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AMD logo Radeon HD 7870
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AMD logo Radeon HD 6990

AMD Radeon HD 7870 logo AMD Radeon HD 6990 logo
General information Radeon HD 7870 Radeon HD 6990
Launched Q2 2012 Q1 2011
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 % 830 MHz 17 %
Effective Clock 5000 MHz 0 % 1250 MHz 75 %
DirectX DirectX 11.2 DirectX 11
OpenGL OpenGL 4.4 OpenGL 4.4
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 175 W 53.3 % 375 W 0 %
Length 296 mm 6.6 % 317 mm 0 %
Cooling Fans 3 0 % 1 66.7 %
Case Slots 2 0 % 2 0 %
SLI 2-way 0 % 2-way 0 %
Performance Radeon HD 7870 Radeon HD 6990
Overall Score 34616 0 % 27900 19.4 %
Future Proof 20 % 0 % 11 % 45 %
Benchmark Score 11982 0 % 7784 35 %
2D Benchmark Score 583.7 8 % 634.4 0 %
Average DirectX performance 37.8 FPS 5.6 % 40.1 FPS 0 %
DirectX 9 performance 81.5 FPS 32.4 % 120.6 FPS 0 %
DirectX 10 performance 18 FPS 4.9 % 18.9 FPS 0 %
DirectX 11 performance 29.1 FPS 0 % 20.8 FPS 28.5 %
DirectX 12 performance 22.8 FPS 0 % 0 FPS 100 %
Graphic card computing 2353.4 operations/s 0 % 1152.4 operations/s 51 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Radeon HD 7870, Radeon HD 6990.

Average frames per second Radeon HD 7870 Radeon HD 6990
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 72.4 FPS 54.7 FPS
High settings 130.3 FPS 98.4 FPS
Medium settings 156.4 FPS 118.1 FPS
Low settings 219.0 FPS 165.3 FPS
Difference 0 % 24.5 %

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, Radeon HD 6990.

Grand Theft Auto V Radeon HD 7870 Radeon HD 6990
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 57.1 FPS 45.5 FPS
High settings 102.8 FPS 81.9 FPS
Medium settings 123.4 FPS 98.2 FPS
Low settings 172.7 FPS 137.5 FPS
Difference 0 % 20.4 %
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