Key Differences
In short — Radeon HD 7950 outperforms Radeon HD 7870M on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Radeon HD 7950 is 84 days older than Radeon HD 7870M.
Advantages of AMD Radeon HD 7870M
- Consumes up to 78% less energy than AMD Radeon HD 7950 - 45 vs 200 Watts
Advantages of AMD Radeon HD 7950
- Performs up to 19% better in No Man's Sky than Radeon HD 7870M - 74 vs 62 FPS
- Up to 50% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon HD 7870M - 3 vs 2 GB
No Man's Sky
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Radeon HD 7870M
Mobile • Apr 24th, 2012
Radeon HD 7950
Desktop • Jan 31st, 2012
Theoretical Performance
Radeon HD 7870M
Mobile • Apr 24th, 2012
Pixel Fillrate
12.8 GPixel/s
50%
Texel Fillrate
32 GTexel/s
35.714285714285715%
Radeon HD 7950
Desktop • Jan 31st, 2012
Pixel Fillrate
25.6 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
89.6 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon HD 7870M | vs | AMD Radeon HD 7950 |
|---|---|---|
Apr 24th, 2012 | Release Date | Jan 31st, 2012 |
| London | Generation | Southern Islands |
| Not Available | MSRP | $449 |
| None | Outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort |
| None | Power Connectors | 2x 6-pin |
Mobile | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 GB | Memory | 3 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 128-bit | Bus | 384-bit |
| 64 GB/s | Bandwidth | 240 GB/s |
| 800 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 800 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
| 1000 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1250 MHz |
