Key Differences
In short — Radeon RX 590 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 590 is 2396 days newer than Radeon HD 7870M.
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 590
- Performs up to 60% better in Battlefield 2042 than Radeon HD 7870M - 72 vs 45 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 74% less energy than AMD Radeon RX 590 - 45 vs 175 Watts
Battlefield 2042
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Radeon RX 590
Desktop • Nov 15th, 2018
Radeon HD 7870M
Mobile • Apr 24th, 2012
Theoretical Performance
Radeon RX 590
Desktop • Nov 15th, 2018
Pixel Fillrate
49.44 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
222.5 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon RX 590 | vs | AMD Radeon HD 7870M |
|---|---|---|
Nov 15th, 2018 | Release Date | Apr 24th, 2012 |
| Polaris | Generation | London |
| $279 | MSRP | Not Available |
| 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort | Outputs | None |
| 1x 8-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 |
1469 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 800 MHz |
| 1545 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
2000 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1000 MHz |
