Key Differences
In short — Radeon R9 290X 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 R9 290X is 548 days newer than Radeon HD 7870M.
Advantages of AMD Radeon HD 7870M
- Consumes up to 84% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 290X - 45 vs 290 Watts
Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 290X
- Performs up to 74% better in God of War than Radeon HD 7870M - 47 vs 27 FPS
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon HD 7870M - 4 vs 2 GB
God of War
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Mobile • Apr 24th, 2012
Desktop • Oct 24th, 2013
Theoretical Performance
AMD Radeon HD 7870M | vs | AMD Radeon R9 290X |
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Apr 24th, 2012 | Release Date | Oct 24th, 2013 |
London | Generation | Volcanic Islands |
Not Available | MSRP | $549 |
None | Outputs | 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort |
None | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
Mobile | Segment | Desktop |
2 GB | Memory | 4 GB |
GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
128-bit | Bus | 512-bit |
64 GB/s | Bandwidth | 320 GB/s |
800 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1000 MHz |
Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
1000 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1250 MHz |