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.
| Manufacturer | AMD |
| Codename | Pitcairn XT |
| Architecture | GCN |
| Pipelines | 1280 - unified |
| Core Speed | 1000 MHz |
| Memory Speed | 4800 MHz |
| Memory Bus Width | 256 Bit |
| Memory Type | GDDR5 |
| Max. Amount of Memory | 2048 MB |
| Shared Memory | no |
| DirectX | DirectX 11.1, Shader 5.1 |
| Transistor Count | 2800 Million |
| technology | 28 nm |
| Features | Eyefinity, HD3D, CrossFire |
| Date of Announcement | 05.03.2012 |
| Link to Manufacturer Page | http://www.amd.com/us/products/desktop/g... |
Benchmarks
3DMark 11 - Performance 1280x720
6190 points (18%)
| Desktop-PC (HD 7870) | 2400 | 8192 MB | 1000 / 1200 MHz | 2048MB GDDR5 Catalyst 12.4 | 6190 |
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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580 -2%
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3DMark 11 - Performance GPU 1280x720
6194 points (12%)
| Desktop-PC (HD 7870) | 2400 | 8192 MB | 1000 / 1200 MHz | 2048MB GDDR5 Catalyst 12.4 | 6194 |
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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580 -2%
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3DMark Vantage
P Result 1280x1024 +3DMark Vantage - P Result 1280x1024
21348 Points (25%)
| Desktop-PC (HD 7870) | 2400 | 8192 MB | 1000 / 1200 MHz | 2048MB GDDR5 Catalyst 12.4 | 21348 |
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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580 3%
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P GPU no PhysX 1280x1024 +3DMark Vantage - P GPU no PhysX 1280x1024
23592 Points (26%)
| Desktop-PC (HD 7870) | 2400 | 8192 MB | 1000 / 1200 MHz | 2048MB GDDR5 Catalyst 12.4 | 23592 |
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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 570 -13%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580 3%
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3DMark 03 - Standard 1024x768
102101 Points (53%)
| Desktop-PC (HD 7870) | 2400 | 8192 MB | 1000 / 1200 MHz | 2048MB GDDR5 Catalyst 12.4 | 102101 |
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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 570 -14%
AMD Radeon HD 6970 -11%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580 -8%
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3DMark 05 - Standard 1024x768
29417 Points (55%)
| Desktop-PC (HD 7870) | 2400 | 8192 MB | 1000 / 1200 MHz | 2048MB GDDR5 Catalyst 12.4 | 29417 |
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AMD Radeon HD 6790 -6%
NVIDIA GeForce GTS 450 -5%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580 1%
AMD Radeon HD 6970 7%
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3DMark 06 Standard 1280x1024 +23230 Points (47%)
| Standard 1280x1024 |
| Desktop-PC (HD 7870) | 2400 | 8192 MB | 1000 / 1200 MHz | 2048MB GDDR5 Catalyst 12.4 | 23230 |
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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580 -2%
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Unigine Heaven 2.1 - high, Tesselation (normal), DirectX11 1280x1024
87 fps (37%)
| Desktop-PC (HD 7870) | 2400 | 8192 MB | 1000 / 1200 MHz | 2048MB GDDR5 Catalyst 12.4 | 87 |
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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 570 -6%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580 15%
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Windows 7 Experience Index - Gaming graphics
7.9 points (100%)
| Desktop-PC (HD 7870) | 2400 | 8192 MB | 1000 / 1200 MHz | 2048MB GDDR5 Catalyst 12.4 | 7.9 |
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ATI Radeon HD 5850 -3%
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Windows 7 Experience Index - Graphics
7.9 points (100%)
| Desktop-PC (HD 7870) | 2400 | 8192 MB | 1000 / 1200 MHz | 2048MB GDDR5 Catalyst 12.4 | 7.9 |
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ATI Radeon HD 5850 -3%
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Cinebench R10 Shading 32Bit +Cinebench R10 - Shading 32Bit
11154 Points (56%)
| 4460 | 8192 MB | | 2048MB GDDR5 | 11154 |
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ATI Radeon HD 5770 -6%
AMD Radeon HD 6790 -3%
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Cinebench R11.5 OpenGL 64Bit +Cinebench R11.5 - OpenGL 64Bit
min: 66.94 avg: 82.9 median: 82.9 (49%) max: 98.9 Points
| Desktop-PC (HD 7870) | 2400 | 8192 MB | 1000 / 1200 MHz | 2048MB GDDR5 Catalyst 12.4 | 66.94 |
| 4460 | 8192 MB | | 2048MB GDDR5 | 98.9 |
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Cinebench R15
OpenGL 64Bit +Cinebench R15 - OpenGL 64Bit
120 Points (48%)
| 4460 | 8192 MB | | 2048MB GDDR5 | 120.1 |
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Ref. Match 64Bit +Cinebench R15 - Ref. Match 64Bit
98 Points (98%)
| 4460 | 8192 MB | | 2048MB GDDR5 | 98 |
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- 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.
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NVIDIA GeForce GTS 450 -12%
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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 768MB 2%
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» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings high.
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NVIDIA GeForce GTS 450 -4%
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ATI Radeon HD 5850 -4%
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ATI Radeon HD 5850 -2%
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ATI Radeon HD 5850 -29%
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ATI Radeon HD 5850 -2%
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ATI Radeon HD 5850 6%
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ATI Radeon HD 5850 8%
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ATI Radeon HD 5850 -21%
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ATI Radeon HD 5850 -11%
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ATI Radeon HD 5850 18%
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ATI Radeon HD 5850 0%
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» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
ATI Radeon HD 5850 -12%
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ATI Radeon HD 5850 -27%
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ATI Radeon HD 5850 9%
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ATI Radeon HD 5850 9%
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ATI Radeon HD 5850 6%
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ATI Radeon HD 5850 -22%
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