Key Differences
In short — Radeon RX 5500 XT outperforms Radeon HD 7870 XT on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Radeon RX 5500 XT is 2579 days newer than Radeon HD 7870 XT.
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT
- Performs up to 61% better in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt than Radeon HD 7870 XT - 58 vs 36 FPS
- Consumes up to 30% less energy than AMD Radeon HD 7870 XT - 130 vs 185 Watts
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon HD 7870 XT - 4 vs 2 GB
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra+
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra+
Radeon RX 5500 XT
Desktop • Dec 12th, 2019
Radeon HD 7870 XT
Desktop • Nov 19th, 2012
Theoretical Performance
Radeon RX 5500 XT
Desktop • Dec 12th, 2019
Pixel Fillrate
59.04 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
162.4 GTexel/s
100%
Radeon HD 7870 XT
Desktop • Nov 19th, 2012
Pixel Fillrate
31.2 GPixel/s
52%
Texel Fillrate
93.6 GTexel/s
57%
AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT | vs | AMD Radeon HD 7870 XT |
|---|---|---|
Dec 12th, 2019 | Release Date | Nov 19th, 2012 |
| Navi | Generation | Southern Islands |
$169 | MSRP | $270 |
| 1x HDMI 2.0b, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a | Outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort |
| 1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | 2x 6-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 GB | Memory | 2 GB |
| GDDR6 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 128-bit | Bus | 256-bit |
224 GB/s | Bandwidth | 192 GB/s |
1607 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 925 MHz |
1845 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 975 MHz |
1750 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1500 MHz |
