Key Differences
In short — Radeon RX 480 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 RX 480 is 1527 days newer than Radeon HD 7870M.
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 480
- Performs up to 44% better in Resident Evil 4 than Radeon HD 7870M - 69 vs 48 FPS
- Up to 300% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon HD 7870M - 8 vs 2 GB
Advantages of AMD Radeon HD 7870M
- Consumes up to 70% less energy than AMD Radeon RX 480 - 45 vs 150 Watts
Resident Evil 4
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Radeon RX 480
Desktop • Jun 29th, 2016
Radeon HD 7870M
Mobile • Apr 24th, 2012
Theoretical Performance
Radeon RX 480
Desktop • Jun 29th, 2016
Pixel Fillrate
40.51 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
182.3 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon RX 480 | vs | AMD Radeon HD 7870M |
|---|---|---|
Jun 29th, 2016 | Release Date | Apr 24th, 2012 |
| Arctic Islands | Generation | London |
| $229 | MSRP | Not Available |
| 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort | Outputs | None |
| 1x 6-pin | Power Connectors | None |
Desktop | Segment | Mobile |
8 GB | Memory | 2 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 256-bit | Bus | 128-bit |
256 GB/s | Bandwidth | 64 GB/s |
1120 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 800 MHz |
| 1266 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
2000 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1000 MHz |
