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Radeon HD 7870 XT vs GeForce RTX 4070

Radeon HD 7870 XT vs GeForce RTX 4070: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Radeon HD 7870 XT

2 GB GDDR5 | 256-bit

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FPS Winner

GeForce RTX 4070

12 GB GDDR6X | 192-bit

Gigabyte Scheda Grafica GeForce RTX 4070 WINDFORCE OC V2 12G - 12GB GDDR6, 192bit, PCI-E 4.0, 2490MHz Core Clock, 3 x DisplayPort 1.4a, 1 x HDMI 2.1a, NVIDIA DLSS 3, GV-N4070WF3OCV2-12GD

Buy for €599.99 on Amazon

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Radeon HD 7870 XT

2 GB GDDR5 | 256-bit

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N/A Stock

vs

FPS Winner

GeForce RTX 4070

12 GB GDDR6X | 192-bit

Gigabyte Scheda Grafica GeForce RTX 4070 WINDFORCE OC V2 12G - 12GB GDDR6, 192bit, PCI-E 4.0, 2490MHz Core Clock, 3 x DisplayPort 1.4a, 1 x HDMI 2.1a, NVIDIA DLSS 3, GV-N4070WF3OCV2-12GD

Buy for €599.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 8327 minutes ago

Prices and Stock
MSRP $270

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Prices and Stock
MSRP $599

Gigabyte Scheda Grafica GeForce RTX 4070 WINDFORCE OC V2 12G - 12GB GDDR6, 192bit, PCI-E 4.0, 2490MHz Core Clock, 3 x DisplayPort 1.4a, 1 x HDMI 2.1a, NVIDIA DLSS 3, GV-N4070WF3OCV2-12GD

ASUS PRIME NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Scheda Video 12GB GDDR6X OC Edition, Nero, PRIME-RTX4070-O12G

Gigabyte Scheda Grafica GeForce RTX 4070 WINDFORCE 2X OC V2 12G - 12GB GDDR6, 192bit, PCI-E 4.0, 2490MHz Core Clock, 3 x DisplayPort 1.4a, 1 x HDMI 2.1a, NVIDIA DLSS 3, GV-N4070WF2OCV2-12GD

ASUS DUAL NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 OC Edition Scheda Grafica 12 GB GDDR6X, 192 Bit, PCIe 4.0, HDMI, DisplayPort, Nero, DUAL-RTX4070-O12G-EVO

MSI GeForce RTX 4070 Ventus 2X E1 12G OC Scheda grafica di gioco - 12 GB GDDR6, 2490 MHz, PCI Express Gen 4, 192 bit, 3X DP v 1.4a, HDMI 2.1a (supporta 4K & 8K HDR)

Key Differences

In short — GeForce RTX 4070 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 GeForce RTX 4070 is 3796 days newer than Radeon HD 7870 XT.

Advantages of Radeon HD 7870 XT

Consumes up to 8% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 - 185 vs 200 Watts

Advantages of GeForce RTX 4070

Performs up to 125% better in Rocket League than Radeon HD 7870 XT - 502 vs 223 FPS
Up to 500% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon HD 7870 XT - 12 vs 2 GB

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Rocket League

Rocket League

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High Quality

Radeon HD 7870 XT

Desktop • Nov 19th, 2012

FPS

223

44%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

GeForce RTX 4070

Desktop • Apr 12th, 2023

FPS

502

100%

Value, €/FPS

€1.2/FPS

100%

Price, €

€599.99

100%

FPS and Value Winner

Gigabyte Scheda Grafica GeForce RTX 4070 WINDFORCE OC V2 12G - 12GB GDDR6, 192bit, PCI-E 4.0, 2490MHz Core Clock, 3 x DisplayPort 1.4a, 1 x HDMI 2.1a, NVIDIA DLSS 3, GV-N4070WF3OCV2-12GD

Buy for €599.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 8327 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High Quality

Radeon HD 7870 XT

Desktop • Nov 19th, 2012

GeForce RTX 4070

Desktop • Apr 12th, 2023

484

FPS

354

FPS

Counter-Strike 2

Counter-Strike 2

168

FPS

44

FPS

Fortnite

Fortnite

859

FPS

550

FPS

Valorant

Valorant

398

FPS

385

FPS

League of Legends

League of Legends

149

FPS

81

FPS

Grand Theft Auto V

Grand Theft Auto V

Theoretical Performance

Radeon HD 7870 XT

Desktop • Nov 19th, 2012

Pixel Fillrate

31.2 GPixel/s

20%

Texel Fillrate

93.6 GTexel/s

21%

GeForce RTX 4070

Desktop • Apr 12th, 2023

Pixel Fillrate

158.4 GPixel/s

100%

Texel Fillrate

455.4 GTexel/s

100%

Radeon HD 7870 XT	vs	GeForce RTX 4070
Nov 19th, 2012	Release Date	Apr 12th, 2023
Southern Islands	Generation	GeForce 40
$270	MSRP	$599
1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort	Outputs	1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
2x 6-pin	Power Connectors	1x 16-pin
Desktop	Segment	Desktop
2 GB	Memory	12 GB
GDDR5	Type	GDDR6X
256-bit	Bus	192-bit
192 GB/s	Bandwidth	504.2 GB/s
925 MHz	Base Clock Speed	1920 MHz
975 MHz	Boost Clock Speed	2475 MHz
1500 MHz	Memory Clock Speed	1313 MHz

PCs Using Radeon HD 7870 XT or GeForce RTX 4070

With selected game settings

Greed® Mk2 Pro - 4K High End Gaming PC Image

Greed® Mk2 Pro - 4K High End Gaming PC

438 FPS

€3.2/FPS

GeForce RTX 4070

Core i7-11700F

32 GB, 1 TB SSD

Buy on Amazon

€1,399.9

In Stock

BREUNOR POSEIDONE - Pc Gaming i9 13900K 24 Core fino a 5.80 GHz, RTX 4070 12GB, Ram 32Gb DDR5 5600MHz, Ssd Nvme 1000GB, Dissipatore Liquido 240mm, Win 11 Pro, Pc da gaming, Pc desktop gaming PC Image

BREUNOR POSEIDONE - Pc Gaming i9 13900K 24 Core fino a 5.80 GHz, RTX 4070 12GB, Ram 32Gb DDR5 5600MHz, Ssd Nvme 1000GB, Dissipatore Liquido 240mm, Win 11 Pro, Pc da gaming, Pc desktop gaming PC

493 FPS

€4.12/FPS

GeForce RTX 4070

Core i9-13900K

32 GB, N/A Storage

Buy on Amazon

€2,029.99

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AGM store PC Image

473 FPS

€2.96/FPS

GeForce RTX 4070

Core i5-13600K

16 GB, N/A Storage

Buy on Amazon

€1,399

In Stock

Greed® MK2 Pro - 4K High End Gaming PC Image

Greed® MK2 Pro - 4K High End Gaming PC

440 FPS

€3.18/FPS

GeForce RTX 4070

Ryzen 7 5700X

32 GB, 1 TB SSD

Buy on Amazon

€1,399.9

In Stock

Megaport PC Image

480 FPS

€3.23/FPS

GeForce RTX 4070

Core i5-14600KF

32 GB, N/A Storage

Buy on Amazon

€1,549

In Stock

HP Omen 40L Gaming Desktop PC Image

HP Omen 40L Gaming Desktop PC

502 FPS

€4.23/FPS

GeForce RTX 4070

Core i9-14900K

16 GB, 1.953125 TB SSD

Buy on Amazon

€2,122.03

In Stock

Ankermann Gaming Power V3 | Intel Core i9-12900F | Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070 12GB | 32GB DDR5 RAM | 1TB NVMe SSD | Windows 11 | WiFi & Bluetooth | Libre Office PC Image

Ankermann Gaming Power V3 | Intel Core i9-12900F | Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070 12GB | 32GB DDR5 RAM | 1TB NVMe SSD | Windows 11 | WiFi & Bluetooth | Libre Office PC

465 FPS

€3.07/FPS

GeForce RTX 4070

Core i9-12900F

32 GB, 1 TB SSD

Buy on Amazon

€1,429

In Stock

Megaport PC Image

443 FPS

€3.27/FPS

GeForce RTX 4070

Ryzen 7 5800X

16 GB, N/A Storage

Buy on Amazon

€1,449

In Stock

Megaport PC Image

454 FPS

€3.3/FPS

GeForce RTX 4070

Core i7-12700F

32 GB, N/A Storage

Buy on Amazon

€1,499

In Stock

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CyberpowerPC Luxe PC

464 FPS

€3.77/FPS

GeForce RTX 4070

Core i7-12700K

12 GB, 1 TB SSD

Buy on Amazon

€1,749

In Stock

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€1,033.21

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€599.99

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€109.99

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€599.99

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€53.99

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€599.99

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€1,402.57

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€399.86

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€799

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€678.99

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€498.75

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€498.14

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€3,271.43

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€599.99

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€567

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€674.99

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€77.9

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€399.86

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€451.1

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€678.99

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€498.14

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€444

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€674.99

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€1,400

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€897.62

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€451.1

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€444

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€1,400

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€897.62