Key Differences
In short — Radeon HD 7870 XT outperforms Radeon HD 7790 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Radeon HD 7870 XT is 123 days older than Radeon HD 7790.
Advantages of AMD Radeon HD 7870 XT
- Performs up to 3% better in Crysis 3 Remastered than Radeon HD 7790 - 70 vs 68 FPS
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon HD 7790 - 2 vs 1 GB
Advantages of AMD Radeon HD 7790
- Consumes up to 54% less energy than AMD Radeon HD 7870 XT - 85 vs 185 Watts
Crysis 3 Remastered
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Radeon HD 7870 XT
Desktop • Nov 19th, 2012
Radeon HD 7790
Desktop • Mar 22nd, 2013
Theoretical Performance
Radeon HD 7870 XT
Desktop • Nov 19th, 2012
Pixel Fillrate
31.2 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
93.6 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon HD 7870 XT | vs | AMD Radeon HD 7790 |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 19th, 2012 | Release Date | Mar 22nd, 2013 |
| Southern Islands | Generation | Southern Islands |
| $270 | MSRP | $149 |
| 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort |
| 2x 6-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
2 GB | Memory | 1 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 256-bit | Bus | 128-bit |
192 GB/s | Bandwidth | 96 GB/s |
| 925 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1000 MHz |
| 975 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
| 1500 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1500 MHz |
