Key Differences
In short — Radeon RX 5700 XT outperforms Radeon HD 7870 XT on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Radeon RX 5700 XT is 2421 days newer than Radeon HD 7870 XT.
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT
- Performs up to 33% better in Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 than Radeon HD 7870 XT - 81 vs 61 FPS
- Up to 300% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon HD 7870 XT - 8 vs 2 GB
Advantages of AMD Radeon HD 7870 XT
- Consumes up to 18% less energy than AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT - 185 vs 225 Watts
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Radeon RX 5700 XT
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Radeon HD 7870 XT
Desktop • Nov 19th, 2012
Theoretical Performance
Radeon RX 5700 XT
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Pixel Fillrate
121.9 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
304.8 GTexel/s
100%
Radeon HD 7870 XT
Desktop • Nov 19th, 2012
Pixel Fillrate
31.2 GPixel/s
25%
Texel Fillrate
93.6 GTexel/s
30%
AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT | vs | AMD Radeon HD 7870 XT |
|---|---|---|
Jul 7th, 2019 | Release Date | Nov 19th, 2012 |
| Navi | Generation | Southern Islands |
| $399 | MSRP | $270 |
| 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a | Outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort |
| 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | 2x 6-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 GB | Memory | 2 GB |
| GDDR6 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 256-bit | Bus | 256-bit |
448 GB/s | Bandwidth | 192 GB/s |
1605 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 925 MHz |
1905 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 975 MHz |
1750 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1500 MHz |
