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AMD logo Radeon HD 7950
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AMD logo Radeon HD 7870

AMD Radeon HD 7950 logo AMD Radeon HD 7870 logo
General information Radeon HD 7950 Radeon HD 7870
Launched Q2 2012 Q2 2012
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory AMD AMD
Motherboard Bus PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Memory 3072 MB 0 % 2048 MB 33.3 %
Core Clock 850 MHz 15 % 1000 MHz 0 %
Effective Clock 6000 MHz 0 % 5000 MHz 16.7 %
DirectX DirectX 12 DirectX 11.2
OpenGL OpenGL 4.4 OpenGL 4.4
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 200 W 0 % 175 W 12.5 %
Length 320 mm 0 % 296 mm 7.5 %
Cooling Fans 3 0 % 3 0 %
Case Slots 3 0 % 2 33.3 %
SLI 4-way 0 % 2-way 50 %
Performance Radeon HD 7950 Radeon HD 7870
Overall Score 35073 0 % 34595 1.4 %
Future Proof 20 % 0 % 20 % 0 %
Benchmark Score 12301 0 % 11968 2.7 %
2D Benchmark Score 695.8 0 % 583.7 16.1 %
Average DirectX performance 36 FPS 5.3 % 38 FPS 0 %
DirectX 9 performance 53.4 FPS 34.4 % 81.4 FPS 0 %
DirectX 10 performance 28.9 FPS 0 % 18.1 FPS 37.3 %
DirectX 11 performance 44.4 FPS 0 % 29.2 FPS 34.2 %
DirectX 12 performance 17 FPS 26.5 % 23.2 FPS 0 %
Graphic card computing 2960.2 operations/s 0 % 2343.6 operations/s 20.8 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Radeon HD 7950, Radeon HD 7870.

Average frames per second Radeon HD 7950 Radeon HD 7870
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 74.3 FPS 73.0 FPS
High settings 133.7 FPS 131.4 FPS
Medium settings 160.4 FPS 157.7 FPS
Low settings 224.6 FPS 220.8 FPS
Difference 0 % 1.7 %

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 7950, Radeon HD 7870.

Grand Theft Auto V Radeon HD 7950 Radeon HD 7870
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 58.3 FPS 57.5 FPS
High settings 104.9 FPS 103.5 FPS
Medium settings 125.9 FPS 124.2 FPS
Low settings 176.3 FPS 173.9 FPS
Difference 0 % 1.3 %
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