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AMD logo Radeon HD 7870
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AMD logo Radeon HD 6850

AMD Radeon HD 7870 logo AMD Radeon HD 6850 logo
General information Radeon HD 7870 Radeon HD 6850
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 % 775 MHz 22.5 %
Effective Clock 5000 MHz 0 % 1100 MHz 78 %
DirectX DirectX 11.2 DirectX 11
OpenGL OpenGL 4.4 OpenGL 4.4
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 175 W 0 % 127 W 27.4 %
Length 296 mm 0 % 260 mm 12.2 %
Cooling Fans 3 0 % 2 33.3 %
Case Slots 2 0 % 2 0 %
SLI 2-way 0 % 2-way 0 %
Performance Radeon HD 7870 Radeon HD 6850
Overall Score 34616 0 % 22572 34.8 %
Future Proof 20 % 4.8 % 21 % 0 %
Benchmark Score 11983 0 % 5095 57.5 %
2D Benchmark Score 589.6 0 % 431 26.9 %
Average DirectX performance 37.6 FPS 0 % 19.5 FPS 48 %
DirectX 9 performance 80.8 FPS 0 % 50.3 FPS 37.8 %
DirectX 10 performance 17.8 FPS 0 % 13.9 FPS 22.2 %
DirectX 11 performance 29 FPS 0 % 14 FPS 51.7 %
DirectX 12 performance 22.8 FPS 0 % 0 FPS 100 %
Graphic card computing 2332.2 operations/s 0 % 893.1 operations/s 61.7 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Radeon HD 7870, Radeon HD 6850.

Average frames per second Radeon HD 7870 Radeon HD 6850
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 72.4 FPS 41.3 FPS
High settings 130.3 FPS 74.3 FPS
Medium settings 156.4 FPS 89.2 FPS
Low settings 219.0 FPS 124.8 FPS
Difference 0 % 43 %

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 6850.

Grand Theft Auto V Radeon HD 7870 Radeon HD 6850
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 57.1 FPS 36.5 FPS
High settings 102.8 FPS 65.7 FPS
Medium settings 123.4 FPS 78.8 FPS
Low settings 172.7 FPS 110.3 FPS
Difference 0 % 36.1 %
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