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AvailabilityMSRP $270
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MSRP $1499
Key Differences
In short — GeForce RTX 3090 outperforms Radeon HD 7870 XT on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both GPUs to compare value. The better performing GeForce RTX 3090 is 2843 days newer than Radeon HD 7870 XT.
Advantages of Radeon HD 7870 XT
- Consumes up to 47% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 - 185 vs 350 Watts
Advantages of GeForce RTX 3090
- Performs up to 235% better in Cities: Skylines II than Radeon HD 7870 XT - 57 vs 17 FPS
- Up to 1100% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon HD 7870 XT - 24 vs 2 GB
Cities: Skylines II
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
GeForce RTX 3090
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2020
FPS
57
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$57.02/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$3250
100%
FPS and Value Winner
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Founders Edition Graphics Card
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With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Radeon HD 7870 XT
Desktop • Nov 19th, 2012
GeForce RTX 3090
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2020
Theoretical Performance
Radeon HD 7870 XT
Desktop • Nov 19th, 2012
Pixel Fillrate
31.2 GPixel/s
16%
Texel Fillrate
93.6 GTexel/s
17%
GeForce RTX 3090
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2020
Pixel Fillrate
189.8 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
556 GTexel/s
100%
Radeon HD 7870 XT | vs | GeForce RTX 3090 |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 19th, 2012 | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2020 |
| Southern Islands | Generation | GeForce 30 |
$270 | MSRP | $1499 |
| 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a |
| 2x 6-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 12-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 GB | Memory | 24 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR6X |
| 256-bit | Bus | 384-bit |
| 192 GB/s | Bandwidth | 936.2 GB/s |
| 925 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1395 MHz |
| 975 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1695 MHz |
1500 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1219 MHz |
PCs Using Radeon HD 7870 XT or GeForce RTX 3090
With selected game settings
22 FPS
CA$249.95/FPS
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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52 FPS
CA$182.61/FPS
16 GB, 4 TB SSD + 8 TB HDD
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51 FPS
CA$30.22/FPS
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