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AMD logo Radeon R9 255

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General information Radeon HD 7870 Radeon R9 255
Launched Q2 2012 Q2 2014
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 % 900 MHz 10 %
DirectX DirectX 11.2 DirectX 12
OpenGL OpenGL 4.4 OpenGL 4.4
Performance Radeon HD 7870 Radeon R9 255
Overall Score 34632 0 % 19413 43.9 %
Future Proof 20 % 39.4 % 33 % 0 %
Benchmark Score 11994 0 % 3769 68.6 %
2D Benchmark Score 584.5 0 % 390.8 33.1 %
Average DirectX performance 37.9 FPS 0 % 11.7 FPS 69.1 %
DirectX 9 performance 80.4 FPS 0 % 24.8 FPS 69.1 %
DirectX 10 performance 19.1 FPS 0 % 4 FPS 78.9 %
DirectX 11 performance 28.9 FPS 0 % 9.9 FPS 65.7 %
DirectX 12 performance 23.1 FPS 0 % 8.1 FPS 65.1 %
Graphic card computing 2335 operations/s 0 % 713.8 operations/s 69.4 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Radeon HD 7870, Radeon R9 255.

Average frames per second Radeon HD 7870 Radeon R9 255
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 72.7 FPS 33.4 FPS
High settings 130.8 FPS 60.1 FPS
Medium settings 157.0 FPS 72.1 FPS
Low settings 219.8 FPS 101.0 FPS
Difference 0 % 54.1 %

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 R9 255.

Grand Theft Auto V Radeon HD 7870 Radeon R9 255
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 57.5 FPS 30.8 FPS
High settings 103.5 FPS 55.5 FPS
Medium settings 124.2 FPS 66.6 FPS
Low settings 173.9 FPS 93.2 FPS
Difference 0 % 46.4 %
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