Key Differences
In short — Radeon R9 390 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 R9 390 is 941 days newer than Radeon HD 7870 XT.
Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 390
- Performs up to 10% better in Dota 2 than Radeon HD 7870 XT - 169 vs 153 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 33% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 390 - 185 vs 275 Watts
Dota 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Best Looking
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Best Looking
Desktop • Jun 18th, 2015
Desktop • Nov 19th, 2012
Theoretical Performance
Desktop • Nov 19th, 2012
Pixel Fillrate
31.2 GPixel/s
48%
Texel Fillrate
93.6 GTexel/s
58%
AMD Radeon R9 390 | vs | AMD Radeon HD 7870 XT |
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Jun 18th, 2015 | Release Date | Nov 19th, 2012 |
Pirate Islands | Generation | Southern Islands |
$329 | MSRP | $270 |
2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | 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 |
GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
512-bit | Bus | 256-bit |
384 GB/s | Bandwidth | 192 GB/s |
1000 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 925 MHz |
Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | 975 MHz |
1500 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1500 MHz |