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AMD logo Radeon HD 7870
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AMD logo Radeon HD 6950

AMD Radeon HD 7870 logo AMD Radeon HD 6950 logo
General information Radeon HD 7870 Radeon HD 6950
Launched Q2 2012 Q3 2012
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory AMD AMD
Motherboard Bus PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
Memory 2048 MB 0 % 1024 MB 50 %
Core Clock 1000 MHz 0 % 800 MHz 20 %
Effective Clock 5000 MHz 0 % 5000 MHz 0 %
DirectX DirectX 11.2 DirectX 11
OpenGL OpenGL 4.4 OpenGL 4.4
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 175 W 12.5 % 200 W 0 %
Length 296 mm 0.3 % 297 mm 0 %
Cooling Fans 3 0 % 3 0 %
Case Slots 2 33.3 % 3 0 %
SLI 2-way 50 % 4-way 0 %
Performance Radeon HD 7870 Radeon HD 6950
Overall Score 34595 0 % 25972 24.9 %
Future Proof 20 % 4.8 % 21 % 0 %
Benchmark Score 11968 0 % 6746 43.6 %
2D Benchmark Score 583.7 0 % 438.7 24.8 %
Average DirectX performance 38 FPS 0 % 25.9 FPS 31.9 %
DirectX 9 performance 81.4 FPS 0 % 65.4 FPS 19.7 %
DirectX 10 performance 18.1 FPS 0 % 17.9 FPS 1.3 %
DirectX 11 performance 29.2 FPS 0 % 20.2 FPS 31 %
DirectX 12 performance 23.2 FPS 0 % 0 FPS 100 %
Graphic card computing 2343.6 operations/s 0 % 961.8 operations/s 59 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Radeon HD 7870, Radeon HD 6950.

Average frames per second Radeon HD 7870 Radeon HD 6950
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 73.0 FPS 50.4 FPS
High settings 131.4 FPS 90.7 FPS
Medium settings 157.7 FPS 108.9 FPS
Low settings 220.8 FPS 152.5 FPS
Difference 0 % 31 %

Grand Theft Auto V Frames per second

Comparison of FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) in game Grand Theft Auto V for Radeon HD 7870, Radeon HD 6950.

Grand Theft Auto V Radeon HD 7870 Radeon HD 6950
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 57.5 FPS 42.6 FPS
High settings 103.5 FPS 76.7 FPS
Medium settings 124.2 FPS 92.1 FPS
Low settings 173.9 FPS 128.9 FPS
Difference 0 % 25.9 %
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