Key Differences
In short — Radeon RX 6950 XT 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 6950 XT is 3459 days newer than Radeon HD 7870 XT.
Advantages of AMD Radeon HD 7870 XT
- Consumes up to 45% less energy than AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT - 185 vs 335 Watts
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT
- Performs up to 171% better in No Man's Sky than Radeon HD 7870 XT - 195 vs 72 FPS
- Up to 700% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon HD 7870 XT - 16 vs 2 GB
No Man's Sky
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • May 10th, 2022
FPS
195
100%
Value, £/FPS
£2.49/FPS
100%
Price, £
£485.19
100%
FPS and Value Winner
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In Stock
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Nov 19th, 2012
Desktop • May 10th, 2022
Theoretical Performance
Desktop • Nov 19th, 2012
Pixel Fillrate
31.2 GPixel/s
10%
Texel Fillrate
93.6 GTexel/s
12%
Desktop • May 10th, 2022
Pixel Fillrate
295.7 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
739.2 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon HD 7870 XT | vs | AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT |
---|---|---|
Nov 19th, 2012 | Release Date | May 10th, 2022 |
Southern Islands | Generation | Navi II |
$270 | MSRP | $1099 |
1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x HDMI 2.1, 2x DisplayPort 1.4a |
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 | 1860 MHz |
975 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 2310 MHz |
1500 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 2250 MHz |