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AMD logo Radeon HD 7870 XT
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AMD logo Radeon HD 4870

AMD Radeon HD 7870 XT logo AMD Radeon HD 4870 logo
General information Radeon HD 7870 XT Radeon HD 4870
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 % 750 MHz 18.9 %
Effective Clock 6000 MHz 0 % 3800 MHz 36.7 %
DirectX DirectX 11.2 DirectX 10.1
OpenGL OpenGL 4.4 OpenGL 3.3
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 185 W 0 % 150 W 18.9 %
Length 275 mm 0 % 241 mm 12.4 %
Cooling Fans 2 0 % 1 50 %
Case Slots 2 0 % 2 0 %
SLI 2-way 0 % 2-way 0 %
Performance Radeon HD 7870 XT Radeon HD 4870
Overall Score 33999 0 % 18822 44.6 %
Future Proof 26 % 0 % 21 % 19.2 %
Benchmark Score 11559 0 % 3543 69.3 %
2D Benchmark Score 663.6 0 % 46.2 93 %
Average DirectX performance 33.3 FPS 0 % 10.8 FPS 67.6 %
DirectX 9 performance 48.1 FPS 0 % 36 FPS 25.1 %
DirectX 10 performance 26.9 FPS 0 % 7 FPS 73.8 %
DirectX 11 performance 41.2 FPS 0 % 0 FPS 100 %
DirectX 12 performance 16.8 FPS 0 % 0 FPS 100 %
Graphic card computing 2758.3 operations/s 0 % 0 operations/s 100 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Radeon HD 7870 XT, Radeon HD 4870.

Average frames per second Radeon HD 7870 XT Radeon HD 4870
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 71.1 FPS 32.1 FPS
High settings 128.0 FPS 57.8 FPS
Medium settings 153.6 FPS 69.3 FPS
Low settings 215.1 FPS 97.0 FPS
Difference 0 % 54.9 %

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 4870.

Grand Theft Auto V Radeon HD 7870 XT Radeon HD 4870
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 56.4 FPS 29.9 FPS
High settings 101.6 FPS 53.8 FPS
Medium settings 121.9 FPS 64.5 FPS
Low settings 170.6 FPS 90.3 FPS
Difference 0 % 47.1 %
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