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AMD logo Radeon HD 7870
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AMD logo Radeon HD 5970

AMD Radeon HD 7870 logo AMD Radeon HD 5970 logo
General information Radeon HD 7870 Radeon HD 5970
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 % 2048 MB 0 %
Core Clock 1000 MHz 0 % 850 MHz 15 %
Effective Clock 5000 MHz 0 % 1000 MHz 80 %
DirectX DirectX 11.2 DirectX 11
OpenGL OpenGL 4.4 OpenGL 4.4
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 175 W 40.5 % 294 W 0 %
Length 296 mm 2.6 % 304 mm 0 %
Cooling Fans 3 0 % 3 0 %
Case Slots 2 0 % 2 0 %
SLI 2-way 0 % 2-way 0 %
Performance Radeon HD 7870 Radeon HD 5970
Overall Score 34620 0 % 24382 29.6 %
Future Proof 20 % 4.8 % 21 % 0 %
Benchmark Score 11985 0 % 5945 50.4 %
2D Benchmark Score 591.5 0 % 420.3 29 %
Average DirectX performance 37.8 FPS 0 % 23.1 FPS 38.8 %
DirectX 9 performance 81.3 FPS 0 % 61.5 FPS 24.4 %
DirectX 10 performance 18.1 FPS 0 % 14.1 FPS 22.5 %
DirectX 11 performance 29 FPS 0 % 17.1 FPS 41.3 %
DirectX 12 performance 22.9 FPS 0 % 0 FPS 100 %
Graphic card computing 2332.6 operations/s 21.3 % 2964.1 operations/s 0 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Radeon HD 7870, Radeon HD 5970.

Average frames per second Radeon HD 7870 Radeon HD 5970
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 72.4 FPS 45.9 FPS
High settings 130.4 FPS 82.6 FPS
Medium settings 156.5 FPS 99.1 FPS
Low settings 219.0 FPS 138.7 FPS
Difference 0 % 36.7 %

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 5970.

Grand Theft Auto V Radeon HD 7870 Radeon HD 5970
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 57.3 FPS 39.6 FPS
High settings 103.1 FPS 71.2 FPS
Medium settings 123.7 FPS 85.5 FPS
Low settings 173.2 FPS 119.7 FPS
Difference 0 % 30.9 %
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