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AMD logo Radeon HD 7870
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AMD logo Radeon RX 550

AMD Radeon HD 7870 logo AMD Radeon RX 550 logo
General information Radeon HD 7870 Radeon RX 550
Launched Q2 2012 Q2 2017
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory AMD AMD
Memory 2048 MB 50 % 4096 MB 0 %
Core Clock 1000 MHz 9.1 % 1100 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 % 50 W 71.4 %
Length 296 mm 0 % 225 mm 24 %
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 550
Overall Score 34616 0 % 26485 23.5 %
Future Proof 20 % 62.3 % 53 % 0 %
Benchmark Score 11983 0 % 7014 41.5 %
2D Benchmark Score 589.6 0 % 490.4 16.8 %
Average DirectX performance 37.6 FPS 0 % 23.2 FPS 38.4 %
DirectX 9 performance 80.8 FPS 0 % 48.6 FPS 39.9 %
DirectX 10 performance 17.8 FPS 0 % 10.1 FPS 43.6 %
DirectX 11 performance 29 FPS 0 % 20.1 FPS 30.6 %
DirectX 12 performance 22.8 FPS 0 % 13.9 FPS 39.1 %
Graphic card computing 2332.2 operations/s 0 % 1017 operations/s 56.4 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Radeon HD 7870, Radeon RX 550.

Average frames per second Radeon HD 7870 Radeon RX 550
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 72.4 FPS 51.3 FPS
High settings 130.3 FPS 92.3 FPS
Medium settings 156.4 FPS 110.7 FPS
Low settings 219.0 FPS 155.0 FPS
Difference 0 % 29.2 %

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 550.

Grand Theft Auto V Radeon HD 7870 Radeon RX 550
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 57.1 FPS 43.2 FPS
High settings 102.8 FPS 77.7 FPS
Medium settings 123.4 FPS 93.3 FPS
Low settings 172.7 FPS 130.6 FPS
Difference 0 % 24.4 %
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