AMD Radeon 860M vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Comparison

The benchmark database places the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti squarely in a different performance tier than the AMD Radeon 860M. The recorded data shows a decisive victory for the discrete NVIDIA card across all shared tests, with the margin being so large that the comparison is less about competition and more about demonstrating the gap between a dedicated desktop GPU and an integrated processor. Where the Radeon 860M competes is in its class as an IGP, but against the RTX 3070 Ti, the numbers leave no room for doubt.

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The two GPUs share only two benchmark results in the database: Geekbench OpenCL and Geekbench Vulkan. In both, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti is the clear winner by a wide margin.

In Geekbench OpenCL, the RTX 3070 Ti records a score of 119,718 against the Radeon 860M’s 22,759. This translates to a delta of 426%, meaning the NVIDIA card is over four times faster in this compute workload. The magnitude of this lead is explained by the raw specifications: the RTX 3070 Ti has 6,144 shading units and 192 tensor cores, while the Radeon 860M has 512 shading units and no tensor cores listed. The 21.75 TFLOPS FP32 throughput of the NVIDIA card dwarfs the 3.072 TFLOPS of the AMD part. For OpenCL workloads that scale with shader count and raw throughput, this result is predictable.

Geekbench Vulkan shows a similar story. The RTX 3070 Ti scores 139,541, while the Radeon 860M scores 30,043, a delta of 364.5%. While Vulkan is often more efficient on lower-end hardware, the architectural gulf here is too wide. The RTX 3070 Ti’s 48 RT cores and 96 ROPs provide substantial geometry and rasterization headroom, while the Radeon 860M’s 8 RT cores and 16 ROPs are a fraction of that. The higher memory bandwidth of the NVIDIA card, 608.3 GB/s versus the system-dependent bandwidth of the AMD IGP, also plays a major role in Vulkan performance, which is sensitive to memory subsystem throughput.

The database records 2 wins for the RTX 3070 Ti and 0 for the Radeon 860M. There is no benchmark in which the AMD part takes the lead. This is not a close contest; it is a one-sided result. The closest any rival comes to the RTX 3070 Ti in the overall average score is the AMD Radeon RX 6800, which sits at 30,095 against the NVIDIA card’s 29,945, a delta of -0.5%. The Radeon 860M, by contrast, is positioned near the NVIDIA GeForce MX550 and the RTX 5060 in its own nearest rivals list, with scores around 26,401. That puts the 860M roughly 13% below the RTX 3070 Ti’s average of 29,945, but the head-to-head deltas of 426% and 364.5% show that the gap in specific compute tests is far larger than the average score suggests.

FAQ

Q: Which GPU has the higher average benchmark score in the database?

A: The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti has an average benchmark score of 29,945, which places it at the 75th percentile of all GPUs. The AMD Radeon 860M has an average score of 26,401, placing it at the 72nd percentile. The RTX 3070 Ti is ahead by roughly 3,544 points.

Q: How does the Radeon 860M compare to its nearest rivals?

A: The Radeon 860M’s nearest rival is the NVIDIA GeForce MX550, which has an average score of 26,421, a delta of -0.1%. It is also close to the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 (26,331, +0.3%) and the AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT 50th Anniversary (26,553, -0.6%). The RTX A4000 is further ahead at 26,683, a delta of -1.1%. The 860M is essentially in a dead heat with these low-end discrete GPUs.

Q: Is the RTX 3070 Ti faster in every benchmark where both are tested?

A: Yes. The database includes two head-to-head tests: Geekbench OpenCL and Geekbench Vulkan. The RTX 3070 Ti wins both, with deltas of 426% and 364.5% respectively. There are no recorded tests where the Radeon 860M outperforms the RTX 3070 Ti.

Q: What explains the massive performance gap in Geekbench OpenCL?

A: The RTX 3070 Ti has 6,144 shading units, 192 TMUs, and 96 ROPs, along with a 256-bit memory bus delivering 608.3 GB/s bandwidth. The Radeon 860M has 512 shading units, 32 TMUs, and 16 ROPs, with system-shared memory. The FP32 compute throughput is 21.75 TFLOPS for the NVIDIA card versus 3.072 TFLOPS for the AMD IGP, a factor of over seven in raw math capability.

Q: What is the production status of each GPU?

A: The RTX 3070 Ti is marked as end-of-life, having been released on 2021-05-30. The Radeon 860M is active, with a release date of 2025-02-28. The AMD part is a current-generation integrated GPU, while the NVIDIA card is from the previous discrete generation.

Q: Does the Radeon 860M have any architectural advantages?

A: The Radeon 860M is built on a 4 nm TSMC process, which is smaller than the 8 nm Samsung node used for the RTX 3070 Ti. It also has a higher boost clock of 3000 MHz compared to the RTX 3070 Ti’s 1770 MHz. However, these advantages do not translate into benchmark wins, as the RTX 3070 Ti’s larger chip and dedicated memory overcome the clock and process advantages.

The Verdict

The data is unambiguous. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti is the superior performer in every measured category. It wins both head-to-head benchmarks with deltas of 426% and 364.5%, and its average benchmark score of 29,945 is well above the Radeon 860M’s 26,401. The percentile rankings confirm this: the RTX 3070 Ti sits at the 75th percentile of all GPUs, while the Radeon 860M sits at the 72nd. This is a case of a dedicated desktop GPU from the Ampere generation decisively outperforming a modern integrated graphics solution.

Who should pick which? A user needing maximum compute performance, particularly for OpenCL or Vulkan workloads, should choose the RTX 3070 Ti. Its 21.75 TFLOPS FP32 throughput and 608.3 GB/s memory bandwidth make it suitable for demanding tasks like rendering, video processing, and high-end gaming. The Radeon 860M, conversely, is an integrated part with a 15 W TDP, meaning it is designed for low-power portable devices. Its performance aligns closely with discrete low-end cards like the MX550 and RTX 5060, making it adequate for light gaming and general compute, but it is not in the same class as the RTX 3070 Ti.

The verdict is not about which GPU is better in a vacuum, but rather about matching the hardware to the workload. The RTX 3070 Ti is a high-performance discrete card for desktop systems with a 600 W suggested PSU. The Radeon 860M is an IGP for laptops or compact devices where power consumption is critical. Benchmarks show the RTX 3070 Ti is the clear winner for raw performance, but the Radeon 860M serves a completely different market segment with its minimal power draw and active production status.

Specification Differences

The two GPUs differ in nearly every core specification field. The RTX 3070 Ti uses the GA104 chip on an 8 nm Samsung process, while the Radeon 860M uses the Krackan Point chip on a 4 nm TSMC process. The NVIDIA card has 17,400 million transistors on a 392 mm² die, whereas the AMD part’s transistor count and die size are listed as unknown.

Clock speeds diverge significantly. The RTX 3070 Ti has a base clock of 1575 MHz and a boost of 1770 MHz. The Radeon 860M has a base of 600 MHz but a much higher boost of 3000 MHz. Memory configurations are entirely different: the RTX 3070 Ti has 8 GB of GDDR6X on a 256-bit bus with 608.3 GB/s bandwidth, while the Radeon 860M uses system-shared memory with system-dependent bandwidth.

Compute units also differ. The RTX 3070 Ti has 6,144 shading units, 192 TMUs, 96 ROPs, 48 RT cores, and 192 tensor cores. The Radeon 860M has 512 shading units, 32 TMUs, 16 ROPs, and 8 RT cores, with no tensor cores listed. Pixel rate is 169.9 GPixel/s for the NVIDIA card versus 48.00 GPixel/s for the AMD part. Texture rate is 339.8 GTexel/s versus 96.00 GTexel/s. FP32 and FP16 are both 21.75 TFLOPS for the RTX 3070 Ti, versus 3.072 TFLOPS for the Radeon 860M.

Power and physical specs show the gulf in design philosophy. The RTX 3070 Ti has a 290 W TDP, is dual-slot, uses a 1x 12-pin power connector, and requires a 600 W PSU. The Radeon 860M has a 15 W TDP, is an IGP, has no power connectors, and no suggested PSU. The bus interface is PCIe 4.0 x16 for the NVIDIA card and PCIe 4.0 x8 for the AMD part. Display outputs are 1x HDMI 2.1 and 3x DisplayPort 1.4a for the RTX 3070 Ti, while the Radeon 860M’s outputs are portable device dependent. The RTX 3070 Ti measures 267 mm in length and 112 mm in height, while the Radeon 860M has no listed dimensions.

Architecture Differences

The architectural split is fundamental. The RTX 3070 Ti is built on NVIDIA’s Ampere architecture, which includes dedicated RT cores and tensor cores. The Radeon 860M uses AMD’s RDNA 3.5 architecture, which also has RT cores but no tensor cores. The process nodes differ: Samsung’s 8 nm for NVIDIA versus TSMC’s 4 nm for AMD. The smaller node gives the Radeon 860M a density and efficiency advantage, but the RTX 3070 Ti compensates with a much larger die and more transistors.

The RTX 3070 Ti has 192 tensor cores, which are absent from the Radeon 860M. This is a key differentiator for AI and machine learning workloads, though the benchmark data does not include such tests. The RT core count is 48 for the NVIDIA card versus 8 for the AMD part, indicating a substantial difference in ray tracing capability, even though no ray tracing benchmarks are in the head-to-head data.

Memory architecture is another major split. The RTX 3070 Ti uses dedicated GDDR6X memory with a 256-bit bus, providing 608.3 GB/s of bandwidth. The Radeon 860M relies on system-shared memory, meaning its bandwidth is system dependent. This makes the NVIDIA card far more predictable in performance, as its memory subsystem is not shared with the CPU. The Radeon 860M’s performance will vary depending on the host system’s memory configuration, a factor that cannot be quantified from the database alone.

The RDNA 3.5 architecture in the Radeon 860M is designed for efficiency, with a 15 W TDP and a boost clock of 3000 MHz. Ampere, by contrast, is a high-power architecture with a 290 W TDP and a lower boost clock of 1770 MHz. The clock speed difference is notable: the AMD part runs at nearly double the boost frequency, but this is insufficient to overcome the NVIDIA card’s raw resource advantage in shading units, TMUs, and ROPs.

Where Each One Wins

The RTX 3070 Ti wins in all recorded benchmarks. In Geekbench OpenCL, it is 426% ahead. In Geekbench Vulkan, it is 364.5% ahead. These are not marginal wins; they are dominant performances. The NVIDIA card also wins on raw specifications that correlate with these benchmarks: 6,144 shading units versus 512, 21.75 TFLOPS versus 3.072 TFLOPS, and 608.3 GB/s memory bandwidth versus system shared. For any compute-heavy task, the RTX 3070 Ti is the clear choice.

The Radeon 860M has no benchmark wins in the database. Its strengths lie outside the measured tests. It has a 4 nm process node, which implies better power efficiency, and its 15 W TDP means it can operate in devices where a discrete GPU would be impossible. Its boost clock of 3000 MHz is higher than the RTX 3070 Ti’s 1770 MHz, but this does not translate into superior performance in the recorded data. The Radeon 860M is also an active product, while the RTX 3070 Ti is end-of-life, so for new system builds, the AMD part has a longer availability horizon.

For use cases, the RTX 3070 Ti is suited for desktop gaming at high resolutions, content creation, and any workload that benefits from massive compute throughput and dedicated memory. The Radeon 860M is suited for ultraportable laptops or mini PCs where power draw is the primary constraint. The database shows no scenario where the Radeon 860M outperforms the RTX 3070 Ti in raw performance, so the decision comes down to form factor and power budget rather than benchmark results.