Radeon HD 7870: graphics card specs and comparison

Performance score

Radeon HD 7870 2 GB GDDR5, 225 W

4.41

Radeon HD 7870 scores 4.41 out of 100 by our estimate and ranks #233 of 274 graphics cards in our database.

The score is our own estimate from the specs (core count, clock, architecture), not FPS from benchmarks. 100 = the fastest card in our database.

FPS in popular games

Game	Low	High	Ultra
Cyberpunk 2077	16–22	9–13	<10
Counter-Strike 2	75–100	45–60	30–45
Terraria	300+	300+	300+
Rocket League	45–65	22–29	16–22
Total War: WARHAMMER III	35–50	17–22	12–17
Rust	14–19	<10	<10
ELDEN RING	18–24	10–14	<10
Among Us	215–275	125–165	90–125

1080p. Approximate, with a fast CPU (no CPU limit). Estimated from the games' system requirements, ±15–20%.

Description

Radeon HD 7870 is a AMD graphics card on the GCN architecture, released on no data. It has 1024 shader cores at up to 1000 MHz and 2 GB of GDDR5 memory. Board power is 225 W.

Overview

Score (0–100)	4.41
Ranking position	233
Power efficiency (0–100)	9.4
Manufacturer	AMD
Type	Desktop
Architecture	GCN

Specifications

Shader cores	1024
Boost clock	1000 MHz
FP32 TFLOPS (calculated)	2.05
Hardware ray tracing	no

Video memory

VRAM	2 GB
Memory type	GDDR5
Memory bandwidth	154 GB/s

Power and connection

Board power	225 W

Games

Radeon HD 7870 meets 34% of minimum and 9% of recommended requirements of the games in our database (compared with the models named in official requirements).

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Equivalent from the other brand

The closest NVIDIA graphics card in performance is the GeForce GTX 760. Radeon HD 7870 vs GeForce GTX 760 →

The closest Intel graphics card in performance is the Arc A310. Radeon HD 7870 vs Arc A310 →

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