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Key Differences
In short — Radeon RX 480 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 480 is 1318 days newer than Radeon HD 7870 XT.
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 480
- Performs up to 28% better in Borderlands 3 than Radeon HD 7870 XT - 69 vs 54 FPS
- Consumes up to 19% less energy than AMD Radeon HD 7870 XT - 150 vs 185 Watts
- Up to 300% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon HD 7870 XT - 8 vs 2 GB
Borderlands 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Badass
Radeon RX 480
Desktop • Jun 29th, 2016
FPS
69
100%
Value, €/FPS
€2.21/FPS
100%
Price, €
€152.59
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Sapphire Radeon Nitro Rx 480 8GB GDDR5 Dual HDMI/DVI-D/Dual DP OC w/Back Plate (UEFI) PCI-E Graphics Card Graphic Cards 11260-20-20G
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Badass
Radeon RX 480
Desktop • Jun 29th, 2016
Radeon HD 7870 XT
Desktop • Nov 19th, 2012
Theoretical Performance
Radeon RX 480
Desktop • Jun 29th, 2016
Pixel Fillrate
40.51 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
182.3 GTexel/s
100%
Radeon HD 7870 XT
Desktop • Nov 19th, 2012
Pixel Fillrate
31.2 GPixel/s
77.01802024191558%
Texel Fillrate
93.6 GTexel/s
51.34393856280855%
AMD Radeon RX 480 | vs | AMD Radeon HD 7870 XT |
|---|---|---|
Jun 29th, 2016 | Release Date | Nov 19th, 2012 |
| Arctic Islands | Generation | Southern Islands |
$229 | MSRP | $270 |
| 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort |
| 1x 6-pin | Power Connectors | 2x 6-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 GB | Memory | 2 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 256-bit | Bus | 256-bit |
256 GB/s | Bandwidth | 192 GB/s |
1120 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 925 MHz |
1266 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 975 MHz |
2000 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1500 MHz |
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