Graphic cards

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Radeon HD 7870

About AMD Radeon HD 7870

AMD Radeon HD 7870 is graphic card manufactured by AMD and launched in Q2 2012 . It's using PCIe 3.0 x16 bus type. It has core clock of 1000 MHz and 2048 MB (2GB) of memory . It supports DirectX 11.2 and OpenGL 4.4 . This graphic card is used in Desktop devices and can consume up to 175 watts of power .

AMD Radeon HD 7870 logo

Component specifications

Desktop
Used in
AMD
Factory
PCIe 3.0 x16
Motherboard Bus
Q2 2012
Launched
2048 MB
Memory
1000 - 1150 MHz
Core Clock
1200 - 5000 MHz
Effective Clock
DirectX 11.2
DirectX
OpenGL 4.4
OpenGL
175 W
Thermal Design Power (TDP)
208 - 296 mm
Length
1 - 3
Cooling Fans
2
Case Slots
2-way
CrossFire
Overall Score 34595
Benchmark Score 11968
2D Benchmark Score 583.7
Future Proof 20%

Component performance

38 FPS
Average DirectX performance
81.4 FPS
DirectX 9 performance
18.1 FPS
DirectX 10 performance
29.2 FPS
DirectX 11 performance
23.2 FPS
DirectX 12 performance
2343.6 operations/s
Graphic card computing

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Compatible processors

Processors that best works with Radeon HD 7870 on 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) resolution in general tasks.

Intel logo Intel logo

Core i7-3770

Desktop
Used in
Q1 2012
Launched
LGA1155
Socket
3.4 GHz
Clock
4
Cores
77 W
Thermal Design Power TDP
3.4 GHz
Clock
3.9 GHz
Turbo Clock
4
Cores
8
Threads
Intel logo Intel logo

Core i3-9100F

Desktop
Used in
Q2 2019
Launched
FCLGA1151-2
Socket
3.6 GHz
Clock
4
Cores
65 W
Thermal Design Power TDP
3.6 GHz
Clock
4.2 GHz
Turbo Clock
4
Cores
4
Threads
AMD logo AMD logo

Ryzen 3 2200G

Desktop
Used in
Q1 2018
Launched
AM4
Socket
3.5 GHz
Clock
4
Cores
65 W
Thermal Design Power TDP
3.5 GHz
Clock
3.7 GHz
Turbo Clock
4
Cores
4
Threads
Intel logo Intel logo

Core i7-3770K

Desktop
Used in
Q2 2012
Launched
LGA1155
Socket
3.5 GHz
Clock
4
Cores
77 W
Thermal Design Power TDP
3.5 GHz
Clock
3.9 GHz
Turbo Clock
4
Cores
8
Threads
Intel logo Intel logo

Core i5-6600K

Desktop
Used in
Q3 2015
Launched
FCLGA1151
Socket
3.5 GHz
Clock
4
Cores
91 W
Thermal Design Power TDP
3.5 GHz
Clock
3.9 GHz
Turbo Clock
4
Cores
4
Threads
Intel logo Intel logo

Core i5-7600K

Desktop
Used in
Q1 2017
Launched
FCLGA1151
Socket
3.8 GHz
Clock
4
Cores
91 W
Thermal Design Power TDP
3.8 GHz
Clock
4.2 GHz
Turbo Clock
4
Cores
4
Threads
AMD logo AMD logo

Ryzen 3 1200

Desktop
Used in
Q2 2017
Launched
AM4
Socket
3.1 GHz
Clock
4
Cores
65 W
Thermal Design Power TDP
3.1 GHz
Clock
3.4 GHz
Turbo Clock
4
Cores
4
Threads
Intel logo Intel logo

Core i5-7600

Desktop
Used in
Q1 2017
Launched
FCLGA1151
Socket
3.5 GHz
Clock
4
Cores
65 W
Thermal Design Power TDP
3.5 GHz
Clock
4.1 GHz
Turbo Clock
4
Cores
4
Threads
Intel logo Intel logo

Core i7-6700TE

Desktop
Used in
Q2 2016
Launched
LGA1151
Socket
2.4 GHz
Clock
4
Cores
35 W
Thermal Design Power TDP
2.4 GHz
Clock
3.4 GHz
Turbo Clock
4
Cores
8
Threads
Intel logo Intel logo

Core i3-8300

Desktop
Used in
Q2 2018
Launched
FCLGA1151-2
Socket
3.7 GHz
Clock
4
Cores
62 W
Thermal Design Power TDP
3.7 GHz
Clock
4
Cores
4
Threads
Intel logo Intel logo

Core i7-4790T

Desktop
Used in
Q2 2014
Launched
LGA1150
Socket
2.7 GHz
Clock
4
Cores
45 W
Thermal Design Power TDP
2.7 GHz
Clock
3.9 GHz
Turbo Clock
4
Cores
8
Threads
AMD logo AMD logo

Ryzen 3 PRO 2200GE

Desktop
Used in
Q2 2018
Launched
AM4
Socket
3.2 GHz
Clock
4
Cores
35 W
Thermal Design Power TDP
3.2 GHz
Clock
3.6 GHz
Turbo Clock
4
Cores
4
Threads
Intel logo Intel logo

Core i7-4820K

Desktop
Used in
Q3 2013
Launched
FCLGA2011
Socket
3.7 GHz
Clock
4
Cores
130 W
Thermal Design Power TDP
3.7 GHz
Clock
3.9 GHz
Turbo Clock
4
Cores
8
Threads
Intel logo Intel logo

Core i7-970

Desktop
Used in
Q3 2010
Launched
LGA1366
Socket
3.2 GHz
Clock
6
Cores
130 W
Thermal Design Power TDP
3.2 GHz
Clock
3.5 GHz
Turbo Clock
6
Cores
12
Threads
Intel logo Intel logo

Core i3-9100

Desktop
Used in
Q2 2019
Launched
FCLGA1151-2
Socket
3.6 GHz
Clock
4
Cores
65 W
Thermal Design Power TDP
3.6 GHz
Clock
4.2 GHz
Turbo Clock
4
Cores
4
Threads
Intel logo Intel logo

Core i7-4770R

Desktop
Used in
Q1 2014
Launched
FCBGA1364
Socket
3.2 GHz
Clock
4
Cores
65 W
Thermal Design Power TDP
3.2 GHz
Clock
3.9 GHz
Turbo Clock
4
Cores
8
Threads
Intel logo Intel logo

Core i7-4770S

Desktop
Used in
Q2 2013
Launched
LGA1150
Socket
3.1 GHz
Clock
4
Cores
65 W
Thermal Design Power TDP
3.1 GHz
Clock
3.9 GHz
Turbo Clock
4
Cores
8
Threads
AMD logo AMD logo

FX-9590

Desktop
Used in
Q3 2013
Launched
AM3+
Socket
4.7 GHz
Clock
8
Cores
220 W
Thermal Design Power TDP
4.7 GHz
Clock
5 GHz
Turbo Clock
8
Cores
8
Threads
Intel logo Intel logo

Pentium Gold G7400

Desktop
Used in
Q1 2022
Launched
LGA1700
Socket
3.7 GHz
Clock
2
Cores
46 W
Thermal Design Power TDP
3.7 GHz
Clock
2
Cores
4
Threads
AMD logo AMD logo

Ryzen 3 PRO 2200G

Desktop
Used in
Q1 2018
Launched
AM4
Socket
3.5 GHz
Clock
4
Cores
65 W
Thermal Design Power TDP
3.5 GHz
Clock
3.7 GHz
Turbo Clock
4
Cores
4
Threads
Intel logo Intel logo

Core i5-7500

Desktop
Used in
Q4 2016
Launched
LGA1151
Socket
3.4 GHz
Clock
4
Cores
65 W
Thermal Design Power TDP
3.4 GHz
Clock
3.8 GHz
Turbo Clock
4
Cores
4
Threads
Intel logo Intel logo

Core i3-8100

Desktop
Used in
Q4 2017
Launched
FCLGA1151-2
Socket
3.6 GHz
Clock
4
Cores
65 W
Thermal Design Power TDP
3.6 GHz
Clock
4
Cores
4
Threads
Intel logo Intel logo

Core i5-6600

Desktop
Used in
Q3 2015
Launched
LGA1151
Socket
3.3 GHz
Clock
4
Cores
65 W
Thermal Design Power TDP
3.3 GHz
Clock
3.9 GHz
Turbo Clock
4
Cores
4
Threads
AMD logo AMD logo

FX-8350

Desktop
Used in
Q4 2012
Launched
AM3+
Socket
4 GHz
Clock
8
Cores
125 W
Thermal Design Power TDP
4 GHz
Clock
4.2 GHz
Turbo Clock
8
Cores
8
Threads
Intel logo Intel logo

Core i7-3820

Desktop
Used in
Q1 2012
Launched
LGA2011
Socket
3.6 GHz
Clock
4
Cores
130 W
Thermal Design Power TDP
3.6 GHz
Clock
3.8 GHz
Turbo Clock
4
Cores
8
Threads
Intel logo Intel logo

Core i5-7600T

Desktop
Used in
Q1 2017
Launched
FCLGA1151
Socket
2.8 GHz
Clock
4
Cores
35 W
Thermal Design Power TDP
2.8 GHz
Clock
3.7 GHz
Turbo Clock
4
Cores
4
Threads
Intel logo Intel logo

Core i7-4770T

Desktop
Used in
Q1 2013
Launched
LGA1150
Socket
2.5 GHz
Clock
4
Cores
45 W
Thermal Design Power TDP
2.5 GHz
Clock
3.7 GHz
Turbo Clock
4
Cores
8
Threads
Intel logo Intel logo

Xeon E5-4617

Server
Used in
Q1 2014
Launched
LGA2011
Socket
2.9 GHz
Clock
6
Cores
130 W
Thermal Design Power TDP
2.9 GHz
Clock
3.4 GHz
Turbo Clock
6
Cores
6
Threads
Intel logo Intel logo

Xeon E3-1245 V2

Server
Used in
Q2 2012
Launched
LGA1155
Socket
3.4 GHz
Clock
4
Cores
77 W
Thermal Design Power TDP
3.4 GHz
Clock
3.8 GHz
Turbo Clock
4
Cores
8
Threads
Intel logo Intel logo

Xeon E5-2640

Server
Used in
Q2 2012
Launched
LGA2011
Socket
2.5 GHz
Clock
6
Cores
95 W
Thermal Design Power TDP
2.5 GHz
Clock
3 GHz
Turbo Clock
6
Cores
12
Threads
Intel logo Intel logo

Xeon E3-1240 V2

Server
Used in
Q3 2012
Launched
LGA1155
Socket
3.4 GHz
Clock
4
Cores
69 W
Thermal Design Power TDP
3.4 GHz
Clock
3.8 GHz
Turbo Clock
4
Cores
8
Threads
Intel logo Intel logo

Xeon E5-2420 v2

Server
Used in
Q2 2014
Launched
FCLGA1356
Socket
2.2 GHz
Clock
6
Cores
80 W
Thermal Design Power TDP
2.2 GHz
Clock
2.7 GHz
Turbo Clock
6
Cores
12
Threads
Intel logo Intel logo

Xeon E5-2637 v2

Server
Used in
Q1 2014
Launched
LGA2011
Socket
3.5 GHz
Clock
4
Cores
130 W
Thermal Design Power TDP
3.5 GHz
Clock
3.8 GHz
Turbo Clock
4
Cores
8
Threads
Intel logo Intel logo

Xeon X5675

Server
Used in
Q1 2011
Launched
LGA1366
Socket
3.1 GHz
Clock
6
Cores
95 W
Thermal Design Power TDP
3.1 GHz
Clock
3.5 GHz
Turbo Clock
6
Cores
12
Threads
Intel logo Intel logo

Xeon W3670

Server
Used in
Q2 2011
Launched
LGA1366
Socket
3.2 GHz
Clock
6
Cores
130 W
Thermal Design Power TDP
3.2 GHz
Clock
3.5 GHz
Turbo Clock
6
Cores
12
Threads
Intel logo Intel logo

Xeon Silver 4112

Server
Used in
Q1 2018
Launched
FCLGA3647
Socket
2.6 GHz
Clock
4
Cores
85 W
Thermal Design Power TDP
2.6 GHz
Clock
3 GHz
Turbo Clock
4
Cores
8
Threads
Intel logo Intel logo

Xeon E3-1270 V2

Server
Used in
Q3 2012
Launched
LGA1155
Socket
3.5 GHz
Clock
4
Cores
69 W
Thermal Design Power TDP
3.5 GHz
Clock
3.9 GHz
Turbo Clock
4
Cores
8
Threads
Intel logo Intel logo

Xeon E3-1290 V2

Server
Used in
Q2 2012
Launched
LGA1155
Socket
3.7 GHz
Clock
4
Cores
87 W
Thermal Design Power TDP
3.7 GHz
Clock
4.1 GHz
Turbo Clock
4
Cores
8
Threads
Intel logo Intel logo

Xeon E5-1620 v2

Server
Used in
Q3 2013
Launched
FCLGA2011
Socket
3.7 GHz
Clock
4
Cores
130 W
Thermal Design Power TDP
3.7 GHz
Clock
3.9 GHz
Turbo Clock
4
Cores
8
Threads
Intel logo Intel logo

Xeon E3-1280 V2

Server
Used in
Q2 2012
Launched
LGA1155
Socket
3.6 GHz
Clock
4
Cores
69 W
Thermal Design Power TDP
3.6 GHz
Clock
4 GHz
Turbo Clock
4
Cores
8
Threads
Intel logo Intel logo

Xeon E3-1275 V2

Server
Used in
Q2 2012
Launched
LGA1155
Socket
3.5 GHz
Clock
4
Cores
77 W
Thermal Design Power TDP
3.5 GHz
Clock
3.9 GHz
Turbo Clock
4
Cores
8
Threads
AMD logo AMD logo

Opteron 6380

Server
Used in
Q1 2015
Launched
G34
Socket
2.5 GHz
Clock
16
Cores
115 W
Thermal Design Power TDP
2.5 GHz
Clock
3.4 GHz
Turbo Clock
16
Cores
Intel logo Intel logo

Xeon E5-2630L v2

Server
Used in
Q4 2014
Launched
LGA2011
Socket
2.4 GHz
Clock
6
Cores
60 W
Thermal Design Power TDP
2.4 GHz
Clock
2.8 GHz
Turbo Clock
6
Cores
12
Threads
Intel logo Intel logo

Xeon E5-2623 v3

Server
Used in
Q1 2015
Launched
LGA2011-v3
Socket
3 GHz
Clock
4
Cores
105 W
Thermal Design Power TDP
3 GHz
Clock
3.5 GHz
Turbo Clock
4
Cores
8
Threads
Intel logo Intel logo

Xeon E3-1230 v3

Server
Used in
Q2 2013
Launched
LGA1150
Socket
3.3 GHz
Clock
4
Cores
80 W
Thermal Design Power TDP
3.3 GHz
Clock
3.7 GHz
Turbo Clock
4
Cores
8
Threads
Intel logo Intel logo

Xeon E3-1285L v3

Server
Used in
Q4 2014
Launched
LGA1150
Socket
3.1 GHz
Clock
4
Cores
65 W
Thermal Design Power TDP
3.1 GHz
Clock
3.9 GHz
Turbo Clock
4
Cores
8
Threads
Intel logo Intel logo

Xeon E3-1220 v6

Server
Used in
Q4 2017
Launched
FCLGA1151
Socket
3 GHz
Clock
4
Cores
72 W
Thermal Design Power TDP
3 GHz
Clock
3.5 GHz
Turbo Clock
4
Cores
4
Threads
Intel logo Intel logo

Xeon W-2104

Server
Used in
Q4 2018
Launched
FCLGA2066
Socket
3.2 GHz
Clock
4
Cores
120 W
Thermal Design Power TDP
3.2 GHz
Clock
4
Cores
4
Threads
Intel logo Intel logo

Xeon E3-1220 v5

Server
Used in
Q1 2016
Launched
FCLGA1151
Socket
3 GHz
Clock
4
Cores
80 W
Thermal Design Power TDP
3 GHz
Clock
3.5 GHz
Turbo Clock
4
Cores
4
Threads
Intel logo Intel logo

Xeon E5-1620

Server
Used in
Q2 2012
Launched
LGA2011
Socket
3.6 GHz
Clock
4
Cores
130 W
Thermal Design Power TDP
3.6 GHz
Clock
3.8 GHz
Turbo Clock
4
Cores
8
Threads
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Average frames per second

AMD Radeon HD 7870 can run games with frames per second ranging from 73.0 FPS up to 220.8 FPS depending on game settings with 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) resolution.

  • On ultra settings this processor can achieve on average around 73.0 FPS .
  • On high settings this processor can achieve on average around 131.4 FPS .
  • On medium settings this processor can achieve on average around 157.7 FPS .
  • On low settings this processor can achieve on average around 220.8 FPS .

Frames per second calculator

Game Grand Theft Auto V

Screen Resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p))

Graphic card AMD Radeon HD 7870

Number of frames per second for AMD Radeon HD 7870 graphic card in Grand Theft Auto V game with 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) resolution. When there isn't bottleneck in configuration, AMD Radeon HD 7870 can achieve from 46.0 FPS up to 208.6 FPS frames per second while running Grand Theft Auto V game on 1920 x 1080 (FHD (1080p)) resolution.

  • On ultra settings AMD Radeon HD 7870 can achieve from 46.0 FPS up to 69.0 FPS , with average around 57.5 FPS .
  • On high settings AMD Radeon HD 7870 can achieve from 82.8 FPS up to 124.2 FPS , with average around 103.5 FPS .
  • On medium settings AMD Radeon HD 7870 can achieve from 99.3 FPS up to 149.0 FPS , with average around 124.2 FPS .
  • On low settings AMD Radeon HD 7870 can achieve from 139.1 FPS up to 208.6 FPS , with average around 173.9 FPS .

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GeForce GTX 1630

Desktop
Used in
Q3 2022
Launched
1740 MHz
Core Clock
4096 MB
Memory
1740 MHz
Core Clock
4096 MB
Memory
75 W
Thermal Design Power TDP
NVIDIA logo NVIDIA logo

GeForce GTX 580

Desktop
Used in
Q3 2012
Launched
PCIe 2.0 x16
Motherboard Bus
772 MHz
Core Clock
3072 MB
Memory
772 MHz
Core Clock
3072 MB
Memory
244 W
Thermal Design Power TDP
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Radeon Sky 500

Desktop
Used in
Q2 2019
Launched
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Radeon HD 7950

Desktop
Used in
Q2 2012
Launched
PCIe 3.0 x16
Motherboard Bus
850 MHz
Core Clock
3072 MB
Memory
850 MHz
Core Clock
3072 MB
Memory
200 W
Thermal Design Power TDP
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GeForce GTX 760

Desktop
Used in
Q2 2013
Launched
PCIe 3.0 x16
Motherboard Bus
980 MHz
Core Clock
4096 MB
Memory
980 MHz
Core Clock
4096 MB
Memory
170 W
Thermal Design Power TDP
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Radeon HD 7870 XT

Desktop
Used in
Q2 2013
Launched
PCIe 3.0 x16
Motherboard Bus
925 MHz
Core Clock
2048 MB
Memory
925 MHz
Core Clock
2048 MB
Memory
185 W
Thermal Design Power TDP
NVIDIA logo NVIDIA logo

GeForce GTX 660 Ti

Desktop
Used in
Q3 2012
Launched
PCIe 3.0 x16
Motherboard Bus
915 MHz
Core Clock
3072 MB
Memory
915 MHz
Core Clock
3072 MB
Memory
150 W
Thermal Design Power TDP
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Radeon R7 370

Desktop
Used in
Q4 2013
Launched
PCIe 3.0 x16
Motherboard Bus
1075 MHz
Core Clock
2048 MB
Memory
1075 MHz
Core Clock
2048 MB
Memory
150 W
Thermal Design Power TDP
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Radeon R9 270X

Desktop
Used in
Q4 2013
Launched
PCIe 3.0 x16
Motherboard Bus
1000 MHz
Core Clock
4096 MB
Memory
1000 MHz
Core Clock
4096 MB
Memory
180 W
Thermal Design Power TDP
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Radeon R9 270

Desktop
Used in
Q4 2013
Launched
PCIe 3.0 x16
Motherboard Bus
1000 MHz
Core Clock
2048 MB
Memory
1000 MHz
Core Clock
2048 MB
Memory
150 W
Thermal Design Power TDP
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