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AMD logo Radeon HD 7870
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AMD logo Radeon HD 7850

AMD Radeon HD 7870 logo AMD Radeon HD 7850 logo
General information Radeon HD 7870 Radeon HD 7850
Launched Q2 2012 Q2 2012
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory AMD AMD
Motherboard Bus PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Memory 2048 MB 0 % 2048 MB 0 %
Core Clock 1000 MHz 0 % 860 MHz 14 %
Effective Clock 5000 MHz 0 % 5000 MHz 0 %
DirectX DirectX 11.2 DirectX 11.2
OpenGL OpenGL 4.4 OpenGL 4.4
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 175 W 0 % 130 W 25.7 %
Length 296 mm 0 % 296 mm 0 %
Cooling Fans 3 0 % 2 33.3 %
Case Slots 2 0 % 2 0 %
SLI 2-way 0 % 2-way 0 %
Performance Radeon HD 7870 Radeon HD 7850
Overall Score 34616 0 % 31563 8.8 %
Future Proof 20 % 0 % 20 % 0 %
Benchmark Score 11983 0 % 9962 16.9 %
2D Benchmark Score 589.6 0 % 555 5.9 %
Average DirectX performance 37.6 FPS 0 % 32.6 FPS 13.5 %
DirectX 9 performance 80.8 FPS 0 % 72.4 FPS 10.4 %
DirectX 10 performance 17.8 FPS 0 % 17 FPS 4.8 %
DirectX 11 performance 29 FPS 0 % 22.9 FPS 21.2 %
DirectX 12 performance 22.8 FPS 0 % 18 FPS 21.3 %
Graphic card computing 2332.2 operations/s 0 % 1647.4 operations/s 29.4 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Radeon HD 7870, Radeon HD 7850.

Average frames per second Radeon HD 7870 Radeon HD 7850
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 72.4 FPS 64.4 FPS
High settings 130.3 FPS 115.9 FPS
Medium settings 156.4 FPS 139.1 FPS
Low settings 219.0 FPS 194.8 FPS
Difference 0 % 11.1 %

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 7850.

Grand Theft Auto V Radeon HD 7870 Radeon HD 7850
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 57.1 FPS 51.9 FPS
High settings 102.8 FPS 93.4 FPS
Medium settings 123.4 FPS 112.1 FPS
Low settings 172.7 FPS 156.9 FPS
Difference 0 % 9.1 %
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