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Radeon HD 7870 XT vs Radeon RX 6700 XT

Radeon HD 7870 XT vs Radeon RX 6700 XT: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Radeon HD 7870 XT

2 GB GDDR5 | 256-bit

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Radeon RX 6700 XT

12 GB GDDR6 | 192-bit

MSI Radeon RX 6700 XT MECH 2X 12G Gaming Graphics Card - 12GB GDDR6, 2581MHz, PCI Express 4, 192-bit, 3x DP v 1.4, HDMI 2.1 (Supports 4K & 8K)

Buy for £499 on Amazon

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Updated 88 minutes ago

Radeon HD 7870 XT

2 GB GDDR5 | 256-bit

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Radeon RX 6700 XT

12 GB GDDR6 | 192-bit

MSI Radeon RX 6700 XT MECH 2X 12G Gaming Graphics Card - 12GB GDDR6, 2581MHz, PCI Express 4, 192-bit, 3x DP v 1.4, HDMI 2.1 (Supports 4K & 8K)

Buy for £499 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 88 minutes ago

Prices and Stock
MSRP $270

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Prices and Stock
MSRP $479

MSI Radeon RX 6700 XT MECH 2X 12G Gaming Graphics Card - 12GB GDDR6, 2581MHz, PCI Express 4, 192-bit, 3x DP v 1.4, HDMI 2.1 (Supports 4K & 8K)

Sapphire PULSE Radeon RX 6700 XT 12GB, 11306-02-20G

ASROCK Challenger Radeon RX 6700 XT Pro 12GB OC AMD 12 Go GDDR6

Sapphire NITRO+ Radeon RX 6700 XT 12GB 11306-01-20G

Key Differences

In short — Radeon RX 6700 XT outperforms Radeon HD 7870 XT on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both GPUs to compare value. The better performing Radeon RX 6700 XT is 3026 days newer than Radeon HD 7870 XT.

Advantages of Radeon HD 7870 XT

Consumes up to 20% less energy than AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT - 185 vs 230 Watts

Advantages of Radeon RX 6700 XT

Performs up to 2850% better in Dying Light 2: Stay Human than Radeon HD 7870 XT - 59 vs 2 FPS
Up to 500% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon HD 7870 XT - 12 vs 2 GB

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Dying Light 2: Stay Human

Dying Light 2: Stay Human

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High Quality Raytracing

Radeon HD 7870 XT

Desktop • Nov 19th, 2012

FPS

2

3%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

Radeon RX 6700 XT

Desktop • Mar 3rd, 2021

FPS

59

100%

Value, £/FPS

£8.46/FPS

100%

Price, £

£499

100%

FPS and Value Winner

MSI Radeon RX 6700 XT MECH 2X 12G Gaming Graphics Card - 12GB GDDR6, 2581MHz, PCI Express 4, 192-bit, 3x DP v 1.4, HDMI 2.1 (Supports 4K & 8K)

Buy for £499 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 88 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High Quality Raytracing

Radeon HD 7870 XT

Desktop • Nov 19th, 2012

Radeon RX 6700 XT

Desktop • Mar 3rd, 2021

81

FPS

133

FPS

Grand Theft Auto V

Grand Theft Auto V

385

FPS

394

FPS

League of Legends

League of Legends

120

FPS

172

FPS

Escape From Tarkov

Escape From Tarkov

550

FPS

779

FPS

Valorant

Valorant

141

FPS

201

FPS

World of Warcraft

World of Warcraft

Theoretical Performance

Radeon HD 7870 XT

Desktop • Nov 19th, 2012

Pixel Fillrate

31.2 GPixel/s

19%

Texel Fillrate

93.6 GTexel/s

23%

Radeon RX 6700 XT

Desktop • Mar 3rd, 2021

Pixel Fillrate

165.2 GPixel/s

100%

Texel Fillrate

413 GTexel/s

100%

Radeon HD 7870 XT	vs	Radeon RX 6700 XT
Nov 19th, 2012	Release Date	Mar 3rd, 2021
Southern Islands	Generation	Navi II
$270	MSRP	$479
1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort	Outputs	1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
2x 6-pin	Power Connectors	1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
Desktop	Segment	Desktop
2 GB	Memory	12 GB
GDDR5	Type	GDDR6
256-bit	Bus	192-bit
192 GB/s	Bandwidth	384 GB/s
925 MHz	Base Clock Speed	2321 MHz
975 MHz	Boost Clock Speed	2581 MHz
1500 MHz	Memory Clock Speed	2000 MHz

PCs Using Radeon HD 7870 XT or Radeon RX 6700 XT

With selected game settings

CYBERPOWERPC Wyvern Gaming PC Image

CYBERPOWERPC Wyvern Gaming PC

25 FPS

£28.76/FPS

Radeon RX 6700 XT

Core i5-10400F

16 GB, 500 GB SSD

Buy on Amazon

£719

In Stock

CYBERPOWERPC Wyvern Gaming PC Image

CYBERPOWERPC Wyvern Gaming PC

40 FPS

£18.72/FPS

Radeon RX 6700 XT

Core i5-12400F

16 GB, 500 GB SSD

Buy on Amazon

£749

In Stock

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GeForce RTX 4090

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GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB

£359.99

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£63.99

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£499

GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER

£799.98

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£499

GeForce RTX 3060

£254.99

Radeon RX 6700 XT

£499

Radeon RX 7600 XT

£319.99

Radeon HD 7870 XT

GeForce RTX 4080

£1,529.99

Radeon HD 7870 XT

GeForce RTX 3060 Ti

£409

Radeon RX 6700 XT

£499

GeForce RTX 4060

£254.99

Radeon RX 6700 XT

£499

GeForce RTX 3050

£169.98

Radeon RX 6700 XT

£499

Radeon RX 7800 XT

£469.99

Radeon RX 6700 XT

£499

Radeon RX 7900 XT

£683.99

Radeon RX 6700 XT

£499

£201.99

Radeon RX 6700 XT

£499

£141.32

Radeon RX 6700 XT

£499

Radeon RX 7700 XT

£469.99

Radeon RX 6700 XT

£499

£89.99

Radeon HD 7870 XT

GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB

£484.71

Radeon RX 6700 XT

£499

Radeon RX 7900 XTX

£1,151.3

Radeon HD 7870 XT

GeForce RTX 3070 Ti

£900

Radeon RX 6700 XT

£499

£244.6

Radeon RX 6700 XT

£499

GeForce RTX 4070

£559.95

Radeon RX 6700 XT

£499

GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER

£1,305

Radeon RX 6700 XT

£499

£147.42

Radeon RX 6700 XT

£499

Radeon RX 6600 XT

Out of Stock

Radeon RX 6700 XT

£499

GeForce GT 1030

£68.99

Radeon RX 6700 XT

£499

£70.62

Radeon HD 7870 XT

GeForce RTX 3080

£899

Radeon RX 6700 XT

£499

Radeon RX 6750 XT

£334.78

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£605.36

Radeon RX 6700 XT

£499

GeForce RTX 2060

£406.74

Radeon HD 7870 XT

GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER

£199.99

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£499

GeForce RTX 4090

Out of Stock

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£499

GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB

£359.99

Radeon RX 6700 XT

£499

£63.99

Radeon RX 6700 XT

£499

GeForce RTX 4080

£1,529.99

Radeon RX 6700 XT

£499

GeForce RTX 3060 Ti

£409

Radeon RX 6700 XT

£499

GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB

£484.71

Radeon RX 6700 XT

£499

GeForce RTX 3070 Ti

£900

Radeon RX 6700 XT

£499

GeForce RTX 3080

£899