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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 880M SLI vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 870M

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 880M SLI

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The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 880M SLI is a high-end DirectX 12-compatible graphics card for laptops, consisting of two GeForce GTX 880M. Each card has a 28nm GK104 core based on the Kepler architecture. The clocks for the SLI-setup are usually identical to a single GTX 880M. With SLI, each card renders a single frame (AFR mode). Therefore, it may suffer from micro stuttering in low fps ranges of 30fps. This happens because of different timespans between two frames (e.g., irregular delays between sequential frames).

Architecture

The Kepler architecture is the successor to the Fermi architecture that first appeared in laptops with the GeForce 400M series. The GK104 Kepler core offers eight shader blocks, called SMX, that are clocked at the same speed as the central core. In the GTX 880M, all eight blocks are active for a total of 1536 CUDA cores. Although the Kepler architecture can utilize more shader cores than a Fermi chip, its shaders can be up to twice as power efficient.  However, due to the missing hot clock of the shader domain, two shaders of a Kepler chip are of similar speed to one shader of a Fermi chip (as the latter is clocked twice as fast).

The mobile Kepler series supports PCIe 3.0 as well as an optional Turbo mode, which can automatically overclock the card if the laptop cooling system allows it. This boost is supported by every GeForce 800M GPU.

Performance

Similar to our single GPU benchmarks, the GTX 880M SLI outperforms the GeForce GTX 780M SLI by about 10 percent. This makes the SLI configuration of two GTX 880M the currently fastest mobile graphics solution on the market (as of early 2014). With good driver support, SLI almost doubles the performance of a single card, allowing fluent frame rates even with FullHD resolution and highest detail settings.

Features

The feature set includes support for up to 4 active displays. Furthermore, high resolution monitors of up to 3840x2160 pixels can be connected using DisplayPort 1.2 or HDMI 1.4a (if available). HD-Audio codecs, such as Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD, can be transmitted via bitstream mode through the HDMI port. However, as most laptops will feature Optimus, the integrated GPU will likely have direct control over the display ports and may limit the feature set available by the Nvidia Kepler cards.

The 5th generation PureVideo HD video processor (VP5) is also integrated in the GK104 core and offers hardware decoding of HD videos. Common codecs such as MPEG-1/2, MPEG-4 ASP, H.264 and VC1/WMV9 are fully supported up to 4K resolutions while VC1 and MPEG-4 are supported up to 1080p. Two streams can be decoded in parallel for features such as Picture-in-Picture. Another novelty is the inclusion of a dedicated video encoding engine similar to Intel QuickSync that can be accessed by the NVENC API.

Power Consumption

The power consumption of the GeForce GTX 880M SLI should double to at least 200 Watt (including board and memory) compared to a single GTX 880M. Therefore, only large desktop replacements can handle the heat.

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 870M

► remove from comparison NVIDIA GeForce GTX 870M

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 870M is a high-end DirectX 12-compatible graphics card for laptops unveiled in March 2014. Similar to the GTX 880M, it is based on the 28 nm GK104 chip (Kepler architecture), but features less shader cores (1344 instead of 1536) as well as smaller and slower memory (6 GB GDDR5).

Architecture

The Kepler architecture is the successor to the Fermi architecture that first appeared in laptops with the GeForce 400M series. The GK104 Kepler core offers eight shader blocks, called SMX, that are clocked at the same speed as the central core. In the GTX 870M, only seven blocks are active for a total of 1344 CUDA cores and 112 TMUs. The chip can access up to 6 GB of GDDR5 memory (1250 MHz, 5000 MHz effective) connected via a 192-bit interface.

Performance

Compared to the old GeForce GTX 770M, the GTX 870M offers significantly more performance thanks to its higher clock rate and the additional shaders. Therefore, the 870M is just slightly slower than the GTX 680MX and the Radeon R9 M290X. The GPU has enough power to run demanding games of 2013/2014 (e.g. Battlefield 4 or Thief) fluently in FullHD resolution and very high detail settings.

Features

The feature set includes support for up to 4 active displays. Furthermore, high resolution monitors of up to 3840x2160 pixels can be connected using DisplayPort 1.2 or HDMI 1.4a (if available). HD-Audio codecs, such as Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD, can be transmitted via bitstream mode through the HDMI port. However, as most laptops will feature Optimus, the integrated GPU will likely have direct control over the display ports and may limit the feature set available by the Nvidia Kepler cards.

The 5th generation PureVideo HD video processor (VP5) is also integrated in the GK104 core and offers hardware decoding of HD videos. Common codecs such as MPEG-1/2, MPEG-4 ASP, H.264 and VC1/WMV9 are fully supported up to 4K resolutions while VC1 and MPEG-4 are supported up to 1080p. Two streams can be decoded in parallel for features such as Picture-in-Picture. Another novelty is the inclusion of a dedicated video encoding engine similar to Intel QuickSync that can be accessed by the NVENC API.

New features of the GTX 800M series include Battery Boost (longer battery life while playing games), Shadowplay (recording of in-game videos) and Game Stream (stream PC games on the Nvidia Shield console).

Power Consumption

The power consumption of the GeForce GTX 870M should be similar to the the GTX 780M, leading to a TDP of at least 100 W. Therefore, only large desktop replacements can handle the power demands of a GTX 870M.

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 880M SLINVIDIA GeForce GTX 870M
GeForce GTX 800M Series
GeForce GTX 880M SLI 3072 @ 0.95 GHz2x 256 Bit @ 5000 MHz
GeForce GTX 860M SLI compare 1280 @ 1.03 GHz2x 128 Bit @ 5000 MHz
GeForce GTX 880M compare 1536 @ 0.95 GHz256 Bit @ 5000 MHz
GeForce GTX 870M 1344 @ 0.94 GHz192 Bit @ 5000 MHz
GeForce GTX 860M compare 640 @ 1.03 GHz128 Bit @ 5000 MHz
GeForce GTX 850M compare 640 @ 0.88 GHz128 Bit @ 2000 - 5000 MHz
GeForce GTX 880M SLI 3072 @ 0.95 GHz2x 256 Bit @ 5000 MHz
GeForce GTX 860M SLI compare 1280 @ 1.03 GHz2x 128 Bit @ 5000 MHz
GeForce GTX 880M compare 1536 @ 0.95 GHz256 Bit @ 5000 MHz
GeForce GTX 870M 1344 @ 0.94 GHz192 Bit @ 5000 MHz
GeForce GTX 860M compare 640 @ 1.03 GHz128 Bit @ 5000 MHz
GeForce GTX 850M compare 640 @ 0.88 GHz128 Bit @ 2000 - 5000 MHz
CodenameN15E-GX-A2N15P-GT
ArchitectureKeplerKepler
Pipelines3072 - unified1344 - unified
Core Speed954 MHz941 MHz
Memory Speed5000 MHz5000 MHz
Memory Bus Width2x 256 Bit192 Bit
Memory TypeGDDR5GDDR5
Max. Amount of Memory2x 8192 MB6 GB
Shared Memorynono
APIDirectX 12 (FL 11_0), Shader 5.0, OpenGL 4.3DirectX 12 (FL 11_0), Shader 5.0, OpenGL 4.3
Power Consumption206 Watt
Transistors0 Billion3.5 Billion
technology28 nm28 nm
FeaturesOptimus, SLI, PhysX, Verde Drivers, CUDA, 3D Vision, 3DTV PlayBattery Boost, GameStream, ShadowPlay, GPU Boost 2.0, Optimus, PhysX, CUDA, SLI, GeForce Experience
Notebook Sizelargelarge
Date of Announcement12.03.2014 12.03.2014
Link to Manufacturer Pagewww.nvidia.de

Benchmarks

Performance Rating - 3DMark 11 + Fire Strike + Time Spy - GeForce GTX 880M SLI
5.4 pt (16%)
Performance Rating - 3DMark 11 + Fire Strike + Time Spy - GeForce GTX 870M
2.1 pt (6%)
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Score
23794 Points (25%)
min: 15688     avg: 16661     median: 16787 (18%)     max: 17139 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Graphics
77057 Points (20%)
min: 27174     avg: 30513     median: 31322 (8%)     max: 32151 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Score
min: 9054     avg: 9111     median: 9111 (16%)     max: 9168 Points
min: 4198     avg: 4283     median: 4294 (8%)     max: 4384 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Graphics
min: 11708     avg: 11817     median: 11817 (13%)     max: 11926 Points
min: 4558     avg: 4692     median: 4694 (5%)     max: 4802 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Graphics
316040 Points (38%)
min: 32608     avg: 293680     median: 195974 (24%)     max: 750165 Points
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Score
12756 Points (18%)
min: 4831     avg: 6729     median: 7120 (10%)     max: 7178 Points
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance GPU
15823 Points (14%)
min: 4416     avg: 6638     median: 7156 (6%)     max: 7270 Points
3DMark Vantage
3DM Vant. Perf. total + NVIDIA GeForce GTX 880M SLI
3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. total
36366 Points (11%)
3DM Vant. Perf. total + NVIDIA GeForce GTX 870M
min: 23833     avg: 23975     median: 24035 (7%)     max: 24056 Points
3DM Vant. Perf. GPU no PhysX + NVIDIA GeForce GTX 880M SLI
3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. GPU no PhysX
42967 Points (24%)
3DM Vant. Perf. GPU no PhysX + NVIDIA GeForce GTX 870M
min: 23913     avg: 23989     median: 23989 (14%)     max: 24065 Points
3DMark 06 3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x1024 + NVIDIA GeForce GTX 870M
3DMark 06
25112 Points (33%)
Unigine Heaven 3.0 - Unigine Heaven 3.0 DX 11
145.9 fps (48%)
min: 64.4     avg: 64.7     median: 64.7 (21%)     max: 65 fps
Unigine Heaven 2.1 - Heaven 2.1 high
164.2 fps (31%)
min: 81.5     avg: 83.8     median: 83.8 (16%)     max: 86 fps
SPECviewperf 12
specvp12 sw-03 + NVIDIA GeForce GTX 880M SLI
SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 sw-03
31 fps (8%)
specvp12 sw-03 + NVIDIA GeForce GTX 870M
5.1 fps (1%)
specvp12 snx-02 + NVIDIA GeForce GTX 880M SLI
SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 snx-02
3.1 fps (0%)
specvp12 snx-02 + NVIDIA GeForce GTX 870M
1.4 fps (0%)
specvp12 showcase-01 + NVIDIA GeForce GTX 880M SLI
SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 showcase-01
34.1 fps (7%)
specvp12 showcase-01 + NVIDIA GeForce GTX 870M
17.7 fps (4%)
specvp12 mediacal-01 + NVIDIA GeForce GTX 880M SLI
SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 mediacal-01
18.5 fps (5%)
specvp12 mediacal-01 + NVIDIA GeForce GTX 870M
1.7 fps (0%)
specvp12 maya-04 + NVIDIA GeForce GTX 880M SLI
SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 maya-04
54.1 fps (15%)
specvp12 maya-04 + NVIDIA GeForce GTX 870M
17.5 fps (5%)
specvp12 energy-01 + NVIDIA GeForce GTX 880M SLI
SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 energy-01
1 fps (1%)
specvp12 energy-01 + NVIDIA GeForce GTX 870M
20.4 fps (18%)
specvp12 creo-01 + NVIDIA GeForce GTX 880M SLI
SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 creo-01
20.1 fps (8%)
specvp12 creo-01 + NVIDIA GeForce GTX 870M
63 fps (25%)
specvp12 catia-04 + NVIDIA GeForce GTX 880M SLI
SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 catia-04
16.4 fps (3%)
specvp12 catia-04 + NVIDIA GeForce GTX 870M
14 fps (2%)
Cinebench R10 Cinebench R10 Shading (32bit) + NVIDIA GeForce GTX 870M
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Shading (32bit)
10324 Points (7%)
Cinebench R11.5 Cinebench R11.5 OpenGL 64 Bit + NVIDIA GeForce GTX 880M SLI
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 OpenGL 64 Bit
64.7 fps (22%)
Cinebench R11.5 OpenGL 64 Bit + NVIDIA GeForce GTX 870M
min: 54.1     avg: 57.1     median: 56.6 (20%)     max: 60.7 fps
Cinebench R15
Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64 Bit + NVIDIA GeForce GTX 880M SLI
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64 Bit
113.4 fps (7%)
Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64 Bit + NVIDIA GeForce GTX 870M
min: 83.1     avg: 93.4     median: 93.8 (5%)     max: 100.4 fps
Cinebench R15 OpenGL Ref. Match 64 Bit + NVIDIA GeForce GTX 870M
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 OpenGL Ref. Match 64 Bit
99.6 % (100%)

Average Benchmarks NVIDIA GeForce GTX 880M SLI → 100% n=21

Average Benchmarks NVIDIA GeForce GTX 870M → 164% n=21

- Range of benchmark values for this graphics card
- Average benchmark values for this graphics card
* Smaller numbers mean a higher performance
1 This benchmark is not used for the average calculation

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 1280x720
GeForce GTX 870M:
117  fps
med. 1366x768
GeForce GTX 870M:
86.4  fps
high 1920x1080
GeForce GTX 870M:
42.9  fps
ultra 1920x1080
GeForce GTX 870M:
39.4  fps
4K 3840x2160
GeForce GTX 870M:
13.3  fps
low 1280x720
GeForce GTX 870M:
185  fps
med. 1366x768
GeForce GTX 870M:
161  fps
high 1920x1080
GeForce GTX 870M:
105  fps
ultra 1920x1080
GeForce GTX 870M:
63.9  fps
4K 3840x2160
GeForce GTX 870M:
33.6  fps
low 1280x720
GeForce GTX 870M:
129  fps
med. 1366x768
GeForce GTX 870M:
88.4  fps
high 1920x1080
GeForce GTX 870M:
41.2  fps
ultra 1920x1080
GeForce GTX 870M:
37  fps
4K 3840x2160
GeForce GTX 870M:
14.4  fps
Mafia 3

Mafia 3

2016
low 1280x720
GeForce GTX 870M:
43.7  fps
med. 1366x768
GeForce GTX 870M:
28.4  fps
high 1920x1080
GeForce GTX 870M:
15.3  fps
FIFA 17

FIFA 17

2016
low 1280x720
GeForce GTX 870M:
223  fps
med. 1366x768
GeForce GTX 870M:
197  fps
high 1920x1080
GeForce GTX 870M:
128  fps
ultra 1920x1080
GeForce GTX 870M:
119  fps
4K 3840x2160
GeForce GTX 870M:
51.4  fps
low 1280x720
GeForce GTX 870M:
50.8  fps
med. 1366x768
GeForce GTX 870M:
34.3  fps
high 1920x1080
GeForce GTX 870M:
19.8  fps
ultra 1920x1080
GeForce GTX 870M:
9.3  fps
low 1280x720
GeForce GTX 870M:
66  fps
med. 1366x768
GeForce GTX 870M:
55.8  fps
high 1920x1080
GeForce GTX 870M:
33.5  fps
ultra 1920x1080
GeForce GTX 870M:
14.4  fps
4K 3840x2160
GeForce GTX 870M:
13.4  fps
low 1280x720
GeForce GTX 870M:
111  fps
med. 1366x768
GeForce GTX 870M:
70.1  fps
high 1920x1080
GeForce GTX 870M:
33.1  fps
ultra 1920x1080
GeForce GTX 870M:
26.9  fps
4K 3840x2160
GeForce GTX 870M:
10.2  fps
Overwatch

Overwatch

2016
low 1280x720
GeForce GTX 870M:
219  fps
med. 1366x768
GeForce GTX 870M:
163  fps
high 1920x1080
GeForce GTX 870M:
77.4  fps
ultra 1920x1080
GeForce GTX 870M:
44.4  fps
4K 3840x2160
GeForce GTX 870M:
24.4  fps
Doom

Doom

2016
low 1280x720
GeForce GTX 870M:
68.7  fps
med. 1366x768
GeForce GTX 870M:
59  fps
high 1920x1080
GeForce GTX 870M:
35.1  fps
ultra 1920x1080
GeForce GTX 870M:
33.4  fps
low 1280x720
GeForce GTX 870M:
77.8  fps
med. 1366x768
GeForce GTX 870M:
70.7  fps
high 1920x1080
GeForce GTX 870M:
39.1  fps
ultra 1920x1080
GeForce GTX 870M:
28.7  fps
4K 3840x2160
GeForce GTX 870M:
11.8  fps
low 1280x720
GeForce GTX 870M:
60.8  fps
med. 1366x768
GeForce GTX 870M:
52.3  fps
high 1920x1080
GeForce GTX 870M:
21.8  fps
ultra 1920x1080
GeForce GTX 870M:
20.3  fps
4K 3840x2160
GeForce GTX 870M:
9.7  fps
low 1280x720
GeForce GTX 870M:
82.7  fps
med. 1366x768
GeForce GTX 870M:
60.4  fps
high 1920x1080
GeForce GTX 870M:
29.8  fps
ultra 1920x1080
GeForce GTX 870M:
21.8  fps
low 1280x720
GeForce GTX 870M:
76  fps
med. 1920x1080
GeForce GTX 870M:
39  fps
high 1920x1080
GeForce GTX 870M:
34  fps
ultra 1920x1080
GeForce GTX 870M:
25  fps
4K 3840x2160
GeForce GTX 870M:
11  fps
XCOM 2

XCOM 2

2016
low 1280x720
GeForce GTX 870M:
73.8  fps
med. 1920x1080
GeForce GTX 870M:
34.4  fps
high 1920x1080
GeForce GTX 870M:
20.9  fps
ultra 1920x1080
GeForce GTX 870M:
9.1  fps
low 1024x768
GeForce GTX 870M:
71.9  fps
med. 1366x768
GeForce GTX 870M:
47.4  fps
high 1920x1080
GeForce GTX 870M:
30  fps
ultra 1920x1080
GeForce GTX 870M:
25.8  fps
4K 3840x2160
GeForce GTX 870M:
11.3  fps
low 1024x768
GeForce GTX 870M:
172.8  fps
med. 1366x768
GeForce GTX 870M:
114.5  fps
high 1920x1080
GeForce GTX 870M:
65  fps
ultra 1920x1080
GeForce GTX 870M:
44.5  fps
4K 3840x2160
GeForce GTX 870M:
20.3  fps
low 1024x768
GeForce GTX 870M:
70.2  fps
med. 1366x768
GeForce GTX 870M:
63.8  fps
high 1920x1080
GeForce GTX 870M:
41.2  fps
ultra 1920x1080
GeForce GTX 870M:
34.7  fps
4K 3840x2160
GeForce GTX 870M:
14.6  fps
low 1024x768
GeForce GTX 870M:
149  fps
med. 1366x768
GeForce GTX 870M:
95.4  fps
high 1920x1080
GeForce GTX 870M:
45.9  fps
ultra 1920x1080
GeForce GTX 870M:
40.8  fps
4K 3840x2160
GeForce GTX 870M:
14.2  fps
low 1024x768
GeForce GTX 870M:
63.9  fps
med. 1366x768
GeForce GTX 870M:
52.7  fps
high 1920x1080
GeForce GTX 870M:
33.7  fps
ultra 1920x1080
GeForce GTX 870M:
12.8  fps
4K 3840x2160
GeForce GTX 870M:
10.5  fps
Fallout 4

Fallout 4

2015
low 1280x720
GeForce GTX 870M:
97.1  fps
med. 1366x768
GeForce GTX 870M:
61.3  fps
high 1920x1080
GeForce GTX 870M:
35.1  fps
ultra 1920x1080
GeForce GTX 870M:
28.9  fps
4K 3840x2160
GeForce GTX 870M:
11.6  fps
low 1024x768
GeForce GTX 870M:
102.6  fps
med. 1366x768
GeForce GTX 870M:
69.7  fps
high 1920x1080
GeForce GTX 870M:
35.9  fps
ultra 1920x1080
GeForce GTX 870M:
32  fps
4K 3840x2160
GeForce GTX 870M:
10.5  fps
Anno 2205

Anno 2205

2015
low 1024x768
GeForce GTX 870M:
116.3  fps
med. 1366x768
GeForce GTX 870M:
66.1  fps
high 1920x1080
GeForce GTX 870M:
33.6  fps
ultra 1920x1080
GeForce GTX 870M:
6.8  fps
4K 3840x2160
GeForce GTX 870M:
13.5  fps
FIFA 16

FIFA 16

2015
low 1280x720
GeForce GTX 870M:
244.9  fps
high 1366x768
GeForce GTX 870M:
200.3  fps
ultra 1920x1080
GeForce GTX 870M:
135.7  fps
4K 3840x2160
GeForce GTX 870M:
57.3  fps
low 1024x768
GeForce GTX 870M:
60  fps
med. 1366x768
GeForce GTX 870M:
59.9  fps
high 1920x1080
GeForce GTX 870M:
59.9  fps
ultra 1920x1080
GeForce GTX 870M:
45.4  fps
4K 3840x2160
GeForce GTX 870M:
20.7  fps
Mad Max

Mad Max

2015
med. 1366x768
GeForce GTX 870M:
122  fps
high 1920x1080
GeForce GTX 870M:
62  fps
ultra 1920x1080
GeForce GTX 870M:
56.2  fps
4K 3840x2160
GeForce GTX 870M:
19  fps
low 1280x720
GeForce GTX 870M:
71  fps
med. 1366x768
GeForce GTX 870M:
62  fps
high 1920x1080
GeForce GTX 870M:
36  fps
ultra 1920x1080
GeForce GTX 870M:
25  fps
4K 3840x2160
GeForce GTX 870M:
11  fps
low 1024x768
GeForce GTX 870M:
77.7  fps
med. 1366x768
GeForce GTX 870M:
47.4  fps
high 1920x1080
GeForce GTX 870M:
27.7  fps
ultra 1920x1080
GeForce GTX 870M:
15.4  fps
low 1024x768
GeForce GTX 870M:
292.4  fps
med. 1366x768
GeForce GTX 870M:
133.2  fps
high 1920x1080
GeForce GTX 870M:
87.6  fps
ultra 1920x1080
GeForce GTX 870M:
40.4  fps
4K 3840x2160
GeForce GTX 870M:
34.8  fps
GTA V

GTA V

2015
low 1024x768
GeForce GTX 870M:
133.7  fps
med. 1366x768
GeForce GTX 870M:
107.6  fps
high 1920x1080
GeForce GTX 870M:
50.7  fps
ultra 1920x1080
GeForce GTX 870M:
21.1  fps
low 1024x768
GeForce GTX 870M:
163.2  fps
med. 1366x768
GeForce GTX 870M:
124.7  fps
high 1920x1080
GeForce GTX 870M:
59.3  fps
ultra 1920x1080
GeForce GTX 870M:
36.4  fps
Evolve

Evolve

2015
low 1024x768
GeForce GTX 870M:
88  fps
med. 1366x768
GeForce GTX 870M:
78  fps
high 1920x1080
GeForce GTX 870M:
46  fps
ultra 1920x1080
GeForce GTX 870M:
40  fps
The Crew

The Crew

2014
low 1280x720
GeForce GTX 870M:
60  fps
med. 1366x768
GeForce GTX 870M:
60  fps
high 1920x1080
GeForce GTX 870M:
59.8  fps
ultra 1920x1080
GeForce GTX 870M:
36.3  fps
low 1024x768
GeForce GTX 870M:
110.3  fps
med. 1366x768
GeForce GTX 870M:
85.7  fps
high 1920x1080
GeForce GTX 870M:
37.2  fps
ultra 1920x1080
GeForce GTX 870M:
25.3  fps
Far Cry 4

Far Cry 4

2014
low 1024x768
GeForce GTX 870M:
100.8  fps
med. 1366x768
GeForce GTX 870M:
93.4  fps
high 1920x1080
GeForce GTX 870M:
42.2  fps
ultra 1920x1080
GeForce GTX 870M:
32.9  fps
low 1024x768
GeForce GTX 870M:
64.4  fps
med. 1366x768
GeForce GTX 870M:
51.3  fps
high 1920x1080
GeForce GTX 870M:
26.2  fps
ultra 1920x1080
GeForce GTX 870M:
18.8  fps
low 1024x768
GeForce GTX 870M:
113.6  fps
med. 1366x768
GeForce GTX 870M:
75.3  fps
high 1920x1080
GeForce GTX 870M:
53.6  fps
ultra 1920x1080
GeForce GTX 870M:
33.8  fps
low 1024x768
GeForce GTX 870M:
142.5  fps
med. 1366x768
GeForce GTX 870M:
81.1  fps
high 1920x1080
GeForce GTX 870M:
51.4  fps
ultra 1920x1080
GeForce GTX 870M:
45.1  fps
F1 2014

F1 2014

2014
low 1024x768
GeForce GTX 870M:
132  fps
med. 1366x768
GeForce GTX 870M:
124  fps
high 1920x1080
GeForce GTX 870M:
121  fps
ultra 1920x1080
GeForce GTX 870M:
98  fps
low 1024x768
GeForce GTX 870M:
64.5  fps
med. 1366x768
GeForce GTX 870M:
61.2  fps
high 1920x1080
GeForce GTX 870M:
38.2  fps
low 1024x768
GeForce GTX 870M:
84.8  fps
med. 1366x768
GeForce GTX 870M:
64.9  fps
high 1920x1080
GeForce GTX 870M:
32.4  fps
ultra 1920x1080
GeForce GTX 870M:
30.1  fps
low 1024x768
GeForce GTX 870M:
205.9  fps
med. 1366x768
GeForce GTX 870M:
145.7  fps
high 1920x1080
GeForce GTX 870M:
77.9  fps
ultra 1920x1080
GeForce GTX 870M:
55.9  fps
low 1280x720
GeForce GTX 870M:
142  fps
med. 1344x756
GeForce GTX 870M:
84.9  fps
high 1920x1080
GeForce GTX 870M:
50.2  fps
ultra 1920x1080
GeForce GTX 870M:
38.9  fps
Fifa 15

Fifa 15

2014
low 1280x720
GeForce GTX 870M:
267.8  fps
high 1366x768
GeForce GTX 870M:
210.6  fps
ultra 1920x1080
GeForce GTX 870M:
157.4  fps
Sims 4

Sims 4

2014
low 1024x768
GeForce GTX 870M:
156.2  fps
med. 1366x768
GeForce GTX 870M:
96.1  fps
high 1920x1080
GeForce GTX 870M:
73.7  fps
ultra 1920x1080
GeForce GTX 870M:
65.8  fps
low 1024x768
GeForce GTX 870M:
99  fps
med. 1366x768
GeForce GTX 870M:
71.8  fps
high 1920x1080
GeForce GTX 870M:
55.1  fps
ultra 1920x1080
GeForce GTX 870M:
45.4  fps
low 1024x768
GeForce GTX 870M:
227.3  fps
med. 1366x768
GeForce GTX 870M:
129.1  fps
high 1920x1080
GeForce GTX 870M:
120  fps
ultra 1920x1080
GeForce GTX 870M:
62.3  fps
low 1024x768
GeForce GTX 870M:
79 85.7 ~ 82 fps
med. 1366x768
GeForce GTX 870M:
69 73.8 ~ 71 fps
high 1920x1080
GeForce GTX 870M:
32 37.4 ~ 35 fps
ultra 1920x1080
GeForce GTX 870M:
24 26.8 ~ 25 fps
low 1280x720
GeForce GTX 870M:
60 60 60 ~ 60 fps
med. 1280x720
GeForce GTX 870M:
60 60 60 ~ 60 fps
high 1920x1080
GeForce GTX 870M:
57.2 60 60 ~ 59 fps
ultra 1920x1080
GeForce GTX 870M:
42 48.7 54 ~ 48 fps
low 1024x768
GeForce GTX 870M:
93.7  fps
med. 1366x768
GeForce GTX 870M:
84.5  fps
high 1366x768
GeForce GTX 870M:
46.9 76 ~ 61 fps
ultra 1920x1080
GeForce GTX 870M:
36.4 54.5 ~ 45 fps
Titanfall

Titanfall

2014
low 1024x768
100%
GeForce GTX 880M SLI:
60  fps
100%
GeForce GTX 870M:
60  fps
med. 1366x768
100%
GeForce GTX 880M SLI:
60  fps
100%
GeForce GTX 870M:
60  fps
high 1366x768
100%
GeForce GTX 880M SLI:
60  fps
100%
GeForce GTX 870M:
59.9 60 ~ 60 fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
GeForce GTX 880M SLI:
59.9  fps
97%
GeForce GTX 870M:
57.3 57.8 ~ 58 fps
Thief

Thief

2014
low 1024x768
100%
GeForce GTX 880M SLI:
76.2  fps
71%
GeForce GTX 870M:
50 58.2 ~ 54 fps
med. 1366x768
100%
GeForce GTX 880M SLI:
73.3  fps
70%
GeForce GTX 870M:
47 54.1 ~ 51 fps
high 1366x768
100%
GeForce GTX 880M SLI:
70  fps
70%
GeForce GTX 870M:
46 48.2 51.5 ~ 49 fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
GeForce GTX 880M SLI:
63.6  fps
50%
GeForce GTX 870M:
31 31.9 32.3 ~ 32 fps
low 1024x768
GeForce GTX 870M:
59.6  fps
med. 1366x768
GeForce GTX 870M:
58.5  fps
high 1366x768
GeForce GTX 870M:
53.5  fps
ultra 1920x1080
GeForce GTX 870M:
31.1  fps
low 1024x768
100%
GeForce GTX 880M SLI:
115.6  fps
87%
GeForce GTX 870M:
100.4  fps
med. 1366x768
100%
GeForce GTX 880M SLI:
54.2  fps
90%
GeForce GTX 870M:
49  fps
high 1366x768
100%
GeForce GTX 880M SLI:
27.9  fps
90%
GeForce GTX 870M:
23 27.4 ~ 25 fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
GeForce GTX 880M SLI:
22.3  fps
90%
GeForce GTX 870M:
18.8 20.5 ~ 20 fps
low 1024x768
100%
GeForce GTX 880M SLI:
97.2  fps
90%
GeForce GTX 870M:
87.3  fps
med. 1366x768
100%
GeForce GTX 880M SLI:
91.4  fps
91%
GeForce GTX 870M:
83.4  fps
high 1366x768
100%
GeForce GTX 880M SLI:
75.1  fps
76%
GeForce GTX 870M:
56.4 57.9 ~ 57 fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
GeForce GTX 880M SLI:
71.2  fps
52%
GeForce GTX 870M:
37.2 37.3 ~ 37 fps
low 1024x768
100%
GeForce GTX 880M SLI:
194.4  fps
72%
GeForce GTX 870M:
134.1 141 145.1 ~ 140 fps
med. 1366x768
100%
GeForce GTX 880M SLI:
179.3  fps
62%
GeForce GTX 870M:
89.2 119 124.3 ~ 111 fps
high 1366x768
100%
GeForce GTX 880M SLI:
155.8  fps
55%
GeForce GTX 870M:
64 90.8 91 93.4 ~ 85 fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
GeForce GTX 880M SLI:
84.5  fps
40%
GeForce GTX 870M:
24 36.2 37 37.3 ~ 34 fps
F1 2013

F1 2013

2013
low 1024x768
100%
GeForce GTX 880M SLI:
117  fps
101%
GeForce GTX 870M:
118  fps
med. 1366x768
100%
GeForce GTX 880M SLI:
117  fps
95%
GeForce GTX 870M:
111  fps
high 1366x768
100%
GeForce GTX 880M SLI:
114  fps
89%
GeForce GTX 870M:
99 105 ~ 102 fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
GeForce GTX 880M SLI:
95  fps
86%
GeForce GTX 870M:
76 87 ~ 82 fps
Fifa 14

Fifa 14

2013
low 1024x768
GeForce GTX 870M:
330.5  fps
med. 1366x768
GeForce GTX 870M:
248.7  fps
high 1366x768
GeForce GTX 870M:
235.5  fps
ultra 1920x1080
GeForce GTX 870M:
181.1  fps
low 1024x768
GeForce GTX 870M:
217.5  fps
med. 1366x768
GeForce GTX 870M:
161.2  fps
high 1366x768
GeForce GTX 870M:
129.5  fps
ultra 1920x1080
GeForce GTX 870M:
31.6  fps
low 1280x720
100%
GeForce GTX 880M SLI:
85.4  fps
84%
GeForce GTX 870M:
72  fps
med. 1366x768
100%
GeForce GTX 880M SLI:
72.4  fps
84%
GeForce GTX 870M:
60.5  fps
high 1366x768
100%
GeForce GTX 880M SLI:
69.3  fps
79%
GeForce GTX 870M:
53.9 56.8 ~ 55 fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
GeForce GTX 880M SLI:
67.4  fps
65%
GeForce GTX 870M:
43.4 44.1 ~ 44 fps
low 1024x768
GeForce GTX 870M:
120  fps
med. 1366x768
GeForce GTX 870M:
118  fps
high 1366x768
GeForce GTX 870M:
65  fps
ultra 1920x1080
GeForce GTX 870M:
36  fps
Dota 2

Dota 2

2013
low 1024x768
100%
GeForce GTX 880M SLI:
117.7  fps
101%
GeForce GTX 870M:
119  fps
med. 1366x768
100%
GeForce GTX 880M SLI:
116.1  fps
98%
GeForce GTX 870M:
113.4  fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
GeForce GTX 880M SLI:
115.8  fps
70%
GeForce GTX 870M:
63.1 99.6 ~ 81 fps
low 1024x768
GeForce GTX 870M:
55.3  fps
med. 1366x768
GeForce GTX 870M:
51.4  fps
high 1366x768
GeForce GTX 870M:
44.8  fps
ultra 1920x1080
GeForce GTX 870M:
22  fps
GRID 2

GRID 2

2013
low 1024x768
100%
GeForce GTX 880M SLI:
211.6  fps
68%
GeForce GTX 870M:
137 148.5 ~ 143 fps
med. 1366x768
100%
GeForce GTX 880M SLI:
152.2  fps
70%
GeForce GTX 870M:
102 111.2 ~ 107 fps
high 1366x768
100%
GeForce GTX 880M SLI:
141.4  fps
57%
GeForce GTX 870M:
69.5 69.8 101.4 ~ 80 fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
GeForce GTX 880M SLI:
119.1  fps
52%
GeForce GTX 870M:
58.5 63.6 64.1 ~ 62 fps
low 1024x768
100%
GeForce GTX 880M SLI:
112.8  fps
77%
GeForce GTX 870M:
82 85 86 94.8 ~ 87 fps
med. 1366x768
100%
GeForce GTX 880M SLI:
107.6  fps
76%
GeForce GTX 870M:
77 80.3 83 85.9 ~ 82 fps
high 1366x768
100%
GeForce GTX 880M SLI:
90.2  fps
68%
GeForce GTX 870M:
58 59.4 61.4 61.9 63 ~ 61 fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
GeForce GTX 880M SLI:
61.8  fps
55%
GeForce GTX 870M:
33 33.7 34.4 35 35.3 ~ 34 fps
low 1280x720
100%
GeForce GTX 880M SLI:
222.6  fps
85%
GeForce GTX 870M:
174 186.5 190.8 203 ~ 189 fps
med. 1366x768
100%
GeForce GTX 880M SLI:
198.1  fps
71%
GeForce GTX 870M:
120.1 146 147.9 150 ~ 141 fps
high 1366x768
100%
GeForce GTX 880M SLI:
181.4  fps
68%
GeForce GTX 870M:
99.9 124 131 131.7 133 ~ 124 fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
GeForce GTX 880M SLI:
104  fps
47%
GeForce GTX 870M:
34.8 52 52.2 52.5 54 ~ 49 fps
low 1024x768
GeForce GTX 870M:
110  fps
med. 1366x768
GeForce GTX 870M:
98  fps
high 1366x768
GeForce GTX 870M:
79  fps
ultra 1920x1080
GeForce GTX 870M:
38  fps
SimCity

SimCity

2013
low 1024x768
GeForce GTX 870M:
106  fps
med. 1366x768
GeForce GTX 870M:
79  fps
high 1366x768
GeForce GTX 870M:
66  fps
ultra 1920x1080
GeForce GTX 870M:
42  fps
low 1024x768
100%
GeForce GTX 880M SLI:
426.6  fps
57%
GeForce GTX 870M:
60 293.3 308 310 ~ 243 fps
med. 1366x768
100%
GeForce GTX 880M SLI:
367.4  fps
41%
GeForce GTX 870M:
60 121.8 211.3 215 ~ 152 fps
high 1366x768
100%
GeForce GTX 880M SLI:
296  fps
36%
GeForce GTX 870M:
60 85.9 129.3 130 133.3 ~ 108 fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
GeForce GTX 880M SLI:
141.8  fps
36%
GeForce GTX 870M:
36.2 38 59.8 60 60.9 ~ 51 fps
Crysis 3

Crysis 3

2013
low 1024x768
100%
GeForce GTX 880M SLI:
128.3  fps
98%
GeForce GTX 870M:
122.2 129 ~ 126 fps
med. 1366x768
100%
GeForce GTX 880M SLI:
113.6  fps
84%
GeForce GTX 870M:
94.2 96 ~ 95 fps
high 1366x768
100%
GeForce GTX 880M SLI:
93.2  fps
71%
GeForce GTX 870M:
65 65.6 66.1 ~ 66 fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
GeForce GTX 880M SLI:
52.3  fps
50%
GeForce GTX 870M:
25 26.7 27.1 ~ 26 fps
Far Cry 3

Far Cry 3

2012
low 1024x768
100%
GeForce GTX 880M SLI:
113.6  fps
92%
GeForce GTX 870M:
104.2 106.2 ~ 105 fps
med. 1366x768
100%
GeForce GTX 880M SLI:
103.2  fps
88%
GeForce GTX 870M:
88.4 94.3 ~ 91 fps
high 1366x768
100%
GeForce GTX 880M SLI:
85.6  fps
81%
GeForce GTX 870M:
67.6 67.7 70.7 ~ 69 fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
GeForce GTX 880M SLI:
63.6  fps
44%
GeForce GTX 870M:
27.7 28.4 28.6 ~ 28 fps
low 1024x768
100%
GeForce GTX 880M SLI:
67.2  fps
90%
GeForce GTX 870M:
60.6  fps
med. 1366x768
100%
GeForce GTX 880M SLI:
62.2  fps
91%
GeForce GTX 870M:
56.8  fps
high 1366x768
100%
GeForce GTX 880M SLI:
54.4  fps
90%
GeForce GTX 870M:
48 49.2 ~ 49 fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
GeForce GTX 880M SLI:
53.1  fps
53%
GeForce GTX 870M:
27.9 29 ~ 28 fps
low 1024x768
GeForce GTX 870M:
180.6  fps
med. 1366x768
GeForce GTX 870M:
94.9  fps
high 1366x768
GeForce GTX 870M:
74.4  fps
ultra 1920x1080
GeForce GTX 870M:
29.6  fps
low 1024x768
GeForce GTX 870M:
129.7  fps
med. 1366x768
GeForce GTX 870M:
127.5  fps
high 1366x768
GeForce GTX 870M:
128.5  fps
ultra 1920x1080
GeForce GTX 870M:
97.4  fps
low 1024x768
100%
GeForce GTX 880M SLI:
115.4  fps
92%
GeForce GTX 870M:
106.4  fps
high 1366x768
100%
GeForce GTX 880M SLI:
61  fps
90%
GeForce GTX 870M:
51.1 58.8 ~ 55 fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
GeForce GTX 880M SLI:
56  fps
63%
GeForce GTX 870M:
34.6 36 ~ 35 fps
low 1024x768
GeForce GTX 870M:
178  fps
med. 1366x768
GeForce GTX 870M:
116  fps
high 1366x768
GeForce GTX 870M:
103  fps
ultra 1920x1080
GeForce GTX 870M:
75  fps
Anno 2070

Anno 2070

2011
low 1024x768
GeForce GTX 870M:
167  fps
med. 1366x768
GeForce GTX 870M:
130  fps
high 1366x768
GeForce GTX 870M:
89  fps
ultra 1920x1080
GeForce GTX 870M:
42  fps
low 1024x768
GeForce GTX 870M:
210  fps
med. 1366x768
GeForce GTX 870M:
199  fps
high 1366x768
GeForce GTX 870M:
129  fps
ultra 1920x1080
GeForce GTX 870M:
56  fps
Total War: Shogun 2

Total War: Shogun 2

2011
low 1024x768
GeForce GTX 870M:
220.2  fps
med. 1280x720
GeForce GTX 870M:
98.9  fps
ultra 1920x1080
GeForce GTX 870M:
45  fps

Average Gaming NVIDIA GeForce GTX 880M SLI → 100%

Average Gaming 30-70 fps → 100%

Average Gaming NVIDIA GeForce GTX 870M → 75%

Average Gaming 30-70 fps → 73%

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 870Mlowmed.highultraQHD4K
Titanfall 211786.442.939.413.3
Farming Simulator 1718516110563.933.6
Battlefield 112988.441.23714.4
Mafia 343.728.415.3
FIFA 1722319712811951.4
Deus Ex Mankind Divided50.834.319.89.3
No Man's Sky6655.833.514.413.4
Mirror's Edge Catalyst11170.133.126.910.2
Overwatch21916377.444.424.4
Doom68.75935.133.4
Need for Speed 201677.870.739.128.711.8
Hitman 201660.852.321.820.39.7
The Division82.760.429.821.8
Far Cry Primal7639342511
XCOM 273.834.420.99.1
Rise of the Tomb Raider71.947.43025.811.3
Rainbow Six Siege172.8114.56544.520.3
Just Cause 370.263.841.234.714.6
Star Wars Battlefront14995.445.940.814.2
Assassin's Creed Syndicate63.952.733.712.810.5
Fallout 497.161.335.128.911.6
Call of Duty: Black Ops 3102.669.735.93210.5
Anno 2205116.366.133.66.813.5
FIFA 16244.9200.3135.757.3
Metal Gear Solid V6059.959.945.420.7
Mad Max1226256.219
Batman: Arkham Knight7162362511
The Witcher 377.747.427.715.4
Dirt Rally292.4133.287.640.434.8
GTA V133.7107.650.721.1
Battlefield Hardline163.2124.759.336.4
Evolve88784640
The Crew606059.836.3
Dragon Age: Inquisition110.385.737.225.3
Far Cry 4100.893.442.232.9
Assassin's Creed Unity64.451.326.218.8
Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare113.675.353.633.8
Civilization: Beyond Earth142.581.151.445.1
F1 201413212412198
The Evil Within64.561.238.2
Ryse: Son of Rome84.864.932.430.1
Alien: Isolation205.9145.777.955.9
Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor14284.950.238.9
Fifa 15267.8210.6157.4
Sims 4156.296.173.765.8
Risen 3: Titan Lords9971.855.145.4
GRID: Autosport227.3129.112062.3
Watch Dogs82713525
Wolfenstein: The New Order60605948
The Elder Scrolls Online93.784.56145
Titanfall60606058
Thief54514932
Assassin´s Creed IV: Black Flag59.658.553.531.1
X-Plane 10.25100.4492520
Call of Duty: Ghosts87.383.45737
Battlefield 41401118534
F1 201311811110282
Fifa 14330.5248.7235.5181.1
Total War: Rome II217.5161.2129.531.6
Saints Row IV7260.55544
The Bureau: XCOM Declassified1201186536
Dota 2119113.481
Company of Heroes 255.351.444.822
GRID 21431078062
Metro: Last Light87826134
BioShock Infinite18914112449
StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm110987938
SimCity106796642
Tomb Raider24315210851
Crysis 3126956626
Far Cry 3105916928
Hitman: Absolution60.656.84928
Medal of Honor: Warfighter180.694.974.429.6
Dishonored129.7127.5128.597.4
Guild Wars 2106.45535
Diablo III17811610375
Anno 20701671308942
Batman: Arkham City21019912956
Total War: Shogun 2220.298.944.95
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< 60 fps
< 120 fps
≥ 120 fps

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31
1
16
43
16
8
37
22
10
24
40
10
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4

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 880M SLIlowmed.highultraQHD4K
Titanfall60606059.9
Thief76.273.37063.6
X-Plane 10.25115.654.227.922.3
Call of Duty: Ghosts97.291.475.171.2
Battlefield 4194.4179.3155.884.5
F1 201311711711495
Saints Row IV85.472.469.367.4
Dota 2117.7116.1115.8
GRID 2211.6152.2141.4119.1
Metro: Last Light112.8107.690.261.8
BioShock Infinite222.6198.1181.4104
Tomb Raider426.6367.4296141.8
Crysis 3128.3113.693.252.3
Far Cry 3113.6103.285.663.6
Hitman: Absolution67.262.254.453.1
Guild Wars 2115.46156
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