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AMD logo Radeon HD 7870 XT
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AMD logo Radeon HD 6950

AMD Radeon HD 7870 XT logo AMD Radeon HD 6950 logo
General information Radeon HD 7870 XT Radeon HD 6950
Launched Q2 2013 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 925 MHz 0 % 800 MHz 13.5 %
Effective Clock 6000 MHz 0 % 5000 MHz 16.7 %
DirectX DirectX 11.2 DirectX 11
OpenGL OpenGL 4.4 OpenGL 4.4
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 185 W 7.5 % 200 W 0 %
Length 275 mm 7.4 % 297 mm 0 %
Cooling Fans 2 33.3 % 3 0 %
Case Slots 2 33.3 % 3 0 %
SLI 2-way 50 % 4-way 0 %
Performance Radeon HD 7870 XT Radeon HD 6950
Overall Score 33983 0 % 25982 23.5 %
Future Proof 26 % 0 % 21 % 19.2 %
Benchmark Score 11548 0 % 6751 41.5 %
2D Benchmark Score 661 0 % 434.8 34.2 %
Average DirectX performance 33.3 FPS 0 % 26 FPS 22.1 %
DirectX 9 performance 48.7 FPS 26.4 % 66.1 FPS 0 %
DirectX 10 performance 26.5 FPS 0 % 17.8 FPS 32.8 %
DirectX 11 performance 41.2 FPS 0 % 19.9 FPS 51.6 %
DirectX 12 performance 17 FPS 0 % 0 FPS 100 %
Graphic card computing 2768.3 operations/s 0 % 960.8 operations/s 65.3 %

Comparison of average FPS

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

Average frames per second Radeon HD 7870 XT Radeon HD 6950
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 70.7 FPS 50.0 FPS
High settings 127.3 FPS 90.0 FPS
Medium settings 152.8 FPS 108.0 FPS
Low settings 213.9 FPS 151.2 FPS
Difference 0 % 29.3 %

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 XT, Radeon HD 6950.

Grand Theft Auto V Radeon HD 7870 XT Radeon HD 6950
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 56.0 FPS 42.4 FPS
High settings 100.9 FPS 76.2 FPS
Medium settings 121.0 FPS 91.5 FPS
Low settings 169.5 FPS 128.1 FPS
Difference 0 % 24.4 %
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