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AMD logo Radeon RX 470
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AMD logo Radeon HD 7870

AMD Radeon RX 470 logo AMD Radeon HD 7870 logo
General information Radeon RX 470 Radeon HD 7870
Launched Q3 2016 Q2 2012
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory AMD AMD
Motherboard Bus PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Memory 8192 MB 0 % 2048 MB 75 %
Core Clock 926 MHz 7.4 % 1000 MHz 0 %
Effective Clock 8000 MHz 0 % 5000 MHz 37.5 %
DirectX DirectX 12 DirectX 11.2
OpenGL OpenGL 4.5 OpenGL 4.4
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 120 W 31.4 % 175 W 0 %
Length 276 mm 6.8 % 296 mm 0 %
Cooling Fans 2 33.3 % 3 0 %
Case Slots 2 0 % 2 0 %
SLI 4-way 0 % 2-way 50 %
Performance Radeon RX 470 Radeon HD 7870
Overall Score 45513 0 % 34595 24 %
Future Proof 48 % 0 % 20 % 58.3 %
Benchmark Score 20715 0 % 11968 42.2 %
2D Benchmark Score 723.6 0 % 583.7 19.3 %
Average DirectX performance 62.8 FPS 0 % 38 FPS 39.5 %
DirectX 9 performance 116.7 FPS 0 % 81.4 FPS 30.2 %
DirectX 10 performance 40.6 FPS 0 % 18.1 FPS 55.4 %
DirectX 11 performance 55.1 FPS 0 % 29.2 FPS 47 %
DirectX 12 performance 38.6 FPS 0 % 23.2 FPS 40 %
Graphic card computing 3035.8 operations/s 0 % 2343.6 operations/s 22.8 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Radeon RX 470, Radeon HD 7870.

Average frames per second Radeon RX 470 Radeon HD 7870
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 102.3 FPS 73.0 FPS
High settings 184.2 FPS 131.4 FPS
Medium settings 221.0 FPS 157.7 FPS
Low settings 309.4 FPS 220.8 FPS
Difference 0 % 28.6 %

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 RX 470, Radeon HD 7870.

Grand Theft Auto V Radeon RX 470 Radeon HD 7870
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 76.4 FPS 57.5 FPS
High settings 137.4 FPS 103.5 FPS
Medium settings 164.9 FPS 124.2 FPS
Low settings 230.9 FPS 173.9 FPS
Difference 0 % 24.7 %
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