB
Memory bandwidth 115.2 GB / s 134.4 GB / s
Memory bus width 256 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 1800 MHz 1050 MHz
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Shared memory 0 0

Technologies

3D Vision
3D Vision / 3DTV Play
Adaptive VSync
CUDA
DirectX 11 DirectX 11
FXAA
SLI
TXAA
AMD Eyefinity
CrossFire