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AMD logo Radeon HD 7870
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AMD logo Radeon RX 460

AMD Radeon HD 7870 logo AMD Radeon RX 460 logo
General information Radeon HD 7870 Radeon RX 460
Launched Q2 2012 Q3 2016
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory AMD AMD
Memory 2048 MB 50 % 4096 MB 0 %
Core Clock 1000 MHz 8.3 % 1090 MHz 0 %
Effective Clock 5000 MHz 28.6 % 7000 MHz 0 %
DirectX DirectX 11.2 DirectX 12
OpenGL OpenGL 4.4 OpenGL 4.5
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 175 W 0 % 75 W 57.1 %
Length 296 mm 0 % 238 mm 19.6 %
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 RX 460
Overall Score 34595 0 % 32542 5.9 %
Future Proof 20 % 58.3 % 48 % 0 %
Benchmark Score 11968 0 % 10590 11.5 %
2D Benchmark Score 583.7 0 % 571.7 2.1 %
Average DirectX performance 38 FPS 0 % 32.1 FPS 15.5 %
DirectX 9 performance 81.4 FPS 0 % 60.7 FPS 25.4 %
DirectX 10 performance 18.1 FPS 0 % 18 FPS 0.5 %
DirectX 11 performance 29.2 FPS 0 % 26.8 FPS 8.4 %
DirectX 12 performance 23.2 FPS 0 % 22.8 FPS 1.5 %
Graphic card computing 2343.6 operations/s 0 % 1681.7 operations/s 28.2 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Radeon HD 7870, Radeon RX 460.

Average frames per second Radeon HD 7870 Radeon RX 460
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 73.0 FPS 67.6 FPS
High settings 131.4 FPS 121.6 FPS
Medium settings 157.7 FPS 146.0 FPS
Low settings 220.8 FPS 204.3 FPS
Difference 0 % 7.5 %

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 RX 460.

Grand Theft Auto V Radeon HD 7870 Radeon RX 460
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 57.5 FPS 54.0 FPS
High settings 103.5 FPS 97.1 FPS
Medium settings 124.2 FPS 116.5 FPS
Low settings 173.9 FPS 163.1 FPS
Difference 0 % 6.2 %
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