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AMD logo Radeon HD 7950
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AMD logo Radeon HD 6870

AMD Radeon HD 7950 logo AMD Radeon HD 6870 logo
General information Radeon HD 7950 Radeon HD 6870
Launched Q2 2012 Q3 2012
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory AMD AMD
Motherboard Bus PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
Memory 3072 MB 0 % 2048 MB 33.3 %
Core Clock 850 MHz 5.6 % 900 MHz 0 %
Effective Clock 6000 MHz 0 % 1159 MHz 80.7 %
DirectX DirectX 12 DirectX 11
OpenGL OpenGL 4.4 OpenGL 4.4
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 200 W 0 % 151 W 24.5 %
Length 320 mm 0 % 289 mm 9.7 %
Cooling Fans 3 0 % 3 0 %
Case Slots 3 0 % 2 33.3 %
SLI 4-way 0 % 2-way 50 %
Performance Radeon HD 7950 Radeon HD 6870
Overall Score 35087 0 % 23949 31.7 %
Future Proof 20 % 4.8 % 21 % 0 %
Benchmark Score 12311 0 % 5736 53.4 %
2D Benchmark Score 690.3 0 % 406.6 41.1 %
Average DirectX performance 35.5 FPS 0 % 21 FPS 40.8 %
DirectX 9 performance 51.1 FPS 4 % 53.2 FPS 0 %
DirectX 10 performance 28.5 FPS 0 % 14.9 FPS 47.6 %
DirectX 11 performance 44.3 FPS 0 % 15.9 FPS 64.1 %
DirectX 12 performance 17.9 FPS 0 % 0 FPS 100 %
Graphic card computing 2986.7 operations/s 0 % 1041 operations/s 65.1 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Radeon HD 7950, Radeon HD 6870.

Average frames per second Radeon HD 7950 Radeon HD 6870
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 73.6 FPS 44.8 FPS
High settings 132.5 FPS 80.6 FPS
Medium settings 159.0 FPS 96.7 FPS
Low settings 222.5 FPS 135.4 FPS
Difference 0 % 39.2 %

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 7950, Radeon HD 6870.

Grand Theft Auto V Radeon HD 7950 Radeon HD 6870
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 57.9 FPS 38.8 FPS
High settings 104.3 FPS 69.9 FPS
Medium settings 125.2 FPS 83.9 FPS
Low settings 175.2 FPS 117.4 FPS
Difference 0 % 33 %
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