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AMD logo Radeon HD 7870 XT
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AMD logo Radeon HD 5850

AMD Radeon HD 7870 XT logo AMD Radeon HD 5850 logo
General information Radeon HD 7870 XT Radeon HD 5850
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 % 2048 MB 0 %
Core Clock 925 MHz 0 % 765 MHz 17.3 %
Effective Clock 6000 MHz 0 % 1125 MHz 81.3 %
DirectX DirectX 11.2 DirectX 11
OpenGL OpenGL 4.4 OpenGL 4.4
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 185 W 0 % 151 W 18.4 %
Length 275 mm 0 % 264 mm 4 %
Cooling Fans 2 0 % 2 0 %
Case Slots 2 0 % 2 0 %
SLI 2-way 0 % 2-way 0 %
Performance Radeon HD 7870 XT Radeon HD 5850
Overall Score 33983 0 % 22612 33.5 %
Future Proof 26 % 0 % 21 % 19.2 %
Benchmark Score 11549 0 % 5113 55.7 %
2D Benchmark Score 666.9 0 % 400.4 40 %
Average DirectX performance 33 FPS 0 % 18.5 FPS 44.1 %
DirectX 9 performance 48 FPS 0 % 47 FPS 2.2 %
DirectX 10 performance 26.6 FPS 0 % 13.9 FPS 47.7 %
DirectX 11 performance 40.8 FPS 0 % 13 FPS 68.2 %
DirectX 12 performance 16.7 FPS 0 % 0 FPS 100 %
Graphic card computing 2807.4 operations/s 0 % 941.7 operations/s 66.5 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Radeon HD 7870 XT, Radeon HD 5850.

Average frames per second Radeon HD 7870 XT Radeon HD 5850
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 70.7 FPS 41.4 FPS
High settings 127.3 FPS 74.5 FPS
Medium settings 152.8 FPS 89.4 FPS
Low settings 213.9 FPS 125.2 FPS
Difference 0 % 41.5 %

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 5850.

Grand Theft Auto V Radeon HD 7870 XT Radeon HD 5850
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 56.0 FPS 36.5 FPS
High settings 100.9 FPS 65.8 FPS
Medium settings 121.0 FPS 78.9 FPS
Low settings 169.5 FPS 110.5 FPS
Difference 0 % 34.8 %
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