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AMD logo Radeon HD 7870 XT
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AMD logo Radeon R7 260

AMD Radeon HD 7870 XT logo AMD Radeon R7 260 logo
General information Radeon HD 7870 XT Radeon R7 260
Launched Q2 2013 Q3 2014
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory AMD AMD
Motherboard Bus PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Memory 2048 MB 0 % 1024 MB 50 %
Core Clock 925 MHz 7.5 % 1000 MHz 0 %
Effective Clock 6000 MHz 0 % 6000 MHz 0 %
DirectX DirectX 11.2 DirectX 12
OpenGL OpenGL 4.4 OpenGL 4.4
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 185 W 0 % 95 W 48.6 %
Length 275 mm 0 % 220 mm 20 %
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 260
Overall Score 33983 0 % 27334 19.6 %
Future Proof 26 % 25.7 % 35 % 0 %
Benchmark Score 11549 0 % 7472 35.3 %
2D Benchmark Score 666.9 0 % 555.1 16.8 %
Average DirectX performance 33 FPS 0 % 21.6 FPS 34.8 %
DirectX 9 performance 48 FPS 0 % 31.2 FPS 35 %
DirectX 10 performance 26.6 FPS 0 % 17.3 FPS 35.1 %
DirectX 11 performance 40.8 FPS 0 % 26.8 FPS 34.5 %
DirectX 12 performance 16.7 FPS 0 % 11 FPS 34.3 %
Graphic card computing 2807.4 operations/s 0 % 1814.5 operations/s 35.4 %

Comparison of average FPS

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

Average frames per second Radeon HD 7870 XT Radeon R7 260
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 70.7 FPS 53.4 FPS
High settings 127.3 FPS 96.2 FPS
Medium settings 152.8 FPS 115.4 FPS
Low settings 213.9 FPS 161.6 FPS
Difference 0 % 24.4 %

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 260.

Grand Theft Auto V Radeon HD 7870 XT Radeon R7 260
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 56.0 FPS 44.6 FPS
High settings 100.9 FPS 80.4 FPS
Medium settings 121.0 FPS 96.4 FPS
Low settings 169.5 FPS 135.0 FPS
Difference 0 % 20.3 %
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