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AMD logo Radeon HD 7870
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NVIDIA logo GeForce GTX 650

AMD Radeon HD 7870 logo NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 logo
General information Radeon HD 7870 GeForce GTX 650
Launched Q2 2012 Q3 2012
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory AMD NVIDIA
Motherboard Bus PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Memory 2048 MB 0 % 2048 MB 0 %
Core Clock 1000 MHz 5.5 % 1058 MHz 0 %
Effective Clock 5000 MHz 16.8 % 6008 MHz 0 %
DirectX DirectX 11.2 DirectX 11
OpenGL OpenGL 4.4 OpenGL 4.5
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 175 W 0 % 64 W 63.4 %
Length 296 mm 0 % 245 mm 17.2 %
Cooling Fans 3 0 % 1 66.7 %
Case Slots 2 0 % 2 0 %
Performance Radeon HD 7870 GeForce GTX 650
Overall Score 34616 0 % 21263 38.6 %
Future Proof 20 % 4.8 % 21 % 0 %
Benchmark Score 11983 0 % 4521 62.3 %
2D Benchmark Score 589.6 0 % 356.8 39.5 %
Average DirectX performance 37.6 FPS 0 % 16 FPS 57.4 %
DirectX 9 performance 80.8 FPS 0 % 36.1 FPS 55.3 %
DirectX 10 performance 17.8 FPS 0 % 6.9 FPS 61.1 %
DirectX 11 performance 29 FPS 0 % 13.9 FPS 52.1 %
DirectX 12 performance 22.8 FPS 0 % 7 FPS 69.1 %
Graphic card computing 2332.2 operations/s 0 % 832.1 operations/s 64.3 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Radeon HD 7870, GeForce GTX 650.

Average frames per second Radeon HD 7870 GeForce GTX 650
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 72.4 FPS 38.0 FPS
High settings 130.3 FPS 68.4 FPS
Medium settings 156.4 FPS 82.0 FPS
Low settings 219.0 FPS 114.8 FPS
Difference 0 % 47.5 %

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, GeForce GTX 650.

Grand Theft Auto V Radeon HD 7870 GeForce GTX 650
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 57.1 FPS 34.2 FPS
High settings 102.8 FPS 61.6 FPS
Medium settings 123.4 FPS 73.9 FPS
Low settings 172.7 FPS 103.5 FPS
Difference 0 % 40.1 %
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