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AMD Radeon HD 7870

AMD Radeon HD 7870

The AMD Radeon HD 7870 is a DirectX 11.1 high-end graphics card for desktop PCs. It is built with the 28nm Pitcairn XT chip which uses the GCN architecture.

The desktop Radeon HD 7870 is similar to the mobile Radeon HD 7970M which uses the same chip with slower clock rates (850 MHz versus 1000 MHz core clock). Therefore, the performance of the 7870 is slightly better than the mobile 7970M or 8970M / R9 M290X (both clocked at 850 to 900 MHz).

The performance is usually suited for Full HD gaming at high settings. Only Company of Heroes 2 and Crysis 3 were falling below 30 fps in maximum detail settings with enabled Antialiasing.

CodenamePitcairn XT
ArchitectureGCN
Pipelines1280 - unified
Core Speed1000 MHz
Memory Speed4800 MHz
Memory Bus Width256 Bit
Memory TypeGDDR5
Max. Amount of Memory2048 MB
Shared Memoryno
APIDirectX 11.1, Shader 5.1, OpenGL 4.2
Power Consumption175 Watt
Transistor Count2.8 Billion
technology28 nm
FeaturesEyefinity, HD3D, CrossFire
Date of Announcement05.03.2012
Link to Manufacturer Pagewww.amd.com

Benchmarks

3DMark Vantage
3DM Vant. Perf. total +
3DM Vant. Perf. GPU no PhysX +
3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. GPU no PhysX
23592 Points (13%)
3DMark 03 - 3DMark 03 - Standard
102101 Points (53%)
3DMark 05 - 3DMark 05 - Standard
29417 Points (32%)
133.4 -100%
...
27536 -6%
AMD Radeon HD 6790
27695 -6%
27877 -5%
NVIDIA GeForce GTS 450
27984 -5%
28423 -3%
28651 -3%
28941 -2%
29052 -1%
29194 -1%
AMD Radeon HD 7870
29417
29520 0%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580
29589 1%
29690 1%
29851 1%
30166 3%
30606 4%
30785 5%
31017 5%
AMD Radeon HD 6970
31580 7%
...
87172 196%
0%
100%
3DMark 06 3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x1024 +
3DMark 06
23230 Points (31%)
Cinebench R10 Cinebench R10 Shading (32bit) +
Cinebench R11.5 Cinebench R11.5 OpenGL 64 Bit +
Cinebench R15
Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64 Bit +
Cinebench R15 OpenGL Ref. Match 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.

high 1920x1080
52  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
44.7  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
Fallout 4

Fallout 4

2015
med. 1366x768
77.4  fps    + Compare
high 1920x1080
44.5  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
35.7  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
med. 1366x768
63.5  fps    + Compare
high 1920x1080
36.3  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
20.3  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings high.
low 1024x768
91.6  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
76.5  fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
68  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
43  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
Dota 2

Dota 2

2013
low 1024x768
91  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
70  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
62.2  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
low 1024x768
37.8  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
35.8  fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
35.3  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
23.8  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings high.
Crysis 3

Crysis 3

2013
low 1024x768
90.9  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
79.8  fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
57.7  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
25.8  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings high.
low 1024x768
258  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
218  fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
200  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
133  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
low 1024x768
74.8  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
64.7  fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
62.8  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
31.7  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings high.
low 1024x768
62.5  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
62.5  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
43.9  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
low 1024x768
75.1  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
74.2  fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
71.7  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
62.5  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
low 1024x768
87.3  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
71.2  fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
68.8  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
53.9  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
low 1024x768
277.6  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
228.9  fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
226.2  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
163.4  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
low 1024x768
97  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
106.4  fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
83.5  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
48.8  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
low 1280x720
60  fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
59.7  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
59.7  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
Alan Wake

Alan Wake

2012
low 1024x768
125.9  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
96.7  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
50.6  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
Anno 2070

Anno 2070

2011
low 1024x768
311.8  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
183.2  fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
117.8  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
61.9  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
med. 1366x768
90.4  fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
80.4  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
55.7  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
low 1024x768
270.5  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
164.4  fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
159.3  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
114  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
low 1024x768
124.2  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
98.1  fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
78.8  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
38.6  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
low 1024x768
161  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
146  fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
114  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
72  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
Fifa 12

Fifa 12

2011
low 800x600
496  fps    + Compare
med. 1024x768
315.3  fps    + Compare
high 1360x768
280.1  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
244.1  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
F1 2011

F1 2011

2011
low 800x600
150  fps    + Compare
med. 1024x768
98  fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
88  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
72  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
low 1024x768
256.7  fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
198.6  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
94.1  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
Crysis 2

Crysis 2

2011
low 800x600
101.5  fps    + Compare
med. 1024x768
101.1  fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
101  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
63.2  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
Additional Benchmarks
Ultra DX11 High Res Textures 1920x1080
47.2
low 1024x768
325.3  fps    + Compare
med. 1360x768
120.2  fps    + Compare
high 1360x768
119  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
105.5  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
low 800x600
134.1  fps    + Compare
med. 1360x768
123.5  fps    + Compare
high 1600x900
83.5  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
32.5  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings high.
lowmed.highultraQHD4K
Battlefield 15244.7
Fallout 477.444.535.7
The Witcher 363.536.320.3
Battlefield 491.676.56843
Dota 2917062.2
Company of Heroes 237.835.835.323.8
Crysis 390.979.857.725.8
Dead Space 3258218200133
The Secret World74.864.762.831.7
Ghost Recon: Future Soldier62.562.543.9
Max Payne 375.174.271.762.5
Dirt Showdown87.371.268.853.9
Diablo III277.6228.9226.2163.4
Risen 2: Dark Waters97106.483.548.8
Mass Effect 36059.759.7
Alan Wake125.996.750.6
Anno 2070311.8183.2117.861.9
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim90.480.455.7
CoD: Modern Warfare 3270.5164.4159.3114
Battlefield 3124.298.178.838.6
Batman: Arkham City16114611472
Fifa 12496315.3280.1244.1
F1 2011150988872
Deus Ex Human Revolution256.7198.694.1
Crysis 2101.5101.110163.2
StarCraft 2325.3120.2119105.5
Metro 2033134.1123.583.532.5
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