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AMD logo Radeon RX 580
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AMD logo Radeon HD 7870

AMD Radeon RX 580 logo AMD Radeon HD 7870 logo
General information Radeon RX 580 Radeon HD 7870
Launched Q2 2017 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 1257 MHz 0 % 1000 MHz 20.4 %
Effective Clock 8400 MHz 0 % 5000 MHz 40.5 %
DirectX DirectX 12 DirectX 11.2
OpenGL OpenGL 4.5 OpenGL 4.4
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 185 W 0 % 175 W 5.4 %
Length 298 mm 0 % 296 mm 0.7 %
Cooling Fans 3 0 % 3 0 %
Case Slots 2 0 % 2 0 %
SLI 4-way 0 % 2-way 50 %
Performance Radeon RX 580 Radeon HD 7870
Overall Score 47879 0 % 34595 27.7 %
Future Proof 53 % 0 % 20 % 62.3 %
Benchmark Score 22924 0 % 11968 47.8 %
2D Benchmark Score 774.9 0 % 583.7 24.7 %
Average DirectX performance 67.9 FPS 0 % 38 FPS 44.1 %
DirectX 9 performance 123.4 FPS 0 % 81.4 FPS 34 %
DirectX 10 performance 45.3 FPS 0 % 18.1 FPS 60 %
DirectX 11 performance 60.1 FPS 0 % 29.2 FPS 51.4 %
DirectX 12 performance 42.9 FPS 0 % 23.2 FPS 45.9 %
Graphic card computing 3612.2 operations/s 0 % 2343.6 operations/s 35.1 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Radeon RX 580, Radeon HD 7870.

Average frames per second Radeon RX 580 Radeon HD 7870
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 108.8 FPS 73.0 FPS
High settings 195.8 FPS 131.4 FPS
Medium settings 234.9 FPS 157.7 FPS
Low settings 328.9 FPS 220.8 FPS
Difference 0 % 32.9 %

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 580, Radeon HD 7870.

Grand Theft Auto V Radeon RX 580 Radeon HD 7870
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 80.4 FPS 57.5 FPS
High settings 144.8 FPS 103.5 FPS
Medium settings 173.7 FPS 124.2 FPS
Low settings 243.2 FPS 173.9 FPS
Difference 0 % 28.5 %
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