NVIDIA GeForce GTX 860M

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 860M is an upper mid-range, DirectX 11-compatible graphics card for laptops unveiled in March 2014. It is one of the first cards based on Nvidia's new Maxwell architecture (GM107 chip), but is still manufactured in 28 nm. The GTX 860M offers 640 shader units clocked at 1029 MHz (+ Boost) as well as 4 GB of GDDR5 memory (128 bit, 5000 MHz effective).
Alternatively, there is also a version based on the Kepler chip GK104, which has 1152 shader units clocked at 797 MHz.
Architecture
Compared to Kepler, Maxwell has been optimized in several details to increase power efficiency. Smaller Streaming Multiprocessors (SMM) with only 128 ALUs (Kepler: 192) and an optimized scheduler should lead to better utilization of the shaders. Nvidia promises that a Maxwell SMM with 128 ALUs can offer 90 percent of the performance of a Kepler SMX with 192 ALUs. GM107 features 5 SMMs and thus 640 shader cores, 40 TMUs and 16 ROPs (128-bit interface).
Another optimization is the massively enlarged L2 cache (GM107: 2 MB). The increased size can handle some of the memory traffic to allow for a relatively narrow memory interface without significantly reducing the performance.
Similar to Fermi and Kepler, Maxwell / GM107 supports DirectX 11.2 with feature level 11.0 only.
Performance
Although the GTX 860M has much less memory bandwidth and computing power, it can compete with (or sometimes even beat) the old Kepler-based GeForce GTX 770M while drawing significantly less power. Many games of 2013/2014 (Tomb Raider or BioShock Infinite, etc.) can be played fluently in FullHD resolution and very high detail settings. However, very demanding games such as Crysis 3 or Battlefield 4 will require lower resolutions and/or details.
Despite its considerably higher shader count, the Kepler version is about 10 percent slower, mainly due to the worse bandwidth efficiency.
Features
GM107 integrates the sixth generation of the PureVideo HD video engine (VP6), offering a better decoding performance for H.264 and MPEG-2 videos. Of course, VP6 supports all features of previous generations (4K support, PIP, video encoding via NVENC API). Unfortunately, HDMI 2.0 is still not supported.
Power Consumption
The power consumption of the GeForce GTX 860M should be similar to the old GTX 765M (about 60 watts). The low-clocked Kepler version draws just slightly more power. Therefore, the 860M is best suited for 15-inch laptops or larger. The 800M series also supports Optimus to automatically switch between an integrated graphics card and the Nvidia GPU.
| Manufacturer | NVIDIA | ||||||||||||||||||
| GeForce GTX 800M Series |
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| Codename | N15P-GX | ||||||||||||||||||
| Architecture | Maxwell | ||||||||||||||||||
| Pipelines | 640 - unified | ||||||||||||||||||
| Core Speed * | 1029 MHz | ||||||||||||||||||
| Memory Speed * | 5000 MHz | ||||||||||||||||||
| Memory Bus Width | 128 Bit | ||||||||||||||||||
| Memory Type | GDDR5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Max. Amount of Memory | 4096 MB | ||||||||||||||||||
| Shared Memory | no | ||||||||||||||||||
| DirectX | DirectX 11, Shader 5.0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Transistors | 1870 Million | ||||||||||||||||||
| technology | 28 nm | ||||||||||||||||||
| Features | Battery Boost, GameStream, ShadowPlay, GPU Boost 2.0, Optimus, PhysX, CUDA, SLI, GeForce Experience | ||||||||||||||||||
| Notebook Size | medium sized | ||||||||||||||||||
| Date of Announcement | 12.03.2014 |
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Game Benchmarks
The following benchmarks stem from our benchmarks of review laptops. The performance depends on the used graphics memory, clock rate, processor, system settings, drivers, and operating systems. So the results don't have to be representative for all laptops with this GPU. For detailled information on the benchmark results, click on the fps number.
GRID: Autosport
2014Thief
2014Call of Duty: Ghosts
2013Battlefield 4
2013BioShock Infinite
2013Tomb Raider
2013Hitman: Absolution
2012Anno 2070
2011For more games that might be playable and a list of all games and graphics cards visit our Gaming List
Notebook reviews with NVIDIA GeForce GTX 860M graphics card
Acer Aspire V 17 Nitro (VN7-791G-759Q): Intel Core i7 4710HQ, 17.3", 3 kg
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Asus G750JM-T4014H: Intel Core i7 4700HQ, 17.3", 3.9 kg
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Gigabyte P27G v2: Intel Core i7 4710MQ, 17.3", 3.1 kg
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Gigabyte P34G v2: Intel Core i7 4700HQ, 14.0", 1.8 kg
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Lenovo IdeaPad Y50: Intel Core i7 4700HQ, 15.6", 2.4 kg
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Lenovo IdeaPad Y50-70 (59424712): Intel Core i7 4710HQ, 15.6", 2.3 kg
Review » Lenovo IdeaPad Y50-70 (59424712) Notebook Review Update
MSI GE60-2PEi781B: Intel Core i7 4700HQ, 15.6", 2.7 kg
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Nexoc G728II: Intel Core i7 4700MQ, 17.3", 3.1 kg
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Schenker C404: Intel Core i7 4710HQ, 14.0", 1.8 kg
Review » Schenker C404 Notebook Review
Schenker XMG A504: Intel Core i7 4700MQ, 15.6", 2.8 kg
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Schenker XMG P304: Intel Core i7 4810MQ, 13.3", 2.1 kg
Review » Review Clevo W230SS (Schenker XMG P304) Barebones Notebook
Acer Aspire V 15 Nitro VN7-591G-77A9: Intel Core i7 4710HQ, 15.6", 2.2 kg
External Review » Acer Aspire V 15 Nitro
Acer Aspire V 17 Nitro (VN7-791G-759Q): Intel Core i7 4710HQ, 17.3", 3 kg
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Asus G771JW: Intel Core i7 4710HQ, 17.3", 3.3 kg
External Review » Asus G771JW
Asus GL551JM-DH71: Intel Core i7 4710HQ, 15.6", 2.7 kg
External Review » Asus GL551JM-DH71
Cyberpower Xplorer X3-9100: Intel Core i7 4710HQ, 13.3", 2.1 kg
External Review » Cyberpower Xplorer X3-9100
Eurocom M4: Intel Core i7 4940MX, 13.3", 2 kg
External Review » Eurocom M4
Eurocom Shark 3: Intel Core i7 4940MX, 15.6", 2.7 kg
External Review » Eurocom Shark 3
Gigabyte P34G v2: Intel Core i7 4700HQ, 14.0", 1.8 kg
External Review » Gigabyte P34G v2
Gigabyte P34G v2-CF2: Intel Core i7 4710HQ, 14.0", 1.8 kg
External Review » Gigabyte P34G v2-CF2
Ibuypower Battalion 101 W230SS: Intel Core i7 4700MQ, 13.3", 2.1 kg
External Review » Ibuypower Battalion 101 W230SS
Lenovo IdeaPad Y50: Intel Core i7 4700HQ, 15.6", 2.4 kg
External Review » Lenovo IdeaPad Y50
Lenovo IdeaPad Y50-70: Intel Core i5 4200H, 15.6", 2.4 kg
External Review » Lenovo IdeaPad Y50-70
Lenovo Y50-59421832: Intel Core i7 4710HQ, 15.6", 2.4 kg
External Review » Lenovo Y50-59421832
Lenovo Y50-59432235: Intel Core i7 4710HQ, 15.6", 2.5 kg
External Review » Lenovo Y50-59432235
Lenovo Y50-70 59-422475: Intel Core i7 4700HQ, 15.6", 2.4 kg
External Review » Lenovo Y50-70 59-422475
Lenovo Y70-70 80DU003GBM: Intel Core i7 4710HQ, 17.3", 3.4 kg
External Review » Lenovo Y70-70 80DU003GBM
Lenovo Y70-80DU000XGE: Intel Core i5 4200H, 17.3", 3.4 kg
External Review » Lenovo Y70-80DU000XGE
MSI GE60 2PE-062CZ: Intel Core i7 4700HQ, 15.6", 2.4 kg
External Review » MSI GE60 2PE-062CZ
MSI GE60-2PE-029UK: Intel Core i7 4700HQ, 15.6", 2.6 kg
External Review » MSI GE60-2PE-029UK
MSI GE70-2PEi716SR21B: Intel Core i7 4700HQ, 17.3", 3 kg
External Review » MSI GE70-2PEi716SR21B
MSI GS60: Intel Core i7 4700MQ, 15.6", 1.9 kg
External Review » MSI GS60
MSI GS60 2PC-077RU: Intel Core i7 4700HQ, 15.6", 2 kg
External Review » MSI GS60 2PC-077RU
MSI GS60-2PC-005UK: Intel Core i7 4700HQ, 15.6", 2 kg
External Review » MSI GS60-2PC-005UK
Razer Blade Pro 17 inch, GTX 860M: Intel Core i7 4700HQ, 17.3", 3 kg
External Review » Razer Blade Pro 17 inch, GTX 860M
Schenker C404: Intel Core i7 4710HQ, 14.0", 1.8 kg
External Review » Schenker C404
Schenker XMG P304: Intel Core i7 4810MQ, 13.3", 2.1 kg
External Review » Schenker XMG P304




8 benchmarks and specifications
8 benchmarks and specifications