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Prior to our actual PC gaming tests, the AMD Radeon HD 8870M is forced to prove itself within Futuremark's synthetic gaming benchmarks. DirectX 11 performance as tested with 3DMark 11 is more than just decent, yielding 2996 points during the GPU benchmark (performance mode). This is more than the 2820 points of the MSI GT60-i789W7H, a representative of the Nvidia GeForce GTX 670M family which is based on the slightly older Fermi architecture. Newer graphic cards like the GeForce GT 650M or the GeForce GTX 660M also far worse than the HD 8870M, being forced to admit defeat by approximately 20 to 30 percent. asus A31-B43

These encouraging results are fostered by the Fire Strike GPU benchmarks within 3DMark (2013), with the AMD Radeon HD 8870M reaching a laudable result of 2168 points. The Nvidia GeForce GTX 660M used by Schenker's XMG P502 only manages to get 1751 points, 19 percent less, while the weaker GeForce GT 650M (with which the Asus N76VZ-V2G-T1011V ships) doesn't manage to exceed 1231 points, down by a stark 43 percent. asus A42-N82

3DMark 11

1280x720 Performance GPU

Samsung 770Z5E-S01DE

3635QM, Radeon HD 8870M, Seagate Momentus SpinPoint M8 ST1000LM024 HN-M101MBB

2996 Points∼27%

MSI GT60-i789W7H

3610QM, GeForce GTX 670M, Hitachi Travelstar 7K750 HTS727575A9E

2820 Points∼25%-6%

Schenker XMG A522

3610QM, GeForce GTX 660M, Samsung SSD 830 Series MZ7PC128HAFU

2412 Points∼22%-19%

Asus N76VZ-V2G-T1011V

3610QM, GeForce GT 650M, Seagate Momentus SpinPoint M8 ST1000LM024

2162 Points∼19%-28%

3DMark 05 18829 points

3DMark 06

1280x1024 15785 points

3DMark Vantage 11840 points

3DMark 11 3311 points

3DMark Ice Storm 50756 points

3DMark Cloud Gate 11402 points

3DMark Fire Strike 2091 points

3DMark Fire Strike Extreme 1036 points

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Gaming Performance

Taking a glance at the actual gaming performance of the AMD Radeon HD 8870M, our positive impression is consolidated, albeit with a few exceptions due to excessive variations in our real-life results. One of the reasons lies with AMD's drivers which are not as capable as Nvidia's Optimus solution in gaining extra performance due to lower quality settings.

Most recent games can only be played with noticeable limitations if maximum graphics quality and a resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels are chosen. A good example of this might be BioShock Infinite, which offers an integrated benchmark. 19.3 fps on Full HD with the "ultra preset" stutters too much in order to remain playable. However, with high quality settings and a resolution of 1366 x 768 pixels, 51.4 fps are reached, making sure that the game runs smoothly at all times. asus A41-B53 , asus 90-NYX1B1000Y , asus 70-NXM1B2200Z , asus A42-G46 , asus C31-X402 , A42-K55 , A41-K55 , A33-K55