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AMD logo Radeon HD 7870 XT
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AMD logo Radeon R7 260X

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General information Radeon HD 7870 XT Radeon R7 260X
Launched Q2 2013 Q4 2013
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory AMD AMD
Motherboard Bus PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Memory 2048 MB 0 % 2048 MB 0 %
Core Clock 925 MHz 15.9 % 1100 MHz 0 %
Effective Clock 6000 MHz 9.1 % 6600 MHz 0 %
DirectX DirectX 11.2 DirectX 12
OpenGL OpenGL 4.4 OpenGL 4.4
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 185 W 0 % 115 W 37.8 %
Length 275 mm 0 % 225 mm 18.2 %
Cooling Fans 2 0 % 2 0 %
Case Slots 2 0 % 2 0 %
SLI 2-way 0 % 2-way 0 %
Performance Radeon HD 7870 XT Radeon R7 260X
Overall Score 33985 0 % 28678 15.6 %
Future Proof 26 % 13.3 % 30 % 0 %
Benchmark Score 11549 0 % 8224 28.8 %
2D Benchmark Score 663.6 0 % 518.9 21.8 %
Average DirectX performance 33.3 FPS 0 % 27.3 FPS 18 %
DirectX 9 performance 48 FPS 15.2 % 56.7 FPS 0 %
DirectX 10 performance 26.9 FPS 0 % 10.1 FPS 62.5 %
DirectX 11 performance 41.3 FPS 0 % 22.2 FPS 46.2 %
DirectX 12 performance 16.9 FPS 16.3 % 20.2 FPS 0 %
Graphic card computing 2766.8 operations/s 0 % 1410.6 operations/s 49 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Radeon HD 7870 XT, Radeon R7 260X.

Average frames per second Radeon HD 7870 XT Radeon R7 260X
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 70.7 FPS 56.9 FPS
High settings 127.3 FPS 102.4 FPS
Medium settings 152.7 FPS 122.9 FPS
Low settings 213.8 FPS 172.1 FPS
Difference 0 % 19.5 %

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 XT, Radeon R7 260X.

Grand Theft Auto V Radeon HD 7870 XT Radeon R7 260X
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 56.1 FPS 46.9 FPS
High settings 101.0 FPS 84.5 FPS
Medium settings 121.2 FPS 101.3 FPS
Low settings 169.7 FPS 141.9 FPS
Difference 0 % 16.4 %
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