Key Differences
In short — Radeon RX 7900 GRE 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 Radeon RX 7900 GRE is 3902 days newer than Radeon HD 7870 XT.
Advantages of Radeon HD 7870 XT
- Consumes up to 29% less energy than AMD Radeon RX 7900 GRE - 185 vs 260 Watts
Advantages of Radeon RX 7900 GRE
- Performs up to 186% better in Elden Ring than Radeon HD 7870 XT - 123 vs 43 FPS
- Up to 700% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon HD 7870 XT - 16 vs 2 GB
Elden Ring
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Radeon HD 7870 XT
Desktop • Nov 19th, 2012
Radeon RX 7900 GRE
Desktop • Jul 27th, 2023
Theoretical Performance
Radeon HD 7870 XT
Desktop • Nov 19th, 2012
Pixel Fillrate
31.2 GPixel/s
7%
Texel Fillrate
93.6 GTexel/s
13%
Radeon RX 7900 GRE
Desktop • Jul 27th, 2023
Pixel Fillrate
431 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
718.4 GTexel/s
100%
Radeon HD 7870 XT | vs | Radeon RX 7900 GRE |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 19th, 2012 | Release Date | Jul 27th, 2023 |
| Southern Islands | Generation | Navi III |
| $270 | MSRP | Not Available |
| 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x HDMI 2.1a, 2x DisplayPort 2.1, 1x USB Type-C |
| 2x 6-pin | Power Connectors | 2x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 GB | Memory | 16 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR6 |
| 256-bit | Bus | 256-bit |
| 192 GB/s | Bandwidth | 576 GB/s |
| 925 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1500 MHz |
| 975 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 2245 MHz |
| 1500 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 2250 MHz |
