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Radeon HD 7870 XT vs Radeon RX 7900 XTX

Radeon HD 7870 XT vs Radeon RX 7900 XTX: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

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FPS Winner

Radeon RX 7900 XTX

24 GB GDDR6 | 384-bit

AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX Logo
Sapphire 11322-02-20G Pulse AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX Gaming Graphics Card with 24GB GDDR6, AMD RDNA 3, Output: 2 x HDMI, 2 x DisplayPort

Buy for CA$1,355.89 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 185 minutes ago

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FPS Winner

Radeon RX 7900 XTX

24 GB GDDR6 | 384-bit

AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX Logo
Sapphire 11322-02-20G Pulse AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX Gaming Graphics Card with 24GB GDDR6, AMD RDNA 3, Output: 2 x HDMI, 2 x DisplayPort

Buy for CA$1,355.89 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 185 minutes ago

Availability

MSRP $270

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Availability

MSRP $999

Sapphire 11322-02-20G Pulse AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX Gaming Graphics Card with 24GB GDDR6, AMD RDNA 3, Output: 2 x HDMI, 2 x DisplayPort
Sapphire 11322-02-20G Pulse AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX Gaming Graphics Card with 24GB GDDR6, AMD RDNA 3, Output: 2 x HDMI, 2 x DisplayPort

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CA$1,355.89

In Stock


2499 2525 MHz
Boost Clock
Updated 185 minutes ago
ASUS TUF Gaming Radeon™ RX 7900 XTX OC Edition 24GB GDDR6 Graphics Card (PCIe 4.0, 24GB GDDR6, HDMI 2.1a, DisplayPort 2.1)
ASUS TUF Gaming Radeon™ RX 7900 XTX OC Edition 24GB GDDR6 Graphics Card (PCIe 4.0, 24GB GDDR6, HDMI 2.1a, DisplayPort 2.1)

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CA$1,876.9

In Stock


1855 1895 MHz
Base Clock
2499 2565 MHz
Boost Clock
Updated 185 minutes ago
Sapphire 11322-01-40G Nitro+ AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX Vapor-X Gaming Graphics Card with 24GB GDDR6, AMD RDNA 3
Sapphire 11322-01-40G Nitro+ AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX Vapor-X Gaming Graphics Card with 24GB GDDR6, AMD RDNA 3

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CA$1,532.38

In Stock


2499 2679 MHz
Boost Clock
Updated 185 minutes ago
XFX Mercury AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX Magnetic Air Gaming Graphics Card with 24GB GDDR6, RDNA3 RX-79XMAIRB9
XFX Mercury AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX Magnetic Air Gaming Graphics Card with 24GB GDDR6, RDNA3 RX-79XMAIRB9

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CA$1,349.99

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Same as Founder's Edition
Updated 185 minutes ago
GIGABYTE Radeon RX 7900 XTX Gaming OC 24G Graphics Card, 3X WINDFORCE Fans, 24GB 384-bit GDDR6, GV-R79XTXGAMING OC-24GD Video Card
GIGABYTE Radeon RX 7900 XTX Gaming OC 24G Graphics Card, 3X WINDFORCE Fans, 24GB 384-bit GDDR6, GV-R79XTXGAMING OC-24GD Video Card

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CA$1,824.99

In Stock


2499 2525 MHz
Boost Clock
Updated 185 minutes ago
PowerColor Hellhound AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX Graphics Card
PowerColor Hellhound AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX Graphics Card

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CA$1,816.39

In Stock


2499 2525 MHz
Boost Clock
Updated 185 minutes ago
ASRock AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX Taichi White 24GB OC 20 Gbps GDDR6 384-Bit Dual BIOS 7680 x 4320 110/100/110mm Striped Ring Fans Graphics Card
ASRock AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX Taichi White 24GB OC 20 Gbps GDDR6 384-Bit Dual BIOS 7680 x 4320 110/100/110mm Striped Ring Fans Graphics Card

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CA$2,282.87

In Stock


2499 2679 MHz
Boost Clock
Updated 185 minutes ago
ASRock AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX Phantom Gaming 24GB OC GDDR6 Graphics Card DisplayPort HDMI 384-Bit
ASRock AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX Phantom Gaming 24GB OC GDDR6 Graphics Card DisplayPort HDMI 384-Bit

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CA$1,786.7

In Stock


1855 1867 MHz
Base Clock
2499 2617 MHz
Boost Clock
Updated 185 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Radeon RX 7900 XTX 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 XTX is 3636 days newer than Radeon HD 7870 XT.

Advantages of Radeon HD 7870 XT

  • Consumes up to 48% less energy than AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX - 185 vs 355 Watts

Advantages of Radeon RX 7900 XTX

  • Performs up to 1467% better in Metro Exodus than Radeon HD 7870 XT - 141 vs 9 FPS
  • Up to 1100% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon HD 7870 XT - 24 vs 2 GB
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Metro Exodus

Metro Exodus

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Extreme

AMD Radeon HD 7870 XT Logo
Radeon HD 7870 XT

Desktop • Nov 19th, 2012


FPS

9

6%

Value, CA$/FPS

Price, CA$

AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX Logo
Radeon RX 7900 XTX

Desktop • Nov 3rd, 2022


FPS

141

100%

Value, CA$/FPS

CA$9.62/FPS

100%

Price, CA$

CA$1355.89

100%

FPS and Value Winner

Sapphire 11322-02-20G Pulse AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX Gaming Graphics Card with 24GB GDDR6, AMD RDNA 3, Output: 2 x HDMI, 2 x DisplayPort

Buy for CA$1,355.89 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 185 minutes ago

Trending Games

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Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Extreme

AMD Radeon HD 7870 XT Logo
Radeon HD 7870 XT

Desktop • Nov 19th, 2012

AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX Logo
Radeon RX 7900 XTX

Desktop • Nov 3rd, 2022

Theoretical Performance

AMD Radeon HD 7870 XT Logo
Radeon HD 7870 XT

Desktop • Nov 19th, 2012


Pixel Fillrate

31.2 GPixel/s

7%

Texel Fillrate

93.6 GTexel/s

10%

AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX Logo
Radeon RX 7900 XTX

Desktop • Nov 3rd, 2022


Pixel Fillrate

479.8 GPixel/s

100%

Texel Fillrate

959.6 GTexel/s

100%

AMD Radeon HD 7870 XT Logo

Radeon HD 7870 XT

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AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX Logo

Radeon RX 7900 XTX

Nov 19th, 2012Release Date
Nov 3rd, 2022
Southern IslandsGenerationNavi III
$270
MSRP$999
1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPortOutputs1x HDMI 2.1a, 2x DisplayPort 2.1, 1x USB Type-C
2x 6-pinPower Connectors2x 8-pin
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
2 GBMemory
24 GB
GDDR5TypeGDDR6
256-bitBus384-bit
192 GB/sBandwidth
960 GB/s
925 MHzBase Clock Speed
1855 MHz
975 MHzBoost Clock Speed
2499 MHz
1500 MHzMemory Clock Speed
2500 MHz

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