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AMD Radeon HD 8870M

AMD Radeon HD 8870M

The AMD Radeon HD 8870M is a 28nm DirectX 11 graphics card based on the GCN (Graphics Core Next) architecture. Built primarily for large laptops, the card is positioned in the performance category as of 2013. Compared to the similar Radeon HD 7870M, the 8870M offers higher memory clock speeds at the cost of a slightly slower core clock.

The design of the Radeon 8800M series has its roots to the Cape Verde chip as found, for example, on the desktop Radeon HD 7770 with 640 1D shader cores and 40 texture units. The core clock of the 8870M, however, is only 725 MHz (or up to 775 MHz with Boost) versus the 1000 MHz of the HD 7770.  

As a result, general performance of the HD 8870M is somewhere between the 7750 and 7770 desktop Radeon cards and similar to the GeForce GTX 670M. Most games of 2013 can be played fluently in high detail settings and resolutions, some older titels even with additional AA/AF.

The 640 shader cores can be used with OpenCL 1.2 for general-purpose calculations (as 10 compute units).

Features of the 8870M include video decoding via UVD3 for decoding MPEG-4 AVC/H.264, VC-1, MPEG-2, and Flash directly from the AMD GPU. Multi-View Codec (MVC) and MPEG-4 part 2 (DivX, xVid) HD videos are now compatible as well.

The Radeon 8800M series also supports automatic graphics switching between the integrated GPU and discrete GPU. Called Enduro. The technology supersedes AMD's Dynamic Switchable Graphics and is similar to Nvidia's Optimus. Furthermore, the 8870M can directly support up to 6 connected monitors using Eyefinity Technology if Enduro is disabled.

Other features of the 8800M series include ZeroCore for reducing power consumption when the display is turned off and Power Gating to power down areas of the chip that are not used. PowerTune allows automatic overclocking and underclocking of the graphics card as long as the GPU is within its TDP limit. For example, the chip may be underclocked when running FurMark and OCCT, but will overclock in certain games like Lost Planet, Crysis or Resident Evil 5.

The integrated HD audio processor is able to transmit HD Audio (TrueHD or DTS Master Audio) over HDMI and DisplayPort (e.g., for Blu-Ray videos). Additionally, it now allows audio to output simultaneously and in parallel to multiple devices with the new Discrete Digital Multipoint Audio (DDMA) feature.

Power consumption of the 8870M should be around 50 W. Therefore, the 8870M is only suited for larger laptops and DTRs.

Radeon HD 8800M Series

Radeon HD 8870M 640 @ 0.73 GHz128 Bit @ 4500 MHz
Radeon HD 8850M compare 640 @ 0.58 - 0.73 GHz128 Bit @ 4500 MHz
Radeon HD 8830M compare 640 @ 0.58 GHz128 Bit @ 2000 MHz
ArchitectureGCN
Pipelines640 - unified
Core Speed725 MHz
Memory Speed4500 MHz
Memory Bus Width128 Bit
Memory TypeGDDR5, DDR3
Max. Amount of Memory2048 MB
Shared Memoryno
APIDirectX 11.1, Shader 5.1, OpenGL 4.1
Transistor Count1.5 Billion
technology28 nm
FeaturesOpenCL 1.2
Notebook Sizelarge
Date of Announcement18.12.2012

Benchmarks

Performance Rating - 3DMark 11 + Fire Strike + Time Spy
1 pt (3%)
3DMark Vantage
3DM Vant. Perf. total +
3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. total
min: 8968     avg: 11060     median: 11715 (3%)     max: 11840 Points
3DM Vant. Perf. GPU no PhysX +
3DMark 06 3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x1024 +
3DMark 06
min: 14222     avg: 15227     median: 15675 (21%)     max: 15785 Points
SPECviewperf 11
specvp11 snx-01 +
specvp11 tcvis-02 +
specvp11 sw-02 +
specvp11 proe-05 +
specvp11 maya-03 +
specvp11 lightwave-01 +
specvp11 ensight-04 +
specvp11 catia-03 +
Cinebench R10 Cinebench R10 Shading (32bit) +
Cinebench R11.5 Cinebench R11.5 OpenGL 64 Bit +
- Range of benchmark values for this graphics card
- Average benchmark values for this graphics card
* Smaller numbers mean a higher performance

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 detailed information on the benchmark results, click on the fps number.

low 1024x768
25.3  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
23.6  fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
19.1  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
10.7  fps    + Compare
» The benchmarks indicate that the game is not playable in the tested settings.
low 1024x768
27.3  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
26.9  fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
25.6  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
19.9  fps    + Compare
» The benchmarks indicate that the game is not playable in the tested settings.
low 1024x768
31.1  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
24.6  fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
19.4  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
11.6  fps    + Compare
» The benchmarks indicate that the game is not playable in the tested settings.
low 1024x768
46.7  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
39.1  fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
35.3  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
15.1  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings high.
Fifa 14

Fifa 14

2013
low 1024x768
202.4  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
150.6  fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
136.5  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
116.8  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
low 1024x768
96.5  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
78.2  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings med..
low 1280x720
40  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
32.8  fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
19.7  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings low.
med. 1366x768
60.8  fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
30  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
15.7  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings med..
med. 1366x768
46.4  fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
31.6  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
15  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings med..
Dota 2

Dota 2

2013
med. 1366x768
69.2  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
53.4  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
low 1024x768
37.4  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
33.6  fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
23.1  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings low.
GRID 2

GRID 2

2013
med. 1366x768
63  fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
58.4  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
26.7  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings high.
low 1024x768
53.4  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
47.4  fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
30.1  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings med..
low 1280x720
70.3  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
55.7  fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
51.4  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
19.3  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings high.
low 1024x768
194  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
85.2 92.5 ~ 89 fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
68.5 75.1 ~ 72 fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
25.9 26.2 ~ 26 fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings high.
SimCity

SimCity

2013
low 1024x768
83.3  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
47.8  fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
37.5  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
20.3  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings high.
low 1024x768
110.8 123.3 ~ 117 fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
69.8 80.4 84 ~ 78 fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
42.2 55.3 58.4 ~ 52 fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
21.2 25.5 26.7 ~ 24 fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings high.
Crysis 3

Crysis 3

2013
low 1024x768
53.6 58.8 ~ 56 fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
32.6 39.2 ~ 36 fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
22.4 26.5 ~ 24 fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
9.4 10.8 ~ 10 fps    + Compare
» With most tested laptops playable in detail settings med..
low 1024x768
174.4  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
97.3  fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
75.2  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
46.2  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
Far Cry 3

Far Cry 3

2012
low 1024x768
54.8  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
48.4  fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
26.8  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
11  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings med..
med. 1366x768
22.4  fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
21.2  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
13.4  fps    + Compare
» The benchmarks indicate that the game is not playable in the tested settings.
low 1024x768
31.1  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
27.4  fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
22.7  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
13  fps    + Compare
» The benchmarks indicate that the game is not playable in the tested settings.
low 1024x768
99.5  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
86.9  fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
53.9  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
36.4  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
low 1024x768
48.9 55.9 ~ 52 fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
42.1 47.6 ~ 45 fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
31.9 37.1 ~ 35 fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
23.8 26.1 ~ 25 fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings med..
low 1024x768
71.8 78.3 ~ 75 fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
55.4 63.1 ~ 59 fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
47.4 49.9 ~ 49 fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
18.1 20.1 ~ 19 fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings high.
low 1024x768
85.5  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
81.1  fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
79.1  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
51.8  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
Fifa 13

Fifa 13

2012
low 1024x768
243.7 266.4 ~ 255 fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
186.2 191.7 ~ 189 fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
166 169.8 ~ 168 fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
131.2 134.7 ~ 133 fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
low 1024x768
72.3  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
61.1  fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
48.4  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
31.5  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings high.
low 1024x768
65.4  fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
28.5  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
16.4  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings low.
low 1024x768
183.2  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
138.4  fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
116.3  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
87.2  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
med. 1366x768
92.1  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
54.3  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
low 1024x768
50 60.6 ~ 55 fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
34.5 45.5 ~ 40 fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
28.8 31.8 ~ 30 fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
12.1 12.2 ~ 12 fps    + Compare
» With most tested laptops playable in detail settings med..
low 1024x768
50.8  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
25.1  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings low.
low 1024x768
45.3  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
31.2  fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
28.5  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
25.1  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings low.
low 1024x768
67.9 77.9 ~ 73 fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
45.8 48.6 ~ 47 fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
35.7 39.1 ~ 37 fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
24.4 24.6 ~ 25 fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings high.
low 1024x768
132.9  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
96.2  fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
85.4  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
54.2  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
low 1024x768
60  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
55.7  fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
40.6  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
20.5  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings high.
low 1280x720
59.7 60 ~ 60 fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
59.7 60 ~ 60 fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
47.8 49.4 ~ 49 fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
Alan Wake

Alan Wake

2012
low 1024x768
69.5 70.9 ~ 70 fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
46.4 48.6 ~ 48 fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
22.4 23.1 ~ 23 fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings med..
Anno 2070

Anno 2070

2011
low 1024x768
97.3  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
67.6  fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
47.5  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
24.6  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings high.
low 1280x720
74.9  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
61.2 70.8 ~ 66 fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
49.8 54.4 ~ 52 fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
31.4 32 ~ 32 fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings high.
low 1024x768
135.7  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
95.7  fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
78.1  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
51.2  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
low 1024x768
49.9 51.5 ~ 51 fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
40 41.4 ~ 41 fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
36.2 40.8 ~ 39 fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
18.8 19.9 ~ 19 fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings high.
med. 1366x768
97  fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
53  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
30  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings high.
high 1366x768
94.5  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
40.1  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
Total War: Shogun 2

Total War: Shogun 2

2011
low 1024x768
145.8  fps    + Compare
med. 1280x720
55.6  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings med..
Civilization 5

Civilization 5

2010
low 1024x768
70.7  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
31.2  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings low.
Mafia 2

Mafia 2

2010
low 800x600
80.4  fps    + Compare
med. 1024x768
72.4  fps    + Compare
high 1360x768
65.1  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
43.1  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
med. 1360x768
70.5  fps    + Compare
high 1600x900
41.8  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
14.9  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings high.
Resident Evil 5

Resident Evil 5

2009
high 1360x768
71.5  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
64.5  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
Crysis - GPU Benchmark

Crysis - GPU Benchmark

2007
high 1024x768
42  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
19.2  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings high.
Crysis - CPU Benchmark

Crysis - CPU Benchmark

2007
high 1024x768
39  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
17.4  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings high.
World in Conflict - Benchmark

World in Conflict - Benchmark

2007
low 800x600
134  fps    + Compare
med. 1024x768
58  fps    + Compare
high 1024x768
48  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
32  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings high.
World of Warcraft

World of Warcraft

2005
high 1280x1024
59.2  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
34.9  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings high.
lowmed.highultraQHD4K
Assassin´s Creed IV: Black Flag25.323.619.110.7
Need for Speed: Rivals27.326.925.619.9
Call of Duty: Ghosts31.124.619.411.6
Battlefield 446.739.135.315.1
Fifa 14202.4150.6136.5116.8
Total War: Rome II96.578.2
Saints Row IV4032.819.7
The Bureau: XCOM Declassified60.83015.7
Splinter Cell: Blacklist46.431.615
Dota 269.253.4
Company of Heroes 237.433.623.14
GRID 26358.426.7
Metro: Last Light53.447.430.1
BioShock Infinite70.355.751.419.3
StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm194897226
SimCity83.347.837.520.3
Tomb Raider117785224
Crysis 356362410
Dead Space 3174.497.375.246.2
Far Cry 354.848.426.811
Assassin´s Creed III22.421.213.4
Hitman: Absolution31.127.422.713
Call of Duty: Black Ops 299.586.953.936.4
Need for Speed: Most Wanted52453525
Medal of Honor: Warfighter75594919
Dishonored85.581.179.151.8
Fifa 13255189168133
Borderlands 272.361.148.431.5
Guild Wars 265.428.516.4
Counter-Strike: GO183.2138.4116.387.2
Darksiders II92.154.3
Sleeping Dogs55403012
Ghost Recon: Future Soldier50.825.1
Max Payne 345.331.228.525.1
Dirt Showdown73473725
Diablo III132.996.285.454.2
Risen 2: Dark Waters6055.740.620.5
Mass Effect 3606049
Alan Wake704823
Anno 207097.367.647.524.6
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim74.9665232
CoD: Modern Warfare 3135.795.778.151.2
Battlefield 351413919
Batman: Arkham City975330
Deus Ex Human Revolution94.540.1
Total War: Shogun 2145.855.6
Civilization 570.731.2
Mafia 280.472.465.143.1
Metro 203370.541.814.9
Resident Evil 571.564.5
Crysis - GPU Benchmark4219.21
Crysis - CPU Benchmark3917.36
World in Conflict - Benchmark134584832
World of Warcraft59.234.9
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» Comparison of GPUs
Detailed list of all laptop GPUs sorted by class and performance.

» Benchmark List
Sort and restrict laptop GPUs based on performance in synthetic benchmarks.

» Notebook Gaming List
Playable games for each graphics card and their average FPS results.

Class 1

Class 2

Radeon PRO W6600M *

Class 3

UHD Graphics 32EUs
UHD Graphics 750

Class 4

Class 5

* Approximate position of the graphics adapter